Origin Protocol - About the company
Origin Protocol is a series A company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2017 by Matthew Liu and Josh Fraser. It operates as a Blockchain platform for building decentralized marketplaces. Origin Protocol has raised $31.5M in funding from investors like Foundation Capital, Alexis Ohanian and Pantera Capital. The company has 879 active competitors, including 199 funded and 21 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Circle, IoTeX and Alchemy.
Company Details
Blockchain platform for building decentralized marketplaces. The platform consists of the Origin decentralized application, the Origin developer libraries, and the Origin protocols. The Origin dApp enables buyers and sellers to meet, communicate, and transact with each other. It is enabled by Solidity smart contracts and IPFS. It also offers an ERC20 token, the Origin Token which is used to reward users, developers, marketplace operators, and/or other participants to perform actions and services on the platform.
- Website
- www.originprotocol.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@originprotocol.com
- Registered Address
- San Francisco, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2017
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$31.5M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
31st among 879 active competitors
Employee Count
38 as on Mar 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Legal entities associated with Origin Protocol
Origin Protocol is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ORIGIN PROTOCOL CIN: 823098347 , Belgium, Active | Dec 31, 2016 | - | 11 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
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Origin Protocol's funding and investors
Origin Protocol has raised a total funding of $31.5M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2017. Its latest funding round was a Angel round on Jun 08, 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Origin Protocol has 48 institutional investors and 7 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Origin Protocol:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jun 08, 2021 | 4256090 | Angel | 3838042 | 9256953 | 7678883 | 2009028 |
Jul 31, 2018 | 8908164 | ICO | 4981374 | 5125361 | 5524417 | 8363960 |
Apr 25, 2018 | 1211701 | Series A | 1680234 | 6070137 |
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Origin Protocol's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Origin Protocol are Matthew Liu and Josh Fraser.
Here are the details of Origin Protocol's key team members:
- Matthew Liu: Co-Founder of Origin Protocol. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Josh Fraser: Co-Founder of Origin Protocol. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Origin Protocol's employee count trend
Origin Protocol has 38 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Origin Protocol's employee count trend over the years:
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Origin Protocol's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Origin Protocol include Circle, IoTeX and Alchemy. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Origin Protocol, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Circle 2013, Boston (United States), Public | Cross-border payment solution for businesses focusing on cryptocurrency | $1.5B | 88/100 | |
2nd | IoTeX 2017, Tortola (United Kingdom), Series A | Developer of infrastructure providing real-time data for artificial intelligence applications | $50M | 78/100 | |
3rd |  Alchemy 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series C | Provider of complete blockchain developer platform | $564M | 78/100 | |
4th | Blockchain network for payments | $125M | 75/100 | ||
5th | Digital Asset 2014, New York City (United States), Series E | Provider of Canton Network, the public blockchain with institutional-grade privacy for tokenized real-world assets | $452M | 74/100 | |
6th | Galxe 2021, San Mateo (United States), Series A | Web3 credential data network | $10M | 73/100 | |
7th | _1548905278025.png?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} Celo 2011, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Blockchain-based stable coins for social payments and money transfers | $65M | 71/100 | |
8th | App-based platform offering stablecoins | $90M | 70/100 | ||
9th |  MakerDAO 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Stable coin based on Ethereum blockchain | $63M | 70/100 | |
10th |  Dash 2014, Scottsdale (United States), Series B | Digital currency for making payments | $16.2M | 69/100 | |
31st |  Origin Protocol 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Blockchain platform for building decentralized marketplaces | $31.5M | 54/100 |
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Origin Protocol's Investments and acquisitions
Origin Protocol has not made any acquisitions yet. Origin Protocol has made 4 investments.Here is the list of latest three $investments:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Aug 15, 2024 | Investments | 2022 | New York City (United States) | |
Jul 26, 2024 | Investments | 2022 | Menlo Park (United States) | |
Oct 27, 2022 | Investments | 2021 | Los Angeles (United States) |
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