BitInstant

company

About

BitInstant is a payment processor for various Bitcoin exchanges and other merchants.

Details

Last Funding Type
Seed
Last Funding Money Raised
$1.50M
Industries
Bitcoin,Finance,Financial Services
Founded date
Jan 1, 2011
Number Of Employee
11 - 50
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
BitInstant LLC

BitInstant is a payment processor for various Bitcoin exchanges and other merchants. Customers of these exchanges and other merchants can easily make a payment to them by using BitInstant, that is an agent and payment processor for those exchanges and other merchants. BitInstant receives money for exchanges and other merchants through various payment systems such as Dwolla, Liberty Reserve, TrustCash, and others. In receiving those funds, BitInstant acts as an agent and payment processor for various exchanges and other merchants, such as MtGox, BTC-E, BitStamp, VirWox and other similar services. Funds can be available in as little as 15 minutes and are typically available within one hour at the exchange or other merchant selected by the Customer. All payments are processed automatically.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
$1.50M
BitInstant has raised a total of $1.50M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on May 18, 2013 from a Seed round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
May 18, 2013 Seed $1.50M 2 Winklevoss Capital Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
2
BitInstant is funded by 2 investors. Winklevoss Capital and David Azar are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Winklevoss Capital Yes Seed
David Azar Seed