Galoy
Founded 2019 · 16 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors
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Galoy builds Bitcoin-native banking software and infrastructure for regulated financial institutions, enabling banks to offer Bitcoin services to their customers. The platform provides the core technology layer for institutions to operate in the Bitcoin financial system.
Founders & leadership
Galoy was founded in 2019 by Nicolas.
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NicolasinNicolas is the founder of Galoy, which develops open-source Bitcoin banking software for financial institutions.
Investors · 8
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$7M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2021–2022
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors · 10
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Stripe7 shared keywordsStripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
Coinbase6 shared keywordsCoinbase 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.
Paxos6 shared keywordsPaxos is a regulated blockchain infrastructure company that issues stablecoins and tokenized assets and provides crypto brokerage, custody, and stablecoin payment services for enterprises. Its products include the USDG, USDP, and PayPal USD stablecoins and the gold-backed PAXG token, operating under trust and payments licenses in the US and Singapore.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Galoy do?
- Galoy builds Bitcoin-native banking software and infrastructure for regulated financial institutions, enabling banks to offer Bitcoin services to their customers. The platform provides the core technology layer for institutions to operate in the Bitcoin financial system.
- Who founded Galoy?
- Galoy was founded by Nicolas in 2019.
- Who are Galoy's investors?
- Galoy's investors include Brad Mills, Fulgur Ventures, Hivemind Ventures, Llc, Kube VC, Trammell Venture Partners (TVP), Craft Ventures, Kingsway Capital, Valor Equity Partners.
- How much funding has Galoy raised?
- Galoy has disclosed $7M raised across 2 rounds.