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Binance

Founders Changpeng Zhao Yi He

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Total investments 37
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$285M
Portfolio companies 33
Rounds per year 5.29
Lead investments 15
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.08
Exits 1
Key employees 1
Stages of investment
Seed

Areas of investment

  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Finance
  • Financial Services
  • Information Technology
Summary

In 2017 was created Binance, which is appeared as Corporate Investor. The company was established in Europe in Malta. The main office of represented Corporate Investor is situated in the Valletta.

The current fund was established by Changpeng Zhao, Yi He.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 2-3 partakers. Despite the Binance, startups are often financed by Xinruan Software, Queensland Government, OK Blockchain Capital. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are ZhenFund, StageOne Ventures, Polychain. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by David Lam.

The important activity for fund was in 2018. The fund is generally included in 2-6 deals every year. Speaking about the real fund results, this Corporate Investor is 80 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations. The common things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars.

Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Mars Finance, Republic, MobileCoin. For fund there is no match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - United States. Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are Financial Exchanges, Blockchain. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 1 and less years to receive the investment from the fund. The fund has exact preference in some founders of portfolio startups.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

FlexyStakes

$12M27 Dec 2023 Southbank, Victoria, Australia

Streami inc.

Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
Finance
FinTech
Innovation Management
10 Feb 2023 South Korea, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Sky Mavis

Blockchain
Video Games
$150M06 Apr 2022 Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

StarSharks

Blockchain
Gaming
01 Nov 2021 -

MOUND

Financial Exchanges
Stock Exchanges
$1M13 Apr 2021 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

PureStake

Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
$6M30 Mar 2021 Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

EPNS

$660K29 Mar 2021 -

Avanti Financial Group

Banking
Finance
Financial Services
$37M25 Mar 2021 Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States

OpenOcean

Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
$2M09 Mar 2021 Singapore, Central, Singapore
News
Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Announces $37M Series B from Coatue, Shunwei Capital, Coinbase Ventures

– CertiK announced a $37M Series B funding round co-led by Coatue Management and Shunwei Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures.
– This is the largest single round of fundraising in the blockchain security space, adding to CertiK’s list of notable backers, which include IDG Capital, Binance, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Yale University, and others.
– CertiK is a pioneer in blockchain security, utilizing best-in-class AI technology to audit and monitor blockchain protocols and smart contracts.
– Since Q1 2020, CertiK’s team size has more than doubled, and this rate of growth will continue in 2021, creating a highly effective, remote-friendly culture with talent located worldwide.

Avanti Completes $37M Series A Funding

– Avanti Financial Group announced the closing of its Series A financing round at $37 million.
Trace Mayer, Marcel Kasumovich, Rob Kauffman (Aldel Capital), Tim Keefe, Lawrence Lepard, Eric Ly and others were among the investors.
– Institutional investors included 1843 Capital, AP Capital, Banca del Ceresio, Binance.US, Coinbase Ventures, ECMC Group, Equity Management Associates, Greybull Stewardship, Hard Yaka, HashKey, Holon Global Investments, Lemniscap, Madison Paige Ventures, Morgan Creek Digital, PJT Partners, Slow Ventures, Susquehanna Private Equity Investments and The University of Wyoming Foundation.

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Total investments 37
Average round size 285M
Rounds per year 5.29
Peak activity year 2021
Lead investments 15
Follow on index 0.08
Exits 1
Group Appearance index 0.57

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

FlexyStakes

$12M27 Dec 2023 Southbank, Victoria, Australia

Streami inc.

Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
Finance
FinTech
Innovation Management
10 Feb 2023 South Korea, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Sky Mavis

Blockchain
Video Games
$150M06 Apr 2022 Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

StarSharks

Blockchain
Gaming
01 Nov 2021 -

MOUND

Financial Exchanges
Stock Exchanges
$1M13 Apr 2021 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

PureStake

Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
$6M30 Mar 2021 Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

EPNS

$660K29 Mar 2021 -

Avanti Financial Group

Banking
Finance
Financial Services
$37M25 Mar 2021 Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States

OpenOcean

Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
$2M09 Mar 2021 Singapore, Central, Singapore
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