Stellar was founded by Jed McCaleb in 2014.

Who are Stellar's investors?

Stellar's investors include Corazon Capital, Brick Mortar Ventures, General Atlantic, Monk's Hill Ventures, Stripe, Weatherford Capital, Y Combinator.

How much funding has Stellar raised?

Stellar has disclosed $20M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.

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Founded 2014 · 321 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors

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The Stellar Development Foundation is a mission-driven organization building infrastructure to make the global financial system more accessible through the Stellar network and ecosystem.

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Founders & leadership

Stellar was founded in 2014 by Jed McCaleb.

Jed McCaleb FounderJed McCaleb is a programmer who co-founded Stellar.org, an organization developing decentralized financial infrastructure. He has held a director role at Stellar.org.

Denelle Dixon Founder

Candace Kelly

David Mazières

Jason Karsh Investor at Stellar Development Foundation

Jose Fernandez da Ponte Investor at Stellar Development Foundation

Justin Rice Investor at Stellar Development Foundation

Lisa Macnew Investor at Stellar Development Foundation

Liz Ray

Nicolas Barry Investor at Stellar Development Foundation

Raja Chakravorti Investor at Stellar Development Foundation

Tomer Weller

Investors · 7

Corazon Capitallisted by Corazon CapitalChicago · $150K – $500K

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Brick Mortar VenturesreportedSan Francisco

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General AtlanticreportedNew York · $10M – $1B

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Monk's Hill VenturesreportedSingapore

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Stripereported

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Weatherford CapitalreportedTampa

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Y CombinatorreportedSan Francisco · $500K

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$20M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2022–2025

Undisclosed amountSeed RoundJan 2025
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$20MSeries BDec 2022 · 2 sources
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Founder mafia

The Stellar mafia →

6 people who came through Stellar went on to found or lead other companies.

Yan MichalevskyCryptography and ZKFounded Aptos Orbital +1 Jed McCalebFounderFounded Ripple Labs Angela DaoFounderFounded Stellar Elise NguyenFounderFounded Stellar Quan ZhouFounderFounded Stellar Mark HeynenAdvisorFounded PayJoy

Frequently asked questions

What does Stellar do?: The Stellar Development Foundation is a mission-driven organization building infrastructure to make the global financial system more accessible through the Stellar network and ecosystem.
Who founded Stellar?: Stellar was founded by Jed McCaleb in 2014.
Who are Stellar's investors?: Stellar's investors include Corazon Capital, Brick Mortar Ventures, General Atlantic, Monk's Hill Ventures, Stripe, Weatherford Capital, Y Combinator.
How much funding has Stellar raised?: Stellar has disclosed $20M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.