KuCoin
Operator of a cryptocurrency exchange platform designed to provide digital asset transaction and exchange services.
Other Financial Services
📍 Seychelles
Founded 2017
Current Valuation
$10B
as of 2022-Q2
DECACORN
KuCoin is a global cryptocurrency exchange offering spot and derivatives trading, staking, a wallet and its own KCS token, known for listing small-cap tokens early. It raised $150M in a pre-Series B led by Jump Crypto in May 2022 at a $10B valuation — the last priced round — with Circle Ventures, Matrix Partners and IDG among the backers and a subsequent extension involving Susquehanna.
Company Profile
Growth
Valued at $10B in the May 2022 pre-Series B led by Jump Crypto, on just ~$170M raised in total; that mark predates the sector-wide repricing and no later round has re-tested it
Last Round
Series B — $150M (May 2022)
Fundraising Status
Series B · $150M · 4y 3mo ago
privateTotal raised $170M
Latest Funding Round
| Round | Amount | Date | Lead Investor | Post-Money |
|---|
| Series B | $150M | May 2022 | — | $10B |
Founders & Key People
Michael GanEric Don
Investors
Jump Crypto · Circle Ventures · Matrix Partners · IDG Capital · Susquehanna International Group (SIG)
Products
- KuCoin spot and futures exchange
- KuCoin Earn / staking
- KuCoin Wallet
- KCS exchange token
- KuCoin Labs (incubator)
Competitors
Binance · OKX · Bybit · Coinbase · Gate.io
CryptoExchangeDigital AssetsTrading
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2022-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.