Top 25 Trading Platform Unicorn Companies in 2023

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May 18, 2023

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Have you ever wondered which private companies in the Trading Platform industry have the highest valuations?

You’re not alone.

There are lots of unicorn companies in this space, and it can be difficult to keep track of them all.

We've decided to take a deep dive and put together a list containing 25 Trading Platform unicorn startups, from highest to lowest valuation.

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25 Trading Platform Unicorns Companies

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1) Blockchain.com

Blockchain.com is the premier digital asset platform, the foundational technology behind cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $14.00B (February 2021)
Country: United Kingdom
State: England
City: London
Started in: 2011
Founders: Benjamin Reeves, Nicolas Cary, Peter Smith
Number of employees: 500-1,000
Funding: $490.50M
Funding rounds: 6
Number of investors: 26

You can find their website here.

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2) FalconX

FalconX is a blockchain, cryptocurrency, and fintech-focused cryptocurrency brokerage and digital asset trading platform.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $8.00B (August 2021)
Country: United States
State: California
City: San Mateo
Started in: 2018
Founders: Prabhakar Reddy, Raghu Yarlagadda
Number of employees: 100-250
Funding: $277.00M
Funding rounds: 7
Number of investors: 18

You can find their website here.

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3) Trade Republic

Trade Republic empowers millions of Europeans for wealth creation through easy, secure & free access to financial markets.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $5.36B (May 2021)
Country: Germany
City: Berlin
Started in: 2015
Founders: Christian Hecker, Marco Cancellieri, Thomas Pischke
Number of employees: 250-500
Funding: $986.88M
Funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

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4) Whatnot

Whatnot is a live stream platform and marketplace that enables collectors and enthusiasts to connect, buy, and sell verified products.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $3.70B (September 2021)
Country: United States
State: California
City: Marina del Rey
Started in: 2019
Founders: Grant LaFontaine, Logan Head
Number of employees: 10-50
Funding: $224.15M
Funding rounds: 6
Number of investors: 23

You can find their website here.

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5) Upstox

Upstox is a fin-tech company to allow innovative investment options for its users.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $3.40B (November 2021)
Country: India
City: Mumbai
Started in: 2010
Founders: Raghu Kumar, Ravi Kumar, Shrinivas Viswanath
Number of employees: 100-250
Funding: $54.00M
Funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

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6) Amber Group

Amber Group is a one-stop shop for crypto finance services, offering liquidity provision, trading, and asset management 24 hours a day.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $3.00B (June 2021)
Country: Hong Kong
Started in: 2015
Founders: Luke Li, Michael Wu, Thomas Zhu, Tiantian Kullander, Tony He, Wayne Huo
Number of employees: 250-500
Funding: $128.00M
Funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 22

You can find their website here.

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7) TradingView

TradingView provides traders and investors with charts, tools, and social networking.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $3.00B (October 2021)
Country: United States
State: Ohio
City: Westerville
Started in: 2011
Founders: Constantine Ivanov, Denis Globa, Stan Bokov
Number of employees: 250-500
Funding: $339.37M
Funding rounds: 7
Number of investors: 22

You can find their website here.

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8) Kraken

Kraken is the leading cryptocurrency exchange for those seeking to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum and over 40 other digital assets.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $2.92B (June 2019)
Country: United States
State: California
City: San Francisco
Started in: 2011
Founders: Jesse Powell
Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
Funding: $18.57M
Funding rounds: 30
Number of investors: 31

You can find their website here.

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9) Tridge

Tridge is creating an online trade platform to connect global food agriculture buyers and sellers.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $2.70B (August 2022)
Country: South Korea
State: Seoul-tukpyolsi
City: Seoul
Started in: 2015
Founders: Hoshik Shin, Kangwook Lee, Minjong Chung
Number of employees: 501-1000
Funding: $113.79M
Funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

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10) Immutable Systems

Immutable Systems offers a revolutionary new approach to cloud security.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $2.50B (March 2022)
Country: Australia
State: New South Wales
City: Surry Hills
Started in: 2018
Founders: James Ferguson, Robbie Ferguson
Number of employees: 251-500
Funding: $279.80M
Funding rounds: 5
Number of investors: 32

You can find their website here.

