Etherscan - About the company
Etherscan is a seed company based in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), founded in 2015 by Matthew Tan. It operates as an Ethereum Blockchain Explorer. Etherscan has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from Boost VC and Digital Currency Group. The company has 474 active competitors, including 54 funded and 17 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Coin Metrics, Zapper and CoinGecko.
Company Details
EtherScan is a block explorer and analytics platform for Ethereum, which is a decentralized platform that runs smart contracts. They also provide APIs & analytics platforms for Ethereum. Their website offers 3 types of accounts - normal, contract and verified based on user preferences. They also provide a testing environment TESTNET, for testing of developed applications
- Website
- etherscan.io
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Stage
Seed
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
9th among 474 active competitors
Employee Count
22 as on Dec 31, 2024
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Etherscan's funding and investors
Etherscan has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 12, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Aug 28, 2019 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Etherscan has 9 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Etherscan:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 28, 2019 | 5155826 | Seed | 1260584 | 1708951 | 5565610 | 9499939 |
Jan 12, 2017 | 2194745 | Seed | 9405843 | 7511476 | 2259338 |
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Etherscan's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Etherscan is Matthew Tan.
Here are the details of Etherscan's key team members:
- Matthew Tan: CEO & Founder of Etherscan. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups.
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Etherscan's employee count trend
Etherscan has 22 employees as of Dec 24. Here is Etherscan's employee count trend over the years:
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Etherscan's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Etherscan include Coin Metrics, Zapper and CoinGecko. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Etherscan, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Coin Metrics 2017, Boston (United States), Acquired | Crypto asset market and network data provider | $64.6M | 70/100 | |
2nd | Zapper 2020, Wilmington (United States), Series A | Provider of blockchain explorer | $15M | 66/100 | |
3rd | Cryptocurrency valuation and ranking website | - | 64/100 | ||
4th | Kaito 2022, Seattle (United States), Series A | Online platform for AI-based information in cryptocurrencies | $10.8M | 60/100 | |
5th | Provider of data, analytics, and indices for the crypto industry | $82.5M | 59/100 | ||
6th | Ocean Protocol 2017, Singapore (Singapore), Seed | Provider of data exchange platform | - | 59/100 | |
7th | TheTie.io 2017, New York City (United States), Series A | Provider of data and analytics services for institutional crypto investors | $9M | 59/100 | |
8th | Dune Analytics 2018, Oslo (Norway), Series B | Data and analytics solutions for cryptocurrency | $79.4M | 57/100 | |
9th | Ethereum Blockchain Explorer | - | 57/100 | ||
10th | TokenInsight 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Cryptocurrency data provider | - | 57/100 |
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Etherscan's Investments and acquisitions
Etherscan has made 2 investments in SolanaFM and SolanaFM and acquired Solscan.Here is the list of these investments and acquisitions:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 03, 2024 | Acquisition | 2021 | Singapore (Singapore) | |
Aug 26, 2022 | Investments | 2020 | Singapore (Singapore) | |
Dec 24, 2021 | Investments | 2020 | Singapore (Singapore) |
Reports related to Etherscan
Here is the latest report on Etherscan's sector:
News related to Etherscan
Media has covered Etherscan for a total of 11 events in the last 1 year, 5 of them have been about company updates.
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Etherscan Adds Batch Token Approval Revokes for EIP-7702 WalletsThe Crypto Times•Mar 09, 2026•Etherscan
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SharpLink Boosts Ether Holdings To Over $3.5 Billion, Trailing BitMineZycrypto•Oct 22, 2025•SharpLink, Etherscan
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Blazpay's Crypto Presale Enters Final 24 Hours as Ethereum Gains StrengthGlobeNewswire•Oct 17, 2025•Worldlibertyfinancial, Blazpay, Etherscan
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Cryptomesh Secures $2.5 Million in Series A Funding to Transform DeFi StakingBusiness Insider•Oct 11, 2025•Aptos Foundation, Optimism, Etherscan
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Ethereum Gets Institutional Boost as Grayscale Adds $3.83B Worth of ETHCryptos Newss•Oct 10, 2025•Grayscale, Etherscan
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Tech Raptor Group Expands DeFi Investments with $200M Fundraisebitcoinethereumnews.com•Oct 06, 2025•Etherscan, Raptor Group
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BLUZOR Exchange Enhances AI Wealth Assistant with Mainstream Wallet CompatibilityGlobal FinTech Series•Oct 01, 2025•Etherscan, Bitcoin, MarketWatch
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Ethereum Faces Resistance; Mutuum Finance Presale Gains MomentumCryptopolitan•Sep 30, 2025•Etherscan
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Etherscan Expands to Sei Blockchain as Network's Trading Volume Tops $1.3BCoinDesk•Sep 04, 2025•Etherscan
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