Aergo - About the company
Aergo is a series B company based in Hong Kong (China), founded in 2014 by Won Beom Kim. It operates as a SQL-based smart contract protocol. Aergo has raised $38.9M in funding from investors like Sequoia Capital, Samsung Venture Investment and Daesung Startup Investment. The company has 1409 active competitors, including 288 funded and 30 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Mysten Labs, Solana and Aptos.
Company Details
AERGO is a SQL-based smart contract protocol based on proof of stake consensus algorithm. Aims to provide blockchain hosting service via Aergo Hub, that allows developers to build, test, deploy and manage independent blockchains based on AERGO Chain. Also aims to provide AERGO Marketplace, that enables the sale and purchase of peer-to-peer computing assets.
- Website
- www.aergo.io/
- Email ID
- *****@aergo.io
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2014
Location
Hong Kong, China
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$38.9M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
71st among 1409 active competitors
Employee Count
17 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Aergo's funding and investors
Aergo has raised a total funding of $38.9M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 2018. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Nov 18, 2018 for $*****. 9 investors participated in its latest round. Aergo has 26 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Aergo:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 18, 2018 | 1488043 | Series B | 6345344 | 4163710 | 6508109 | 1825659 |
Jun 2018 | 8666118 | Series B | 6018394 | 3730880 | 7128894 |
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Aergo's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Aergo is Won Beom Kim.
Here are the details of Aergo's key team members:
- Won Beom Kim: Founder of Aergo and founder of 1 other company.
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Aergo's employee count trend
Aergo has 17 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Aergo's employee count trend over the years:
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Aergo's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Aergo include Mysten Labs, Solana and Aptos. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Aergo, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Mysten Labs 2021, Palo Alto (United States), Series B | Blockchain platform offering Web3 infrastructure solutions | $336M | 81/100 | |
2nd | Solana 2010, San Francisco (United States), Series C | Developer of enterprise infrastructure for issuing assets and digital payments | $374M | 79/100 | |
3rd | Aptos 2021, Palo Alto (United States), Series D | Provider of protocols for building blockchain-based solutions | $350M | 79/100 | |
4th | NEAR 2017, Zug (Switzerland), Series D | Public blockchain network platform | $542M | 77/100 | |
5th | AVA 2018, Brooklyn (United States), Series B | Blockchain platform for smart contracts and custom subnets | $368M | 76/100 | |
6th | Ankr 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series C | Provider of blockchain infrastructure node access and decentralized network services | $16M | 73/100 | |
7th | Blockchain-based public network for decentralized applications | - | 70/100 | ||
8th | Chain 2014, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Blockchain solutions empowering businesses to thrive in the Web3 era | $39.5M | 70/100 | |
9th | DFINITY 2014, Palo Alto (United States), Series C | Blockchain-based public network for building decentralized applications | $164M | 68/100 | |
10th | Avalanche 2018, Tortola (United Kingdom), Funding Raised | Provider of smart contracts platform for decentralized application development | - | 68/100 | |
71st | SQL-based smart contract protocol | $38.9M | 49/100 |
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Aergo's Investments and acquisitions
Aergo has a total of 1 investment in BOOOST. Aergo has not made any acquisitions as of now.Reports related to Aergo
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News related to Aergo
Media has covered Aergo for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year.
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Aergo Capital Buys Two Boeing 737-800s from BBAMAviTrader•Dec 22, 2025•Boeing, BBAM, Aergo Capital, Aergo
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Aergo acquires two 737-800s from Pulsar Aero GlobalCentre for Aviation•Oct 03, 2025•Pulsar Aero Global, Aergo
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Aergo raises equity funding to pilot innovative posture support systemUKBAA•Jul 04, 2019•Aergo Health, ClearlySo, Aergo
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Blocko Initiates Client Migration Program with Launch of Aergo EnterpriseBusiness Wire•Apr 17, 2019•Blocko, Aergo
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Blocko, South Korean government-funded ETRI work on consensus algorithm researchFinancial News•Dec 05, 2018•Blocko, Aergo
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In brief: Startup backed by Samsung and Sequoia raises $30m in private token saleTech in Asia•Nov 16, 2018•Blocko, Aergo, Sequoia Capital, NGC Ventures and 10 others
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