DiscontinuedCryptocurrency exchangeBitcoin / multichain2014–2021
ShapeShift (former exchange company)
Customers swapped coins without opening accounts
The venture-backed company behind ShapeShift’s original cryptocurrency exchange.
- Capital raised (announced)
- Estimated
Former exchange company; three disclosed rounds.
Funding
| Round | Date | Announced | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed funding | March 2015 | Not disclosed | |
| Second early financing | September 2015 | Not disclosed | |
| Series A | 29 March 2017 |
Announced is what was said at the time. Cash actually received is rarely disclosed and is not assumed to match.
People
| Name | Role | Period | Now | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Voorhees | — | CEO, Venice AI | Oct 2026 |
How it ended
Decrypt reported that the former exchange business wound down in 2021. ShapeShift had announced a transition to decentralized governance; its DAO and open-source successor continued.
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Sources
5 sources behind this page.
- 1ShapeShift announces a transition to decentralized governance · CoinDesk · Jul 2021
- 2ShapeShift exchange settlement reporting · Decrypt · Mar 2024
- 3ShapeShift raises $10.4 million in Series A funding · ShapeShift / PRWeb · Mar 2017
- 4TechCrunch: professional biography · TechCrunch · Jul 2026
- 5ShapeShift · Wikipedia · user-editable
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