Where is Poloniex located?

Poloniex is headquartered in Whitefish, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Poloniex?

Tristan D Agosta of Poloniex. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Poloniex have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Poloniex is 260.

Where does Poloniex rank among its competitors?

Poloniex ranks 35th amongst 2262 active competitors, of which 198 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Uphold, which secured an undisclosed amount in Apr, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Poloniex?

Poloniex's top competitors include Binance, Blockchain and Kraken. Among them, Uphold secured the most recent funding round in April, 2026.

Poloniex - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Poloniex is an acquired company based in Whitefish (United States), founded in 2013 by Tristan D Agosta. It operates as a Cloud-based platform offering cryptocurrency trading solutions. The company has 2262 active competitors, including 198 funded and 75 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Binance, Blockchain and Kraken.

Company Details

Cloud-based platform offering cryptocurrency trading solutions. It is a cryptocurrency exchange platform offering a wide range of digital assets for buying, selling, and trading. It provides liquid markets that connect investors with blockchain developers.

Website: www.poloniex.com/
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Founded Year

2013

Location

Whitefish, United States

Stage

Acquired

Investors

Goldman Sachs & 2 more

Ranked

35^th among 2262 active competitors

Employee Count

260 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

W3GG & 1 more

Similar Companies

Binance & 4707 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Justin Sun (Oct 01, 2019)

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Poloniex got acquired by Justin Sun on Oct 01, 2019.

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

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The founders of Poloniex is Tristan D Agosta.

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

Tristan D Agosta: Founder & CEO of Poloniex.

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Poloniex's employee count trend

Poloniex has 260 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Poloniex's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Poloniex include Binance, Blockchain and Kraken. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Poloniex, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Binance 2017, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Series C	Online exchange platform for cryptocurrency	$2.02B	Fancheng Holdings, Sequoia Capital & 43 others	83/100
2nd	Blockchain 2011, London (United Kingdom), Series E	App-based platform for exchange and trading solutions for cryptocurrency	$700M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lakestar & 29 others	82/100
3rd	Kraken 2011, Cheyenne (United States), Series D	Provider of a multi-asset trading platform	$866M	Hummingbird Ventures, Citadel Securities ... & 128 others	82/100
4th	Uphold 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Digital assets trading platform offering trading services for cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and precious metals	$73.2M	Hard Yaka, Blockchain Coinvestors & 7 others	82/100
5th	Uniswap 2018, New York City (United States), Series B	Provider of a decentralized exchange platform for cryptocurrency	$176M	Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain & 52 others	79/100
6th	Gemini 2014, New York City (United States), Public	Platform offering crypto exchange solutions	$424M	Morgan Creek Capital Management, Winklevoss Capital ... & 28 others	78/100
7th	FTX 2019, Nassau City (Bahamas), Series C	Online platform for trading in cryptocurrency	$1.73B	Temasek, SoftBank & 70 others	78/100
8th	PDAX 2017, Makati (Philippines), Series B	Online exchange platform for cryptocurrencies	$62.5M	Tiger Global Management, BitMEX & 13 others	77/100
9th	CoinSwitch 2017, Chennai (India), Series C	Broker-based online crypto trading and exchange platform	$302M	Ribbit Capital, Tiger Global Management & 13 others	76/100
10th	CoinDCX 2018, Mumbai (India), Series D	Cryptocurrency exchange and trading service provider	$247M	Polychain, Bain Capital Ventures & 33 others	76/100
35th	Poloniex 2013, Whitefish (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based platform offering cryptocurrency trading solutions	-	Goldman Sachs, Baidu & 1 others	67/100