Where is Tether located?

Tether is headquartered in Santa Monica, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Tether?

Jan Ludovicus Van Der Velde and Paolo Ardoino s of Tether. Paolo Ardoino is also angel investors in 2 startups.

How many employees does Tether have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Tether is 286.

Is Tether a funded company?

Tether is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

How much is Tether worth?

The latest valuation of Tether is $***** as of Mar 04, 2024.

Where does Tether rank among its competitors?

Tether ranks 21st amongst 313 active competitors, of which 71 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was JPYC, which secured $17.6M in Apr, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Tether?

Tether's top competitors include Circle, Terra and Celo. Among them, JPYC secured the most recent funding round in April, 2026.

Tether - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Tether is a funded company based in Santa Monica (United States), founded in 2014 by Reeve Collins and Craig Sellars. It operates as a Stable coin backed by USD. , with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 313 active competitors, including 71 funded and 6 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Circle, Terra and Celo.

Company Details

Stable coin backed by USD. The company offers tokens that are built on multiple blockchains. It is a blockchain-enabled platform that enables the digital use of fiat money. It works to disrupt the traditional financial system by using a more modern approach to money. It allows users to transact with traditional currencies via the blockchain without the inherent volatility and complexity associated with digital currencies.

Website: tether.to
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Email ID: *****@tether.to

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

Santa Monica, United States

Stage

Funding Raised

Post Money Valuation

$***** as on Mar 04, 2024

Investors

Blockchain R&I

Ranked

21^st among 313 active competitors

Employee Count

286 as on Mar 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Drift & 23 more

Similar Companies

Circle & 527 more

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Tether is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Tether Technologies, Inc. CIN: 1561389 , United States, Active		$1 - $1M (As on Jan 08, 2015)	-	-

Tether is a funded company. Tether has 1 institutional investor.

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The founders of Tether are Reeve Collins and Craig Sellars. Jan Ludovicus Van Der Velde and Paolo Ardoino are the CEOs of Tether.

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

Reeve Collins: Co-Founder of Tether and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Craig Sellars: Former Founder of Tether and founder of 2 other companies, SELF and Synereo.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Jan Ludovicus Van Der Velde: Co-CEO of Tether.
Paolo Ardoino: Co-CEO of Tether. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Tether's employee count trend

Tether has 286 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Tether's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Tether include Circle, Terra and Celo. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Tether, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Circle 2013, Boston (United States), Public	Cross-border payment solution for businesses focusing on cryptocurrency	$1.5B	Fidelity Investments, BlackRock & 50 others	88/100
2nd	Terra 2018, Singapore (Singapore), Series B	Blockchain network for payments	$125M	Huobi, Binance Labs & 42 others	75/100
3rd	Celo 2011, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Blockchain-based stable coins for social payments and money transfers	$65M	Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain & 52 others	71/100
4th	KAST 2024, Mutsamudu (Comoros), Series A	App-based platform offering stablecoins	$90M	Left Lane, QED Investors & 3 others	70/100
5th	StableCorp 2019, Toronto (Canada), Series A	Decentralized stable coin used for enabling B2B payments	$8.51M	FTP Ventures, VersaBank & 11 others	59/100
6th	MakerDAO 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Stable coin based on Ethereum blockchain	$63M	Andreessen Horowitz, Starchain Capital & 25 others	58/100
7th	TrustToken 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Decentralized platform for physical asset tokenization	$32.5M	BlockTower, Jump Trading & 29 others	57/100
8th	Schuman Financial 2024, Paris (France), Seed	Developer of infrastructure for on-chain finance	$7.36M	RockawayX, Bankless Ventures & 5 others	57/100
9th	JPYC 2019, Chiyoda City (Japan), Series B	Prepaid Japanese Yen Stablecoin made on public blockchain	$36.1M	Headline, Ds Hd & 13 others	57/100
10th	1Money 2024, Bermuda, Seed	Provider of a stablecoin payments network	$20M	F-Prime Capital, Bing Ventures & 26 others	56/100
21st	Tether 2014, Santa Monica (United States), Funding Raised	Stable coin backed by USD	-	Blockchain R&I	50/100