bitFlyer is a bitcoin exchange and marketplace dedicated to providing customers with convenient and exciting ways to buy, sell, and spend bitcoin.
Location: Japan, Tokyo
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $33.8M
Founded date: 2014
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Digital Cu... | dcg.co |
| - | MSIVC | msivc.co.j... |
Funding Rounds 4
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 26.04.2016 | Series C | $27M | - |
| 12.08.2015 | - | $4.1M | - |
| 28.01.2015 | - | $1.1M | - |
| 22.07.2014 | - | $1.6M | - |
Mentions in press and media 12
| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.07.2017 | How two countries helped drive the recent rise in cryptocurrency prices | Hugh Harsono Contributor Hugh Harsono is a former financial analyst currently serving as a U.S. Army officer. More posts by this contributor Relocating Indonesian capital will impact nation’s startup ecosystem Why the world’s first smart hi... |
| 10.01.2017 | 4,000 Stores, Broad Optimism Makes Japan Land Of Rising Bits | - |
| 08.07.2016 | Coinbase eyes Japan expansion after landing $10.5M from Bank of Tokyo and others | Coinbase, one of the world’s largest bitcoin companies, has set its sights on Japan after landing funding from a range of Japanese investors, including Bank of Tokyo and a firm that helped Twitter enter the country. The U.S. company announc... |
| 30.04.2016 | Japan’s leading bitcoin exchange BitFlyer secures $27 million | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! (The Bridge) – Tokyo-based BitFlyer, the company ... |
| 30.04.2016 | Japan’s leading bitcoin exchange BitFlyer secures $27 million | (The Bridge) – Tokyo-based BitFlyer, the company behind a Japanese bitcoin exchange, announced this week that it has secured about $27 million (3 billion yen) from Venture Labo Investment, SBI Investment, and others. Companies which have pa... |
| 26.04.2016 | bitFlyer Raises $27M in Series C Funding | bitFlyer, a Tokyo, Japan-based bitcoin exchange, raised ¥3bn (approx. $27m) in Series C funding. The round was led by Venture Labo Investment and SBI Investment, the venture capital arm of financial services company SBI Group. The company, ... |
| 27.01.2016 | Japanese Bitcoin Exchange Launches ¥50 Million Startup Fund | Japanese bitcoin exchange BitFlyer has created a new startup fund aimed at investing in companies working on blockchain technologies. Dubbed the 'Blockchain Angel Fund', the newly created fund has an initial size of ¥50m, or roughly $421,00... |
| 12.08.2015 | bitFlyer Raises JPY 510M in Funding | bitFlyer, a Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan-based Bitcoin marketplace and settlement platform, raised approximately JPY 510m in funding. Backers included Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd., Dentsu Digital Holdings, Inc., QUICK Corp., MITSUI SUMITOMO ... |
| 12.08.2015 | Bitcoin Exchange bitFlyer Raises $4 Million in New Funding | Bitcoin exchange bitFlyer has raised approximately 510m JPY ($4m) through third-party allotment, which entails issuing new shares to a limited number of investors. According to a company statement, investors included VC firms Mitsubishi UFJ... |
| 28.01.2015 | BitFlyer Raises $1.1 Million from First-Time Japanese Bitcoin Investors | bitFlyer home page BitFlyer has closed a fundraising round of 130m JPY ($1.1m), led by Barry Silbert's Bitcoin Opportunity Corp, Recruit Holdings Ltd. subsidiary RSP Fund No. 5 and GMO Venture Partners. This is bitFlyer's third round of fun... |
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