Paxos Raises $142 Million in Series C Funding

Paxos has raised $240 million total, making it a top funded blockchain company

Paxos will continue to grow and expand its financial market infrastructure platform

Paxos, the first regulated blockchain infrastructure platform, announced it has closed a $142 million Series C round of funding. Declaration Partners, the investment firm backed by the family office of David M. Rubenstein, led the round, which includes investments from Mithril Capital, PayPal Ventures, RIT Capital Partners plc, Ken Moelis, Alua Capital, Senator Investment Group and more. Previous Paxos investors also participated in the round, including RRE Ventures and Liberty City Ventures. To date, Paxos has raised more than $240 million in funding.

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Charles Cascarilla, CEO and Co-Founder of Paxos, commented, “In the last year, global adoption of crypto and blockchain-based solutions by enterprises has accelerated. We are proud to count among our clients‘ global leaders in payments, banking, trading and fintech, such as PayPal, Credit Suisse, Societe Generale and Revolut. Paxos is uniquely positioned to address the digital asset needs of global brands and bring our solutions to enterprises with trillions in assets and billions of end users. We are grateful for the support of our new investment partners which helps bring us closer to our vision for a more open, accessible economy.”

Paxos will continue investing in developing enterprise-grade infrastructure solutions while deepening its commitment to regulation, reliability and security. Paxos will use this capital to accelerate growth, including scaling its operations and platform capacity to meet the demands of its expanding customer base. The company plans to double the size of its team and will explore all opportunities for growth.

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Brian Stern, Partner, Declaration Partners, said, “Paxos is executing on its ambitious, long-term mission at a remarkable pace. Through its relentless forward-thinking, Paxos has developed products and services that enable trusted access to digital assets, as well as dramatic efficiency and risk reduction to our traditional financial industry infrastructure. We are thrilled to support its continued growth and development of these innovative and inclusive solutions.”

“Paxos is a truly unique platform,” said Ajay Royan, Managing General Partner of Mithril Capital, “Chad Cascarilla and the Paxos team have pioneered a long-term approach that combines regulatory rigor with exceptional product engineering, enabling millions to seamlessly access the flexibility and choice afforded by an open, efficient, and user-centric financial infrastructure.”

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