Tech Company Financing Transactions
Xapo Funding Round
On 7/8/2014, Xapo raised $20 million in funding from Greylock Partners, Index Ventures and private investors.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
7/8/2014
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Greylock Partners (Reid Hoffman)
Index Ventures (Michael Volpi )
Proceeds Purpose
The company plans to use the funds to make bitcoin more accessible to the general user and to further protect BTC in "cold storage" on their servers.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
364 University Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
USA
Palo Alto, CA 94301
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
At Xapo, we believe that bitcoin's ultimate success will be based on trust -- trust in the digital currency and trust in the industry's service providers. That's why we assembled a team of financial services and security experts to build a new usage and storage experience.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Wences Casares
Chief Operating Officer
Federico Murrone
President
Ted Rogers
VP - Operations
Carlos Rienzi
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