According to ChainCatcher's message, a recent investigation by CoinFund into 44 early-stage projects it has invested in shows that 79.5% of companies plan to expand their hiring by 2025, with 40% expecting their team size to increase by at least half. To support business development, 70.5% of respondents plan to raise funds, with 25% planning to raise less than $10 million, 25% planning to raise $10 to $25 million, and 20.5% planning to raise more than $25 million.

The survey also shows that these project executives are generally optimistic about the development prospects of consumer applications in 2025, followed by DeFi and the transition from Web2 to Web3. It is worth noting that 77.2% of respondents expect a killer application that will gain mainstream attention to emerge by 2025, mainly focused on the fields of gaming, global payments, and DeFi.

In terms of development challenges, 48% of respondents believe that project execution is the biggest threat, and 23% are concerned about finding a product-market fit with the existing financial support. In comparison, traditional concerns such as regulatory uncertainty and market fragmentation are ranked last.