Elliptic
London · Incorporated in United Kingdom · 263 employees on LinkedIn · 24 known investors
Elliptic provides blockchain forensics and compliance investigation tools that help financial institutions trace cryptocurrency transactions across multiple networks and assets to detect illicit activity and generate regulatory reports.
Also known as Elliptic Enterprises Ltd.
Founders & leadership
Board
Investors · 24
Also in the syndicate · 5
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$150.7M disclosed across 4 of 5 rounds · 2016–2026
- $120MSeries DMay 2026 · 3 sources
One Peak (lead), One Peak Partners (lead), British Business Bank, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Nasdaq Ventures
Source ↗
▶$22.1MraisedSep 2019 · 13 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- James Sullivan SmithExecutive Officer, Director
- Thomas RobinsonDirector
- Adam JoyceExecutive Officer
- Tomoyuki NiiDirector
- Walter German KortschakDirector
- Zihao XuDirector
- Ed LascellesDirector
- Christopher ScogginsDirector
- Offering amount
- $23M
- Amount sold
- $22.1M
- First sale
- Aug 2019
- Incorporated
- Other, United Kingdom
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$4MraisedJan 2018 · 10 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Eyal RabinovichDirector
- James SmithExecutive Officer, Director
- Thomas RobinsonDirector
- Adam JoyceExecutive Officer
- Walter KortschakDirector
- Offering amount
- $5M
- Amount sold
- $4M
- First sale
- Dec 2017
- Incorporated
- Other, United Kingdom, 2013
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$4.5MraisedJan 2018 · 8 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Thomas RobinsonDirector
- Christopher SteedDirector
- Rebecca HuntDirector
- James SmithExecutive Officer, Director
- Adam JoyceExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $4.5M
- Amount sold
- $4.5M
- First sale
- Feb 2016
- Incorporated
- Other, United Kingdom, 2013
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Valuation · disclosed
Disclosed eventsSource: SEC prospectus filings, and round valuations the company or its investors disclosed — follow each entry's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Elliptic is a blockchain analytics and crypto compliance software company. Its platform lets banks, crypto businesses, payment service providers, governments, regulators and law enforcement screen wallets and transactions, monitor on-chain risk, meet anti-money-laundering requirements and conduct investigations. The company states it covers cross-chain risk across more than 65 blockchains, bridges and tokens, and positions its dataset as an "identity layer" for blockchains that maps real-world signals to pseudonymous entities and events, converting them into risk insights for transactions, wallets and institutions.
Product areas are organized around crypto compliance (wallet and transaction screening, monitoring and AML workflows), stablecoin risk management (assessment of issuers and exposure), and investigations (tracing funds across chains and producing evidence for legal proceedings). Elliptic also publishes regulatory and financial-crime research and offers training and certification programs. The company says it applies agentic AI within regulated compliance workflows, with routine screening and investigation automated while human teams govern material decisions.
Founding story
The company was founded in 2013 on the premise that crypto can only reach its potential if it is safe to use, and built early solutions for tracing illicit funds across public blockchains.
Business model
Elliptic sells software and data to institutional customers, offering demos and free trials through its website, alongside training and certification programs.
Software and data subscriptions for compliance screening, monitoring and investigation, plus paid training and certification plans.
Traction
Elliptic reports coverage of 99% of global trading volume, over 1 billion labeled crypto addresses and 99.9% platform uptime, and says its data underpins compliance for banks, crypto businesses and government agencies covering the large majority of global crypto exchange volume. Following the 2021 Series C the company said headcount had grown nearly 50% that year with a target of more than 200 employees globally by the end of 2022.
Latest developments
In May 2026 Elliptic announced a $120 million funding round led by One Peak Partners, with backing from Deutsche Bank and Nasdaq's venture arm, at a $670 million valuation; the company described it as a Series D and said proceeds would expand adoption of its services and its global presence. Recent product emphasis is on agentic AI for compliance workflows and stablecoin risk management.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Elliptic describes itself as a long-standing provider of on-chain risk intelligence, claiming coverage of 99% of global trading volume, more than 1 billion labeled crypto addresses and 99.9% uptime, and citing recognition as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. Named customers and partners include HSBC, Coinbase, Revolut, BitGo, Monerium, Unichain, Sei, the DFINITY Foundation and the Internet Watch Foundation.
The company points to over a decade of proprietary attribution data, first-mover claims on risk rules and cross-chain network graphing, breadth of asset and chain coverage, and regulator-ready evidentiary outputs for investigations.
Technology
Blockchain intelligence built on proprietary attribution data covering 65+ blockchains, bridges and tokens, using techniques including machine learning and darknet marketplace infiltration to link real-world identities to on-chain entities. Capabilities include risk rules, cross-chain network graphing, asset-agnostic risk scoring, configurable risk rules and an agentic AI "copilot" that grounds summaries and recommendations in the company's attribution data.
Go-to-market
Direct enterprise sales supported by demo requests and free trials, integrations with blockchain networks and digital-asset infrastructure providers, and content marketing through regulatory insights, research reports and certification training.
Banks and financial institutions, crypto companies and exchanges, payment service providers, governments and regulators, and law enforcement agencies.
Geography
Elliptic is headquartered in London and serves customers globally, with revenues from all regions; at the time of its 2021 Series C its customer-facing team worked across 18 timezones. Its published research covers the Americas, EMEA, APAC and jurisdictions including Hong Kong, Singapore, the EU and the United States.
History
Elliptic was founded in 2013 and states it built some of the first tools to trace illicit funds across public blockchains, later introducing risk rules and cross-chain network graphing. It says it has been trusted by Coinbase and other institutions since 2015. It raised a $60m Series C in October 2021 and, in 2026, a $120M Series D led by One Peak Partners with participation from Deutsche Bank and Nasdaq's venture arm.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
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Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsElliptic Enterprises Ltd. raised $120 million in a round led by One Peak Partners LLP with backing from Deutsche Bank AG and Nasdaq Inc.'s venture arm, valuing the company at $670 million. Funds are to be used to expand adoption of its services and grow its global presence.
$120M source ↗
Elliptic states it was recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer.
Elliptic announced the close of a $60m Series C round, adding Evolution Equity Partners (which took a board seat) and SoftBank alongside existing investors Wells Fargo, Santander, Octopus and AlbionVC. Proceeds were earmarked for R&D, new products, hiring and global expansion.
$60M source ↗
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
Elliptic Curve Back Door – the Suspicion about Dual_EC_DRBGyoutube.com · Feb 2018▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Ellipticelliptic.co · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Elliptic do?
- Elliptic is a London-based blockchain analytics firm providing crypto compliance, screening and investigation software.
- Who founded Elliptic?
- Elliptic was founded by James Smith, Thomas Robinson, Adam Joyce, Tom Robinson.
- Who are Elliptic's investors?
- Elliptic's investors include AlbionVC, Digital Currency Group, Evolution Equity Partners, Middlegame Ventures, Mouro Capital, Octopus Ventures, Paladin Capital Group, SBI Ventures Europe GmbH and 11 more.
- How much funding has Elliptic raised?
- Elliptic has disclosed $150.7M raised across 4 of its 5 known rounds.
- Where is Elliptic headquartered?
- Elliptic is headquartered in London.