By Isaac • July 25, 2026 4:44 pm •
World Foundation raised $52.5 million in the first close of a strategic WLD token sale, with every purchased token subject to a common one-year lock.
Pantera Capital led the close, while Bain Capital Crypto, Eightco Holdings, Selini Capital, Susquehanna Crypto, and other investors participated.
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Reporting from The Block identifies World Foundation as the nonprofit behind the World protocol and confirms that the financing came through a strategic sale of WLD. The proceeds are intended to expand World ID technology for enterprises, consumers, and artificial intelligence agents globally; the disclosed amount covers the first close.
The transaction places the same lockup condition on every token purchased through the sale. That common term establishes when the participating investors
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