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Paxos

Blockchain infrastructure for financial services

201-500 employees
  • Fintech
  • B2B
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Enterprise
  • Financial Services
  • SaaS
  • Blockchain
450 Lexington Avenue #3952, New York, NY

Company mission

Paxos' mission is to enable the movement of any asset, at any time, in a trustworthy way.

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10% employee growth in 12 months

Otta's take

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Xav Kearney

CTO of Otta

Paxos is aiming to revolutionize blockchain by developing its selection of regulation-compliant infrastructure services for companies looking to add features like crypto brokerages or branded stablecoins to their customer offerings.

Its focus on regulatory compliance across different territories, and its status as one of only three national trusts born in the crypto ecosystem, gives it an edge in building a unique and global network of enterprise customers.

Cryptocurrency remains a risky sector, so a company at the forefront of crypto regulation is proving highly attractive to a growing sector of enterprises tentatively dipping their toes in. It is pushing ahead of competitors as one of the largest crypto/blockchain startups with a valuation of over $2 billion and a current funding total of over $500 million.

Its growth has been backed up by material results, too. It has established relationships with firms like Bank of America, Credit Suisse, and Mastercard, and PayPal leverages Paxos on its backend to enable its users to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies. This proven success with an expanding roster of big-name clients and collaborators like MakerDao will likely see it command a dominant market share in the years ahead.

Benefits

  • Generous family leave
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Healthy snacks, coffee, and ping pong
  • $500 quarterly development stipend
  • Health, vision, dental, life insurance
  • Team lounge and learns
  • $500 home office stipend for remote employees
  • Unlimited vacation policy
  • Remote work program
  • Company equity

Company values

  • Search for the Truth
  • Real-Time Candor
  • Shared Commitment to Excellence
  • Be an Owner

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Apr 2021

$300m

SERIES D

Dec 2020

$142m

SERIES C

$535.3m

Total funding

This company has top investors

Founders

Previous Co-founder and Partner at Cedar Hill Capital Partners for 10 years. Current Partner at Liberty City Ventures and Founding Board Member of the Association for Digital Asset Markets, alongside working at Paxos.

Rich Teo

(CEO Asia)

Previous Financial Analyst at Citi for 2 years before becoming a Principal / Senior Analyst at Cedar Hill Capital Partners. Has served as CEO Asia at Paxos for 7 years.

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