Tech Company Financing Transactions

BlockFi Funding Round

On 12/13/2018, BlockFi secured $4 million in funding from Akuna Capital, CMT Ventures and Devonshire Investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
12/13/2018
Transaction Type
Debt
Amount
$4,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Proceeds Purpose
This funding round will go towards team growth and the launch of new products, including an interest-earning crypto savings account, a portfolio line-of-credit and crypto-backed credit cards.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
201 Montgomery St. 2nd Floor 263
Jersey City, NJ 07302
USA
Email Address
Overview
BlockFi is a secured non-bank lender that offers USD loans to cryptoasset owners who collateralize the loan with their cryptoassets.
Profile
BlockFi LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
BlockFi Company Twitter Account
Company News
BlockFi News
Facebook
BlockFi on Facebook
YouTube
BlockFi on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Zac Prince
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Chief Financial Officer
Tony Lauro
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Chief Technical Officer
Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya
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VP - Finance
Amit Cheela
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VP - General Counsel
Jonathan Mayers
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VP - Marketing
Andrew Tam
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VP - Operations
Flori Marquez
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