VCID: 7010657
    Profile

    Corporate information

    Official name
    Ledn, Inc.

    Registration country
    Investment activity status
    Active investor

    Company type

    Digital asset savings and loans platform.

    Overview

    Ledn provides financial products with a mission to help clients across the globe unlock the power of digital assets to build wealth for the long term. Operating in over 100 countries, Ledn offers interest-bearing savings accounts and Bitcoin-backed loans, enabling clients to access dollars or additional Bitcoin without needing to sell any of their existing holdings. Ledn has active clients in 105 countries, and has exceeded $1 billion in assets on its platform. Since the start of 2021, Ledn has tripled its team while growing its total lending book by over 800% and savings products by 280%. Ledn remains an industry leader when it comes to transparency and accountability standards, being the first-ever lending platform to undergo a formal proof-of-reserves attestation by Armanino LLP, a top public accounting and consulting firm and a recognized global leader in digital asset assurance solutions.

    Funding rounds

    Series A USD 30,000,000


    USD 30,000,000 (26 May 2021)

    Profile Country Notes
    Kingsway Capital Inc High-tech cryptocurrency trading firm. United States Initial investment. Led the round.
    #Hashed Global, early stage venture fund focused on backing founders who are pioneering the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency. South Korea Initial investment. Round participant.
    Alan Howard United Kingdom Initial investment. Round participant.
    Alexis Ohanian United States Initial investment. Round participant.
    ParaFi Capital Alternative investment firm focused on blockchain and decentralized finance markets. Initial investment. Round participant.
    Susquehanna Private Equity Investments LLLP Susquehanna Growth Equity, Initial investment. Round participant.
    CMT Digital Holdings LLC Crypto asset trading, blockchain technology investments, and legal/policy engagement in the crypto asset / blockchain technology industry. Follow-on investment. Round participant.
    Coinbase Ventures The corporate venturing arm of Coinbase investing in companies building the open financial system. United States Follow-on investment. Round participant.
    GFC Global Founders Capital GmbH The venture arm of Rocket Internet. Germany Follow-on investment. Round participant.
    John Pfeffer Follow-on investment. Round participant.
    White Star Capital Global multi-stage technology investment platform that invests in exceptional entrepreneurs building ambitious, international businesses. via Digital Asset Fund, Follow-on investment. Round participant.

    Current and past shareholders

    Investor Contacts Round
    Hashed logo #Hashed
    Global, early stage venture fund focused on backing founders who are pioneering the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency.
    Series A
    Alan Howard photo Alan Howard
    Series A
    CMT Digital logo CMT Digital Holdings LLC
    Crypto asset trading, blockchain technology investments, and legal/policy engagement in the crypto asset / blockchain technology industry.
    Series A
    Coinbase Ventures logo Coinbase Ventures
    The corporate venturing arm of Coinbase investing in companies building the open financial system.
    Series A
    Global Founders Capital logo GFC Global Founders Capital GmbH
    The venture arm of Rocket Internet.
    +49 (30) 300-1318-00
    Series A
    Kingsway Capital Inc logo Kingsway Capital Inc
    High-tech cryptocurrency trading firm.
    360-539-8383
    Series A
    ParaFi Capital logo ParaFi Capital
    Alternative investment firm focused on blockchain and decentralized finance markets.
    Series A
    Susquehanna Private Equity Investments LLLP
    Series A
    White Star Capital logo White Star Capital
    Global multi-stage technology investment platform that invests in exceptional entrepreneurs building ambitious, international businesses.
    Series A