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1) Kraken

1) Kraken

Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange that offers spot and futures trading for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more than 40 additional cryptocurrencies.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Jesse Powell
  • Number of employees: 1001-5000
  • Funding amount: $118,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 12
  • Number of investors: 15

You can find their website here.

2) Pipe

2) Pipe

Pipe is a global trading platform that facilitates the exchange of recurring revenue streams.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Miami
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Harry Hurst, Josh Mangel, Zain Allarakhia
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $316,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 45

You can find their website here.

3) Gate.io

3) Gate.io

Gate.io is a cryptocurrency exchange.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Malta
  • Started in: 2013
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $64,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

4) Coinsquare

4) Coinsquare

Coinsquare is a cryptocurrency exchange where you can buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and other digital currencies.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Toronto
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Virgile Rostand
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $98,470,113
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

5) FTX Exchange

5) FTX Exchange

FTX Exchange is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange founded by and for traders.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Gary Wang, Sam Bankman-Fried
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $16,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

6) Stacks

6) Stacks

Stacks is a bitcoin app development business that creates smart contracts, digital assets, and bitcoin apps.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: New York
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Muneeb Ali, Ryan Shea
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $93,780,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 13
  • Number of investors: 35

You can find their website here.

7) Hummingbot

7) Hummingbot

Hummingbot is a decentralized market-making crypto trading bot that is open source.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Mountain View
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Carlo Las Marias, Martin Kou, Michael Feng, Yvonne Zhang
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $14,218,300
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 17

You can find their website here.

8) Public.com

8) Public.com

Public is a social investment platform that allows people to invest any amount of money and hold fractional shares of companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: New York
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Jannick Malling, Matt Kennedy, Peter Quinn, Sean Hendelman
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $308,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 28

You can find their website here.

9) Flink

9) Flink

Flink is a personal finance application that allows users to save, spend, and invest their money.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Mexico
  • City: Mexico City
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Ricardo Rafael Bueno, Sergio Jimenez
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $13,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

10) Upstox

10) Upstox

Upstox is a fintech startup that provides customers with new investing possibilities.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Mumbai
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Raghu Kumar, Shrinivas Viswanath
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $29,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

11) SFOX

11) SFOX

SFOX is a bitcoin prime dealer for institutional and professional traders.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Los Angeles
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Akbar Thobhani, George Melika
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $23,120,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

12) BUX

12) BUX

Fintech, mobile apps, investments, stocks, and zero-commission trading are all areas where BUX excels.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: The Netherlands
  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Egbert Pronk, Joost van de Wijgerd, Nick Bortot, Robbert Bos
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $115,785,744
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

13) Stake

13) Stake

Stake has revolutionized the way people invest. Discover, trade, and even give shares that are listed in the United States like never before.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Australia
  • City: Sydney
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Dan Silver, Jon Abitz, Matthew Leibowitz
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $34,650,731
  • Number of funding rounds: 2

You can find their website here.

14) Ponhu Luxury

14) Ponhu Luxury

Ponhu Luxury is a service platform for luxury products that aren't in use.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2015
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $89,706,696
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

15) Customs4trade (C4T)

15) Customs4trade (C4T)

CAS, a SaaS service from Customs4trade, automates customs and trade compliance.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Belgium
  • City: Mechelen
  • Started in: 2004
  • Founders: Ilse Vermeersch, Pieter Haesaert
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: € 22,145,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

16) Ajaib

16) Ajaib

Ajaib is a stock, ETF, and mutual fund trading platform that allows Indonesians to buy and sell stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Indonesia
  • City: Jakarta
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Anderson Sumarli, Yada Piyajomkwan
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $92,100,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

17) CoinDCX

17) CoinDCX

CoinDCX is a cryptocurrency-enabled financial services provider.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Mumbai
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Neeraj Khandelwal, Sumit Gupta
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $5,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

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18) Tridge

18) Tridge

Global buyers and suppliers are connected through a digital platform that blends technology and human networks.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: South Korea
  • City: Seoul
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Hoshik Shin, Minjong Chung
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $16,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

19) Securrency

19) Securrency

Securrency is a financial technology company that specializes in tokenized securities issuance and trading.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Washington D.C.
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Dan Doney, John Hensel, Ron Poe
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $64,450,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

20) CargoX

20) CargoX

CargoX is a digital freight broker that offers innovative and effective solutions to shipping enterprises.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Brazil
  • City: Sao Paulo
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Dmytro Kromakov, Federico Vega, Liana Mayumi Ohno Suzaki
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $190,074,076
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 15

You can find their website here.

21) Saxo Bank

21) Saxo Bank

Saxo Bank is a Danish bank that specializes in online trading and investment across global financial markets and is registered and regulated.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Denmark
  • City: Copenhagen
  • Started in: 1992
  • Founders: Kim Fournais
  • Number of employees: 1001-5000
  • Funding amount: $345,519,801
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

22) Amber Group

22) Amber Group

Amber Group is a one-stop shop for crypto finance services, including liquidity, trading, and asset management 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Hong Kong
  • City: Hong Kong
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Luke Li, Michael Wu, Thomas Zhu, Tiantian Kullander, Tony He, Wayne Huo
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $28,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

23) Newton.co

23) Newton.co

Canadians have access to a no-fee bitcoin trading platform.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Toronto
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Dustin Walper, Erynn Saunders, Tyson Leslie
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $15,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

24) Kristal.AI

24) Kristal.AI

Investing opportunities for both experienced and first-time investors are being unlocked.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Singapore
  • City: Singapore
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Asheesh Chanda, Vineeth Narasimhan, Vivek Mohindra
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $9,050,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

