Ledger

Ledger, a Paris-based cryptocurrency wallet and blockchain security firm, has raised $75M in a Series B funding round. What makes this interesting is that blockchain firms are starting to really raise some substantial numbers from the VC community. This one is particularly interesting because they have already sold over a million units, and their "product" is an offline wallet for cryptocurrency assets, keeping investments safe from hackers. Congratulations and tighten that security.

(Bill Taylor/CEO)


"Draper Esprit has led a whopping £56 million Series B investment round in Paris-based cryptocurrency wallet and blockchain security outfit Ledger.

The VC contributed £18 million to the round, with additional funding from Draper Venture Network funds as well as FirstMark Capital, Cathay Capital, and Korelya Capital. The firm claims the funding is the largest venture capital series B investment into blockchain and cryptocurrency related technologies to date. Existing investors, CapHorn Invest, GDTRE and Digital Currency Group, also participated in the round.

Ledger claims its hardware wallet solves the problems facing investors in securing their crypto-assets in a chaotic expanding market, holding wallets offline in cold storage and away from the prying eyes of hackers. The company, which has grown from eight staff at inception in 2014 to employing 82 people in San Francisco, Paris and Vierzon, has sold over a million of its cryptocurrency hardware wallets to customers in 165 countries. The firm is also set to launch a new service for financial institutions, the Ledger Vault, enabling hedge funds, banks and family offices to manage their crypto assets..."


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