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Coinbase is a company that develops an online platform allowing merchants, consumers, and traders to transact with digital currency. It enables its users to create their own cryptocurrency wallets and start buying or selling cryptocurrency by connecting with their bank accounts. In addition, the company provides a series of merchant payment processing systems and tools that support highly-trafficked websites on the internet.
| Type | Private | |
| Founded | 2012 | |
| Website | coinbase.com | |
| Employee Ratings | More | |
| Overall Culture | A+ | More |
Key People/Management at Coinbase
Brian Armstrong
Co-Founder & CEO
Alesia Haas
CFO
Emilie Choi
President &
Chief Operating Officer
Juan Suarez
VP, Legal
Philip Martin
VP of Security
Michael Li
VP of Data
Coinbase Office Locations
Coinbase has offices in New York, Portland, San Francisco, Redwood City and in 4 other locations
New York, NY, US
New York, NY, USA
Portland, OR, US
Portland, OR, USA
San Francisco, CA, US
548 Market St, San Francisco
Coinbase Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2012 |
Coinbase total Funding | $546.6 m |
Coinbase latest funding size | $21.29 m |
Time since last funding | 2 years ago |
Coinbase investors | Y Combinator, Union Square Ventures, DFJ Growth, SV Angel, Battery Ventures, Greylock Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, Draper Associates, Wellington Management, Red Swan Ventures, FundersClub, Alexis Ohanian, Garry Tan, Tiger Global Management, BBVA Ventures, Bobby Goodlatte, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Vayner/RSE, Sozo Ventures, Interplay Ventures, USAA, Valor Capital Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Harjeet Taggar, Emagen Investment Group, Jonathan Golden, Hard Yaka, Balyasny Asset Management, Bank Of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ, Boost VC, New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), #Angels, Daniel Gross, Tusk Ventures, Blockchain Capital, Digital Currency Group, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Fueled, Propel Venture Partners, Section 32, Expanding Capital, Reinventure Group, Kindred Ventures, Kingsley Advani, Bracket Capital, Shanti Bergel, Polychain, Thirty Five Ventures, Manhattan Venture Partners, Chainfund Capital, True Capital Management, Fundamental Labs, invemax |
Coinbase's latest funding round in December 2018 was reported to be $21.3 m. In total, Coinbase has raised $546.6 m. Coinbase's latest valuation is reported to be $8 b.
Coinbase Revenue
Coinbase's revenue was reported to be $1.28 b in FY, 2020 which is a 139.3% increase from the previous period.
| USD | |
|---|---|
Revenue (FY, 2020) | 1.3b |
Revenue growth (FY, 2019 - FY, 2020), % | 139.3% |
Net income (FY, 2020) | 322.3m |
EBIT (FY, 2020) | 409.0m |
Market valuation | 8.0b |
Cash (31-Dec-2020) | 1.1b |
EV | 7.0b |
Annual
| USD | Y, 2017 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 5.7m |
Coinbase Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Company Name | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Bison Trails acquired by Coinbase | January 19, 2021 | |
| Tagomi acquired by Coinbase | May 27, 2020 | |
| Routefire acquired by Coinbase | January 07, 2020 | |
| Neutrino acquired by Coinbase | February 19, 2019 | |
| Blockspring acquired by Coinbase | January 17, 2019 | |
| Distributed Systems acquired by Coinbase | August 15, 2018 | |
| Digital Wealth acquired by Coinbase | June 06, 2018 | |
| Keystone Capital Corp. acquired by Coinbase | June 06, 2018 | |
| Venovate acquired by Coinbase | June 06, 2018 | |
| Paradex acquired by Coinbase | May 23, 2018 |
Coinbase Cybersecurity Score
Coinbase Online and Social Media Presence
2.23m Twitter followers
Coinbase has 2.23m Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 10.2% month over month and increased 44.1% quarter over quarter
Coinbase's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @coinbase
3.5k
Tweets
13
Following
2.2m
Followers
31
Tweets last 30 days
2.8k
Avg. likes per Tweet
100%
Tweets with engagement
Coinbase Company Culture
Overall Culture
A+
91/100
CEO Rating
A+
99/100
Compensation
A+
96/100
Diversity
A+
92/100
Coinbase News and Updates
May 07, 2021
A conversation with Bison Trails: the AWS-like service inside of Coinbase
Coinbase shares tumbled today to their their lowest point since the company began trading publicly on April 14. The market often moves in mysterious ways, but several drivers could be at play, including Coinbase’s high opening price at the time of its direct listing, its reliance on margins that are…
May 06, 2021
What’s Happening With Coinbase Stock?
