When was Interstellar founded?

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

Where is Interstellar located?

Interstellar is headquartered in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Who is the current CEO of Interstellar?

Ernest Mbenkum of Interstellar.

How many employees does Interstellar have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Interstellar is 19.

Is Interstellar a funded company?

Interstellar is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Jan 01, 2017.

When was the latest funding round of Interstellar?

Interstellar's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Dec 28, 2023, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does Interstellar rank among its competitors?

Interstellar ranks 45th amongst 664 active competitors, of which 185 are funded. It stands 11th 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 Interstellar?

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

Interstellar - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Website: www.interstellar.cm
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Founded Year

2017

Location

Yaounde, Cameroon

Stage

Series A

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Dec 28, 2023, $*****

Investors

MoneyGram & 2 more

Ranked

45^th among 664 active competitors

Employee Count

19 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Qconferencing & 1 more

Similar Companies

Paxos & 462 more

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Interstellar has raised funding over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 01, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Dec 28, 2023 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Interstellar has 3 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Interstellar:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 28, 2023	4929958	Series A	1818414	5586428	4001831	6812692
Jan 01, 2019	9818717	Grant (prize money)	2955449	3820923	7476646	National Science Foundation
Jan 01, 2017	9592594	Grant (prize money)	7435658	6534267	3277828	National Science Foundation

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Interstellar's employee count trend

Interstellar has 19 employees as of May 26. Here is Interstellar's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Interstellar include Ripple, Paxos and Terra. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Interstellar, 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	Paxos 2012, New York City (United States), Series D	Provider of blockchain infrastructure and regulated stablecoin solutions for enterprises	$535M	RRE Ventures, Liberty City Ventures & 36 others	78/100
3rd	Terra 2018, Singapore (Singapore), Series B	Blockchain network for payments	$125M	Huobi, Binance Labs & 42 others	75/100
4th	Compound 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series B	P2P lending platform based on the Ethereum blockchain	$79.4M	Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain & 31 others	71/100
5th	Injective 2018, New York City (United States), Series A	Developer of a layer one blockchain for decentralised finance applications	$52.6M	Pantera Capital, Jump Crypto & 23 others	71/100
6th	Brahma 2021, Delhi (India), Acquired	Blockchain-based network for Defi applications in the finance industry	$6.71M	Framework Ventures, Greenfield Capital & 13 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, Ulu Ventures & 1 others	68/100
9th	Zero Hash 2017, Chicago (United States), Series D	Embedded crypto solutions for financial institutions	$286M	Point72 Ventures, Interactive Brokers & 31 others	66/100
10th	BTSE 2018, Tortola (United Kingdom), Series A	Cryptocurrencies exchange platform	$22M	-	66/100
45th	Interstellar 2017, Yaounde (Cameroon), Series A	Blockchain-based infrastructure for digital payments and financial institutions	-	Stellar, MoneyGram & 1 others	51/100