Bitso

company

About

Bitso is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows users to buy and sell bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series A
Last Funding Money Raised
$2.50M
Industries
Bitcoin,Cryptocurrency,Financial Exchanges,FinTech
Founded date
Jan 4, 2014
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
BITSO SAPI de CV
Investor Type
Venture Capital

Bitso is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows users to buy and sell bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Bitso specializes in the fields of bitcoin, fintech, and blockchain. Its platform enables its users to make payments using their mobile and other devices.

Bitso was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Distrito Federal.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
6
$314.50M
Bitso has raised a total of $314.50M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on May 5, 2021 from a Series C round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
May 5, 2021 Series C $250M 8 Coatue
Tiger Global Management
Detail
Dec 9, 2020 Series B $62M 6 Kaszek
QED Investors
Detail
Nov 29, 2016 Non-Equity Assistant 1 MassChallenge Detail
Sep 28, 2016 Series A $2.50M 7 MONEXgroup Detail
May 29, 2015 Seed 3 Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
1
0
Bitso has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Nov 8, 2021, when Notabene raised $10.20M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Nov 8, 2021 Notabene
Series A $10.20M Blockchain

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
6
21
Bitso is funded by 21 investors. Coatue and Tiger Global Management are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Coatue Yes Series C
Tiger Global Management Yes Series C
MassChallenge Yes Non-Equity Assistant
MONEXgroup Yes Series A
Bond Series C
Kaszek Series C
Pantera Capital Series C
Paradigm Series C
QED Investors Series C
Valor Capital Group Series C

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
14
Bitso has 14 current employee profiles, including Board member Nicolas Szekasy
Board member
Board member
Executive
Executive
Board member

Acquisition

Bitso has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Quedex on Feb 12, 2021. They acquired Quedex for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Feb 12, 2021 Quedex
Bitcoin acquisition Detail