Address
FTX Trading Ltd
Antigua & Barbuda
Website
Sector
Recent investment activity
KANDO id: 1451694
Corporate information
Founders
Official name
FTX Trading Ltd
Also known as
FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange
Affiliated entities
Affiliated coins
Company type
Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange.Overview
FTX exchange is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange that offers leveraged tokens, volatility products, OTC trading and quarterly & perpetual futures on the most important cryptocurrencies. FTX strives to build a platform powerful enough for professional trading firms and intuitive enough for first-time users.
Funding rounds
N/A USD 400,000,000
USD 400,000,000 ( ) at USD 32,000,000,000 pre-money valuation
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Paradigm Crypto Fund | Cryptocurrency investment fund. | Initial investment. | |
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Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) | USD 20,000,000 (USD 20,000,000) Follow-on investment. |
Series B-1 USD 420,000,000
USD 420,000,000 ( ) at USD 25,000,000,000 pre-money valuation
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) | USD 75,000,000 (USD 75,000,000) Initial investment. | ||
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Sequoia Capital Operations LLC (Sequoia) | Venture capital firm. | Initial investment. |
Series B USD 900,000,000
USD 900,000,000 ( ) at USD 18,000,000,000 pre-money valuation
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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40 North Management LLC | Fundamentally-based investment platform focused on public equities. | Initial investment. | |
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Altimeter Capital Management LP | Technology focused investment firm. | Initial investment. | |
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Bond Capital | Global technology investment firm that supports visionary founders throughout their entire life cycle of innovation & growth. | Initial investment. | |
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Circle Internet Financial Inc (Circle) | Consumer finance company focused on transforming the world economy with secure, simple, and less costly technology for storing and using bitcoin. | Initial investment. | |
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Coinbase Ventures | The corporate venturing arm of Coinbase investing in companies building the open financial system. | Initial investment. | |
| Hudson River Trading | Initial investment. | |||
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Insight Venture Partners (Insight Partners) | Private equity and venture capital firm focused on the global software, internet and data services industries. | Initial investment. | |
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Lightspeed Management Co LLC (Lightspeed Venture Partners), (LSVP) | Multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends in the enterprise and consumer sectors. | Initial investment. | |
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Multicoin Capital | Thesis-driven investment firm that invests in cryptocurrencies, tokens, and blockchain companies. | Initial investment. | |
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New Enterprise Associates Inc (NEA) | Global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and geographies. | Initial investment. | |
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Paradigm Crypto Fund | Cryptocurrency investment fund. | Initial investment. | |
| Paul Tudor Jones family | Initial investment. | |||
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Ribbit Capital | Venture capital firm that invests globally in early stage companies who are aiming to disrupt financial services. | Initial investment. | |
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Senator Investment Group LP | Initial investment. | ||
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Sequoia Capital Operations LLC (Sequoia) | Venture capital firm. | Initial investment. | |
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Sino Global Capital | A team of former consulting, Wall Street, private equity, government, and corporate veterans accelerating the blockchain revolution. | Initial investment. | |
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Softbank Group Corp (SGC) | Japanese multinational conglomerate. | Initial investment. | |
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Third Point LLC | Initial investment. | ||
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Thoma Bravo LLC | Private equity firm focused on software and tech-enabled services companies. | Initial investment. | |
| VanEck | Initial investment. | |||
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Willoughby Capital | Initial investment. | ||
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Alan Howard | Individual investor. | Initial investment. | |
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Israel Englander (Izzy Englander) | Individual investor. | Initial investment. |
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lemniscap | Investment firm specialising in investments in emerging cryptoassets & blockchain startups. | Initial investment. |
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Pantera Capital Management LP | Investment firm focused exclusively on ventures, tokens, and projects related to blockchain tech, digital currency, and crypto assets. | Initial investment. |
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kenetic Capital | Venture capital fund investing in equity of Series A / B blockchain technology companies. | Initial investment. |
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Evangelion Capital | Incubator and a backer for the most promising ventures in the blockchain industry. | Initial investment. |
| Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Binance Holdings Ltd (Binance) | Global crypto-currency exchange. | Initial investment. Exited. (Management/ Owner buy-back) |
Actual initial investment stage
Investment activity status
Active investor
Selected investments
Displaying 1 - 13 of 13| Company | Profile | Country | Date | Funding | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Betdex Labs Inc | N/A Initial investment | ||||
| Bitvo Exchange | Acquisition Initial investment led the round | |||||
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Blockfolio LLC | Mobile app for portfolio management and cryptocurrency trading. | Acquisition Initial investment led the round | |||
| Chipper Cash | N/A Initial investment | |||||
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Circle Internet Financial Inc (Circle) | Consumer finance company focused on transforming the world economy with secure, simple, and less costly technology for storing and using bitcoin. | N/A Initial investment | |||
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Faraway Inc | N/A Initial investment | ||||
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Ledger Holdings Inc (LedgerX) | Cryptocurrency asset management platform. | Acquisition Initial investment led the round | |||
| Liquid Global | Acquisition Initial investment led the round | |||||
| PlayUp | N/A Initial investment | |||||
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Sino Global Fund | Venture capital fund managed by Sino Global Capital. | Fund Closing Initial investment led the round Also a GP. | |||
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Sky Mavis Pte Ltd | Gaming studio. | N/A Initial investment | |||
| Storybook Brawl | Acquisition Initial investment led the round | |||||
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Voyager Digital Ltd | Acquisition Initial investment 1,420,000,000 (USD 1,420,000,000) |
Former team members
| Employee | Company | Position | ||
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Sam Bankman-Fried (founder) | EcoSerum | ||
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Sam Bankman-Fried (founder) | Serum | ||
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Sam Bankman-Fried (founder) | FTX Token | ||
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Sam Bankman-Fried (founder) | FTX Ventures Ltd | ||
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Sam Bankman-Fried (founder) | Paper Bird Inc | ||
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Sam Bankman-Fried (founder) | Cedar Grove Technology Services LLC | ||
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Sam Bankman-Fried (founder) | Hilltop Technology Services LLC | ||
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Sam Bankman-Fried (founder) | West Realm Shires Inc |
