Address
Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
San Francisco, CA
United States
Website
Recent investment activity
KANDO id: 569256
Corporate information
Founders
Also known as
Kraken
Registration country
Affiliated entities
Company type
Cryptocurrency exchange.Overview
Kraken is one of the world’s largest digital asset platforms and the leader in euro volume and liquidity. Globally, Kraken’s client base trades more than 185 digital assets and 8 different fiat currencies, including GBP, EUR, USD, CAD, JPY, CHF, AUD and AED. Kraken was founded in 2011 and was one of the first exchanges to offer spot trading with margin, regulated derivatives and index services. Kraken is trusted by well over 10 million clients and institutions around the world and offers professional, around-the-clock online support.
Funding rounds
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Trammell Venture Partners (Trammell Ventures) | Venture capital firm backing founders building on the Bitcoin protocol stack. | Initial investment. |
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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9Yards Capital Management LP | Private investment firm focused on foundational industries, beginning with fintech and supply chain tech. | Initial investment. |
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hex Capital | Venture capital firm nvesting in early-stage crypto assets and blockchain companies solving challenging technological, social and financial problems. | Initial investment. |
Actual initial investment stage
Series D (1)
Investment activity status
Active investor
Selected investments
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3| Company | Profile | Country | Date | Funding | ||
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Anchorage Hold LLC (Anchorage Digital), (Anchorage) | Crypto-native digital asset custodian that uses modern security engineering to help institutions safeguard their assets. | Series D Initial investment | |||
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Coinsetter Inc | Cryptocurrency exchange acquired by Kraken. | Acquisition | |||
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Cryptowatch | Acquisition |
Team
| Employee | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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Jesse Powell (founder) | Chairman
Board of Directors |
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| Kevin Beardsley | Lead Product Manager
Pro Trading |
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| Dan Held | |||
| David Ripley | |||
| Marco Santori |
Former team members
| Employee | Company | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Zhou | Amentum Investment Management | |||
| Kevin Zhou | Galois Capital |
