When was BitMEX founded?

BitMEX was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is BitMEX located?

BitMEX is headquartered in Hong Kong, China.

How many employees does BitMEX have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at BitMEX is 145.

Is BitMEX a funded company?

BitMEX is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on 2015.

When was the latest funding round of BitMEX?

BitMEX's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on 2015, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does BitMEX rank among its competitors?

BitMEX ranks 45th amongst 2150 active competitors, of which 215 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Wealthsimple, which secured $393M in Oct, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of BitMEX?

BitMEX's top competitors include Coinbase, Bitso and KuCoin. Among them, Wealthsimple secured the most recent funding round in October, 2025.

BitMEX - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

App-based platform for trading in cryptocurrencies. Allows users to buy, sell, and trade digital assets through encrypted networks. The various contracts offered on the platform are XBT, XLT, and ETH. Offers risk management and structuring of bitcoin financial derivatives. It features cold storage solutions for consumers to store traded digital assets.

Website: www.bitmex.com/
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Founded Year

2014

Location

Hong Kong, China

Stage

Seed

Latest Funding Round

Seed, 2015, $*****

Investors

Orbit Ventures & 2 more

Ranked

45^th among 2150 active competitors

Employee Count

145 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

VALR & 5 more

Similar Companies

Coinbase & 4349 more

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BitMEX has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on 2015 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. BitMEX has 3 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of BitMEX:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
2015	2999	Seed	2721	4256	9613	5156

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The founders of BitMEX is Samuel Reed.

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

Samuel Reed: Co-Founder of BitMEX and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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BitMEX's employee count trend

BitMEX has 145 employees as of Aug 26. Here is BitMEX's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of BitMEX include Coinbase, Bitso and KuCoin. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of BitMEX, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Coinbase 2012, San Francisco (United States), Public	Online platform for crypto portfolio	$547M	DFJ Growth, Serena Ventures & 147 others	87/100
2nd	Bitso 2014, Mexico City (Mexico), Series C	Online trading and exchange platform for cryptocurrency	$331M	QED Investors, Kaszek & 38 others	83/100
3rd	KuCoin 2017, Mahe (Seychelles), Series A	Cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform	$180M	NGC Ventures, Jump Crypto & 11 others	82/100
4th	CoinList 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series A	App-based trading platform for cryptocurrency	$119M	Accomplice, Polychain & 36 others	80/100
5th	N26 2013, Berlin (Germany), Series E	Provider of mobile banking services, including savings, investment, and crypto	$1.72B	Valar Ventures, Allianz X & 49 others	78/100
6th	Wealthsimple 2014, Toronto (Canada), Series F	Provider of financial services including investing, trading, saving, and borrowing	$1.29B	Power financial, Meritech & 39 others	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	Fulgur Ventures, SBI Digital Asset Holdings ... & 13 others	75/100
8th	Pintu 2016, Jakarta (Indonesia), Series B	App-based platform for storing, buying, and selling digital assets and cryptocurrencies	$154M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pantera Capital ... & 8 others	74/100
9th	Voyager 2017, New York City (United States), Public	App-based trading platform for cryptocurrency	-	EDBI, Alpha Sigma Capital & 19 others	73/100
10th	SwissBorg 2016, Lausanne (Switzerland), Series A	B2B robo advisory and crypto wealth management solution	$27M	Swiss ICT Investor Club, London Real Ventures ... & 1 others	73/100
45th	BitMEX 2014, Hong Kong (China), Seed	App-based platform for trading in cryptocurrencies	-	SOSV, Orbit Ventures & 1 others	58/100

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BitMEX has not made any acquisitions yet. BitMEX has made 6 investments.

Here is the list of latest three $investments:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jul 21, 2020	Investments	VALR	2018	Johannesburg (South Africa)
Aug 14, 2019	Investments	Edge App	2014	San Diego (United States)
Jul 30, 2019	Investments	Rain	2017	Dubai (United Arab Emirates)