When was Dfns founded?

Dfns was founded in 2020 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Dfns located?

Dfns is headquartered in Paris, France.

Who is the current CEO of Dfns?

Christopher Grilhault Des Fontaines and Clarisse Hagege s of Dfns. Christopher Grilhault Des Fontaines has also founded 1 company and is an angel investors in 1 startup.

How many employees does Dfns have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Dfns is 86.

Is Dfns a funded company?

Dfns is a funded company, having raised a total of $29.6M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Apr 13, 2022.

When was the latest funding round of Dfns?

Dfns' latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jan 14, 2025, with participation from 10 investors.

Where does Dfns rank among its competitors?

Dfns ranks 2nd amongst 23 active competitors, of which 8 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Dfns, which secured $16M in Jan, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Dfns?

Dfns' top competitors include Magic, AlphaWallet and Liminal. Among them, Dfns secured the most recent funding round in January, 2025.

Dfns - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Custodian solutions for cryptocurrencies. It offers an API for managing crypto, signing transactions, establishing business rules, and keeping track of security. It contains a set of instructions for creating a custodial infrastructure for scalability across crypto markets.

Website: www.dfns.co/
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Email ID: *****@dfns.co

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Founded Year

2020

Location

Paris, France

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$29.6M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jan 14, 2025, $*****

Investors

White Star Capital & 19 more

Ranked

2^nd among 23 active competitors

Employee Count

86 as on Jun 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Magic & 25 more

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Dfns has raised a total funding of $29.6M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 13, 2022. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jan 14, 2025 for $*****. 10 investors participated in its latest round. Dfns has 15 institutional investors and 5 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Dfns:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 14, 2025	8427867	Series A	6418461	4937754	8237996	7954800
Apr 13, 2022	6799041	Seed	3416690	3252109	White Star Capital	Hashed & 7 more

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The founders of Dfns are Christopher Grilhault Des Fontaines, Clarisse Hagege, Houda Ferradi and Nore Eckerberg. Clarisse Hagege is the CEO of Dfns.

Here are the details of Dfns' key team members:

Christopher Grilhault Des Fontaines: Co-CEO & Co-founder of Dfns. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Clarisse Hagege: Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Dfns.
Houda Ferradi: Co-Founder of Dfns.
Nore Eckerberg: Former Co-Founder of Dfns.

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Dfns' employee count trend

Dfns has 86 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Dfns's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Dfns include Magic, AlphaWallet and Liminal. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Dfns, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Magic 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Provider of cloud-based solutions for passwordless authentication	$83M	Tiger Global Management, Placeholder & 36 others	66/100
2nd	Dfns 2020, Paris (France), Series A	Custodian solutions for cryptocurrencies	$29.6M	White Star Capital, Abn Amro & 18 others	63/100
3rd	AlphaWallet 2017, Singapore (Singapore), Seed	Digital wallet for cryptocurrencies	$1.2M	HashKey, Fenbushi Capital & 6 others	52/100
4th	Liminal 2021, Singapore (Singapore), Seed	Digital wallet management platform	$4.7M	Elevation Capital, Ld Capital & 30 others	49/100
5th	DeSo 2021, Los Altos (United States), Series D	Layer-1 blockchain network for social media	$200M	Sequoia Capital, TQ Ventures & 5 others	45/100
6th	Aleph Zero 2018, Zug (Switzerland), Seed	Provider of public blockchain network	-	MV Global, RR2 Capital & 14 others	44/100
7th	PolySign 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Developer of infrastructure for institutions to secure and transact digital assets	$132M	Cowen, 2020 Ventures & 6 others	43/100
8th	Tilia 2015, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Payment platform for game publishers, metaverse creators, and NFT providers	$22M	J P Morgan, Dunamu	36/100
9th	Argos Lab 2024, Paris (France), Seed	Developer of blockchain and AI solutions for Web3 user onboarding	-	Morningstar, Cypher Capital	30/100
10th	Attarius 2021, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Funding Raised	Provider of APIs/SDK for game developers	-	Transcend Labs, Sinofy	27/100