Company Snapshot
Kraken is a Crypto company, based in San Francisco, California, USA, founded 2011 by Jesse Powell, Thanh Luu, Michael Gronager.
Recent changes
- Aug 18, 2026Aug 18, 2026Kraken's Krak App Launches a 2% Cash-Back Debit Card Pulse story
- May 11, 2026May 11, 2026First reported valuation: $20B (raising ahead of planned IPO)Rumored CoinDesk
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- Sep 7, 2026Labor Day Closes the Market. Then the Window OpensUS markets are shut for Labor Day and the SEC filing tape has been empty since Friday, which puts the year's most concentrated IPO stretch -- the eight weeks after the holiday -- starting tomorrow with one AI-adjacent name actually on file.→
- Sep 4, 2026One of Eight IPO Candidates Just Actually FiledCrunchbase named eight startups as 2026's clearest IPO candidates two days ago; since then, exactly one -- Oura -- has converted to an actual public S-1, while the other seven remain unfiled.→
- Sep 2, 2026Eight Startups Racing a Closing 2026 IPO WindowCrunchbase identified eight startups -- including Anthropic, Oura, Notion, Kraken and SambaNova -- as candidates for a narrowing 2026 IPO window, with SpaceX's record June listing as the template.→
- Aug 20, 2026Bitcoin Jumps 12% in Two Days on Clarity Act PushBitcoin rose 12% over two days to $72,384, its highest since June, after Trump hosted crypto CEOs at the White House to push Congress on the Clarity Act, with a $2.7B short-position liquidation amplifying the rally.→
- Aug 18, 2026Kraken's Krak App Launches a 2% Cash-Back Debit CardKraken's Krak money app launched a US debit card paying up to 2% back in cash or bitcoin, spendable from more than 600 currencies and crypto assets converted at the point of purchase.→
- Jul 21, 2026Augustus Raises $180M Series B To Dollarize WorldAugustus raised a $180 million Series B at a $1 billion valuation to build what it calls the Global Dollar Bank, giving international fintechs and banks direct access to US dollar accounts and rails.→
- Jul 18, 2026Alpaca Raises $135M ($435M With Debt) for Agent-First BrokerageAlpaca raised $135 million in equity led by Peak XV, plus debt financing from Kraken parent Payward and BMO for $435 million in total capital, to scale brokerage infrastructure for tokenized markets and AI trading agents.→
- Jul 16, 2026Alpaca Raises $135M to Build Agent-First Brokerage RailsAlpaca raised $135 million led by Peak XV, lifting its total financing to $435 million, to build brokerage infrastructure designed for AI agents and tokenized markets rather than human traders.→
- Jul 10, 2026Kraken Rebuilds Its App Around Agentic AI TradingKraken is relaunching its mobile app with AI agents at the center, letting users build a portfolio and execute trades through plain-English conversation, joining Gemini and Coinbase in the crypto industry's shift toward agentic finance.→
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IPOUp to 2% cash back
Kraken's Krak App Launches a 2% Cash-Back Debit Card
Kraken's Krak money app launched a US debit card paying up to 2% back in cash or bitcoin, spendable from more than 600 currencies and crypto assets converted at the point of purchase.
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Kraken Rebuilds Its App Around Agentic AI Trading
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Kraken Rebuilds Its App Around Agentic AI Trading
Kraken is relaunching its mobile app with AI agents at the center, letting users build a portfolio and execute trades through plain-English conversation, joining Gemini and Coinbase in the crypto industry's shift toward agentic finance.
Value Add Research
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Who are Kraken's investors?
Kraken's investors include Blockchain Capital, HOF Capital, Hyde Park Angels, Tribe Capital.