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

TradeBlock was a crypto market data and index provider acquired by CoinDesk in January 2021.

Stage

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Status

acquired

Coverage

full

Why TradeBlock is interesting

Institutional crypto needed trusted pricing benchmarks; a16z-led seed preceded DCG-backed TradeBlock indexes used in $20B+ of products.

Key facts

  • Seed (Jul 2014): $2.8M led by a16z; Digital Currency Group participated — CoinDesk
  • Acquired by CoinDesk (Jan 2021) for crypto indexes and institutional data — CoinDesk

Investors in our directory

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

Andreessen HorowitzDigital Currency Group

Industries

Generalist Technology

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Last updated: 2026-07-24