Blockstream

Blockstream
Company typeCorporation
IndustryCryptocurrency software
Founded2014
Founders
  • Adam Back
  • Gregory Maxwell
  • Pieter Wuille
  • Matt Corallo
  • Mark Friedenbach
  • Jorge Timón
  • Austin Hill
  • Jonathan Wilkins
  • Francesca Hall
  • Alex Fowler
Headquarters
Victoria, British Columbia
,
Canada
Key people
  • Adam Back (CEO)
Number of employees
50–100[citation needed] (2014)
Websiteblockstream.com

Blockstream is a blockchain technology company led by co-founder Adam Back, headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, with offices and staff worldwide.[1] The company develops products and services for the storage and transfer of cryptocurrency.[2]

The company had raised $210M as of 2021[3] from investors, including venture capital firms Horizons Ventures and AXA Strategic Ventures.[4]

  1. ^ "Making Bitcoin work better". The Economist. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. ^ Lee, Timothy B. (4 January 2015). "2015 will be a make-or-break year for Bitcoin". Vox. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ Bambysheva, Nina. "Satoshi Nakamoto Source Adam Back Raising $210 Million For His Bitcoin Infrastructure Provider Blockstream". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  4. ^ "Bitcoin startup blockstream raises 55 million in funding round". Wall Street Journal. 4 February 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.