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American Express Invests in Institutional Trading Platform FalconX
FalconX announced Wednesday that American Express Ventures made the investment as an extension of a fundraise earlier this year, but did not disclose an amount.
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 10:44 a.m. Published Dec 17, 2020, 10:08 a.m.
American Express is taking a stake in the white-hot cryptocurrency industry, investing in institutional trading platform FalconX.
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- FalconX announced Wednesday that American Express Ventures made the investment as an extension of a fundraise earlier this year, but did not disclose an amount.
- In May, FalconX revealed that it had raised $17 million in a seed round led by Accel – which has stakes in Facebook and Slack.
- Coinbase Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Fenbushi Capital, and Avon Ventures also participated at the time.
- “Amex Ventures invests in startups as a way to better understand emerging areas of the payments ecosystem, and we are pleased to support FalconX as it continues to drive innovation in the digital asset space, including digital currencies,” said Harshul Sanghi, global head of Amex Ventures.
- Since the May round, FalconX said it has experienced revenue growth of 350% and transaction volumes have tripled to about $3 billion on a monthly basis. It now has 250 institutional clients.
See also: Accel, Coinbase Join $17M Funding Rounds for Institutional Crypto Trading Firm FalconX
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