Aplo - About the company
Aplo is an acquired company based in Paris (France), founded in 2019 by Jacques and Arnaud Carrere. It operates as an Online brokers for cryptocurrency trading. Aplo has raised $11.1M in funding from investors like Atomico, Axeleo and Draper Dragon. The company has 2221 active competitors, including 216 funded and 45 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Coinbase, Bitso and KuCoin.
Company Details
Online brokers for cryptocurrency trading. Its product portfolio includes spot trading, yield aggregator, leverage & cross margin, and crypto-friendly IBAN account.
- Website
- www.aplo.io/
- Email ID
- *****@aplo.io
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2019
Location
Paris, France
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$11.1M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
54th among 2221 active competitors
Employee Count
28 as on Aug 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Coincheck Group (Sep 02, 2025)
Aplo's acquisition details
Aplo got acquired by Coincheck Group on Sep 02, 2025.
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Aplo's funding and investors
Aplo has raised a total funding of $11.1M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 29, 2020. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Oct 12, 2021 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Aplo has 8 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Aplo:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 12, 2021 | 8937046 | Series A | 7601400 | 2862356 | 2589515 | 3702997 |
Jun 29, 2020 | 9567226 | Seed | 5384070 | 2461357 |
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Aplo's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Aplo are Jacques and Arnaud Carrere.
Here are the details of Aplo's key team members:
- Jacques: Founder of Aplo.
- Arnaud Carrere: Co-Founder of Aplo and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Aplo's employee count trend
Aplo has 28 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Aplo's employee count trend over the years:
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Aplo's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Aplo include Coinbase, Bitso and KuCoin. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Aplo, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Coinbase 2012, San Francisco (United States), Public | Online platform for crypto portfolio | $547M | 87/100 | |
2nd | Online trading and exchange platform for cryptocurrency | $331M | 83/100 | ||
3rd | KuCoin 2017, Mahe (Seychelles), Series A | Cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform | $180M | 82/100 | |
4th | CoinList 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series A | App-based trading platform for cryptocurrency | $119M | 80/100 | |
5th | Provider of mobile banking services, including savings, investment, and crypto | $1.72B | 78/100 | ||
6th | Wealthsimple 2014, Toronto (Canada), Series F | Provider of financial services including investing, trading, saving, and borrowing | $1.29B | 77/100 | |
7th | Sygnum 2017, Zurich (Switzerland), Series C | Digital asset banking platform offering a range of services including trading, custody, staking, and tokenization of assets | $218M | 75/100 | |
8th | App-based platform for storing, buying, and selling digital assets and cryptocurrencies | $154M | 74/100 | ||
9th | Voyager 2017, New York City (United States), Public | App-based trading platform for cryptocurrency | - | 73/100 | |
10th | SwissBorg 2016, Lausanne (Switzerland), Series A | B2B robo advisory and crypto wealth management solution | $27M | 73/100 | |
54th | Online brokers for cryptocurrency trading | $11.1M | 57/100 |
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Aplo's Investments and acquisitions
Aplo has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Aplo
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News related to Aplo
Media has covered Aplo for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year.
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Coincheck Group N.V. Acquires Aplo SAS, Crypto Prime Brokerage for Institutional InvestorsBusiness Wire•Oct 15, 2025•Aplo, Coincheck Group
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Aplo is now officially a payment service provider agent boosting the EU crypto ecosystemGlobeNewswire•Nov 10, 2022•Aplo
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Crypto broker SheeldMarket becomes Aplo and launches new feature to simplify cryptocurrency yield for investorsFintech Finance•May 11, 2022•Aplo
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SheeldMarket raises $10 million for its institutional crypto investment platformTechCrunch+•Oct 12, 2021•Aplo, Atomico, Semantic UI, SheeldMarket and 1 other
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Paris-based SheeldMarket raises €1 million to facilitate crypto-currency trading in large volumesEU-Startups•Jun 29, 2020•Aplo, Draper Dragon, Axeleo, Kima Ventures and 1 other
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