Tech Company Financing Transactions

Blockchain Funding Round

On 10/8/2014, Blockchain raised $30 million in Series A funding from Future Perfect Ventures, private investors and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Blockchain
Announced On
10/8/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$30,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Future Perfect Ventures

private investors (Amit Jhawar)

private investors (Nat Brown)

private investors (Rafael Corrales)

private investors (Richard Branson)

Lightspeed Venture Partners (Jeremy Liew)

Mosaic Venture Partners

Prudence Holdings

Wicklow Capital

Proceeds Purpose
With today's funding round, the company will work on improving its core services and may launch a few new things in the coming months.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
145-157 Saint John St.
London, EC1V 4PY
UK
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
www.blockchain.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Blockchain is the world's most popular Bitcoin website -- and Blockchain is now the de facto search engine for the Bitcoin economy. We serve over 4 million unique visitors from all countries around the world. Blockchain has over 2.3 million wallets and our foot-print continues to grow quickly.
Profile
Blockchain LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Blockchain Company Twitter Account
Company News
Blockchain News
Facebook
Blockchain on Facebook
YouTube
Blockchain on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Nicolas Cary
  Nicolas Cary LinkedIn Profile  Nicolas Cary Twitter Account  Nicolas Cary News  Nicolas Cary on Facebook
Chief Executive Officer
Peter Smith
  Peter Smith LinkedIn Profile  Peter Smith Twitter Account  Peter Smith News  Peter Smith on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Macrina Kgil
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Chief Scientific Officer
Charles McGarraugh
  Charles McGarraugh LinkedIn Profile  Charles McGarraugh Twitter Account  Charles McGarraugh News  Charles McGarraugh on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Matthew Tuzzolo
  Matthew Tuzzolo LinkedIn Profile  Matthew Tuzzolo Twitter Account  Matthew Tuzzolo News  Matthew Tuzzolo on Facebook
Vice President
Peter Wilson
  Peter Wilson LinkedIn Profile  Peter Wilson Twitter Account  Peter Wilson News  Peter Wilson on Facebook
VP - General Counsel
Howard Surloff
  Howard Surloff LinkedIn Profile  Howard Surloff Twitter Account  Howard Surloff News  Howard Surloff on Facebook

 

 

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