When was Coin founded?

Coin was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Coin located?

Coin is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Coin have?

As of Mar 01, 2026, the latest employee count at Coin is 10 - 49.

Is Coin a funded company?

Coin is a funded company, having raised a total of $17M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Oct 2012.

When was the latest funding round of Coin?

Coin's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on May 05, 2014, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does Coin rank among its competitors?

Coin ranks 7th amongst 20 active competitors, of which 6 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Kashware, which secured $1.82M in Jun, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Coin?

Coin's top competitors include Kasheesh, Lanistar and Select Innovations. Among them, Kashware secured the most recent funding round in June, 2023.

Coin - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Coin is a connected device that contains all credit, debit, gift, loyalty and membership cards in one place. Instead of carrying all those cards in the wallet user just need to carry the Coin. Coin works anywhere those cards are accepted. The bluetooth-connected Coin features a small integrated black and white e-ink display, a single mode button, a two-year battery, and a magnetic stripe. Its app is used as a means to load new cards (through an accompanying mag-stripe dongle) and manage the cards already stored in Coin. The device uses 128-bit encryption to secure all data stored and transferred, but it also uses Bluetooth as an additional layer of security. Was part of YCombinator. Sold its wearable payments assets to fitbit in May 2016.

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Founded Year

2012

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$17M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, May 05, 2014, $*****

Investors

Redpoint Ventures & 9 more

Ranked

7^th among 20 active competitors

Employee Count

10 - 49 as on Mar 01, 2026

Similar Companies

Kasheesh & 25 more

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Coin has raised a total funding of $17M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on May 05, 2014 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Coin has 10 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Coin:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 05, 2014	3767543	Series A	5061254	9419371	8656244	5942025
Oct 2012	9090786	Seed	4406810	8025537	K9 Ventures	Y Combinator & 1 more

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The founders of Coin is Kanishk Parashar.

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

Kanishk Parashar: Founder & CEO of Coin and founder of 1 other company.

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Coin's employee count trend

Coin has 10 - 49 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Coin's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Coin include Kasheesh, Lanistar and Select Innovations. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Coin, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Kasheesh 2019, New York City (United States), Series A	One-time virtual card allowing to combine funds from multiple cards	$9M	Tribe Capital, Anthemis Group & 10 others	54/100
2nd	Lanistar 2019, London (United Kingdom), Series A	NFC-enabled multi-account payment cards for individuals & businesses	$21.3M	-	50/100
3rd	Select Innovations 2014, New York City (United States), Seed	Meta card for accessing exclusive events, savings and perks	$40K	Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, Gaingels ... & 3 others	46/100
4th	Curve Card Review 2020, London (United Kingdom), Funding Raised	Multi-account payment card for consumers	-	-	43/100
5th	CASHet 2012, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	Multi-card management app	-	-	42/100
6th	Swyp 2014, Santa Clara (United States), Deadpooled	CBD products and information for pets, promoting wellness and care	$6.76M	Khosla Ventures, TiE LaunchPad	40/100
7th	Coin 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series A	One card to replace every other card	$17M	Redpoint Ventures, Spark Capital & 8 others	38/100
8th	Kashware 2019, Gurugram (India), Seed	Multi account payments card for consumers	$3.08M	Angel List, Neo Wealth Management & 48 others	37/100
9th	Stratos Card 2012, Ann Arbor (United States), Acquired	Decentralized finance platform offering crypto loans, staking, and DeFi solutions	$11.8M	hydyparkvc.com, Western Technology Investment ... & 5 others	36/100
10th	CardRight 2019, Brooklyn (United States), Unfunded	Multi-account credit card solution for individuals	-	-	35/100