Cambrian Network, a startup building decentralized oracle infrastructure for institutions and AI agents, has closed a $6 million seed funding round co-led by Polychain Capital and Franklin Templeton. The raise brings the company’s total funding to $11.9 million.
The raise and who’s writing the checks
The seed round drew participation from Flow Traders, Selini Capital, Paper Ventures, and Nomad Capital alongside co-leads Polychain and Franklin Templeton. Franklin Templeton is a $1.5 trillion-plus traditional asset manager that has been steadily expanding its blockchain footprint.
Cambrian had previously raised $5.9 million in a pre-seed round in early 2025, led by the a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator with participation from Blockchain Builders Fund.
What Cambrian actually does
