When was Venus founded?

Venus was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round 12 years after it was founded.

Where is Venus located?

Venus is headquartered in United States.

How many employees does Venus have?

As of Oct 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Venus is 21.

Is Venus a funded company?

Venus is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Grant (prize money) round on Nov 02, 2024.

When was the latest funding round of Venus?

Venus' latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Nov 02, 2024, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Cryptocurrencies. In United States, the Cryptocurrencies sector has seen $2.37B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Venus rank among its competitors?

Venus ranks 5th amongst 50 active competitors, of which 18 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Folks Finance, which secured $1.2M in Nov, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Venus?

Venus' top competitors include Compound, Aave and Folks Finance. Among them, Folks Finance secured the most recent funding round in November, 2024.

Venus - 2026 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Decentralized marketplace for lenders & borrowers with stablecoins. It enables users to borrow crypto loans by using VAI, built on Binance Smart Chain that is backed by stablecoins and crypto assets, as collateral. Interest earned by the block can be used as collateral to borrow assets or to mint stablecoins.

Website: venus.io
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Founded Year

2012

Location

United States

Stage

Funding Raised

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Nov 02, 2024, $*****

Investors

The Arbitrum Foundation & 1 more

Ranked

5^th among 50 active competitors

Employee Count

21 as on Oct 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Compound & 51 more

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Venus has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Nov 02, 2024 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Venus has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Venus:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Nov 02, 2024	4488899	Grant (prize money)	5319148	1943562	5499264	5747502

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Venus' employee count trend

Venus has 21 employees as of Oct 26. Here is Venus's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Venus include Compound, Aave and Folks Finance. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Venus, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Compound 2017, San Francisco (United States), Series B	P2P lending platform based on the Ethereum blockchain	$79.4M	Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain & 32 others	66/100
2nd	Aave 2009, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Decentralized crypto lending marketplace for consumers	$29.5M	Standard Crypto, ParaFi & 41 others	65/100
3rd	Folks Finance 2021, Milan (Italy), Series A	Capital Markets Protocol	$6.2M	Borderless Capital, ParaFi & 26 others	54/100
4th	Arkis 2022, London (United Kingdom), Seed	Platform for facilitating institutional lending and borrowing in crypto	$2.25M	gCC, Roosh & 3 others	50/100
5th	Venus 2012, United States, Funding Raised	Decentralized marketplace for lenders & borrowers with stablecoins	-	The Arbitrum Foundation, Mint Ventures	50/100
6th	Dharma 2017, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Blockchain-enabled lending protocol	$7.12M	Cantos Ventures, Y Combinator & 18 others	46/100
7th	Across 2021, Funding Raised	Provides transaction transfer solutions from Layer 2	-	Hack VC, Paradigm & 2 others	45/100
8th	Parrot 2021, Finland, Seed	DeFi network built on Solana	$5M	Alameda Research, NGC Ventures & 10 others	40/100
9th	AmFi 2022, Delaware (United States), Funding Raised	Decentralized lending platform	-	Latitud, Blizzard	39/100
10th	Port Finance 2019, London (United Kingdom), Series A	Lending protocol	$6.5M	Jump Capital, Alameda Research & 12 others	38/100