When was Pye founded?

Pye was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 10 years after it was founded.

Where is Pye located?

Pye is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

How many employees does Pye have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Pye is 4.

Is Pye a funded company?

Pye is a funded company, having raised a total of $6.07M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Mar 10, 2024.

When was the latest funding round of Pye?

Pye's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Dec 08, 2025, with participation from 5 investors.

Where does Pye rank among its competitors?

Pye ranks 20th amongst 111 active competitors, of which 29 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Keyrock, which secured an undisclosed amount in Mar, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Pye?

Pye's top competitors include Wintermute, Keyrock and Flowdesk. Among them, Keyrock secured the most recent funding round in March, 2026.

Pye - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Online platform for buying, selling, and trading through blockchain. It is a platform offering a marketplace for buying and selling time-locked stake accounts on Solana, allowing validators to issue and manage stake accounts with custom terms.

Website: pye.fi
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Email ID: *****@pye.fi

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

Helsinki, Finland

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$6.07M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Dec 08, 2025, $*****

Investors

Coinbase & 4 more

Ranked

20^th among 111 active competitors

Employee Count

4 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Wintermute & 117 more

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Pye has raised a total funding of $6.07M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 10, 2024. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Dec 08, 2025 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Pye has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Pye:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 08, 2025	8251115	Seed	8693852	9728124	8007716	2012800
Mar 10, 2024	1966266	Seed	2074605	6871074	6547551	2478081

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The founders of Pye is Erik Ashdown.

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

Erik Ashdown: Co-Founder of Pye. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups.

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Pye's employee count trend

Pye has 4 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Pye's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Pye include Wintermute, Keyrock and Flowdesk. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Pye, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Wintermute 2017, London (United Kingdom), Series C	Crypto-based algorithmic market maker for digital assets	$56.8M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Blockchain Coinvestors ... & 12 others	74/100
2nd	Keyrock 2017, Brussels (Belgium), Series C	Provider of crypto and finance trading services	$79.4M	SIX, MiddleGame Ventures & 5 others	68/100
3rd	Flowdesk 2020, Paris (France), Series B	Crypto liquidity pool for digital assets marketplace	$122M	HV Capital, Aglae Ventures & 29 others	65/100
4th	B2C2 2015, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Cryptocurrency trading platform for crypto market makers	$30.4M	Matzliach Capital	65/100
5th	Portofino Technologies 2021, London (United Kingdom), Series C	Platform providing financial infrastructure technology to power digital asset adoption	$50M	Valar Ventures, Global Founders Capital & 1 others	56/100
6th	Keyrock 2017, Brussels (Belgium), Funding Raised	Provider of liquidity solutions for digital assets, including market making	-	Seeder Fund	51/100
7th	CoinAlpha 2017, Sunnyvale (United States), Series B	Crypto funds operating on blockchain	$19M	Bain Capital Ventures, StartX & 3 others	48/100
8th	Mellow 2021, Tortola (United Kingdom), Seed	Online platform providing liquidity management strategies and tools	$2.75M	ParaFi, Arrington Capital & 6 others	46/100
9th	Kamino 2022, London (United Kingdom), Seed	Platform offering automated liquidity solution	$6.1M	Global Founders Capital, Flourish & 6 others	43/100
10th	FinchTrade 2019, Zug (Switzerland), Unfunded	FinchTrade is a Swiss-based institutional digital asset and payments infrastructure provider	-	-	43/100
20th	Pye 2014, Helsinki (Finland), Seed	Online platform for buying, selling, and trading through blockchain	$6.07M	Coinbase, Nascent & 3 others	35/100