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SheeldMarket
SheeldMarket is an EU-registered broker that offers fast, direct and secure access to an ever-growing range of digital assets. All through a single trading platform
About SheeldMarket
Aplo, formerly SheeldMarket, is a French company registered as a Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) with the AMF, the French financial authority. The company operates as a prime broker for digital assets, catering to institutional investors, including asset managers, hedge funds, and family offices. Its platform provides a single point of access to the fragmented cryptocurrency market, allowing clients to trade, borrow, and lend digital assets across multiple exchanges and liquidity providers.
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Aplo's business model is based on providing a comprehensive suite of services that simplify and secure digital asset management for its clients. The company offers execution services, ensuring best execution by connecting to a wide range of trading venues. It also provides custody services for the safekeeping of digital assets. Additionally, Aplo offers financing solutions, allowing clients to borrow and lend digital assets to optimize their trading strategies. The company generates revenue through trading fees, custody fees, and interest on loans.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2019
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Employees
- 27
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 80.5/100
- Industry
- Fintech
- Sub-industry
- Crypto and DeFi
- Sector
- Fintech, Digital Assets, Crypto Exchange, Cefi, Crypto for Institutions, Crypto and Web3, Hard Tech
- Technology
- Blockchain
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Oct 2021 | $10M | $40M | Alexis Bonillo · Pascal Gauthier · Semantic Ventures · Atomico | ↗ |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Jun 2020 | $1.1M | $4.4M | Charlie Songhurst · Kima Ventures · Draper Dragon · Acequia Capital | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for SheeldMarket is 2.3K monthly website visits, down 90.8% over the last three months. SheeldMarket's team grew 0% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
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Seed5 investors entered at this stage
Charlie Songhurst
Kima Ventures
Draper Dragon
Acequia Capital
Axeleo Capital
Series A4 investors entered at this stage
Atomico
Alexis Bonillo
Pascal Gauthier
Semantic Ventures
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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