Ground raises $3.6 million to pipe on-chain yield into fintech apps

San Francisco-based Ground emerged from stealth on June 24 with $3.6 million in a pre-seed round co-led by Bain Capital Crypto and ParaFi. The financing closes a fundraise that began in September 2025 and wrapped the following month under a SAFE structure with token warrants. No investors received board seats or advisor positions. The startup...