“Cryptocurrency is global, and so is Chainalysis,” said Gronager. The company is particularly focused on building out its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. “We’ll continue to invest in investigations and compliance software, but we’ll also build out new data products both for our existing customer base and new audiences,” Gronager said. Looking ahead, Chainanalysis said it plans to hire hundreds over the course of 2021 it also plans to use its new funds primarily to expand its enterprise data offering. Is rising usage driving crypto’s recent price boom? Among its 400 customers are fintechs such as Square, financial institutions like Barclays and cryptocurrency businesses like Gemini, Bitstamp and BitPay. Today, the New York-based company provides data, software, services and research to government agencies, exchanges, financial institutions and insurance and cybersecurity companies in more than 60 countries. Gox, then the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Previous backers in the company also include Accel and Benchmark.Ĭhainalysis was founded in 2014 as the official investigators into the hack of Mt. This latest round marks Chainalysis’ fourth raise in less than two years. TIME Ventures, Marc Benioff’s investment fund, also participated in the latest financing, which brings Chainalysis’ total raised to $265 million.
Paradigm led the latest funding event while existing backers Addition and Ribbit doubled down on their investment in the company.
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The round comes just four months after the company secured a $100 million Series C round at a $1 billion valuation. Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis company, announced Friday it has closed on $100 million in Series D financing, doubling its valuation to over $2 billion.
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