When was Kado founded?

Kado was founded in 2021 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Kado located?

Kado is headquartered in New York City, United States.

How many employees does Kado have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Kado is 6.

Is Kado a funded company?

Kado is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Mar 09, 2022.

When was the latest funding round of Kado?

Kado's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Mar 09, 2022, with participation from 12 investors. Its primary sector is Cryptocurrencies. In United States, the Cryptocurrencies sector has seen $2.36B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Kado rank among its competitors?

Kado ranks 43rd amongst 302 active competitors, of which 45 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was dtcpay, which secured $25M in Sep, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Kado?

Kado's top competitors include Simplex, OpenFX and Bridge. Among them, dtcpay secured the most recent funding round in September, 2026.

Kado - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Online payment platform for cryptocurrency. It offers payments infrastructure for web3. Users can buy stable coins, pay with stable coins and save with stable coins. It offers payment solutions for stable coins.

Website: kado.money
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Email ID: *****@kado.money

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2021

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$5.4M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Mar 09, 2022, $*****

Investors

Hashed & 11 more

Ranked

43^rd among 302 active competitors

Employee Count

6 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Simplex & 633 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Swapped.com (Apr 21, 2025)

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Kado got acquired by Swapped.com on Apr 21, 2025.

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Kado has raised a total funding of $5.4M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Mar 09, 2022 for $*****. 12 investors participated in its latest round. Kado has 12 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Kado:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 09, 2022	2713257	Seed	1477340	8252812	9143934	3824305

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The founders of Kado are Emery A and Vince Dowdle.

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

Emery A: Co-Founder of Kado.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Vince Dowdle: Co-Founder of Kado.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Kado's employee count trend

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

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Top competitors of Kado include Simplex, OpenFX and Bridge. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Kado, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Simplex 2014, Ramat Gan (Israel), Acquired	AI-based crypto payments and fraud prevention solutions for businesses	$19M	Cumberland Mining, FundersClub & 12 others	73/100
2nd	OpenFX 2024, Miami (United States), Series A	Provider of infrastructure for instant, low-cost, cross-border foreign exchange liquidity	$117M	Accel, Northzone & 10 others	71/100
3rd	Bridge 2022, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Developer of infrastructure and application programming interfaces for stablecoin transactions	$58M	Ribbit Capital, Haun Ventures & 9 others	68/100
4th	Zero Hash 2017, Chicago (United States), Series D	Embedded crypto solutions for financial institutions	$286M	Point72 Ventures, Interactive Brokers & 31 others	66/100
5th	BVNK 2016, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Online platform offering multiple crypto services	$93.2M	Haun Ventures, Tiger Global Management & 45 others	65/100
6th	CoinPayments 2013, Vancouver (Canada), Series A	Payment gateway solutions for cryptocurrencies	$30.1M	Newnote Financial	63/100
7th	dtcpay 2019, Singapore (Singapore), Series A	Provider of platform enabling multi-currency swaps and digital payment solutions	$51.5M	Vertex Ventures, SBI Group & 1 others	61/100
8th	Flexa 2018, New York City (United States), Series B	Provider of digital asset payment processing and merchant settlement tools	$14.1M	2020 Ventures, Nima Capital & 7 others	58/100
9th	Conduit 2021, Kalispell (United States), Series A	Provider of cross-border payment solution for businesses	$59M	Portage, Altos Ventures Management & 23 others	57/100
10th	Coinflow 2022, Chicago (United States), Series A	Platform offering payment solutions to web3 companies	$28.7M	CMT Digital, Pantera Capital & 10 others	57/100
43rd	Kado 2021, New York City (United States), Acquired	Online payment platform for cryptocurrency	$5.4M	Republic Capital, Circle Ventures & 10 others	39/100