Where is Cardano located?

Cardano is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

How many employees does Cardano have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Cardano is 12.

Is Cardano a funded company?

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

Where does Cardano rank among its competitors?

Cardano ranks 33rd amongst 1309 active competitors, of which 285 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Celestia, which secured $100M in Sep, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Cardano?

Cardano's top competitors include Mysten Labs, Aptos and Solana. Among them, Celestia secured the most recent funding round in September, 2024.

Cardano - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Cardano is a funded company based in Zug (Switzerland), founded in 2017 by Charles Hoskinson. It operates as a Blockchain-based public network for data protection. The company has 1309 active competitors, including 285 funded and 30 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Mysten Labs, Aptos and Solana.

Company Details

Blockchain-based public network for data protection. The platform offers private ledgers to participating institutions, with the facility to integrate smart contracts into the ledger. It offers solutions such as stake delegation, explorer, wallets, and more.

Website: cardano.org
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Founded Year

2017

Location

Zug, Switzerland

Stage

Funding Raised

Investors

World Capital Holdings Group & 30 more

Ranked

33^rd among 1309 active competitors

Employee Count

12 as on Jun 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Bluwhale & 4 more

Similar Companies

Mysten Labs & 204 more

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Cardano is a funded company. Cardano has 31 institutional investors.

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The founders of Cardano is Charles Hoskinson.

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

Charles Hoskinson: Founder of Cardano and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups.

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Cardano's employee count trend

Cardano has 12 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Cardano's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Cardano include Mysten Labs, Aptos and Solana. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cardano, ranked by Tracxn score:

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	FTX, Andreessen Horowitz & 42 others	82/100
2nd	Aptos 2021, Palo Alto (United States), Series D	Provider of protocols for building blockchain-based solutions	$350M	Foresight Ventures, YZi Labs & 33 others	79/100
3rd	Solana 2010, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Blockchain-based infrastructure for transactions and counting	$374M	500 Global, Multicoin Capital & 95 others	79/100
4th	NEAR 2017, Zug (Switzerland), Series D	Public blockchain network platform	$542M	Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global Management ... & 90 others	77/100
5th	AVA 2018, Brooklyn (United States), Series B	Blockchain platform for smart contracts and custom subnets	$368M	Andreessen Horowitz, DFG & 22 others	75/100
6th	Ethereum 2013, Toronto (Canada), Series B	Blockchain-based public network for decentralized applications	-	DJ Yakisoba Capital Partners, KR1 & 109 others	71/100
7th	Chain 2014, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Blockchain solutions empowering businesses to thrive in the Web3 era	$39.5M	RRE Ventures, Nasdaq & 26 others	70/100
8th	DFINITY 2014, Palo Alto (United States), Series C	Blockchain-based public network for building decentralized applications	$164M	Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain & 60 others	68/100
9th	Avalanche 2018, Tortola (United Kingdom), Funding Raised	Provider of smart contracts platform for decentralized application development	-	GAINS Associates, Kernel Ventures & 44 others	68/100
10th	Celestia 2011, Vaduz (Liechtenstein), Series C	Blockchain-based modular consensus and data network	$204M	Bain Capital Crypto, Syncracy & 48 others	67/100
33rd	Cardano 2017, Zug (Switzerland), Funding Raised	Blockchain-based public network for data protection	-	World Capital Holdings Group, Ledger Capital ... & 29 others	58/100

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Cardano has not made any acquisitions yet. Cardano has made 5 investments.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Oct 21, 2025	Investments	Bluwhale	2017	San Francisco (United States)
Mar 11, 2024	Investments	Bluwhale	2017	San Francisco (United States)
Oct 04, 2023	Investments	Paima Studios	2022	Tortola (United Kingdom)