Onchain trading platform for DeFi — memecoins, perpetuals, and yield via Solana and other chains.
Axiom (NOT to be confused with Axiom Space, the separate orbital infrastructure company) is a DeFi trading platform offering memecoin, perpetual, and yield products primarily on Solana. Founded in 2024 by Preston Ellis and Henry Zhang, the company joined Y Combinator Winter 2025 with a $500k pre-seed — their only outside funding. Forbes reported Axiom became 'YC's biggest hit' on the back of $10M monthly recurring revenue.
Crypto📍 San Francisco, USAFounded 2024
Current Valuation
Private
as of 2025-Q1
PRIVATE
IPO Outlookprivate
Is Axiom going public?
No. Axiom is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Axiom's valuation in 2026?
No confirmed valuation is on record for Axiom. The roster shows funding and investors where they are public; it does not estimate a mark.
Has Axiom filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Axiom.
Who are Axiom's investors?
Axiom's investors include Y Combinator.
How much has Axiom raised?
Axiom has raised $500,000 in total, most recently a Pre-seed of $500,000 in Jan 2025.
Is Axiom publicly traded — can you buy Axiom stock?
No. Axiom is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Axiom on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Company Profile
CEO
Preston Ellis
Founded
2024
HQ
San Francisco, USA
Employees
~5
Total Raised
$500,000
Est. Revenue
$120M (2025-Q4)
Growth
~10M MRR / 5M monthly net revenue
Last Round
Pre-seed — $500,000 (Jan 2025) · Lead: Y Combinator
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Pre-seed · $500,000 · 1y 9mo ago
privateTotal raised $500,000
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Pre-seed
$500,000
Jan 2025
Y Combinator
—
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▼ Hiring downtrend
-28% vs 2026-08
Open roles
13
via greenhouse
Product-build share
0%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
tightening
go-to-market push — Only 0% of open roles build product — hiring is concentrated in sales/marketing/ops (8 of 13 open roles are sales).
Open roles trending down; no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Business Development Executive (Graduate Opportunity)Corporate ControllerDirector, Legal Counsel (Remote – U.S. | EST/CST) Enterprise Account Executive Enterprise Account Executive Enterprise Account Executive (Remote)
Counted from Axiom's live job board as of 2026-09-14; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Founders & Key People
Preston EllisHenry Zhang
Investors
Y Combinator
Products
Axiom Memecoin Trading
Axiom Perpetuals
Axiom Yield
Competitors
BullX · Photon · Trojan · GMGN.AI · Jupiter
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.