Five years of building
what didn't exist
From a two-person apartment in London to a regulated platform serving investors in 180 countries.
Co-founders Daniel Osei and Priya Mehta leave their roles at a European investment bank, frustrated that retail investors had no safe, transparent path to digital assets. Crypto Vault is incorporated in London with £120K in seed funding.
Private beta launches with 800 invited users. The team ships cold-storage custody, BTC/ETH trading, and the first version of the portfolio dashboard. FCA cryptoasset registration approved in October 2020.
A $18M Series A led by Sequoia accelerates the team from 12 to 55 people. The platform expands to 30 digital assets, adds mobile apps for iOS and Android, and opens access to users in 60 countries.
The 2022 crypto market crisis tests every custodian on the planet. Crypto Vault's segregated cold-storage model means zero customer assets are lost or frozen. User trust scores reach an all-time high of 4.9 / 5.
Among the first platforms to receive authorisation under the EU's MiCA framework. User base passes 1 million across 120 countries. Assets under management cross $2B. The Crypto Vault Academy launches with 40 free courses.
$62M Series B closed. 2.4 million registered investors. Institutional API launched for family offices and hedge funds. Expanding to the US market with a pending FinCEN Money Services Business licence.