Digital Currency Group
About
Digital Currency Group builds and supports bitcoin and blockchain companies by leveraging insights, network, and access to capital.
- Stamford,Connecticut,United States
- 1 - 10
- http://dcg.co
Details
- Last Funding Type
- Funding Round
- Industries
- Bitcoin,Blockchain,Financial Services,FinTech,Venture Capital
- Founded date
- Jan 1, 2011
- Number Of Employee
- 1 - 10
- Operating Status
- Active
- Investor Type
- Venture Capital
- Sub-Organizations
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Foundry Digital
Digital Currency Group builds and supports bitcoin and blockchain companies by leveraging insights, network, and access to capital. Based in Stamford, Connecticut, DCG has been an active seed investor in the digital currency industry with 150+ investments in over 30 countries.In addition, DCG owns and operates CoinDesk, the top media and events platform in the blockchain space, Genesis Trading, the industry's leading bitcoin brokerage firm, and Grayscale Investments, the largest digital currency asset management firm.
Funding Rounds
| Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2021 | Debt Financing | $600M | 4 |
Eldridge
|
— | Detail |
| Apr 28, 2016 | Series Unknown | — | 4 |
OMERS Ventures
|
— | Detail |
| Oct 27, 2015 | Seed | — | 13 |
Bain Capital Ventures
Mastercard
|
— | Detail |
| Sep 13, 2011 | Funding Round | — | 1 | — | — | Detail |
Investments
|
Date
Company Name
|
Round | Money Raised | Industry | Lead Investor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dec 1, 2022
Fleek
|
Series A | $25M | Apps | — |
|
Nov 17, 2022
React Network
|
Seed | $4.20M | Blockchain | — |
|
Nov 8, 2022
Fordefi
|
Seed | $18M | Blockchain | — |
|
Oct 18, 2022
Volare Finance
|
Seed | — | Blockchain | — |
|
Oct 10, 2022
Arch
|
Seed | $5M | Cryptocurrency | Yes |
Investors
| Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
|---|---|---|
|
Eldridge
|
Yes | Debt Financing |
|
OMERS Ventures
|
Yes | Series Unknown |
|
Bain Capital Ventures
|
Yes | Seed |
|
Mastercard
|
Yes | Seed |
|
|
— | Debt Financing |
|
|
— | Debt Financing |
Francisco Partners
|
— | Debt Financing |
HCM Capital
|
— | Series Unknown |
Prudential Financial
|
— | Series Unknown |
Western Union
|
— | Series Unknown |
Employee Profiles
Exits
Digital Currency Group has had 35 exits. Digital Currency Group most notable exits include Cobalt , Stratumn
| Date | Company Name | Exit Type | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2022 | Cobalt | M&A | Finance | Detail |
| Mar 21, 2022 | Stratumn | M&A | Cloud Data Services | Detail |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Gem | M&A | Cryptocurrency | Detail |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Cognito | M&A | Fraud Detection | Detail |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Omniex | M&A | Blockchain | Detail |
Acquisition
Digital Currency Group has acquired 2 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was CoinDesk on Jan 13, 2016. They acquired CoinDesk for $500K.
