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Wintermute
Making crypto markets efficient by providing liquidity algorithmically on most vetted exchanges and trading platforms
About Wintermute
A global algorithmic trading firm focused on digital assets, Wintermute is a significant liquidity provider for both centralized and decentralized exchanges. The company employs high-frequency trading strategies to offer competitive bid-ask spreads, earning revenue from the price differences.
Wintermute serves a diverse client base that includes institutional investors and various trading platforms. Their services are crucial for maintaining market stability and efficiency in the volatile cryptocurrency sector. The firm has developed proprietary platforms like Wintermute NODE, an over-the-counter (OTC) trading interface that allows institutional clients to execute large trades with ease and efficiency. This platform enhances their offering by providing a more direct and streamlined trading experience.
In addition to their core market-making activities, Wintermute is expanding its services to bridge traditional finance (TradFi) with the digital asset space. This involves integrating digital asset spot and derivatives liquidity into established financial ecosystems, catering to a growing demand from traditional financial institutions looking to enter the crypto market. Their business model is centered on advanced trading algorithms and a robust technological infrastructure that processes billions in daily trading volume, solidifying their position as a key player in the digital asset market.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2017
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Employees
- 181
- Open positions
- 18
- Dealroom signal
- 90.2/100
- Industry
- Fintech
- Sub-industry
- Crypto and DeFi
- Sector
- Fintech, Financial Exchanges, Crypto Exchange, Defi, Crypto and Web3, Hard Tech, uk is8 financial services
- Technology
- Blockchain
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
- Investment activity
- 71 companies, latest Jun 2026
- Capital deployed
- $946M
- Preferred round
- SEED
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEBT✓Debt | Jun 2025 | $0 | — | Cantor Fitzgerald | ↗ |
| DEBTDebt | Oct 2022 | $0 | — | Undisclosed | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Wintermute is 55K monthly website visits, up 1.9% over the last three months. Wintermute's team grew 16.8% over the past year.
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed1 investor entered at this stage
Blockchain.com Ventures
Series A8 investors entered at this stage
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Pantera Capital
Avon Ventures
Hack VC
RockawayX
DeFi Alliance
Kenetic Capital
Ryze Labs
Series B and later1 investor entered at this stage
Cantor Fitzgerald
Other known investors2 additional known investors
Ivailo Jordanov
Jérome Joaug
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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