Taurus - About the company
Taurus is a series B company based in Geneva (Switzerland), founded in 2018 by Sebastien Dessimoz, Lamine Brahimi, Jean Philippe Aumasson and Oren Olivier Puder. It operates as a Provider of institutional digital asset infrastructure offering custody, tokenization, and trading solutions. Taurus has raised $65M in funding from investors like Deutsche Bank, UBS and Pictet Group. The company has 2202 active competitors, including 410 funded and 68 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like BitGo, Ripple and Luno.
Company Details
Provider of institutional digital asset infrastructure offering custody, tokenization, and trading solutions. It enables secure custody of cryptocurrencies and tokenized assets, issuance and lifecycle management of tokenized securities, and regulated trading services. The platform supports multi-asset operations across public and permissioned blockchains, offering integrated solutions for custody, settlement, collateral management, and trading, with deployment options including cloud, on-premise, and hybrid environments, primarily serving banks, asset managers, and regulated financial entities.
- Website
- www.taurushq.com/
- Email ID
- *****@taurusgroup.ch
- Phone Number
- +41 **********
- Registered Address
- Vasara tn 25a-59
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2018
Location
Geneva, Switzerland
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$65M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
40th among 2202 active competitors
Employee Count
123 as on Aug 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with Taurus
Taurus is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAURUS CIN: 928829894 , France, Deadpooled | May 16, 2024 | - | - | - |
Taurus Invest OÜ CIN: 14945827 , Estonia, Active | Mar 30, 2020 | - | - |
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Taurus's funding and investors
Taurus has raised a total funding of $65M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 29, 2020. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Feb 14, 2023 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Taurus has 9 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Taurus:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 14, 2023 | 4931068 | Series B | 5344983 | 8295946 | 5264460 | 7547592 |
Apr 29, 2020 | 2494454 | Series A | 3898359 | 7604215 |
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Taurus' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Taurus are Sebastien Dessimoz, Lamine Brahimi, Jean Philippe Aumasson and Oren Olivier Puder.
Here are the details of Taurus' key team members:
- Sebastien Dessimoz: Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Taurus and founder of 1 other company.
- Lamine Brahimi: Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Taurus and founder of 1 other company.
- Jean Philippe Aumasson: Co-Founder & CSO of Taurus and founder of 1 other company.
- Oren Olivier Puder: Co-Founder & Chairman of Taurus and founder of 1 other company.
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Taurus' employee count trend
Taurus has 123 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Taurus's employee count trend over the years:
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Taurus's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Taurus include BitGo, Ripple and Luno. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Taurus, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | BitGo 2013, Palo Alto (United States), Public | Platform that offers crypto based financial services | $170M | 81/100 | |
2nd | Ripple 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series D | Provider of blockchain and financial infrastructure solutions for cross-border payments and digital asset custody | $853M | 81/100 | |
3rd | Luno 2013, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | App-based platform for crypto wallet and investments | $13M | 80/100 | |
4th | Coins.ph 2014, Pasig (Philippines), Acquired | Digital wallet for Bitcoin assets | $40M | 80/100 | |
5th | Consensys 2014, Fort Worth (United States), Series D | Developer of blockchain and web3 software platform | $725M | 80/100 | |
6th | FalconX 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series D | Online platform offering cryptocurrency trading and investment solutions for institutions | $430M | 79/100 | |
7th | Amber Group 2017, Singapore (Singapore), Series C | Provider of blockchain-based financial solutions | $628M | 77/100 | |
8th | Blockchain network for payments | $125M | 76/100 | ||
9th | AVA 2018, Brooklyn (United States), Series B | Blockchain platform for smart contracts and custom subnets | $368M | 75/100 | |
10th | River Financial 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Blockchain focused investment firm | $70M | 74/100 | |
40th | Taurus 2018, Geneva (Switzerland), Series B | Provider of institutional digital asset infrastructure offering custody, tokenization, and trading solutions | $65M | 63/100 |
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Taurus's Investments and acquisitions
Taurus has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Taurus
Here is the latest report on Taurus's sector:
News related to Taurus
Media has covered Taurus for a total of 15 events in the last 1 year, 7 of them have been about partnerships and 5 about company updates.
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Taurus Integrates Hedera Smart Contracts to Enhance Bank Tokenization CapabilitiesThe Fintech Times•Sep 24, 2026•Taurus, Hedera Hashgraph
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Taurus Welcomes FalconX to Taurus-NETWORK to Enhance Liquidity and Financing SolutionsFintech Finance•Jun 16, 2026•Taurus, FalconX
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Taurus, Blockdaemon Partner on Institutional StakingCrowdfund Insider•Feb 12, 2026•Taurus, Blockdaemon
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Wyden and Taurus Partner to Automate Trading-to-Custody for InstitutionsWebDisclosure•Jan 20, 2026•Wyden, Taurus
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Clearbank Selects Taurus-Protect to Support Stablecoin ServicesBitcoin•Jan 14, 2026•Taurus, ClearBank
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Syz Bank Partners with Taurus for Digital Asset ServicesCrowdfund Insider•Dec 09, 2025•SYZ Group, Taurus, Taurus
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Taurus, Everstake Partner to Advance Institutional Staking GloballyAlexaBlockchain•Dec 02, 2025•Taurus, Everstake
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Taurus Expands Institutional Footprint With Super Validator Role on Canton NetworkCoinDesk•Nov 25, 2025•Taurus, Canton, BNY, iCapital and 2 others
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REVENUE BASED Reploid: Welser insect scale-up obtains millions in fundingbrutkasten•Nov 12, 2025•Reploid, Taurus
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