Fordefi
Founded 2021 · 9 known investors
Fordefi is an institutional self-custody platform for on-chain finance, giving trading firms, asset managers, protocols, and fintechs tools to connect to dApps across 90+ blockchains, enforce transaction policies, and manage wallets via APIs and SDKs. A Paxos company, it serves over 300 institutions and offers features including policy-based approvals, cross-chain swaps, transaction previews, and embedded end-user wallets.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Founders & leadership
Fordefi was founded in 2021 by Josh Schwartz and Josh shwartz.
Investors · 9
Delta BlockchainNew York
Digital Currency GroupNew York
Electric CapitalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M
LemniscapGeorge Townvia Shaishav T. · inferred
Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M
M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M
Pantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M
WintermuteLondon
Illuminate FinancialreportedLondon · $1M – $8M
Competitors · 7
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- What does Fordefi do?
- Fordefi is an institutional self-custody platform for on-chain finance, giving trading firms, asset managers, protocols, and fintechs tools to connect to dApps across 90+ blockchains, enforce transaction policies, and manage wallets via APIs and SDKs. A Paxos company, it serves over 300 institutions and offers features including policy-based approvals, cross-chain swaps, transaction previews, and embedded end-user wallets.
- Who founded Fordefi?
- Fordefi was founded by Josh Schwartz, Josh shwartz in 2021.
- Who are Fordefi's investors?
- Fordefi's investors include Delta Blockchain, Digital Currency Group, Electric Capital, Lemniscap, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund), Pantera Capital, Wintermute and 1 more.