Dfns

Core banking platform for digital assets

cryptoTechstars

Latest funding

$16M Series A · December 1, 2024

Source: startupintros.com

Latest round on record: Series A, February 2025, amount undisclosed.

Total raised: $31M across 3 sourced rounds

All 4 rounds ↓

Website: dfns.co.

X: @dfnshq · 4,398 followers.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

Sectors: Banking, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Information Technology.

Stage: Series A.

Based in: Paris, France.

Total raised: $31M in 3 sourced rounds.

Last round: Feb 12, 2025 · 638 days ago.

On Recent Funding since: Nov 8, 2026.

Signals

X account@dfnshq · created Apr 4, 2021 (5 years old) · 4,398 followers

Website registeredMar 27, 2021 (5 years old)

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Dfns | 2202 days on the record

@dfnshq·Raised $31M in 3 sourced rounds

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

February 12, 2025
Series A · amount undisclosed
Source: fundraisingfox.com
December 1, 2024
Series A · $16M
Source: startupintros.com
April 1, 2022
Seed · $14M
WWhite Star Capital (lead), HHorseshoe Capital Partners, RRed Beard Ventures, RRyan Selkis, SSemantic Ventures, SSGH CAPITAL, SSTATION F, SSusquehanna Venture Capital, TTechstars, XXavier Niel
Source: startupintros.com
April 4, 2021
X account created
March 27, 2021
Website created
November 1, 2020
Seed · $1M
Source: startupintros.com

Founders and team

CG
Christopher Grilhault des Fontaines Founder
CH
Clarisse Hagege Founder
NC
Noah Cornwell Chief Technology Officer
TJ
Thierry Janaudy Head of Institutional Solutions

Investors

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Sources and API

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