VCID: 7011261
    Profile

    Corporate information

    Official name
    BCB Group Holdings Limited

    Affiliated entities

    Investment activity status
    Active investor

    Company type

    Provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital asset economy.

    Overview

    BCB Group is Europe’s leading crypto-dedicated payment services provider, serving some of the industry’s largest clients including Bitstamp, Circle, Galaxy, Gemini, Huobi and Kraken. BCB Group provides payment services in 20+ currencies, FX, cryptocurrency liquidity and digital asset custody. Responding to institutional demand for operational best practice in digital asset markets, BCB Group was created by established thought leaders in finance, regulation and technology. Founded in the UK and developed to encompass key relationships across global financial services communities, BCB Group is well positioned as one of the first multi-jurisdictional regulated cryptocurrency service firms. BCB Group’s executive team have worked for Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Investec, Lloyds Commercial Bank, Norton Rose Fulbright, FIS and Sun Life of Canada.

    Funding rounds

    Series A USD 60,000,000


    USD 60,000,000 (24 Jan 2022)

    Profile Country Notes
    Foundation Capital Venture capital firm located in the Silicon Valley. United States Initial investment. Led the round.
    Backed VC Seed stage venture capital firm. Initial investment. Round participant.
    Circle Internet Financial Inc Consumer finance company focused on transforming the world economy with secure, simple, and less costly technology for storing and using bitcoin. United States Initial investment. Round participant.
    Cowa Ventures Initial investment. Round participant.
    Digital Currency Group Inc Investment company focused on bitcoin and blockchain tech businesses. United States Initial investment. Round participant.
    LAUNCHub Ventures Seed stage Venture Capital firm based in Sofia investing in early stage startups in Bulgaria and the wider Southeastern Europe region. Bulgaria Initial investment. Round participant.
    Menai Financial Group Initial investment. Round participant.
    Nexo Inc Cayman Islands Initial investment. Round participant.
    PayU the fintech and e-payments business of Prosus. Initial investment. Round participant.
    Profluent Ventures Initial investment. Round participant.
    Tokentus Investment AG Initial investment. Round participant.
    Wintermute Trading Global algorithmic market maker in digital assets. Initial investment. Round participant.
    Blockchain.com Ventures Venture capital fund and a subsidiary of Blockchain.com. Follow-on investment. Round participant.
    L1 Digital Follow-on investment. Round participant.
    North Island Ventures Crypto-focused investment firm, co-founded by Glenn Hutchins, Travis Scher, and James Hutchins. Follow-on investment. Round participant.
    Pantera Capital Management LP Investment firm focused exclusively on ventures, tokens, and projects related to blockchain tech, digital currency, and crypto assets. United States Follow-on investment. Round participant.
    Rockaway Blockchain Fund Follow-on investment. Round participant.

    (1 Mar 2021)

    Profile Country Notes
    Blockchain.com Ventures Venture capital fund and a subsidiary of Blockchain.com. Initial investment. Led the round.
    North Island Ventures Crypto-focused investment firm, co-founded by Glenn Hutchins, Travis Scher, and James Hutchins. Initial investment. Led the round.
    L1 Digital Initial investment. Round participant.
    Pack Capital Initial investment. Round participant.
    Pantera Capital Management LP Investment firm focused exclusively on ventures, tokens, and projects related to blockchain tech, digital currency, and crypto assets. United States Initial investment. Round participant.
    Rockaway Blockchain Fund Initial investment. Round participant.

    Seed USD 1,000,000


    USD 1,000,000 (1 Mar 2019)

    Profile Country Notes
    NKB Ventures Initial investment. Round participant.

    Current and past shareholders

    Investor Contacts Round
    Backed VC logo Backed VC
    Seed stage venture capital firm.
    Series A
    Blockchain.com Ventures logo Blockchain.com Ventures
    Venture capital fund and a subsidiary of Blockchain.com.
    Seed
    Series A
    Circle.com logo Circle Internet Financial Inc
    Consumer finance company focused on transforming the world economy with secure, simple, and less costly technology for storing and using bitcoin.
    Series A
    Cowa Ventures logo Cowa Ventures
    Series A
    Digital Currency Group Inc logo Digital Currency Group Inc
    Investment company focused on bitcoin and blockchain tech businesses.
    +1 (212) 668-1427
    Series A
    Foundation Capital logo Foundation Capital
    Venture capital firm located in the Silicon Valley.
    +1 (650) 614-0500
    Series A
    L1 Digital logo L1 Digital
    Seed
    Series A
    LAUNCHub Ventures logo LAUNCHub Ventures
    Seed stage Venture Capital firm based in Sofia investing in early stage startups in Bulgaria and the wider Southeastern Europe region.
    Series A
    Menai Financial Group logo Menai Financial Group
    Series A
    Nexo logo Nexo Inc
    Series A
    NKB Ventures logo NKB Ventures
    Seed
    North Island Ventures logo North Island Ventures
    Crypto-focused investment firm, co-founded by Glenn Hutchins, Travis Scher, and James Hutchins.
    Seed
    Series A
    Pack Capital logo Pack Capital
    Seed
    Pantera Capital logo Pantera Capital Management LP
    Investment firm focused exclusively on ventures, tokens, and projects related to blockchain tech, digital currency, and crypto assets.
    +1 (650) 854-7000
    Seed
    Series A
    PayU logo PayU
    the fintech and e-payments business of Prosus.
    Series A
    Profluent Ventures logo Profluent Ventures
    Series A
    Rockaway Blockchain Fund logo Rockaway Blockchain Fund
    Seed
    Series A
    Tokentus Investment AG logo Tokentus Investment AG
    Series A
    Wintermute logo Wintermute Trading
    Global algorithmic market maker in digital assets.
    Series A

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