BitFlyer

About

BitFlyer is a bitcoin exchange and marketplace that enables its customers to buy, sell, and spend bitcoins.

Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan
11 - 50
https://bitflyer.com/ja-jp

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Series Unknown
Last Funding Money Raised: ¥50M
Industries: Asset Management,Bitcoin,Crowdfunding,Cryptocurrency,E-Commerce,Finance,FinTech,Marketplace
Founded date: Jan 9, 2014
Number Of Employee: 11 - 50
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: BitFlyer Co., Ltd.
Also Known As: 株式会社 bitFlyer

bitFlyer is a Bitcoin exchange and marketplace that enables its customers to buy, sell, and spend bitcoins. The site offers an Application Programming Interface which allows the clients to access and control their accounts, using custom-written software. In addition, it offers businesses e-commerce payment services that can transfer Bitcoin in order to provide users with secure trading by all possible measures of security as a comprehensive platform of Bitcoin. Crowdfunding site fundFlyer is used to publicize and generate awareness for their favorite projects and initiatives, all while raising funds in Bitcoin. bitFlyer was established in January 2014 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

9

¥4.03B $1.83M

BitFlyer has raised a total of ¥4.03B $1.83M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Feb 14, 2017 from a Series Unknown round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Feb 14, 2017	Series Unknown	¥200M	3	—	—	Detail
Apr 25, 2016	Series C	¥3B	2	SBI Investment Venture Labo Investment	—	Detail
Jan 26, 2016	Series Unknown	¥50M	—	—	—	Detail
Aug 12, 2015	Series B	¥510M	6	—	—	Detail
Jan 28, 2015	Series B	¥130M	3	Digital Currency Group	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

2

1

BitFlyer has made 2 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 3, 2021, when double jump.tokyo raised 0.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Sep 3, 2021 double jump.tokyo	Series Unknown	—	Blockchain	—
Jan 25, 2016 SIVIRA	Series Unknown	—	Cloud Infrastructure	Yes

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

4

17

BitFlyer is funded by 17 investors. SBI Investment and Venture Labo Investment are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
SBI Investment	Yes	Series C
Venture Labo Investment	Yes	Series C
Digital Currency Group	Yes	Series B
Dai-ichi Life	—	Series Unknown
Mizuho Financial Group	—	Series Unknown
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	—	Series Unknown
Dentsu Digital Holdings	—	Series B
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital	—	Series B
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company	—	Series B
MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE Venture Capital (MSIVC)	—	Series B