Where is Hook located?

Hook is headquartered in New York City, United States.

How many employees does Hook have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Hook is 6.

Where does Hook rank among its competitors?

Hook ranks 282nd amongst 1891 active competitors, of which 254 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Paytner, which secured $14.4M in Sep, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Hook?

Hook's top competitors include OpenSea, Magic Eden and ALT. Among them, Paytner secured the most recent funding round in September, 2026.

Hook - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Hook is an acquired company based in New York City (United States), founded in 2019 by Jake Nyquist. It operates as a NFT-native options protocol. The company has 1891 active competitors, including 254 funded and 22 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like OpenSea, Magic Eden and ALT.

Company Details

NFT-native options protocol. The platform features auditing of smart contracts, an off-chain real-time option marketplace, collection-wide orders for immediate liquidity, API to automate trading, and more.

Website: hook.xyz
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Founded Year

2019

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Acquired

Investors

Collab+Currency & 2 more

Ranked

282^nd among 1891 active competitors

Employee Count

6 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

OpenSea & 2710 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Caldera (Nov 14, 2024)

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Hook got acquired by Caldera on Nov 14, 2024.

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Hook is a funded company. Hook has 3 institutional investors.

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The founders of Hook is Jake Nyquist.

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

Jake Nyquist: Founder of Hook and founder of 1 other company.

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Hook's employee count trend

Hook has 6 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Hook's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Hook include OpenSea, Magic Eden and ALT. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Hook, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	OpenSea 2017, New York City (United States), Series C	Blockchain-based web3 marketplace	$427M	Andreessen Horowitz, StartX & 73 others	78/100
2nd	Magic Eden 2021, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Online marketplace for non-fungible tokens	$157M	Electric Capital, Greylock Partners & 25 others	69/100
3rd	ALT 2020, San Francisco (United States), Series B	App-based platform for investment in stocks and alternative assets	$106M	Spearhead, Seven Seven Six & 47 others	65/100
4th	Sweet 2012, Morristown (United States), Series B	Social analytics and loyalty API provider	$15.1M	Animoca Brands, Seagate Ventures & 3 others	63/100
5th	Crossmint 2022, Miami (United States), Series A	Online platform to create, sell & distribute NFTs	$23.6M	Ribbit Capital, Pathlight Ventures & 12 others	62/100
6th	Metaplex 2021, Chicago (United States), Series C	Online platform for developing NFTs marketplaces	$46M	Jump Crypto, Multicoin Capital & 17 others	60/100
7th	Paytner 2019, Minato (Japan), Series D	Provider of payment processing, credit model development, and recruitment services	$18.5M	Incubate Fund, W inc & 34 others	58/100
8th	Mocaverse 2022, Hong Kong (China), Series A	NFT collection and community platform	$10M	Kingsway Capital, OKX & 6 others	57/100
9th	FLOKI 2003, New York City (United States), Funding Raised	Digital currency that is issued based on memes on social media	-	-	56/100
10th	Liqi 2021, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Series A	Online platform for trading crypto and NFT tokens	$4.58M	Patria Investments, Galapagos Capital & 4 others	55/100
282nd	Hook 2019, New York City (United States), Acquired	NFT-native options protocol	-	Collab+Currency, Maven 11 & 1 others	27/100