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NYDIG Funding Round

NYDIG, based in New York, secured $1 billion in investment from Westcap, Affirm and Bessemer Venture Partners.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
12/16/2021
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$1,000,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Proceeds Purpose
The capital will be used to further develop NYDIG's institutional-grade Bitcoin platform using recent upgrades to the Bitcoin protocol with capabilities such as Bitcoin and Lightning payments, asset tokenization, and smart contracts.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
510 Madison Ave. 21st Floor
New York, NY 10022
USA
Email Address
Overview
NYDIG is the Bitcoin subsidiary of Stone Ridge, a $10 billion alternative asset manager. We are aligned behind the mission of safely unlocking the power of Bitcoin through technologies and financial services that enable forward-thinking companies and investors to access this asset class.
Profile
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Company News
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YouTube
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Ross Stevens
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Chief Executive Officer
Robert Gutmann
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Chief Marketing Officer
Kelly Brewster
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Chief Technical Officer
Brian Langel
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President
Yan Zhao
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VP - Administration
Rodney Miller
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VP - Bus. Development
Eric Kramer
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VP - Bus. Development
Ronnie Wexler
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VP - Client Services
Joshua Burandt
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VP - General Counsel
Reuben Grinberg
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VP - General Counsel
James Rothwell
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VP - R & D
Gregory Cipolaro
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VP - Regulatory Affairs
Benjamin Lawsky
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VP - Sales
George Kirchner
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