Amid all the Bitcoin hype, another Indian cryptocurrency startup CoinSwitch Kuber gets $15 million in funding – Business Insider India

Posted: January 13, 2021 at 4:42 pm

And that has meant cryptocurrency startups too have caught investors attention. CoinSwitch Kuber, a cryptocurrency investment platform, is the latest startup to raise $15 million from Ribbit Capital and San-Francisco based crypto-focused investment firm Paradigm.

This marks Ribbit Capitals first investment in a cryptocurrency firm in India.

While the crypto landscape in India remains nascent, it has been an exciting past 12 months and over time we believe India could be one of the largest global crypto markets. Ashish and the CoinSwitch team have shown tremendous resilience and strong execution in a challenging market, giving us confidence in their potential to build a market leader in the years to come, said Matt Huang, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm and Arjun Balaji, Investment Partner at Paradigm in a statement.

The Series A funding round also saw participation from Sequoia Capital India and CRED founder Kunal Shah.

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