When was Stellar founded?

Stellar was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Stellar located?

Stellar is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It is registered at San Francisco, California.

Which legal entities is Stellar associated with?

Stellar is associated with Stellar Link OÜ and 2 others.

How many employees does Stellar have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Stellar is 274.

Is Stellar a funded company?

Stellar is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a ICO round on Mar 11, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Stellar?

Stellar's latest funding was a $***** ICO round on Mar 11, 2015, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Open Source. In United States, the Open Source sector has seen $3.27B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Stellar rank among its competitors?

Stellar ranks 39th amongst 1664 active competitors, of which 270 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was BitGo, which secured an undisclosed amount in Jan, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Stellar?

Stellar's top competitors include Consensys, Coins.ph and Luno. Among them, BitGo secured the most recent funding round in January, 2024.

Stellar - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

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
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Registered Address: San Francisco, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Funding Raised

Latest Funding Round

ICO, Mar 11, 2015, $*****

Investors

Zog Capital & 3 more

Ranked

39^th among 1664 active competitors

Employee Count

274 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Jia & 34 more

Similar Companies

Consensys & 2712 more

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Stellar is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Stellar Link OÜ CIN: 16217829 , Estonia, Active	Apr 28, 2021	-	-
STELLAR LABS, INC. CIN: 471883414 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	12 (As on Dec 31, 2022)	-
STELLAR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION CIN: 465281503 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	133 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

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	3726085	ICO	3165871	9555025	7193816	2400082

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The 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 274 employees as of May 26. Here is Stellar's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Stellar include Consensys, Coins.ph and Luno. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Stellar, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Consensys 2014, Fort Worth (United States), Series D	Developer of blockchain and web3 software platform	$725M	Third Point, Marshall Wace & 57 others	81/100
2nd	Coins.ph 2014, Pasig (Philippines), Acquired	Digital wallet for Bitcoin assets	$40M	Naspers, Ribbit Capital & 16 others	80/100
3rd	Luno 2013, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	App-based platform for crypto wallet and investments	$13M	Naspers, Balderton Capital & 12 others	80/100
4th	FalconX 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Online platform offering cryptocurrency trading and investment solutions for institutions	$430M	B Capital, GIC & 26 others	79/100
5th	BlockFi 2017, Jersey City (United States), Acquired	Online platform for trading, crypto-backed loans, interest accounts, and wallets	$466M	Valar Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures & 64 others	78/100
6th	Amber Group 2017, Singapore (Singapore), Series C	Provider of blockchain-based financial solutions	$628M	Temasek, Paradigmcap & 32 others	76/100
7th	AVA 2018, Brooklyn (United States), Series B	Blockchain platform for smart contracts and custom subnets	$368M	Andreessen Horowitz, Metastable Materials ... & 22 others	75/100
8th	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	Spark Capital, Stripes & 38 others	74/100
9th	River Financial 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Blockchain focused investment firm	$70M	Goldcrest, Kingsway Capital & 19 others	74/100
10th	BitGo 2013, Palo Alto (United States), Public	Platform that offers crypto based financial services	$170M	Valor Equity Partners, Galaxy & 38 others	73/100
39th	Stellar 2014, San Francisco (United States), Funding Raised	Platform offering an open-source network for currencies and payments	-	Zog Capital, Draft Ventures & 2 others	61/100