The funding combines equity and project financing to connect DeFi capital with real-world electricity infrastructure
By Jamie Crawley, AI Boost|Edited by Aoyon Ashraf
Oct 16, 2025, 6:49 p.m.
- Daylight raised $75 million to build a decentralized energy network that connects DeFi capital with real-world electricity infrastructure.
- The raise includes $15 million in equity led by Framework Ventures and $60 million in project financing from Turtle Hill Capital, with backing from a16z crypto, M13, and others.
- The company’s DayFi protocol aims to make electricity an on-chain asset class, enabling investors to gain exposure to energy generation through decentralized finance.
Daylight, a decentralized energy company, has raised $75 million to expand its blockchain-based power network, the firm announced on X on Thursday.
The round includes $15 million in equity led by Framework Ventures, alongside $60 million in project financing from Turtle Hill Capital, with participation from a16z crypto, M13, EV3 Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, and others.
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The funding will accelerate the development of the Daylight Network, which aims to create a decentralized electric grid designed to improve affordability and reliability by connecting capital directly to power generation.
At the core of this system is “DayFi,” a DeFi protocol that allows investors to gain exposure to electricity as an asset class — transforming the electron into what the company calls “a new form of digital commodity.”
Daylight said it envisions an energy infrastructure that scales “through community,” allowing users to contribute to — and profit from — a decentralized, onchain power grid.
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