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11) Trumid

Trumid helps to build data products to facilitate pricing and information discovery for the credit community.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $2.40B (July 2020)
Country: United States
State: New York
City: New York
Started in: 2014
Founders: Ronnie Mateo
Number of employees: 100-250
Funding: $711.73M
Funding rounds: 8
Number of investors: 25

You can find their website here.

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12) CoinDCX

CoinDCX operates as a cryptocurrency exchange aggregator.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $2.15B (August 2021)
Country: India
City: Maharashtra
Started in: 2017
Founders: Neeraj Khandelwal, Sumit Gupta
Number of employees: 50-100
Funding: $109.40M
Funding rounds: 7
Number of investors: 19

You can find their website here.

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13) Pipe

Pipe provides a platform to build and manage recurring revenue streams across subscription, e-commerce, and creative marketplaces.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $2.00B (May 2021)
Country: United States
State: Florida
City: Miami
Started in: 2019
Founders: Harry Hurst, Josh Mangel, Zain Allarakhia
Number of employees: 10-50
Funding: $366.00M
Funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 54

You can find their website here.

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14) CoinSwitch Kuber

CoinSwitch Kuber is a cryptocurrency exchange platform allowing its users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.90B (October 2021)
Country: India
City: Bangalore
Started in: 2017
Founders: Ashish Singhal, Govind Soni, Vimal Sagar Tiwari
Number of employees: 100-250
Funding: $300.00M
Funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

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15) Spinny

Spinny is a used car buying platform enabling trustworthy and hassle-free transactions.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.75B (November 2021)
Country: India
City: Gurugram
Started in: 2015
Founders: Ganesh Pawar, Mohit Gupta, Niraj Singh, Ramanshu Mahaur
Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
Funding: $515.90M
Funding rounds: 8
Number of investors: 20

You can find their website here.

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16) Ouyeel

Ouyeel Trading Platform is an online platform for Chinese steelmakers to buy and sell their excess production. The platform enables Chinese steelmakers to share products, improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.45B (June 2019)
Country: China
State: Shanghai
City: Shanghai
Started in: 2015
Number of employees: 250-500
Funding: $433.72M
Funding rounds: 2
Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

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17) Yaoshibang

Yaoshibang is a Chinese B2B pharmaceutical trading platform.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.35B (June 2021)
Country: China
State: Guangdong
City: Guangzhou
Started in: 2015
Founders: Zhang Buzhen
Number of employees: 100-250
Funding: $200.00M
Funding rounds: 5
Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

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18) iTrustCapital

iTrustCapital is a digital asset investment platform to buy and sell Cryptocurrencies and Physical Gold real-time.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.30B (January 2022)
Country: United States
State: California
City: Long Beach
Started in: 2018
Founders: Mo St, Todd Southwick
Number of employees: 100-250
Funding: $125.00M
Funding rounds: 4
Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

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19) Talos

Talos is a full-service cryptocurrency trading platform that offers digital asset trading technology to lenders, brokers, and investors.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.25B (May 2022)
Country: United States
State: New York
City: New York
Started in: 2018
Founders: Anton Katz, Ethan Feldman
Number of employees: 51-100
Funding: $145.00M
Funding rounds: 3
Number of investors: 27

You can find their website here.

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20) Public

Public offers a full-service social investing environment that allows members to make investments in stocks, ETFs, and other financial instruments.

Details of the startup:

Valuation: $1.20B (February 2021)
Country: United States
State: New York
City: New York
Started in: 2015
Founders: Jannick Malling, Matt Kennedy, Peter Quinn, Sean Hendelman
Number of employees: 100-250
Funding: $313.68M
Funding rounds: 8
Number of investors: 33

You can find their website here.

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21) Injective Protocol

Injective Protocol is a financial trading platform for cryptocurrencies. It aims to “unite all blockchain and crypto communities into a universal financial market”.

Details of the startup: