Digital Currency Group
Investments
228Portfolio Exits
30About Digital Currency Group
Digital Currency Group builds, incubates and seeds bitcoin and blockchain technology-related companies. DCG owns and operates the industry's leading bitcoin brokerage firm, Genesis Trading, and the largest digital currency asset management firm, Grayscale Investments, which manages the first publicly traded bitcoin investment vehicle, the Bitcoin Investment Trust (symbol: GBTC).
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CB Insights Intelligence Analysts have mentioned Digital Currency Group in 3 CB Insights research briefs, most recently on Mar 1, 2022.
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Mar 4, 2022
Share Foundry Digital LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (DCG) focused on digital asset mining and staking, is proud to announce its membership with the Blockchain Association, a member-led organization dedicated to improving the public policy environment for digital assets. This announcement is part of Foundry’s mission to highlight the transformative potential of decentralized blockchain technologies and the infrastructure that makes cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, the most secure and egalitarian computer networks in the world. With over 70 members, Blockchain Association combines its network and intel to create unique, meaningful policy with industry consensus. Foundry will leverage Blockchain Association’s singular platform, blending industry insights and legal analysis, to inform lawmakers of the economic growth and technological innovations the crypto industry will continue to bring to the job market and electrical grid. Together, Foundry and Blockchain Association will help shape the regulatory future of the burgeoning crypto industry and work diligently to promote Foundry’s principles of technological advancement and universal access to wealth in the United States. “Foundry and its clients have grown rapidly and expanded operations in various regions that are often overlooked, demonstrating the type of economic development and community revitalization the crypto industry can bring to these regions,” said Kyle Schneps , Director of Public Policy at Foundry. “Blockchain Association will help us carry this message of success and growth to Washington, where lawmakers can help replicate our success in communities across the country.” “The Blockchain Association, the collective voice of the crypto industry, is proud to welcome Foundry as its newest member,” said Kristin Smith, Executive Director of Blockchain Association. “As a leading U.S.-based company who provides digital currency miners and stakers tools to build tomorrow’s decentralized infrastructure, Foundry will bring unique insight to the association and to our conversations in Washington.”
Digital Currency Group Investments
228 Investments
Digital Currency Group has made 228 investments. Their latest investment was in Mercari as part of their Series A on March 10, 2022.
Digital Currency Group Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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3/10/2022 | Series A | Mercari | Yes | 1 | ||
3/7/2022 | Seed VC - III | Provenance | $5M | No | Nordic Eye, Peter Gabriel, The Brandtech Group, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Working Capital Fund | 2 |
3/1/2022 | Seed VC | Your Juno | $2.18M | Yes | 2 | |
2/23/2022 | Seed VC | |||||
2/17/2022 | Seed VC - III |
Date | 3/10/2022 | 3/7/2022 | 3/1/2022 | 2/23/2022 | 2/17/2022 |
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Round | Series A | Seed VC - III | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed VC - III |
Company | Mercari | Provenance | Your Juno | ||
Amount | $5M | $2.18M | |||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Nordic Eye, Peter Gabriel, The Brandtech Group, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Working Capital Fund | ||||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Digital Currency Group Portfolio Exits
30 Portfolio Exits
Digital Currency Group has 30 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Gem on March 09, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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3/9/2022 | Acquired | 1 | |||
2/17/2022 | Acq - Pending | 3 | |||
1/20/2022 | Acquired | 9 | |||
Date | 3/9/2022 | 2/17/2022 | 1/20/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acq - Pending | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Digital Currency Group Acquisitions
2 Acquisitions
Digital Currency Group acquired 2 companies. Their latest acquisition was Luno on September 09, 2020.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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9/9/2020 | Series B | $13.8M | Acquired | 14 | ||
1/13/2016 |
Date | 9/9/2020 | 1/13/2016 |
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Investment Stage | Series B | |
Companies | ||
Valuation | ||
Total Funding | $13.8M | |
Note | Acquired | |
Sources | 14 |
Digital Currency Group Team
4 Team Members
Digital Currency Group has 4 team members, including current Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Barry Silbert.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Barry Silbert | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Name | Barry Silbert | |||
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Work History | ||||
Title | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | |||
Status | Current |
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