Uphold - About the company
Uphold is a series B company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2013 by Anthony Watson and Halsey Minor. It operates as a Digital assets trading platform offering trading services for cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and precious metals. Uphold has raised $73.2M in funding. The company has 2328 active competitors, including 198 funded and 76 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Binance, Blockchain and Kraken.
Company Details
Digital assets trading platform offering a wide range of cryptocurrencies, precious metals, and national currencies. They allow users to trade anything to anything and provides two-factor authentication and an API suite for enterprise clients. The platform has a mobile app for on-the-go trading.
- Website
- uphold.com/en-us
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@uphold.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- 80 East Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ste. 3D, Larkspur, CA 94939.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2013
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$73.2M in 5 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
4th among 2328 active competitors
Employee Count
589 as on Sep 30, 2026
Legal entities associated with Uphold
Uphold is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UPHOLD EUROPE LIMITED CIN: 09281410 , United Kingdom, Active | Oct 26, 2014 | - | 47 (As on Dec 31, 2022) | |
Uphold, Inc CIN: 46-5371066 , United States, Active | Jan 12, 2014 | - | 14 (As on Dec 31, 2016) | - |
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Uphold's funding and investors
Uphold has raised a total funding of $73.2M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 12, 2014. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Apr 03, 2026 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Uphold has 8 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Uphold:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Apr 03, 2026 | 8375175 | Series B | 1374786 | 7598859 | 9628059 | 8795063 |
Jan 25, 2018 | 8190230 | Angel | 7834094 | 4474758 | 1571279 | 2158562 |
Jan 05, 2016 | 7104230 | Series B | 9092887 | 6837158 | 7068320 | 8385437 |
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Uphold's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Uphold are Anthony Watson and Halsey Minor.
Here are the details of Uphold's key team members:
- Anthony Watson: Former Co-Founder of Uphold and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.Contact Info: 3 email addresses
- Halsey Minor: Former Co-Founder of Uphold and founder of 3 other companies, Live Planet, VideoCoin and Live Planet.
Uphold's Board of Directors
Uphold's board has 3 active members. Alistair Dougal Morrison, Kevin Vere Ludwick and Simon Mcloughlin are independent board members.Here is the list of Uphold's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Independent board member | - | Current | 7y 5m | |
mipukgw | Independent board member | - | Current | 9y 8m |
bq{xatq | Independent board member | - | Current | 7y 3m |
umqetul | Independent board member | - | Past | 2y 9m |
kvuqfqo | Independent board member | - | Past | 4y 5m |
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Uphold's employee count trend
Uphold has 589 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Uphold's employee count trend over the years:
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Uphold's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Uphold include Binance, Blockchain and Kraken. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Uphold, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Binance 2017, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Series C | Online exchange platform for cryptocurrency | $2.02B | 83/100 | |
2nd | Blockchain 2011, London (United Kingdom), Series E | App-based platform for exchange and trading solutions for cryptocurrency | $700M | 82/100 | |
3rd | Kraken 2011, Cheyenne (United States), Series D | Provider of a multi-asset trading platform | $866M | 82/100 | |
4th | Uphold 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Digital assets trading platform offering trading services for cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and precious metals | $73.2M | 82/100 | |
5th |  Uniswap 2018, New York City (United States), Series B | Provider of a decentralized exchange platform for cryptocurrency | $176M | 79/100 | |
6th |  Gemini 2014, New York City (United States), Public | Platform offering crypto exchange solutions | $424M | 78/100 | |
7th | Online platform for trading in cryptocurrency | $1.73B | 78/100 | ||
8th | PDAX 2017, Makati (Philippines), Series B | Online exchange platform for cryptocurrencies | $62.5M | 77/100 | |
9th |  CoinSwitch 2017, Chennai (India), Series C | Broker-based online crypto trading and exchange platform | $302M | 76/100 | |
10th | Cryptocurrency exchange and trading service provider | $247M | 76/100 |
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Uphold's Investments and acquisitions
Uphold has made 4 investments in companies including Mesh and Blockdaemon. Uphold has also acquired 4 companies including Optimus Cards and Scytale.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Aug 14, 2025 | Investments | 2020 | San Francisco (United States) | |
Aug 28, 2022 | Investments | 2017 | Los Angeles (United States) | |
Jun 10, 2021 | Investments | 2014 | Paris (France) |
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Reports related to Uphold
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News related to Uphold
Filter this listMedia has covered Uphold for a total of 22 events in the last 1 year, 14 of them have been about company updates and 6 about partnerships.
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LiquidAcre Taps Uphold for Digital Asset Infrastructure to Tokenize Real EstateWebDisclosure•Oct 08, 2026•Uphold, LiquidAcre
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Uphold Launches Industry-First XRP, BTC and HBAR Inheritance SolutionGlobeNewswire•Sep 29, 2026•Uphold
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Uphold Cuts 17% of Global Workforce Amid Strategic Shift to Enterprise BusinessCoinDesk•Jul 27, 2026•Uphold
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Uphold and XDC Network Launch First On-Chain XDC Staking Offering on Major U.S. Digital Asset Trading VenueGlobeNewswire•Jul 09, 2026•Uphold, XDC Network, Kiln
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New York Forces Uphold to Pay $5M Over Fraudulent Crypto Investment SchemeCoin Spectator•May 03, 2026•Uphold
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MOTMX teams with Uphold to create crypto-backed rewards product for banksFinextra•Apr 30, 2026•MOTMX, Uphold
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Uphold Launches Auto-Invest Feature for Direct Deposit, Enabling Automatic Paycheck Investments in Digital AssetsGlobeNewswire•Apr 30, 2026•Uphold
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