# Lens Closes $31 Million Strategic Raise Source: https://www.lens.xyz/news/lens-closes-31-million-strategic-raise Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Lens-Closes-dollar31-Million-Strategic-Raise?index=0x6762e854cf19d3a577dfa1c7ba2127ad31f162952dc5a9d3e730592530239f715340c047 Submitted by pedrovilela.eth on 2024-12-18 UTC, 12 upvotes, 1 comment ## Summary Lens describes itself as a new social layer for onchain culture and communities, offering apps that work with a Lens Account. The listed apps include Palus, a free open-source client for Lens activity, Mailens for email, Hey for paid posting and social payments, and Lensie, an NFT marketplace. Others are Cantuum for music, Grove Drive for file storage, Soclly, 0xfm for onchain radio on Lens Chain, and Rekt for crypto investigations. The page says Lens is part of MaskDAO but does not mention the $31 million strategic raise named in the title. ## Article New Social Layer For onchain culture and communities Explore Apps Use your Lens Account on any of these apps. Palus Free, open-source Lens activity across every app Mailens Email for the Lens ecosystem Hey Pay to post and earn from social payments Lensie NFT marketplace and social playground on Lens Cantuum Your music client on Lens Grove Drive Store, organize, and share files with your Lens identity Soclly Web3 Social Aggregator 0xfm Onchain radio and audio client for Lens Chain Rekt Crypto investigations and exploit coverage Grow with us. Lens is part of MaskDAO, building powerful onchain products for everyone. Global Distribution Network ## Comments **clujso.eth**: lfg web3 social