When was Compound founded?

Compound was founded in 2017 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Compound located?

Compound is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Compound have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Compound is 12.

Is Compound a funded company?

Compound is a funded company, having raised a total of $79.4M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Oct 02, 2017.

How much is Compound worth?

The latest valuation of Compound is $***** as of Sep 30, 2019.

When was the latest funding round of Compound?

Compound's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Nov 04, 2022, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Blockchain Infrastructure. In United States, the Blockchain Infrastructure sector has seen $1.06B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Compound rank among its competitors?

Compound ranks 6th amongst 630 active competitors, of which 189 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Ripple, which secured $200M in May, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Compound?

Compound's top competitors include Ripple, Terra and Bitpanda Custody. Among them, Ripple secured the most recent funding round in May, 2026.

Compound - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

P2P lending platform based on the Ethereum blockchain. The platform analyzes supply and demand for a particular crypto asset to set a fluctuating interest rate that adjusts according to market conditions. Also allows the developers to monetize and borrow tokens in their applications using the compound protocol.

Website: compound.finance
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2017

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$79.4M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Nov 04, 2022, $*****

Post Money Valuation

$***** as on Sep 30, 2019

Investors

Andreessen Horowitz & 32 more

Ranked

6^th among 630 active competitors

Employee Count

12 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Manifest & 1 more

Similar Companies

Injective & 395 more

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Compound has raised a total funding of $79.4M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 02, 2017. Compound has 33 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Compound:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Nov 04, 2022	6219816	Series B	7751820	4317304	7692688	3747640
Sep 30, 2019	7835015	Series A	8491946	6309869	6086243	Paradigmcap & 2 more
Mar 26, 2018	2493861	Seed	9676100	5822725	Andreessen Horowitz & 2 more	Compound & 4 more

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The founders of Compound is Geoffrey Hayes.

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

Geoffrey Hayes: Co-Founder & CTO of Compound and founder of 2 other companies, Compound Labs and Compound.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Compound's employee count trend

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

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Top competitors of Compound include Ripple, Terra and Bitpanda Custody. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Compound, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Ripple 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Provider of blockchain and financial infrastructure solutions for cross-border payments and digital asset custody	$853M	China Growth Capital, AME Cloud Ventures ... & 104 others	81/100
2nd	Terra 2018, Singapore (Singapore), Series B	Blockchain network for payments	$125M	Huobi, Binance Labs & 42 others	76/100
3rd	Bitpanda Custody 2014, Vienna (Austria), Series C	Fintech and crypto infrastructure provider	$530M	Valar Ventures, Speedinvest & 16 others	72/100
4th	Injective 2018, New York City (United States), Series A	Developer of a layer one blockchain for decentralised finance applications	$52.6M	Pantera Capital, CMS Holdings & 23 others	71/100
5th	Brahma 2021, Delhi (India), Acquired	Blockchain-based network for Defi applications in the finance industry	$6.71M	Framework Ventures, Greenfield Capital & 13 others	71/100
6th	Compound 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series B	P2P lending platform based on the Ethereum blockchain	$79.4M	2020 Ventures, Compound & 31 others	70/100
7th	TRON 2017, Singapore (Singapore), Funding Raised	Blockchain-based explorer and wallets for cryptocurrencies	-	Rhapsody Ventures, Blockchain R&I & 10 others	68/100
8th	Pi Network 2019, Palo Alto (United States), Seed	Provider of blockchain-based platform offering to mine coins	-	137 Ventures, Designer Fund & 1 others	67/100
9th	Bloxroute 2017, Evanston (United States), Acquired	Provider of real-time data and transaction propagation for blockchain networks	$89.6M	SoftBank Vision Fund, Maven 11 & 19 others	66/100
10th	Aave 2009, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Decentralized crypto lending marketplace for consumers	$29.5M	ParaFi, Standard Crypto & 40 others	64/100