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Certik Closes Largest Investment Round In Blockchain Security From Sequoia, Bringing Its Valuation To Nearly $1 Billion

Certik Closes Largest Investment Round In Blockchain Security From Sequoia, Bringing Its Valuation To Nearly $1 Billion

12/01/21, 1:00 PM
CertiK, the leading global blockchain security firm headquartered in New York, today announced the completion of an $80 million Series B2 financing round. This investment is led by Sequoia, with participation from existing investors including Tiger Global, Coatue Management, and GL Ventures (Hillhouse Capital’s VC arm). This not only sets the bar for the largest single round of fundraising in the blockchain security space but now brings CertiK’s valuation to nearly $1 Billion. This is the third round of capital raised by CertiK within four months, altogether totaling just over $140M.

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CertiK’s mission is to secure the cyber world. Starting with blockchain, CertiK applies cutting-edge innovations from academia into enterprise, enabling mission-critical applications to be built with security and correctness. Headquartered in New York City, CertiK was founded by computer science professors at Yale University and Columbia University. CertiK is backed by industry leaders, including Sequoia, Coatue Management, Tiger Global, GL Ventures (Hillhouse Capital’s venture arm), Binance, Coinbase Ventures, Lightspeed, and more