Coinbase
NASDAQ: COINYC S12 ↗Los Angeles, US · Founded 2012 · 6112 employees · Public · 54 known investors
Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers. The company operates a full-stack infrastructure including secure custody, liquidity services, stablecoin infrastructure, and global settlement rails.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S12)
Investors · 54
1confirmationIncline Village
A.Capital VenturesSan Francisco
a16z cryptoMenlo Park
Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M
Ansa CapitalNew York · $5M – $15M
Blockchain CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $200K
Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M
Collaborative Fund (Collab Fund)New York
Digital Currency GroupNew York
Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M
Draper DragonSilicon Valley
F-Prime Capital PartnersCambridge · $3M – $10M
Geodesic CapitalFoster City
GGV CapitalMenlo Park · $5M – $50M
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M
K2 GlobalSingapore
Kindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M
MitonC$200K – $5M
Multicoin CapitalAustin · $1M – $50M
Nelstone Venturesvia Rich Nelson · inferred
Next Legacy PartnersPortola Valley
Notable CapitalSilicon Valley
Notation CapitalNew York · $250K – $750K
Owl Capitalvia Jennifer Fonstad · inferred
Pantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M
ParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M
Propel Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $5M
Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M
Red Swan VenturesNew York · $500K – $1M
Rob Witoff
S32Palo Alto
Section 32Palo Alto
Sozo VenturesRedwood City
Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M
Spice CapitalNew York · $100K – $250Kvia Maya Bakhai · inferred
SquareOne CapitalMiami
Strategxy Ventures LLCBeverly Hills · $1M – $5Mvia Henry Horn · inferred
SV AngelSan Francisco
Transpose Platform ManagementHouston
Tusk Venture PartnersNew York · $750K – $2Mvia Bradley Tusk · inferred
Union Square Ventures (USV)New York · $1M – $20M
Valor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M
Winklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M
Wonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
9Yards CapitalreportedNew York · $100K – $10M
Form CapitalreportedMiami · $200K – $300K
Greylock PartnersreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $200M
Inertia VenturesreportedNew York · $2M
Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcreportedNew York · $1M
Morgan Creek CapitalreportedChapel Hill · $1M – $5M
Refactor CapitalreportedBurlingame · $1M – $2M
Reinventure GroupreportedSydney
Acquisitions · 2
Early investors' stakes continue via these dealsBlockspring
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Breadwinner
Mobile-first crypto wallet; acquired by Coinbase in November 2021.
In the news
- Coinbase Stock And 2 Financials In Focus As Prediction Market Rules Tighten - Simply Wall St Newssimplywall.st · 2026
- The VC betting $5.4 billion that Suno is the future of music | Fortunefortune.com · 2026
- Coinbase’s Base Blockchain Pivots to Trading and AI After Social Initiatives Stallfinance.yahoo.com · 2026
- Payments-focused stablecoin startup Cyclops raises $20mfinance.yahoo.com · 2026
- Exclusive: Cyclops raises $20 million to help payment companies settle faster with stablecoins | Fortunefortune.com · 2026
- Coinbase Ventures leads 2026 crypto funding | Grafagrafa.com · 2026
- Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong: ‘I’m just as bullish on crypto as ever’ft.com · 2022
- Coinbase’s Chief Product Officer’s Plan To Build Through The Crypto Winterforbes.com · 2022
