{"id":11743,"date":"2021-10-06T15:17:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=11743"},"modified":"2021-10-06T15:17:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:17:30","slug":"coinswitch-kuber-indian-exchange-raises-260m-to-attain-unicorn-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/coinswitch-kuber-indian-exchange-raises-260m-to-attain-unicorn-status\/","title":{"rendered":"CoinSwitch Kuber Indian exchange raises $260M to attain unicorn status"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CoinSwitch Kuber, an <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/indian-institute-of-technology-joins-hedera-governing-council.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"9870\">Indian cryptocurrency exchange<\/a>, has joined the unicorn club and is now valued at $1.9 billion after raising $260 million in a Series C fundraising round.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CoinSwitch-Kuber-Indian-exchange-raises-260M-to-attain-unicorn-status-1024x512.jpeg\" alt=\"CoinSwitch Kuber Indian exchange raises $260M to attain unicorn status\" class=\"wp-image-11755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CoinSwitch-Kuber-Indian-exchange-raises-260M-to-attain-unicorn-status-1024x512.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CoinSwitch-Kuber-Indian-exchange-raises-260M-to-attain-unicorn-status-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CoinSwitch-Kuber-Indian-exchange-raises-260M-to-attain-unicorn-status-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CoinSwitch-Kuber-Indian-exchange-raises-260M-to-attain-unicorn-status-360x180.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CoinSwitch-Kuber-Indian-exchange-raises-260M-to-attain-unicorn-status-750x375.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CoinSwitch-Kuber-Indian-exchange-raises-260M-to-attain-unicorn-status-1140x570.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CoinSwitch-Kuber-Indian-exchange-raises-260M-to-attain-unicorn-status.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The fresh funding has boosted CoinSwitch Kuber to the \u201cvery top\u201d of Indian unicorns, according to an official release on Wednesday, with the firm becoming \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=CoinSwitch+Kuber+Indian+exchange+raises+%24260M+to+attain+unicorn+status&rlz=1C1SQJL_enNG889NG889&oq=CoinSwitch+Kuber+Indian+exchange+raises+%24260M+to+attain+unicorn+status&aqs=chrome..69i57.1604j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=CoinSwitch+Kuber+Indian+exchange+raises+%24260M+to+attain+unicorn+status&rlz=1C1SQJL_enNG889NG889&oq=CoinSwitch+Kuber+Indian+exchange+raises+%24260M+to+attain+unicorn+status&aqs=chrome..69i57.1604j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India's most valuable crypto company<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\u201d at $1.91 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coinbase Ventures, Coinbase's venture capital arm, and Andreessen Horowitz led the fundraising round. Sequoia, Paradigm, Ribbit, and Tiger Global were among the previous investors in the round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CoinSwitch Kuber aims to use the new capital to bring 50 million Indians into the platform and launch new services such as lending and staking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exchange also plans to introduce an institutional-grade product and expand its investing alternatives. Other projects in the works include an innovation fund and a<a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/survey-shows-50-of-africans-invest-in-crypto-to-fund-their-childrens-education.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"11545\"> crypto education hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery evolution requires a leap of faith, and we are taking a massive one today with CoinSwitch Kuber becoming a unicorn and the country's largest crypto company,\u201d said Ashish Singhal, co-founder and CEO of CoinSwitch Kuber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CoinSwitch Kuber, along with WazirX and CoinDCX, is one of India's leading cryptocurrency exchanges. As of September 2021, CoinSwitch Kuber had accumulated 10 million users since its introduction in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a $15-million Series A round in January, the exchange raised $25 million in a Series B round in April from investors including <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/tiger-global-makes-its-first-india-cryptocurrency-firm-investment.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3064\">Tiger Global<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CoinSwitch Kuber, an Indian cryptocurrency exchange, has joined the unicorn club and is now valued at $1.9 billion after raising $260 million in a Series C fundraising round. 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