Coinbase Gets $490M Valuation; Now Most Valuable Bitcoin Co.

January 21, 2015

Coinbase, a platform that facilitates the use of the digital currency bitcoin for consumers and merchants alike, has raised $75 million at a post-money valuation of $490 million. The round was led by DFJ Growth and included Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures and Ribbit Capital, among others. Prior to Coinbase, no bitcoin startup had raised over $40 million in a single investment. BitFury received $40 million in October 2014, around the same time that Blockchain grabbed just over $30 million in its Series A round. Coinbase's $490 million valuation is also the largest of any BTC company; BitPay was valued at $165 million with its $30 million Series A in May 2014.

Coinbase's growth has been quite impressive, especially considering the fact that the price of bitcoin has steadily declined for some time now. The company last raised a $25 million Series B financing at a valuation of $143 million in late 2013; that means it's more than tripled its valuation in just over a year. Going back to its $5 million Series A round raised in May 2013 ($22M val), Coinbase has achieved a spectacular 22x valuation step-up multiple in only a span of 20 months. While there have recently been some troubling signs for bitcoin, the huge investment in Coinbase proves that the industry is continuing to gain legitimacy.

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