When was Binded founded?

Binded was founded in 2016 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Binded located?

Binded is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Binded have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at Binded is 1 - 10.

Is Binded a funded company?

Binded is a funded company, having raised a total of $1.5M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Mar 14, 2016.

When was the latest funding round of Binded?

Binded's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on May 24, 2017, with participation from 6 investors. Its primary sector is Legal Tech. In United States, the Legal Tech sector has seen $1.35B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Binded rank among its competitors?

Binded ranks 5th amongst 70 active competitors, of which 10 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Podqi, which secured $3.2M in Mar, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Binded?

Binded's top competitors include Red Points, Incopro and Podqi. Among them, Podqi secured the most recent funding round in March, 2025.

Binded - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Binded is an acquired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2016 by Oli Lalonde and Nathan Lands. It operates as a Brand protection and anti counterfeit solutions for creators. Binded has raised $1.5M in funding from investors like Vectr Ventures, Tokyo Founders Fund and Mistletoe. The company has 70 active competitors, including 10 funded and 11 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Red Points, Incopro and Podqi.

Company Details

Brand protection and anti-counterfeit solutions for creators. It allows businesses and professionals to protect the images. It enables users to upload images to private copyright vaults from computer systems, or phones. The platform enables users to integrate images from Instagram. It generates and provides copyright certificates to users.

Website: binded.com
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Email ID: *****@binded.com

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2016

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$1.5M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, May 24, 2017, $*****

Investors

Vectr Ventures & 6 more

Ranked

5^th among 70 active competitors

Employee Count

1 - 10 as on Jul 01, 2024

Similar Companies

Red Points & 95 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Pixsy (Sep 10, 2019)

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Binded got acquired by Pixsy on Sep 10, 2019.

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Binded has raised a total funding of $1.5M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 14, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on May 24, 2017 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Binded has 7 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Binded:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 24, 2017	6995755	Seed	4881840	5061014	9792605	9453385
Mar 14, 2016	5828632	Seed	8482072	5539499	4275247	Vectr Ventures

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The founders of Binded are Oli Lalonde and Nathan Lands.

Here are the details of Binded's key team members:

Oli Lalonde: CTO & Co-founder of Binded.
Nathan Lands: Co-Founder & CEO of Binded.

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Binded's employee count trend

Binded has 1 - 10 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Binded's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Binded include Red Points, Incopro and Podqi. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Binded, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Red Points 2011, Barcelona (Spain), Series C	Developer of artificial intelligence software for online brand protection services	$85M	Northzone, Summit Partners & 9 others	67/100
2nd	Incopro 2012, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Platform offering brand protection software	$28.4M	Highland Europe, TriplePoint Capital	48/100
3rd	Podqi 2020, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Provider of automated brand protection solutions	$3.2M	General Catalyst, Afore Capital & 1 others	41/100
4th	SnapDragon Monitoring 2015, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Seed	Solutions to manage Brand protection, IP monitoring and counterfeits	$3.62M	Mercia, Scottish Enterprise & 15 others	40/100
5th	Binded 2016, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Brand protection and anti counterfeit solutions for creators	$1.5M	Mistletoe, Vectr Ventures & 5 others	38/100
6th	Kopjra 2014, Bologna (Italy), Seed	digital rights management	$1.63M	Club Digitale, Club Italia Investimenti 2 ... & 4 others	36/100
7th	Marketly 2010, Ahmedabad (India), Acquired	Brand protection and anti-counterfeit solution	-	-	35/100
8th	Abion 1994, Gothenburg (Sweden), Unfunded	Brand strategy and trademark protection solutions for businesses	-	Priveq, Bridgepoint Capital & 1 others	34/100
9th	Patented 2023, United States, Seed	AI based intellectual property management engine	$4M	Cooley, NextView Ventures & 2 others	33/100
10th	IP Shark 2014, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded	Online brand protection and IP management software	-	-	33/100