Amber Group lève $300M en financement de série C
- La société de négoce de crypto Amber Group a levé $300 millions lors d'un cycle de financement de série C auprès de Fenbushi Capital US.
- La société visait à achever une extension de sa série B + à une valorisation de $3B, mais a changé sa tactique de collecte de fonds en raison de l'implosion de FTX.
- It was confirmed that less than 10% of the firm’s total trading capital was with FTX at the time of its collapse.
- Amber Group a également acquis la plateforme de crypto-monnaie singapourienne Sparrow Holdings.
L'hiver de la cryptographie met définitivement à l'épreuve le courage des entreprises de cryptographie, et alors que beaucoup de ces entreprises ont fait faillite, une société de trading de crypto en plein essor, Amber Group, a obtenu un énorme $300 millions dans le cadre d'un cycle de financement de série C dirigé par Fenbushi Capital US, le premier société de capital-risque axée sur la blockchain en Asie fondée en 2015 à Shanghai.
Dans une série de publications sur Twitter, Amber Group confirmé that the new funding round was “joined by other crypto-native investors and family offices” and added that the Series C round of fundraising “demonstrates investor confidence in Amber’s business and the commitment to shape our future together.” This investment comes just a month after the collapse of the former multi-billion dollar crypto exchange, FTX.
Selon un autre Publication sur Twitter, prior to the collapse of FTX, Amber Group was in the “process of completing an extension to our Series B+ at a $3B valuation in preparation for a potentially prolonged crypto winter.” However, when Sam Bankman Fried a annoncé l'effondrement de son échange et déposé pour le chapitre 11 de la faillite, Amber “paused after a partial closing and instead moved forward on Series C.”
Il est également crucial de noter que la plateforme de crypto-trading était exposée à FTX. Cependant, il a été confirmé que l'exposition était d'environ 10%.
“As previously disclosed, less than 10% of our total trading capital was with FTX at the time of its collapse, but we did have to rebalance some positions. None of this impacted our daily operations or our business continuity,” revealed Amber Group via Twitter on Friday.
The crypto platform added that the vast majority of its clients and products remain intact. However, “a few of our specific products would have experienced significant drawdowns as an aftermath of the FTX default, unless we could find ways to further protect those affected clients,” stated Amber, while adding that it “reacted quickly” and adjusted its fundraising strategy.
According to Amber Group, the investors who took part in the Series C funding round demanded te firm be “laser-focused on providing best-in-class services to our client base of institutional and high-net-worth investors.”
It was also confirmed that Amber will be scaling down its “mass consumer efforts and non-essential business lines” so that it can better focus on its core businesses and clients. The crypto trading firm noted that “these have not been easy decisions, and we unfortunately have had to say goodbye to many of our excellent colleagues.”
Comme indiqué précédemment par Bitnation, la société d'actifs numériques basée à Singapour licencié 10% de ses salariés et le co-fondateur Tiantian Kullander a déclaré que la société fondée en 2018 ajuste ses effectifs sur une base trimestrielle.
“Our priority for 2023, with the support of our investors, is to focus on our core business and clients. This year has been tough for many reasons, but we’re tremendously grateful for the support and confidence,” stated Amber.
De plus, il est également crucial de noter que la société de cryptographie a acquis Plateforme de crypto-monnaie singapourienne Sparrow Holdings, selon une annonce mercredi. Fait intéressant, Sparrow a acquis sa licence de paiement auprès de l'Autorité monétaire de Singapour (MAS) en août.