Elliptic Raises $5M in Series A Funding

Funding Rounds

Summary

Elliptic, a London and New York-based blockchain intelligence company, raised $5m in Series A funding.The round was led by Paladin Capital Group, with participation from Santander InnoVentures, KRW Schindler, Digital Currency Group, and existing investor Octopus Ventures.In conjunction with the funding, Christopher Steed, Managing Director of Paladin Capital Group, will join Elliptic’s board of directors as a board observer.The company intends to use the funds to consolidate its market position and expand operations.Launched in 2013 by CEO Dr. James Smith, Elliptic has developed blockchain compliance, fraud detection, and investigations technology, which uses graph analysis and machine learning to identify illicit activity in blockchain transactions, and provides law enforcement agencies in the US and Europe with actionable evidence on crimes involving international arms trafficking, drug sales, extortion, theft and money laundering.

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Amount $5.0M Total raised
Date March 20, 2016 Announcement date
Investors Santander InnoVentures, Octopus Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Paladin Capital Group Lead investors
Company http://www.elliptic.co Funded company

Classifications

industries
Fintech & Banking
applications
Data Management

AskAI Classifications

Labels
Blockchain Analytics Crypto Compliance Software Financial Technology

Linked Companies

Elliptic
$10M to $25M