Gauntlet

Gauntlet provides yield strategies and risk management solutions for decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and institutional participants.

cryptoStablecoins RWA and tokenization Lending and credit

Latest funding

$125M Series B+ · July 9, 2026

Led by SBI Group · Source: fundraisingfox.com

Total raised: $148.8M across 2 sourced rounds

All 2 rounds ↓

Website: gauntlet.xyz.

X: @gauntlet_xyz · 35,407 followers.

LinkedIn: gauntlet-xyz.

Categories: Stablecoins RWA and tokenization Lending and credit.

Sectors: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Financial Services, FinTech.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: New York, United States.

Founded: 2018.

Total raised: $148.8M in 2 sourced rounds.

Last round: Jul 9, 2026 · 129 days ago.

Headcount: 51–100 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 29, 2026.

Signals

X account@gauntlet_xyz · created Dec 19, 2018 (7 years old) · 35,407 followers

Website registeredDec 7, 2020 (5 years old)

About Gauntlet

It offers lending vaults, custom vaults, and cross-chain stablecoin yield. Its customers include fintechs, neobanks, exchanges, wallets, custodians, asset managers, prime brokers, and RWA & stablecoin issuers.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Gauntlet | 1181 days from X account to first raise on record

@gauntlet_xyz·Raised $149M in 2 sourced rounds·2 signals before the first raise

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

Funding rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Lead	Source
Jul 9, 2026	Series B+	$125M	SSBI Group	fundraisingfox.com
Mar 14, 2022	Series B+	$23.8M	RRibbit Capital	americanbanker.com

Timeline

December 7, 2020
Website created
December 19, 2018
X account created

Founders and team

JM
John Morrow Founder
RC
Rei Chiang Founder

@chiangrei · LinkedIn
TC
Tarun Chitra Founder

@tarunchitra · LinkedIn
JK
Jesse Kao CFO
NC
Nicholas Cannon Chief Business Officer

Investors

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SBI Group portfolio →

Sources and API

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