Startup profile for Quantopian: what they do, why they are interesting, stage (acquired), industries, and links to our funding articles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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Quantopian

Quantopian crowdsourced algorithmic trading strategies before shutting down in 2020 after failing to sustain its hedge-fund model.

Stage

acquired

Status

acquired

Coverage

full

Why Quantopian is interesting

A democratized quant platform with 100K+ members — Bessemer, Spark, and Khosla joined a16z’s Series C before the Zipline-powered fund model collapsed.

Key facts

  • Series C (Nov 2016): $25M led by a16z; Bessemer, Spark, Khosla participated (Businesswire)
  • Shutdown (2020): Wound down operations

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Quantopian's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Industries

Generalist Technology

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Related funding articles

Venture Capital Tracker pieces that cover Quantopian's financing or category context.

Last updated: 2026-07-24