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Kraken

Grab life by the Bitcoins
Fintech 📍 Cheyenne, Wyoming Founded 2011
Current Valuation
$11B
as of 2025-Q4
DECACORN

IPO Outlookexpected

Is Kraken going public in 2026?
Kraken is expected to list around 2026, but no S-1 is public. Status on record: expected.
What is Kraken's valuation in 2026?
Kraken is valued at $11B as of 2025-Q4, set by its Series D ($200M, Nov 2025). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Kraken filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Kraken as of 08/23/2026; the IPO is expected.
Who are Kraken's investors?
Kraken's investors include Citadel Securities, Jane Street, DRW Venture Capital, HSG, Oppenheimer Alternative Investment Management, Tribe Capital and 3 more.
Read the Kraken pre-IPO deep dive · 07/04/2026
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.
Kraken is one of the largest and oldest cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, second only to Coinbase. Founded in 2011 by Jesse Powell, Michael Gronager, and Thanh Luu, the platform serves over 13 million users globally across 190+ countries. Kraken provides a comprehensive suite of crypto trading services including spot trading, futures, margin trading up to 10x leverage, staking solutions, and institutional services. The company acquired NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion in 2025 to expand into regulated futures and options trading. Kraken relocated its headquarters from San Francisco to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and holds over 100 licenses worldwide. The company reported $2.2 billion in revenue for 2025 with $531 million in EBITDA, processing over $2 trillion in trading volume. Kraken operates with a remote-first workforce and confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO in November 2025, targeting a 2026 public listing.

Company Profile

CEO
Arjun Sethi, Dave Ripley
Founded
2011
HQ
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Employees
1,900-2,300
Total Raised
$827M
Est. Revenue
$2.2B (2025-Q4)
Growth
Strong growth with 33% YoY revenue increase in 2025, doubling trading volume
Last Round
Series D — $200M (Nov 2025)
IPO Status
expected

Fundraising Status

Series D · $200M · 9 mo ago
expectedTotal raised $827M

Secondary Market

Implied price / share
$31.11
Last round price / share
$61.47
vs last round
-49.4%
Open interest
83
Last round price vs secondary price
Last round vs current secondary price per share$61.47Last round$31.11Current
Secondary price return by period
Secondary market period returns3-month-13.9%6-month-24.3%1-year+11.8%All-time+122%
Implied per-share price from private secondary transactions, as of Jun 2026. This is a point estimate, not a quote — the feed carries no bid, ask or spread, and a secondary print is evidence of what someone paid on that date rather than a live market. Compare across every tracked name →

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Series D$200MNov 2025

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
First snapshot
trend accrues with monthly sweeps
Open roles
80
via ashby
Product-build share
51%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
product-led hiring — 51% of open roles build product; the rest are go-to-market and G&A.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month80Aug '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionOther17Engineering13Design8Product7Data & ML7Security6Finance & Strategy6Ops & People5Legal & Policy4
product-building   go-to-market / G&A
Staff Product Designer - ConsumerStaff Product Designer - ConsumerSenior Analyst, Security ComplianceSenior Analyst, Security ComplianceProduct Manager II - US Derivatives Mobile Design Engineer
Counted from Kraken's live job board as of 2026-08-17; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Jesse PowellMichael GronagerThanh Luu

Investors

Citadel Securities · Jane Street · DRW Venture Capital · HSG · Oppenheimer Alternative Investment Management · Tribe Capital · Deutsche Börse Group · Hummingbird Ventures · Trace Mayer

Products

  • Spot Exchange
  • Kraken Pro
  • Futures
  • Margin Trading
  • Staking
  • Kraken Wallet
  • Kraken Securities
  • NinjaTrader
  • xStocks

Competitors

Coinbase · Binance.US · Gemini · Crypto.com
cryptocurrencycrypto exchangedigital assetsblockchainfintechtrading platformstakingfutures trading
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q4. Refreshed quarterly.