User:RG for Blockchain/Corporate affairs
Corporate affairs[edit]
Blockchain.com is a private company.[1] The company is led by CEO Peter Smith, one of its three founders.[1] The company's board members include: Smith; co-founder Nicolas Cary; Antony Jenkins, the former chief executive of Barclays;[2] Jim Messina, the former deputy chief of staff for Barack Obama,[3] and Jeremy Liew, a partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.[4]
Between 2012 and February 2021, the company had received a total of $190 million in venture capital funding.[5] In March 2021, it raised an additional $300 million investment.[5] Investors in the company include partners of DST Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners, VY Capital,[3] GV,[5] Baillie Gifford,[6] Lakestar, Eldridge, Kyle Bass, Access Industries, Moore Strategic Ventures and Rovida Advisors.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Sraders, Anne (April 24, 2021). "Kraken, Blockchain, Gemini—Coinbase listing paves way for crypto IPOs". Fortune. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ Demos, Telis (March 24, 2021). "Bitcoin Startup Adds Former Barclays Chief Antony Jenkins". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ a b Titcomb, James (March 24, 2021). "Blockchain.com founder from York worth hundreds of millions after $5.2bn valuation". Telegraph. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ Sydney Ember (2014-10-07). "Bitcoin Start-Ups Luring Ever More Investment". The New York Times. p. B3. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- ^ a b c d Hackett, Robert (February 17, 2021). "Blockchain lands $3 billion valuation after $120 million fundraising". Fortune. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Titcomb, James (April 20, 2021). "Top investor Baillie Gifford joins Bitcoin rush with $100m funding for Britain's Blockchain.com". The Telegraph. Retrieved May 17, 2021.