Address

Bitnet
San Francisco, CA 00000
United States

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KANDO id: 420846

Corporate information

Company type

Bitcoin wallet startup.

Funding rounds

Acquisition


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Profile Country
Uphold Inc Cloud based money platform for moving, converting, transacting, and holding money or commodities.

Acquisition


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In August 2016, Rakuten acquired Bitnet blockchain IP assets to build Rakuten Blockchain Lab and explore new blockchain capabilities. As part of the agreement, Bitnet co-founder and CTO Stephen McNamara joined Rakuten and will oversee RBL’s operations. Pr

Profile Country
Rakuten Inc (楽天株式会社)

Series A USD 14,500,000


USD 14,500,000 ( )

Profile Country Notes
Highland Capital Partners LLC Global venture capital firm with offices in Boston, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco. Initial investment. Led the round. Exited.
Artis Ventures Venture capital firm Exited.
Blockchain Capital LLC Venture capital fund with a focus on blockchain enabled technologies. Exited.
Buchanan Investments Exited.
Commerce Ventures Venture capital firm focused on investing in innovations in the retail and financial services industries. Exited.
Digital Currency Group Inc (DCG) Investment company focused on bitcoin and blockchain tech businesses. Exited.
Rakuten Ventures (Global Fund) Exited.
Stephens Investment Management Exited.
Webb Investment Network Exited.
WSM Capital LLC Exited.


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Active investor

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