Blockstream Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2014

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 87

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Later Stage VC

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $125M

  • Investors
  • 54

Blockstream General Information

Description

Developer of a blockchain technology designed to streamline the financial infrastructure. The company's software offers interoperable blockchain technologies (sidechains) and applies innovative uses of cryptography and security engineering, for commercial privacy within blockchain infrastructures, enabling companies and developers to avail products and networks that make financial markets efficient by reducing reliance on trust.

Contact Information

Website
www.blockstream.com
Formerly Known As
8425345 Canada
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 1111 Boulevard Drive- Frederik-Philips
  • Suite 600 Saint-Laurent
  • Montreal, Quebec H3B 4W5
  • Canada
+1 (415) 000-0000
Primary Industry
Financial Software
Other Industries
Other Commercial Services
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Other Financial Services
Vertical(s)
TMT, Cryptocurrency/Blockchain, FinTech, Mobile
Corporate Office
  • 1111 Boulevard Drive- Frederik-Philips
  • Suite 600 Saint-Laurent
  • Montreal, Quebec H3B 4W5
  • Canada
+1 (415) 000-0000

Blockstream Timeline

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Blockstream Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
7. Later Stage VC 24-Jan-2023 $125M 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC (Series B) 16-Aug-2022 00000 00000 00.000 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Angel (individual) 01-Jan-2019 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Early Stage VC (Series A2) 21-Nov-2017 0000 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Early Stage VC (Series A) 02-Feb-2016 0000 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Seed Round 02-Jul-2015 $1.35M $22.4M Completed Generating Revenue
1. Seed Round 17-Nov-2014 $21M $21M Completed Generating Revenue
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Blockstream Comparisons

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Blockstream Competitors (39)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
BitFury Venture Capital-Backed Amsterdam, Netherlands 000 00000 00000000000 00000
Bloq Venture Capital-Backed Chicago, IL 00 00000 000000000000 00000
Protocol Labs Venture Capital-Backed Wilmington, DE 000 00.00 0000000000 0 00.00
OKX Private Equity-Backed Victoria, Seychelles 0000 000.00 00000000000 000.00
Blockchain.com Venture Capital-Backed London, United Kingdom 000 00.000 00000000000 00.000
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Blockstream Patents

  • 7

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 7

    Granted

  • 000

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

Blockstream Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-11310060-B1 Atomic cross-chain swaps using equivalent secret values Active 15-Feb-2018 00000000 0
US-10805090-B1 Address whitelisting using public/private keys and ring signature Active 24-Mar-2017 0000000000 00
US-11080665-B1 Cryptographically concealing amounts and asset types for independently verifiable transactions Active 08-Jun-2015 00000000000 0
US-11062303-B2 Cryptographically concealing amounts transacted on a ledger while preserving a network's ability to verify the transaction Active 08-Jun-2015 00000000 0
US-20160358165-A1 Cryptographically concealing amounts transacted on a ledger while preserving a network's ability to verify the transaction Active 08-Jun-2015 G06Q20/3829 0
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Blockstream Executive Team (18)

Name Title Board Seat
Adam Back Ph.D Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Scientist & Board Member
Erik Svenson Co-Founder, Co-Chief Financial Officer & President
Sam Fang Co-Chief Financial Officer
Tiziana Di Zazzo Director, Finance
Jeff Boortz Chief Product Officer
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Blockstream Board Members (5)

Name Representing Role Since
Adam Back Ph.D Blockstream Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Scientist & Board Member 000 0000
Reid Hoffman Self Board Member 000 0000
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Blockstream Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Blockstream Investors (54)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Ash Park Capital Hedge Fund Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Fulgur Ventures Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
INFINEX Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Baillie Gifford Growth/Expansion Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Bitfinex VC-Backed Company Minority 000 0000 000000 0
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Blockstream Acquisitions (4)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Spondoolies Tech 24-Aug-2021 0000000000 Other Financial Services 0000 0000
Adamant Capital 22-May-2021 0000000000 Other Financial Services 0000 0000
WhatsMiner 27-Jan-2021 0000000000 0000 Computers, Parts and Peripherals
GreenAddress 27-Jul-2016 Merger/Acquisition Financial Software
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Blockstream Subsidiaries (1)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
WhatsMiner Computers, Parts and Peripherals Hollywood, FL 0000
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Blockstream FAQs

  • When was Blockstream founded?

    Blockstream was founded in 2014.

  • Who is the founder of Blockstream?

    Adam Back Ph.D, Erik Svenson, Gregory Maxwell, Matthew Corallo, Jorge Timón, Pieter Wuille Ph.D, Mark Friedenbach, Austin Hill, Jonathan Wilkins, and Alex Fowler are the founders of Blockstream.

  • Who is the CEO of Blockstream?

    Adam Back Ph.D is the CEO of Blockstream.

  • Where is Blockstream headquartered?

    Blockstream is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

  • What is the size of Blockstream?

    Blockstream has 87 total employees.

  • What industry is Blockstream in?

    Blockstream’s primary industry is Financial Software.

  • Is Blockstream a private or public company?

    Blockstream is a Private company.

  • What is Blockstream’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Blockstream is 000000.

  • How much funding has Blockstream raised over time?

    Blockstream has raised $265M.

  • Who are Blockstream’s investors?

    Ash Park Capital, Fulgur Ventures, INFINEX, Baillie Gifford, and Bitfinex are 5 of 54 investors who have invested in Blockstream.

  • Who are Blockstream’s competitors?

    BitFury, Bloq, Protocol Labs, OKX, and Blockchain.com are some of the 39 competitors of Blockstream.

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