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Kraken

investment firm

About

Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange that provides spot and futures trading between Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 40+ other digital assets.

Details

Last Funding Type
Secondary Market
Industries
Bitcoin,Blockchain,Ethereum,FinTech,Trading Platform
Founded date
Jul 28, 2011
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Payward, Inc.
Also Known As
Kraken Bitcoin Exchange,Kraken Ethereum Exchange,Kraken Ripple Exchange,Kraken Litecoin Exchange,Kraken Digital Asset Exchange,Kraken Crypto Exchange
Investor Type
CVC
Sub-Organizations
Cryptowatch

Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange that provides spot and futures trading between Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 40+ other digital assets. Its mission is to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Founded in 2011 and with over 7 million clients, Kraken is one of the world's largest, most successful bitcoin exchanges and we're growing faster than ever. Kraken's range of successful products is playing an important role in the mainstream adoption of crypto assets. Kraken is a marketplace for digital assets where buyers, sellers, traders, and speculators come together to exchange cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple against national currencies like USD, EUR, CAD, and JPY. Clients trading larger sizes benefit from its principal Over-the-Counter (OTC) desk and white glove service. Advanced traders and technical analysis wizards can take advantage of the company's professional charting tools. Software engineers, botters, and hobbyist automators have available both REST and Websocket APIs with which trades can be made and market information obtained. Kraken provides 24/7 live chat support for any questions you have about getting started.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
19
$140.30M
Kraken has raised a total of $140.30M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Mar 15, 2022 from a Secondary Market round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Mar 15, 2022 Secondary Market 1 Detail
Feb 1, 2022 Series Unknown 4 2B Global Capital
Venture Garage
Detail
Dec 1, 2021 Secondary Market 1 Detail
Nov 3, 2021 Secondary Market $10M 3 Detail
Oct 1, 2021 Series Unknown $1.50M 3 Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
10
1
Kraken has made 10 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 23, 2022, when Nibiru raised $7.50M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Sep 23, 2022 Nibiru
Seed $7.50M Cryptocurrency
Jul 12, 2022 Gnosis
Initial Coin Offering $100M Cryptocurrency
Dec 15, 2021 Anchorage Digital
Series D $350M Blockchain
Series Unknown $4M Blockchain
Sep 21, 2021 Blockdaemon
Series B $155M Bitcoin

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
20
Kraken has 20 current employee profiles, including Employee Clark Moody
Employee
Executive
Executive
Executive
Employee

Acquisition

Kraken has acquired 10 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Cavirtex on Jan 16, 2016. They acquired Cavirtex for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Jan 16, 2016 Cavirtex
Banking acquisition Detail
Jan 16, 2016 Coinsetter
Bitcoin acquisition Detail
Jun 28, 2016 CleverCoin
Banking acquisition Detail
Dec 13, 2016 Glidera
Bitcoin acquisition Detail
Mar 1, 2017 Cryptowatch
Bitcoin acquisition Detail