Coinbase - About the company
Coinbase is a public company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2012 by Fred Ehrsam and Brian Armstrong. It operates as an Online platform for crypto portfolio. Coinbase has raised $547M in funding from investors like Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures. The company has 2240 active competitors, including 216 funded and 45 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Bitso, KuCoin and CoinList.
Sectors and market segments that Coinbase operate in
Coinbase serves in the FinTech, Blockchain Technology market segments.The primary business model of Coinbase are:Company Details
Online platform for crypto portfolio. It offers solutions for consumers such as regular trading platforms, wallets for storing cryptocurrencies, crypto exchanges, USD-backed stable coins, and more. It also provides solutions for businesses such as custodian services, crypto-based payment acceptance solutions, and more.
- Website
- www.coinbase.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@coinbase.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- San Francisco, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$547M in 13 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
1st among 2240 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
Employee Count
7,025 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with Coinbase
Coinbase is associated with 6 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
COIN FINANCIAL s.r.o. CIN: 07482361 , Czech Republic, Active | Sep 21, 2018 | - | - | |
COINBASE GLOBAL, INC. CIN: 1679788 , United States, Active | Jan 26, 2014 | $1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2025) | - | - |
COINBASE INDIA SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74999DL2021FTC378958 , India, Active | Mar 22, 2021 | ₹1,000+ Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 584 (As on Feb 01, 2026) | |
COINBASE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200DL2022FTC401873 , India, Active | Jul 18, 2022 | 0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | - | |
COINBASE INC. CIN: 455293997 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 2457 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
Coinbase UK, Ltd CIN: 09083955 , United Kingdom, Active | Jun 11, 2014 | - | 3730 (As on Dec 31, 2021) |
Coinbase's IPO details
Coinbase got listed on Apr 14, 2021.
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Coinbase's funding and investors
Coinbase has raised a total funding of $547M over 13 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 26, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Aug 13, 2021 for an undisclosed amount. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Coinbase has 145 institutional investors and 6 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Coinbase:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Aug 13, 2021 | Undisclosed | Post IPO | - | - | - | |
May 17, 2021 | $1.25B | Post IPO | - | - | - | - |
Apr 22, 2019 | Undisclosed | Series E | $8B | - | - |
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Coinbase's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Coinbase are Fred Ehrsam and Brian Armstrong. Brian Armstrong is the CEO of Coinbase.
Here are the details of Coinbase's key team members:
- Fred Ehrsam: Former Co-Founder of Coinbase and founder of 5 other companies, including Paradigm, ventures.coinbase.com and Coinbase. They are also an angel investor in 24 startups.Contact Info: 2 email addresses
- Brian Armstrong: Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Coinbase and founder of 3 other companies, NewLimit, ventures.coinbase.com and Coinbase. They are also an angel investor in 6 startups.
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Coinbase's employee count trend
Coinbase has 7,025 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Coinbase's employee count trend over the years:
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Coinbase's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Coinbase include Bitso, KuCoin and CoinList. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Coinbase, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Coinbase 2012, San Francisco (United States), Public | Online platform for crypto portfolio | $547M | 87/100 | |
2nd | Online trading and exchange platform for cryptocurrency | $331M | 83/100 | ||
3rd |  KuCoin 2017, Mahe (Seychelles), Series A | Cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform | $180M | 82/100 | |
4th |  CoinList 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series A | App-based trading platform for cryptocurrency | $119M | 80/100 | |
5th | Provider of mobile banking services, including savings, investment, and crypto | $1.72B | 79/100 | ||
6th | Wealthsimple 2014, Toronto (Canada), Series F | Provider of financial services including investing, trading, saving, and borrowing | $1.29B | 78/100 | |
7th |  SwissBorg 2016, Lausanne (Switzerland), Series A | B2B robo advisory and crypto wealth management solution | $27M | 77/100 | |
8th | App-based platform for storing, buying, and selling digital assets and cryptocurrencies | $154M | 75/100 | ||
9th |  Sygnum 2017, Zurich (Switzerland), Series C | Digital asset banking platform offering a range of services including trading, custody, staking, and tokenization of assets | $218M | 75/100 | |
10th | Bitpanda Custody 2014, Vienna (Austria), Series C | Fintech and crypto infrastructure provider | $530M | 74/100 |
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Coinbase's Investments and acquisitions
Coinbase has made 429 investments in companies including Network School and Catalyst. Coinbase has also acquired 33 companies including Clearing and Vector.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Oct 09, 2026 | Investments | 2024 | Singapore (Singapore) | |
Oct 08, 2026 | Investments | - | ||
Sep 29, 2026 | Investments | 2019 | New York City (United States) |
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Reports related to Coinbase
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News related to Coinbase
Filter this listMedia has covered Coinbase for a total of 643 events in the last 1 year, 340 of them have been about company updates and 61 about partnerships.
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Coinbase Rolls Out 10x Spot Leverage for Eligible Traders, Excluding Most US Retail CustomersCryptoSlate•Oct 09, 2026•Coinbase
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Coinbase to Cease Sports Prediction Markets in Michigan Following Regulatory PressureBitcoin•Oct 09, 2026•Coinbase
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Samsung Wallet to Support Solana Stablecoins on 82 Million U.S. Galaxy DevicesPR Newswire•Oct 08, 2026•Solana, Samsung, Coinbase, Circle
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Latitude Raises $35 Million in Series A Fundingintelligence360•Oct 07, 2026•Latitude, New Enterprise Associates, Faction VC, OpenFX and 3 others
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Coinbase Accelerates AI Support Testing, Enhancing Efficiency and Customer Account GovernanceCryptoSlate•Oct 05, 2026•Coinbase
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Stripe Acquires AI Gateway OpenRouter for $7 Billion, Focusing on Hybrid Payment RoutingThe Fintech Times•Oct 05, 2026•OpenRouter, Stripe, Mastercard, Visa and 1 other
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Coinbase Tokenized Stocks Lead DeFi Deposit Gains, Adding $5.6M Ahead of Robinhood and BinanceCrowdfund Insider•Oct 04, 2026•Coinbase
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Coinbase Secures ADGM License to Establish Tokenized Securities HubThe Fintech Times•Oct 03, 2026•Coinbase
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Coinbase Incubated Base Activates Cobalt Upgrade with Conditional Transactions, Expanded B20 ToolsCrowdfund Insider•Oct 01, 2026•Coinbase
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Coinbase Wallet Integrates Polymarket Prediction Markets for Eligible UsersThe Crypto Times•Sep 30, 2026•Coinbase, Raven
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