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Striga

AcquiredYC W21

Tallinn, EE · Founded 2018 · 14 employees · 12 known investors

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Striga provides regulated APIs for digital asset custody, trading, banking, and card issuing across 30+ countries, serving fintech platforms, neobanks, and payment service providers that want to offer crypto and fiat services without holding their own licenses.

Also known as Lastbit, Inc. · Lastbit

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechCrypto / Web3ComplianceEstoniaEuropePartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W21)

Striga was founded in 2018 by Prashanth Balasubramanian.

PBPrashanth Balasubramanian
Prashanth BalasubramanianFounder, CEO & CTOPrashanth Balasubramanian studied at ETH Zurich, where he left his MSc program to co-found Lastbit, which became Striga. His background spans Bitcoin development and experience navigating multi-currency payment challenges.
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Mousser RahmouniHead of Strategic Partnerships
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Faiyaz Al ZamiHead of Growthformer
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Bernardo Magnani
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Shivam DevVice President of Engineeringformer

Investors · 12

Brinclisted by BrincHong Kong · $100K – $500K
Frontureslisted by FronturesSilicon Valleyvia Samir Ghosh · inferred
STILLMARKlisted by STILLMARKLos Angeles

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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ArtesianreportedSydney · $20M

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Berkeley SkyDeck FundreportedBerkeley · $200K

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Emles Advisorsreported

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Fulgur VenturesreportedWilmington

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MNA Partners, LLCreportedLas Vegas

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Rhombuzreported

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Transmedia CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $5M

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In the news

Striga - Crypto-backed card issuing APIsycombinator.com · Apr 2023Striga - Crypto and Banking APIsycombinator.com · Jul 2022Striga Technology Funding | $742K - $835K Revenue | Complete Analysis | Extruct AIextruct.ai · May 2021

Frequently asked questions

What does Striga do?
Striga provides regulated APIs for digital asset custody, trading, banking, and card issuing across 30+ countries, serving fintech platforms, neobanks, and payment service providers that want to offer crypto and fiat services without holding their own licenses.
Who founded Striga?
Striga was founded by Prashanth Balasubramanian in 2018.
Who are Striga's investors?
Striga's investors include Amand Ventures, Brinc, Frontures, STILLMARK, Y Combinator, Artesian, Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, Emles Advisors and 4 more.
Where is Striga headquartered?
Striga is headquartered in Tallinn, EE.