Coinbase stock (NASDAQ: COIN) has trended lower since it went public on April 14, falling from levels of about $328 per share on listing day to about $281 per share as of yesterday. So what’s driving the sell-off? Firstly, Coinbase went public via a direct listing, which enables...
May 06, 2021
Coinbase is shutting its former San Francisco HQ as it plans for a decentralized, and remote-first, workplace
Summary List PlacementCryptocurrency-trading platform Coinbase announced in February it would downgrade its San Francisco headquarters to a normal office, as it pushed ahead with plans to become a decentralized company.
It's now shutting that office down entirely, as it simultaneously targets a "r…
May 04, 2021
Coinbase stock price target raised at Mizuho, but analyst still 'skeptical' about prospects
Shares of Coinbase Global Inc. fell 1.2% in premarket trading Tuesday, to extend its recent weakness, as Mizuho analyst Dan Dolev raised his price target but said he remained "skeptical" about the cryptocurrency trading platform's medium-term prospects given heavy reliance on retail commissions. Do…
May 03, 2021
Digital avatar startup Genies raises $65M from Bond, Dapper Laps and Coinbase
A startup that lets people bring their own virtual selves to life, Genies Inc., today announced $65 million in funding to expand its virtual identity marketplace and digital swag. With this new capital, Genies seeks to build out its avatar technology and hook into the wave of interest in non-fungib…
Coinbase Blogs
May 10, 2021
How Coinbase is rethinking its approach to compensation
By L.J. Brock, Chief People OfficerCoinbase is always evolving. In the last year, we’ve grown our headcount by 100%, hired in 6 new countries; committed to being a remote-first company; established Coinbase as a mission focused company; and recently completed our direct listing and became a publicly…
May 06, 2021
Cartesi (CTSI), iExec (RLC), Mirror Protocol (MIR) and Tellor (TRB) are now available on Coinbase
Starting today, Coinbase supports Cartesi (CTSI), iExec (RLC), Mirror Protocol (MIR), and Tellor (TRB) at Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Coinbase customers can now buy, sell, convert, send, receive, or store CTSI, RLC, MIR and TRB. CTSI, MIR and TRB are available in all Coinb…
May 06, 2021
FACT CHECK: Crypto is increasingly being used for criminal activity and is a haven for illicit…
FACT CHECK: Crypto is increasingly being used for criminal activity and is a haven for illicit financeBecause cryptocurrency is still new, we are often asked about the biggest myths surrounding it. It’s common for a new market or product to confuse people, until they get familiar with it. Think abo…
May 05, 2021
Coinbase Transparency Report — H2 2020
Coinbase Transparency Report — H2 2020Coinbase is proud to publish our second Transparency Report, covering the period from July 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The goal of this report is to keep our customers informed about requests for customer information we receive from government agencies an…
May 05, 2021
Coinbase helps public funds and ETFs around the world with trading and custody
Read more in our Global Fund Management ReportBy Brett Tejpaul, Head of Institutional Sales, Trading, Custody and Prime ServicesServing a global client base across multiple sectors, Coinbase Institutional provides a full range of trading services and custody for new public funds and approved bitcoin…
May 04, 2021
The Internet Computer (ICP) will be launching on Coinbase Pro and supported by Coinbase Custody
Once Internet Computer (ICP) governance tokens (developed by the DFINITY Foundation) become generally available on the Internet Computer network, transfer ICP into your Coinbase Pro account ahead of trading. We will publish tweets from our Coinbase Pro Twitter account as a date becomes available. Su…
Coinbase Frequently Asked Questions
When was Coinbase founded?
Coinbase was founded in 2012.
Who are Coinbase key executives?
Coinbase's key executives are Brian Armstrong, Alesia Haas and Emilie Choi.
How many employees does Coinbase have?
Coinbase has 1,937 employees.
What is Coinbase revenue?
Latest Coinbase annual revenue is $1.3 b.
What is Coinbase revenue per employee?
Latest Coinbase revenue per employee is $659.5 k.
Who are Coinbase competitors?
Competitors of Coinbase include Blockchain, Binance and Bittrex.
Where are Coinbase offices?
Coinbase has offices in New York, Portland, San Francisco, Redwood City and in 4 other locations.
How many offices does Coinbase have?
Coinbase has 11 offices.
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