When was Bitcoin founded?

Bitcoin was founded in 2009 and raised its 1st funding round 11 years after it was founded.

Where is Bitcoin located?

Bitcoin is headquartered in Las Vegas, United States.

How many employees does Bitcoin have?

As of Jan 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Bitcoin is 2.

Is Bitcoin a funded company?

Bitcoin is a funded company, having raised a total of $100M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series C round, raised on Dec 11, 2020.

When was the latest funding round of Bitcoin?

Bitcoin's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Oct 21, 2021, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Bitcoin rank among its competitors?

Bitcoin ranks 1st amongst 448 active competitors, of which 24 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was fuse.io, which secured $5M in May, 2022.

Who are the top competitors of Bitcoin?

Bitcoin's top competitors include Dash, Sentz and Litecoin. Among them, fuse.io secured the most recent funding round in May, 2022.

Bitcoin - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Decentralized P2P cryptocurrency for payments. It is based on the Bitcoin Blockchain. It enables users to send, receive, and make payments using digital currencies. It allows transfers through wallets, exchanges, events, and more.

Website: bitcoin.org/en/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2009

Location

Las Vegas, United States

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$100M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Oct 21, 2021, $*****

Investors

MassMutual & 79 more

Ranked

1^st among 448 active competitors

Employee Count

2 as on Jan 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Dash & 1210 more

Exit Details

Public

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Bitcoin got listed on Feb 18, 2021.

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Bitcoin has raised a total funding of $100M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 11, 2020. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Oct 21, 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Bitcoin has 80 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Bitcoin:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 21, 2021	8938654	Post IPO	2730782	6179647	5935123	4889250
Dec 11, 2020	2028713	Series C	3777379	9461378	MassMutual	New York Life Insurance

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The founders of Bitcoin is Basil Zac.

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

Basil Zac: Co-Founder of Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin's employee count trend

Bitcoin has 2 employees as of Jan 26. Here is Bitcoin's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Bitcoin include Dash, Sentz and Litecoin. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Bitcoin, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Bitcoin 2009, Las Vegas (United States), Public	Decentralized P2P cryptocurrency for payments	$100M	2020 Ventures, World Capital Holdings Group ... & 78 others	74/100
2nd	Dash 2014, Scottsdale (United States), Series B	Digital currency for making payments	$16.2M	Marshmallow Cash, Blockwall Management & 6 others	69/100
3rd	Sentz 2017, Sacramento (United States), Series B	Cross-border remittance solution for individuals and businesses	$183M	General Catalyst, Future Ventures & 38 others	60/100
4th	Litecoin 2011, Singapore (Singapore), Funding Raised	Network providing a digital currency for payments, transfers, and transactions	-	-	59/100
5th	Beam 2017, Tel Aviv (Israel), Series A	Privacy-focused cryptocurrency based on MimbleWimble blockchain	$5M	Recruit Strategic Partners, Altonomy & 15 others	59/100
6th	Zcash Electric Coin Company 2016, Boulder (United States), Seed	Privacy-protecting digital currency enabling private peer-to-peer electronic cash transactions	-	INBlockchain, Sccinvest & 19 others	55/100
7th	fuse.io 2014, Tel Aviv (Israel), Series A	Blockchain-enabled decentralized payment solution	$5M	Tectona, GAINS Associates & 5 others	52/100
8th	BitMinutes 2017, New York City (United States), Funding Raised	Financial inclusion through prepaid minutes, transfers, payments, and microloans	-	Etheralabs, Cloquet Capital Partners	51/100
9th	Litecoin Project 2011, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Open-source P2P digital currency enabling instant, near-zero cost global payments	-	DJ Yakisoba Capital Partners, Bauhaus Group ... & 10 others	51/100
10th	AXEL 2013, Las Vegas (United States), Funding Raised	Digital currency focused on payments	-	-	48/100