BTC China Raises $5M in Series A Funding
According to TechCrunch, BTC China, a Chinese bitcoin trading platform, raised $5m in Series A funding. Backers included Lightspeed China Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The company intends...
View ArticleCoinplug Raises $400K in Funding
Coinplug, a Korean Bitcoin startup, raised $400k in funding. Silverblue, Inc., an investment company based in Cupertino, CA and led by KH Joo, made the investment. The company intends to use the funds...
View ArticleCoinJar Raises AUD$500K in Equity Funding
CoinJar, a Melbourne, Australia-based consumer Bitcoin exchange and digital wallet provider, raised AUD$500k in equity funding. The round was led by Niki Scevak of Blackbird Ventures, with...
View ArticleCreandum Presents The Bitcoin Database
Creandum, a Stockholm, Sweden-based venture capital firm, has created a bitcoin database. “The Bitcoin Database“, which contains more than 300 bitcoin startups, aims to help entrepreneurs and investors...
View ArticleCoinSeed Raises over $7.5M; Invests $5M in BitFury Bitcoin Mining Hardware
Las Vegas-based CoinSeed, a Bitcoin focused investment fund, recently raised over $7.5m in funding. Undisclosed private investors provided the capital. The company used the proceeds to purchase a total...
View Article$30M Available for Mastercoin-Based Projects
Developers of the Master Protocol and large holders of Mastercoin, a metadata layer on the Bitcoin blockchain, launched a $30m open call for Master Protocol-based projects and funds to support their...
View ArticleCoinsetter Raises $510K
Coinsetter, a NYC-based Bitcoin trading platform, raised $510k in new funding. According to a regulatory filing (read here), 13 unnamed investors participated in the round, which the company plans to...
View ArticleBitcoin Decentral Launches Startup Accelerator
Bitcoin Decentral, a Canadian hub for the decentralized Bitcoin community, is launching an accelerator dedicated to funding and growing startups focused on cryptocurrencies and innovative tech. Led by...
View ArticleXapo Raises $20M in Series A Funding
According to a blog post, Xapo, a Palo Alto, CA-based Bitcoin company that offers online and offline security solution, raised $20m in Series A funding. The round was led by Benchmark, with...
View ArticleOKCoin Raises $10M in Series A Financing
OKCoin, a Chinese bitcoin trading platform, raised $10m in Series A financing. The round was led by Ceyuan, a Chinese venture capital firm, followed by Mandra Capital, VenturesLab and other angel...
View ArticleBenchmark, Fortress Investment Group and Ribbit Capital Acquire Interest in...
Benchmark, Fortress Investment Group and Ribbit Capital are acquiring an interest in Pantera Bitcoin Partners LLC., a subsidiary of investment firm Pantera Capital. Following the transaction, these...
View ArticlePayward Completes $5M Series A Funding
Payward completed a $5m Series A round of funding. The round was led by Hummingbird Ventures. Payward raised the funds to grow its San Francisco, CA-based Kraken division, an online exchange for...
View ArticleGoCoin Closes $1.5M Series A Equity Financing
GoCoin, a Santa Monica, CA-based international payment platform for digital currencies, closed a $1.5m Series A equity financing. The round was led by Bitcoin Shop, Inc. (OTCQB: BTCS) and former...
View ArticleCircle Internet Financial Closes $17M Series B Financing
Circle Internet Financial, a Boston, MA-based digital currency company, closed a $17m Series B financing. The round was led by investor Oak Investment Partners, with participation from Pantera Capital,...
View ArticlePayStand Raises $1M in Seed Funding
PayStand, a Santa Cruz, California-based provider of an online payment solution, raised $1m in seed funding. Backers included Serra Ventures, Cervin Ventures, Central Coast Angels, and TiE LaunchPad....
View ArticleFuture Capital Bitcoin Fund Launches $30M Bitcoin Fund
Future Capital Bitcoin Fund (FCBF), an Australian headquartered investment firm, has launched a $30m Bitcoin Fund. The fund targets global companies that are leveraging services based on Bitcoin and...
View ArticleVaurum Raises $4M in Seed Funding
Vaurum, a Palo Alto, CA-based cryptocurrency company focused on building a commercial infrastructure for Bitcoin to better integrate cryptocurrencies into the traditional financial system, raised $4m...
View ArticleBitPay Raises $30M in Series A Funding
BitPay, an Atlanta, GA-based provider of solutions for Bitcoin digital currency, raised $30m (€22M) in Series A funding. The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from Horizons Ventures,...
View ArticleBitFury Raises $20M
BitFury Group, a San Francisco, CA- and Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based bitcoin infrastructure provider, raised $20m in financing. Backers included Binary Financial, Crypto Currency Partners, Georgian...
View ArticleHashPlex Closes $400K Seed Funding Round
According to a post on the company blog, HashPlex, a Seattle, WA-based provider of a full-service hosting for cryptocurrency mining, closed a $400k seed funding round. The round was led by Barry...
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