MakerDAO

investment firm

About

Maker is a decentralized autonomous organization on the Ethereum blockchain.

Details

Last Funding Type
Secondary Market
Last Funding Money Raised
$25M
Industries
Big Data,Bitcoin,Blockchain,Cryptocurrency,Financial Services,Security
Founded date
Jan 1, 2014
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
MakerDAO

Maker is a decentralized autonomous organization on the Ethereum blockchain seeking to minimize the price volatility of its own stable token — the Dai — against the IMF’s international currency basket SDR.

Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in Santa Cruz, California.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
7
$79.50M
MakerDAO has raised a total of $79.50M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Apr 30, 2020 from a Funding Round round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Apr 30, 2020 Funding Round 1 Detail
Dec 19, 2019 Series Unknown $27.50M 3 Dragonfly
Paradigm
Detail
Apr 26, 2019 Secondary Market $25M 8 COIND Detail
Feb 2, 2019 Series Unknown 2 Detail
Sep 24, 2018 Series Unknown $15M 1 Andreessen Horowitz Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
7
0
MakerDAO has made 7 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jun 22, 2022, when Jackpot raised $35M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Jun 22, 2022 Jackpot
Series A $35M Casino
Feb 17, 2022 Multis
Series Unknown $7M Blockchain
Aug 6, 2021 Harbor
Debt Financing $7M Blockchain
Apr 13, 2021 ConsenSys
Convertable Note $65M Blockchain
Jul 12, 2019 Ramp
Pre-seed €1M Blockchain

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
12
MakerDAO has 12 current employee profiles, including Executive Rune Christensen
Executive
Board member
Executive
Executive
Employee

Exits

MakerDAO has had 1 exits. MakerDAO most notable exits include Huntingdon Valley Bank

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
Oct 19, 2022 Huntingdon Valley Bank M&A Financial Services Detail