Celo

CeloCELO

Mobile-first public chain

About Celo

Founded

2017

Address

United States

Ecosystem

Community

Celo is a mobile-first blockchain that makes decentralized financial (DeFi) tools and services accessible to anyone with a mobile phone. Its mission is to build a financial system that creates the conditions for prosperity for everyone. Celo enables native and non-native digital assets—both cryptographic and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)—to circulate freely across devices, carriers, and countries, making money mobile, global, and more accessible than ever before.

Team Members

Rene Reinsberg
Rene ReinsbergFounder
Marek Olszewski
Marek OlszewskiCo-Founder & CTO
Sophia Dew
Sophia DewDeveloper Relations Engineering Lead
Isha Varshney
Isha Varshney Head of Ecosystem Strategy

Investors

Andreessen HorowitzAndreessen Horowitz
Greenfield CapitalGreenfield Capital
Electric CapitalElectric Capital
PolychainPolychain
Coinbase VenturesCoinbase Ventures
General CatalystGeneral Catalyst
Social CapitalSocial Capital
LakestarLakestar
Jack DorseyJack Dorsey
Naval RavikantNaval Ravikant
Linda XieLinda Xie
Arianna SimpsonArianna Simpson
Reid HoffmanReid Hoffman

Fundrasing details

Funding RoundAmountValuation
Date
Investors
Public Sale
$10.00M
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2020-05-12
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$20.00M
$1.00B
2020-02-09
Andreessen HorowitzAndreessen Horowitz
Greenfield CapitalGreenfield Capital
+ 1
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$30.00M
$750.00M
2019-04-02
Andreessen HorowitzAndreessen Horowitz*
PolychainPolychain*
+ 1
Seed
$6.50M
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2018-06-21
Andreessen HorowitzAndreessen Horowitz
Coinbase VenturesCoinbase Ventures
+ 8