TechFlow reported that recently CoinFund conducted a survey of 44 early-stage projects it has invested in, finding that 79.5% of the companies plan to expand hiring in 2025, with 40% expecting their team size to increase by at least half. To support business growth, 70.5% of respondents plan to raise funding, including 25% aiming to raise less than $10 million, 25% targeting $10–25 million, and 20.5% planning to raise over $25 million.
The survey also revealed that executives from these projects are generally optimistic about the prospects for consumer applications in 2025, followed by DeFi and the transition from Web2 to Web3. Notably, 77.2% of respondents expect a killer application gaining mainstream attention to emerge in 2025, primarily concentrated in gaming, global payments, and DeFi sectors.
Regarding development challenges, 48% of respondents identified project execution capability as the biggest threat, while 23% expressed concerns about achieving product-market fit within their current funding runway. In contrast, traditional concerns such as regulatory uncertainty and market fragmentation ranked lowest in priority.