25) ADDX

25) ADDX

ADDX is a private market investment platform that uses digital securities.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Singapore
  • City: Singapore
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Danny Toe, Darius Liu, Manuel Jaeger, Yi Zhang
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $57,896,427
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

26) CoinSwitch Kuber

26) CoinSwitch Kuber

CoinSwitch Kuber is a cryptocurrency exchange platform established in India.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Ashish Singhal, Govind Soni, Vimal Sagar Tiwari
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $40,603,815
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

27) SAMCO Securities

27) SAMCO Securities

SAMCO Securities attempts to demystify the complex world of stock market trading and investment.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Mumbai
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Jimeet Modi
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $10,447,211
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

28) Bricks + Agent

28) Bricks + Agent

Bricks + Agent connects homeowners and property managers in their region with reputable property specialists and tradespeople.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Australia
  • City: Prahran
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Jon Stul, Rafael Niesten
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $2,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1

You can find their website here.

29) Sensibull

29) Sensibull

Sensibull is a platform enabling retail investors to manage their investments.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Abid Hassan
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: ₹25,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

30) Evermos

30) Evermos

Evermos is a social commerce firm that sells common Muslim products by connecting resellers to brands and consumers through a website.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Indonesia
  • City: Bandung
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Ananda Prawira, Iqbal Muslimin, Jauhari Khairul Kawistara
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $8,250,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

31) Yaoshibang

31) Yaoshibang

Yaoshibang is a B2B pharmaceutical trading platform based in China.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Guangzhou
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Zhang Buzhen
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $495,592,477
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

32) nextmarkets

32) nextmarkets

nextmarkets is a commission-free internet broker in Europe.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Cologne
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Dominic Heyden, Manuel Heyden
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $43,318,971
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

33) HeyTrade

33) HeyTrade

Open banking investment platform of the future

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Spain
  • City: Madrid
  • Started in: 2020
  • Founders: Benito Méndez Sánchez, Luis Maldonado, Ramiro Martinez-Pardo
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: € 750,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

34) F88

34) F88

F88 is dedicated to providing customers with high-quality items and excellent service.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Vietnam
  • City: Hanoi
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Cong Tran, Steven Nguyen
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $18,809,416
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

35) RatePAY

35) RatePAY

For online commerce, RatePAY provides safe payment options.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Berlin
  • Started in: 2009
  • Founders: Alexis Giesen, Miriam Wohlfarth
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: € 83,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

36) Gotrade

36) Gotrade

Anyone in the world can use Gotrade to invest in fractional US equities without paying a commission.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Singapore
  • City: Singapore
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: David Alan Grant, Norman Wanto, Peter Hoang, Rohit Mulani
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $150,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

37) InvestSuite

37) InvestSuite

InvestSuite is a global fintech that offers financial institutions of all sizes automated investment solutions.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Belgium
  • City: Louvain
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Bart Vanhaeren, Laurent Sorber
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: € 9,566,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

38) LearnApp

38) LearnApp

Learnapp.co - Investing, trading, banking, and finance video courses and live classes.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Noida
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Ankush Oberoi, Prateek Singh
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: ₹20,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

39) dTrade

39) dTrade

dTrade is a Parity Substrate-powered decentralized trading platform.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Toronto
  • Started in: 2020
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $7,265,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 20

You can find their website here.

40) Shipway Technology

40) Shipway Technology

Shipway Technology is a firm that assists in the tracking of shipments and deliveries.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Gurgaon
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Gaurav Gupta, Vikas Garg
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: ₹182,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

41) Zhaogang.com

41) Zhaogang.com

Zhaogang.com is a website dedicated to providing buyers and suppliers with steel trading information.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Yangpu
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Dong Wang
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $379,357,530
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

42) Qupital

42) Qupital

Qupital is a fintech firm that creates a one-stop financing platform for international e-commerce merchants.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Hong Kong
  • City: Kowloon City
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Andy Chan, Winston Wong
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $19,970,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

43) Mundi

43) Mundi

Mundi offers services in finance, trade development, strategy, freight, and international trade reinvention.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Mexico
  • City: Nueva York
  • Started in: 2020
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $7,800,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

44) Ouyeel

44) Ouyeel

China Baowu Steel Group Corp., based in Shanghai, launched Ouyeel, an online steel transaction platform.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Baoshan
  • Started in: 2016
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $431,894,101
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

45) Bitfinex

45) Bitfinex

Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform that provides digital currency traders and global liquidity providers with cutting-edge services.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Taiwan
  • City: Taipei
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Giancarlo Devasini, Raphael Nicolle
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

46) Convictional

46) Convictional

Convictional is a supplier enablement platform that assists enterprise B2C retailers and B2B distributors in the development and scaling of digital marketplaces.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Waterloo
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Chris Grouchy, Roger Kirkness
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $2,200,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

47) PowerTrade

47) PowerTrade

Platform for mobile crypto options and derivatives

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Singapore
  • City: Singapore
  • Started in: 2020
  • Founders: Mario Gomez Lozada
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $4,700,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

48) Plum

48) Plum

Plum is a legitimate e-commerce platform for used fashion items.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2015
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $58,885,498
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

49) ZuzuChe

49) ZuzuChe

ZuzuChe.com is a taxi search engine that provides rental information for designated drivers, automobile chartering, and weddings.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Guangzhou
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Ben Lee
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $27,605,461
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

50) ICHunt.com

50) ICHunt.com

ICHunt.com is a business-to-business trading platform.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shenzhen
  • Started in: 2015
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $129,648,078
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

51) Daily Fresh

51) Daily Fresh

Daily Fresh has risen to become China's most popular social e-commerce platform.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2018
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $130,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

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