CertiK, a New York-based Web3 and blockchain security company, raised $60M in funding.
The round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Tiger Global.
The company, which brings the total amount invested over the past nine months to $290m USD, intends to use the funds to accelerate growth and expand operations.
Founded by computer science professors Ronghui Gu and Zhong Shao, CertiK aims to secure the Web3 world, starting with the blockchain, The company applies innovations from academia into Enterprise, enabling mission-critical applications to be built with security and accuracy. The company, which offers innovative products like Security Leaderboard, Code Auditing, and Skynet, a 24/7 threat monitoring service, recently launched its KYC and fraud detection service in response to the growing trend around project rug-pulls and scams.
FinSMEs
24/04/2022