The trading platform sector is expanding beyond traditional financial assets into areas like cryptocurrency and physical goods. Companies are attracting large investments for platforms that handle everything from digital currencies to used cars.
For instance, the used car marketplace Spinny has raised over $683M to simplify vehicle transactions. In the crypto space, the 2024 newcomer Pump.fun has already secured $600M for its memecoin launchpad.
Below is our list of 100 Trading Platform startups worth keeping an eye on.
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Get the Sheet for $50FalconX built a digital asset prime brokerage to serve institutional investors. Their platform provides a full suite of tools for trading, financing, and custody of cryptocurrencies.
| Headquarters | San Mateo, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2018 |
| Founders | Prabhakar Reddy, Raghu Yarlagadda |
| Funding Amount | $477M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Debt Financing |
| Top Investors | Wellington Management, Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, B Capital |
Bitget operates a global cryptocurrency exchange with a strong focus on derivatives trading and security. Their platform provides traders with a comprehensive suite of tools, including spot trading and a popular copy trading feature.
| Headquarters | Singapore, Central Region, Singapore |
| Year Founded | 2018 |
| Founders | Gracy Chen |
| Funding Amount | $20M |
| Startup Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Dragonfly, 8 Decimal Capital, MX Capital, Transferance Fund, CoinNess |
Ondo Finance brings institutional-grade financial products to the blockchain, connecting traditional assets with decentralized finance. The platform specializes in tokenizing real-world assets, such as U.S. Treasuries, to provide stable, familiar yields to on-chain investors.
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
| Year Founded | 2021 |
| Founders | Nathan Allman, Pinku Surana |
| Funding Amount | $34M |
| Startup Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Initial Coin Offering |
| Top Investors | Pantera Capital, Founders Fund, Tiger Global Management, Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group |
Midas built a regulated trading platform for investing in stocks, mutual funds, and cryptocurrencies. Their app simplifies portfolio management by bringing these different asset classes together in one place.
| Headquarters | Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Year Founded | 2020 |
| Founders | Egem Eraslan, Umut Bozkurt |
| Funding Amount | $137M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Series B |
| Top Investors | QED Investors, HSG, International Finance Corporation, QuantumLight, Spark Capital |
Yellow Card built the largest and first licensed platform for buying and selling stablecoins on the African continent. Their service acts as a crucial on/off ramp, allowing people to move between local currencies and digital dollars with ease.
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Year Founded | 2016 |
| Founders | Chris Maurice, Justin Poiroux |
| Funding Amount | $89.5M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Series C |
| Top Investors | Andreessen Horowitz, MoonPay, Coinbase Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, Galaxy Ventures |
Pump.fun built a launchpad for creating and trading memecoins directly on the Solana blockchain. The platform uses a bonding curve model to ensure a fair launch, automatically moving successful tokens to a major decentralized exchange once they hit a certain market cap.
| Headquarters | Solana Beach, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2024 |
| Founders | Alon Cohen, Dylan Kerler, Noah Tweedale |
| Funding Amount | $600M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Initial Coin Offering |
| Top Investors | Daxos Capital |
Gate.io runs a major cryptocurrency exchange giving users access to over 1,700 digital assets. Ranked among the top exchanges globally by trading volume, they offer a full suite of services including spot, margin, and futures trading.
| Headquarters | George Town, Midland, Cayman Islands |
| Year Founded | 2013 |
| Founders | Lin Han |
| Funding Amount | $74M |
| Startup Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series A |
| Top Investors | Gate Ventures, 5 BLOCKS CAPITAL |
Public has built a comprehensive investing platform where users can trade stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, and bonds. The platform caters to serious investors by also providing access to retirement accounts, consolidating a diverse portfolio into a single experience.
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
| Year Founded | 2019 |
| Founders | Jannick Malling, Leif Abraham, Matt Kennedy, Peter Quinn, Sean Hendelman |
| Funding Amount | $443.5M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Series D |
| Top Investors | Accel, Lakestar, MANTIS Venture Capital, Bossa Invest, Tiger Global Management |
Spinny has built a digital platform for buying and selling pre-owned cars, designed to make the process simple and trustworthy. They provide a seamless end-to-end experience by offering fully inspected vehicles and handling all transaction complexities for their customers.
| Headquarters | Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
| Year Founded | 2015 |
| Founders | Ganesh Pawar, Mohit Gupta, Niraj Singh, Ramanshu Mahaur |
| Funding Amount | $683.5M |
| Startup Size | Enterprise Organization (5,001+) |
| Last Funding Status | Series F |
| Top Investors | General Catalyst, Elevation Capital, Accel, IAN Group, Blume Ventures |
GRVT has developed an institutional-grade platform for trading crypto derivatives. The platform is built around self-custody, giving professional traders direct control over their assets.
| Headquarters | Singapore, Central Region, Singapore |
| Year Founded | 2022 |
| Founders | Aaron Ong, Hong Gyu Yea, Matthew Quek |
| Funding Amount | $33.3M |
| Startup Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Series A |
| Top Investors | 500 Global, Hack VC, EigenLabs, Further Ventures, ZKsync |
90 Additional Trading Platform Startups Worth Following
Those top 10 companies are just a glimpse of the activity in this space. Altogether, the startups on our full list have raised more than $5 billion, with many building tools for crypto and finance.
You'll find a mix of companies, from newcomers just launching this year to more established players. Here’s a look at the rest of the startups catching our eye in the trading platform industry.
