Stronghold creates virtual payment networks that enable instant settlement and interoperability between legacy and new payment networks.
Location: United States, California, San Francisco
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $3.3M
Founded date: 2017
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Oyster Ven... | oyster.vc |
| - | Visary Cap... | visary.cap... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 12.07.2018 | Seed | $3.3M | - |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description |
| 30.01.2024 | Can you buy pot in Colorado with a credit card? It’s complicated | Americans are accustomed to using a credit card when shopping, especially when making online purchases. That is, unless, they are buying weed. Cannabis is among the country’s only industries that rely almost exclusively on cash transactions... |
| 16.02.2022 | Stronghold launches $100M venture arm to invest in underrepresented founders and fintech | Payments infrastructure company Stronghold has launched a venture capital arm to deploy $100 million of its balance sheet capital in startups and funds in three core strategies — underrepresented founders, fintech, and web3, CEO Tammy Camp ... |
| 01.05.2019 | Ex-Ripple CTO Launches Blogging Platform to Pay Content Creators XRP | Cryptocurrency startups are increasingly eyeing content creators as a key use case. Coil, the San Francisco-based startup founded by former Ripple CTO Stefan Thomas, just opened the public beta on its blogging platform designed to help scri... |
| 19.03.2019 | Stronghold Is Now Working with IBM Blockchain World Wire | Yesterday IBM (NYSE: IBM) introduced Blockchain World Wire, a real-time global payments network for regulated financial institutions accessible to more than 50 countries. Designed to optimize and accelerate foreign exchange, cross border pa... |
| 17.07.2018 | IBM Is Helping Launch a Price-Stable Crypto With FDIC-Insured Funds | The latest attempt to create a cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar, or "stablecoin," combines 21st-century technology with an invention from the Great Depression. Announced Tuesday, a startup called Stronghold is launching US... |
| 17.07.2018 | IBM backs FDIC-insured Stronghold cryptocurrency (updated) | Stronghold is launching a cryptocurrency that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance, and IBM will explore how to use it on its own IBM Blockchain Platform. The move is aimed at instilling more trust in cryptocurrency and increasing it... |
| 17.07.2018 | IBM backs FDIC-insured Stronghold cryptocurrency (updated) | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Stronghold is launching a cryptocurrency that is ... |
| 12.07.2018 | Crypto Exchange Platform Stronghold Secures $3.3M in Seed Funding | Stronghold, a San Francisco and New Zealand-based crypto exchange platform, secured $3.3m in seed funding. The round was led by Dave Samuel, founding general partner at Freestyle Capital, with participation from Hack VC, Precursor Ventures,... |