Who started coinswitch Kuber?

CoinSwitch Kuber, started in 2017 by Ashish Singhal (CEO), Govind Soni (CTO), and Vimal Sagar (COO), is also India’s largest crypto platform — with over 11 million registered users. In a video interview with BlockchainStory, Ashish narrates the journey of the crypto exchange platform. On how it all started, he says:

Is coinswitch Kuber a good investment platform for India?

The exchange has set a goal of onboarding 50 million Indians with the launch of new crypto products and services such as lending and staking. CoinSwitch Kuber has demonstrated that it can “deliver an investment platform for the masses in India,” according to David George, a general partner at a16z.

Is coinswitch Kuber a unicorn?

CoinSwitch Kuber has demonstrated that it can “deliver an investment platform for the masses in India,” according to David George, a general partner at a16z. The exchange’s unicorn status follows the $1 billion valuation attained by rival crypto exchange CoinDCX in August in a $90 million funding round that also included contribution from Coinbase.

How much did Tiger Global invest in coinswitch Kuber?

Tiger Global financed the entire Series B funding round of CoinSwitch Kuber and valued the three-year-old Indian startup at more than $500 million. The announcement of the Series B comes just three months after CoinSwitch closed its $15 million Series A round from Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital India and Kunal Shah.