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An open source, decentralized marketplace for peer-to-peer commerce using cryptocurrency. No fees. No
Overview
Location
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$4M
Founded date
2014
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 2
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| Jun 11, 2015 | Funding round | $1M |
Mentions in press and media 27
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| Sep 6, 2019 | Are Businesses Turning to Bitcoin in a Dangerous Way Following the Hong Kong Protests? | Hong Kong is currently at the epicenter of a gargantuan political furor over personal lives being invaded by the government without the permission of the citizens. Demonstrations have been tumbling on for weeks, turning violent only very re... |
| Jul 21, 2019 | Is Web 3.0 the next lifestyle brand? | 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! I am starting to wonder if choosing a blockchain ... |
| Jul 21, 2019 | Is Web 3.0 the next lifestyle brand? | I am starting to wonder if choosing a blockchain or a Web 3.0 approach is as much a lifestyle choice as a technological choice. Leaving aside the naming challenge (are we calling this blockchain, crypto, or Web 3.0?), I think it represents ... |
| Jun 25, 2018 | Andreessen Horowitz has a new crypto fund — and its first female general partner is running it with Chris Dixon | Silicon Valley powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has some big, and bigger, news today. First, it closed a dedicated crypto fund late last week from a subset of its limited partners, who’ve provided the firm with $300 million in capital ... |
| Mar 30, 2018 | New Money: The 10 Top D.C. Area Startups That Raised Funding in March | In covering the D.C. innovation economy comes the inevitable: funding news. Trust us, there's a lot of it floating around the D.C. metro area, and we cover it everyday in our daily newsletter, The Beat. Here's a roundup of all of the major ... |
| Mar 14, 2018 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, March 14 | 5 Qs WITH A DEALMAKER Jillian Manus, a managing partner at Structure Capital and a judge on “The Pitch” podcast, had a circuitous path to venture capital. Paid Content How can you protect what you can't see? From ExtraHop “I was in a domest... |
| Mar 14, 2018 | OB1 Raises $5M in Series A Financing | OB1, the Washington, D.C.–based company building decentralized marketplace OpenBazaar, raised $5m in series A funding. The round was led by OMERS Ventures, with participation from Bitmain, Digital Currency Group, BlueYard Capital, Union Squ... |
| Mar 8, 2018 | Top ICOs to Watch in 2018 | Back in January, we wrote about the top 10 cryptocurrency startups to watch in 2018. A lot has changed since then. As of the time of March 2018, there are over 1400 ICOs issued by startups with a value of over $40 billion. Startups have bee... |
| Dec 5, 2017 | Token Summit Surprise: OpenBazaar to Launch New Coin | "Over the last six months, things have changed a lot, I don't think it makes any sense for us to be bitcoin only." That's according to Brian Hoffman, CEO of OB1, the development company behind the decentralized e-commerce protocol... |
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FAQ about OpenBazaar
When was OpenBazaar founded?
OpenBazaar was founded in 2014.
How much funding has OpenBazaar raised?
OpenBazaar has raised $4M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has OpenBazaar raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of OpenBazaar, among them a funding round of $1M on Jun 11, 2015.
What has the press written about OpenBazaar?
Parsers VC has collected 27 articles mentioning OpenBazaar, among them “Are Businesses Turning to Bitcoin in a Dangerous Way Following the Hong Kong Protests?” (Sep 6, 2019) and “Is Web 3.0 the next lifestyle brand?” (Jul 21, 2019).
Is OpenBazaar still active?
Yes, OpenBazaar is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 17, 2019.