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Startup Streamlining DeFi Portfolio Management

Tallinn, EstoniaFounded 2021Fintech
Valuation $50–100M Last recorded · 2021
Revenue $1–10M Latest reported FY
Headcount <100 Current team size
Total funding $10–50M Disclosed equity funding
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About Sommelier

Sommelier Finance, accessible at app.sommelier.finance, is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform designed to optimize asset management on blockchain networks like Ethereum and Arbitrum. The platform primarily serves individual investors and institutional clients looking to enhance their liquidity provision strategies. Unlike traditional financial services, Sommelier does not manage portfolios directly. Instead, it provides tools and smart contracts that allow users to make independent decisions about adding liquidity to various portfolios.

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Operating in the rapidly growing DeFi market, Sommelier leverages blockchain technology to offer a transparent and secure environment for asset management. The platform supports various digital assets, including WETH (Wrapped Ether), USDC (USD Coin), WBTC (Wrapped Bitcoin), SOMM (Sommelier's native token), and stETH (Staked Ether). Users interact with these assets through decentralized applications (dApps), which are software applications that run on a peer-to-peer network rather than a single computer.

Sommelier's business model revolves around providing a decentralized platform where users can execute transactions and manage their assets without intermediaries. The company generates revenue through transaction fees and possibly through the appreciation of its native token, SOMM. Additionally, the platform may use collected data to improve its services and for marketing purposes, although it aims to minimize the amount of personal data collected.

The platform emphasizes user autonomy and security, ensuring that users retain control over their private keys and wallet seeds. This approach aligns with the broader DeFi ethos of decentralization and user empowerment. However, users must be aware of potential regulatory changes that could impact the platform in the future.

In summary, Sommelier Finance offers a decentralized, user-centric platform for optimizing liquidity provision in the DeFi market, catering to both individual and institutional investors.

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Tallinn, Estonia
Employees
8
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
67.2/100
Industry
Fintech
Sub-industry
Crypto and DeFi
Sector
Fintech, Asset Management, Defi, Ethereum Ecosystem, Crypto and Web3, Hard Tech
Technology
Blockchain
Business model
SaaS
Client focus
b2b, b2c

Funding history

2 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
SERIES A✓Equity / VC Oct 2021 $23M $92M Polychain Capital · Zola Global · Secure Ventures · D1 Ventures —
SEED✓Equity / VC Mar 2021 $3.5M $14M Sam Bankman-Fried · Standard Crypto —
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Financials

Revenue over time

Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.

YearRevenueGrowth
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022 —
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Growth signals

Sommelier website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Sommelier is 680 monthly website visits, down 78.1% over the last three months. Sommelier's team declined 11.1% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits680 3-month web change-78.1% 1-year team growth-11.1%
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Investments and acquisitions

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Investors

11 investors on the cap table

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Seed2 investors entered at this stage

  • Sam Bankman-Fried
  • Standard Crypto

Series A8 investors entered at this stage

  • Polychain Capital
  • Zola Global
  • Secure Ventures
  • D1 Ventures
  • Tendermint
  • Alameda Ventures
  • Byzantine Partners
  • Ferngrove Ventures

Other known investors1 additional known investor

  • Multicoin Capital
Team profiled 1 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 1 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
4 countries with
team presence
🇪🇪 Estonia28.6%
🇺🇦 Ukraine28.6%
🇺🇸 United States28.6%
🇵🇭 Philippines14.3%
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