Stellar - About the company
Stellar is a funded company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2014 by Jed Mccaleb. It operates as a Platform offering an open-source network for currencies and payments. Stellar has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 1920 active competitors, including 274 funded and 53 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like BitGo, FalconX and Coins.ph.
Company Details
Platform offering an open-source network for currencies and payments. It allows users to create, send and trade digital representations of all forms of money including dollars, pesos, bitcoin, and more. The software runs across a decentralized, an open network and handles multiple transactions.
- Website
- stellar.org
- Social
- Registered Address
- San Francisco, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2014
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Funding Raised
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
30th among 1920 active competitors
Employee Count
328 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Legal entities associated with Stellar
Stellar is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stellar Link OÜ CIN: 16217829 , Estonia, Active | Apr 28, 2021 | - | - | |
STELLAR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION CIN: 465281503 , United States, Active | Dec 26, 999 | - | 133 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
STELLAR LABS, INC. CIN: 471883414 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 12 (As on Dec 31, 2022) | - |
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Stellar's funding and investors
Stellar has raised funding over 1 round. Stellar has 4 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Stellar:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 11, 2015 | 1475312 | ICO | 2228530 | 1104970 | 5870898 | 9879303 |
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Stellar's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Stellar is Jed Mccaleb.
Here are the details of Stellar's key team members:
- Jed Mccaleb: Co-Founder & CTO of Stellar and founder of 2 other companies, Ripple and Ripple. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 2 email addresses
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Stellar's employee count trend
Stellar has 328 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Stellar's employee count trend over the years:
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Stellar's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Stellar include BitGo, FalconX and Coins.ph. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Stellar, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | BitGo 2013, Palo Alto (United States), Public | Platform that offers crypto based financial services | $170M | 81/100 | |
2nd |  FalconX 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series D | Online platform offering cryptocurrency trading and investment solutions for institutions | $430M | 80/100 | |
3rd | Coins.ph 2014, Pasig (Philippines), Acquired | Digital wallet for Bitcoin assets | $40M | 79/100 | |
4th | Amber Group 2017, Singapore (Singapore), Series C | Provider of blockchain-based financial solutions | $628M | 78/100 | |
5th |  Fireblocks 2018, New York (United States), Series E | Provider of an online platform for crypto custody, payments, tokenization, and wallet-as-a-service | $1.04B | 76/100 | |
6th | _1587622150601.png?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} Luno 2013, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | App-based platform for crypto wallet and investments | $13M | 76/100 | |
7th |  Consensys 2014, Fort Worth (United States), Series D | Developer of blockchain and web3 software platform | $725M | 75/100 | |
8th |  Anchorage Digital 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series E | Digital asset platform providing trading, custody, staking, settlement, and crypto financial infrastructure | $587M | 75/100 | |
9th |  River Financial 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Blockchain focused investment firm | $70M | 74/100 | |
10th |  BlockFi 2017, Jersey City (United States), Acquired | Online platform for trading, crypto-backed loans, interest accounts, and wallets | $466M | 74/100 | |
30th | Stellar 2014, San Francisco (United States), Funding Raised | Platform offering an open-source network for currencies and payments | - | 63/100 |
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Stellar's Investments and acquisitions
Stellar has not made any acquisitions yet. Stellar has made 40 investments.Here is the list of latest three $investments:
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Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Oct 08, 2026 | Investments | - | ||
Sep 14, 2026 | Investments | 2014 | Paris (France) | |
Sep 03, 2026 | Investments | 2022 | New York City (United States) |
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Reports related to Stellar
Here is the latest report on Stellar's geography:
News related to Stellar
Filter this listMedia has covered Stellar for a total of 42 events in the last 1 year, 18 of them have been about company updates and 10 about partnerships.
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Stellar Development Foundation Invests in Marketnode to Expand Tokenised Assets in Asia-PacificHubbis•Nov 02, 2026•Marketnode, Stellar
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Movantis Integrates with Stellar Network to Expand Cross-Border Payments InfrastructurePR Newswire•Oct 28, 2026•Movantis, Stellar
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Janus Henderson Tokenizes $30B Fund to Expand Investor AccessCryptonews•Oct 26, 2026•Janus Henderson Investors, Centrifuge, Nasdaq, Stellar
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Chainlink Powers Stellar's Tokenized Asset Network with Market Data InfrastructureCrowdfund Insider•Oct 15, 2026•Chainlink, Stellar
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Stellar Activates Protocol 28 Amid Record Throughput and Growing RWA ValueCryptoSlate•Sep 18, 2026•Stellar
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Crypto data provider Kaiko secures $110m Series B funding led by S&P GlobalCryptocurrency•Sep 14, 2026•Kaiko, S&P Global, Nasdaq, Coinbase and 6 others
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Diameter Pay Raises $10M Series A to Expand Global Fintech Payment InfrastructureThe SaaS News•Sep 04, 2026•CMT Digital, Faction VC, Diameter Pay, Onigiri and 4 others
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Egyptian Fintech Remi Secures $135,000 Grant from Stellar Community FundCairoScene•Aug 25, 2026•Stellar, Remi, Visa, SeevCash
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