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Globe

YC W19

London, GB · Founded 2018 · 20 employees · 3 known investors

globe.exchange

Globe Exchange is a cryptocurrency trading platform offering spot and perpetual markets, volatility trading, and a unified margin system for risk management. The platform uses GDT, its native token, to provide staking rewards and fee discounts to users.

Also known as Fifth Row Technologies

Crypto & Web3FintechDeFiUnited KingdomSeychellesEuropeAfricaFully Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W19)

Globe was founded in 2018 by James West and Shaun Ng.

JWJames West
James WestinFounder/CEO
SNShaun Ng
Shaun NginFounder/CTO

Investors · 3

Competitors · 6

by search overlap
Kraken5 shared keywordsKraken 360 Investments provides capital and launch infrastructure to blockchain protocols in pre-token and early post-token phases, offering custody, staking, treasury, and liquidity services alongside fundraising support.
Coinbase4 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.
Bitget3 shared keywordsBitget is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that also offers Bitget CFD, letting users trade traditional assets such as forex, gold, crude oil, and indices directly with USDT via an MT5 account. It provides multi-asset trading with up to 500x leverage for retail and crypto traders.
Crypto3 shared keywordsCrypto.com operates a regulated all-in-one financial app where users can buy, trade, earn, and spend cryptocurrencies, stocks and ETFs, and prediction market contracts, plus a self-custody onchain wallet with DeFi access. It serves retail and institutional investors globally, with equities and prediction markets offered to US users under SEC and CFTC regulation.
Tradingview3 shared keywordsTradingView is a charting platform and social network used by over 100 million traders and investors worldwide to analyze and trade across global financial markets. The platform provides tools for technical analysis, market data, and community collaboration for retail and institutional traders.
KuCoin3 shared keywordsKuCoin is a cryptocurrency exchange where users can trade digital assets. It highlights proof-of-reserves transparency and ranks among the larger crypto trading platforms.

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Companies House · registry record

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Registered name
GLOBE LIMITED
Company number
09432351
Status
Dissolved
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 Feb 2015
Dissolved
2 Apr 2024
Registered office
265-269 Kingston Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 3NW
Nature of business (SIC)
70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Accounts
last made up to 31 Mar 2023

Current officers

  • Hamza Azhar Ahmed Mutvalli director, appointed 10 Feb 2015

Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 24 Jul 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Globe do?
Globe Exchange is a cryptocurrency trading platform offering spot and perpetual markets, volatility trading, and a unified margin system for risk management. The platform uses GDT, its native token, to provide staking rewards and fee discounts to users.
Who founded Globe?
Globe was founded by James West, Shaun Ng in 2018.
Who are Globe's investors?
Globe's investors include Y Combinator, Pantera Capital, Candaq Fintech Group.
Where is Globe headquartered?
Globe is headquartered in London, GB.