This chapter is based on the article “Financing Decentralized Digital Platform Growth: The Role of Crypto Funds in Blockchain-based Startups” by Douglas Cumming, Wolfgang Drobetz, Paul Momtaz, and Niclas Schermann, published in the Journal of Business Venturing in 2025 ( https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2024.106450 ). Paul, a Professor at Technical University Munich, summarized their joint research and serves as the corresponding author for this chapter.