Nasdaq Ventures
Profile and portfolio
Nasdaq Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Nasdaq, a financial services company. It was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, United States. It invests from seed to Series B. Sectors it names: fintech, crypto and blockchain, climate and energy, artificial intelligence.
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Series B |
| Sectors | Fintech, Crypto and blockchain, Climate and energy, Artificial intelligence |
| Geography | Global |
| Offices | New York, United States |
Sources: S1 Nasdaq Ventures page.
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Exited | 4 | 80% |
| Active | 1 | 20% |
Status as the firm tags it
Sources: S1 Nasdaq Ventures page.
Where it invests and who leads it
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Nasdaq | Single source | S2 |
| Parent industry | Banking and financial services | Single source | S1 |
| Founded | 2017 | Single source | S4 |
| Headquarters | New York, United States | Single source | S3 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S1 |
| People on the team page | 7 | Single source | S1 |
| Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B | Single source | S1 |
For founders
| Item | What the firm says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B | S1 |
| Contact form | www.nasdaq.com/nasdaq-ventures | S1 |
Notable outcomes
IPOs and acquisitions of portfolio companies. Price shown only where published.
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 19 companies: 4 exited, 1 active.S1
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Exited | 4 | 21.1% |
| Active | 1 | 5.3% |
Every company on the Nasdaq Ventures list
19 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 14 listed, 4 exited, 1 active.S1 Read the firm's list.
Listed 14
- Amberdata
- Astana International Exchange
- Canoe Intelligence
- Chronograph
- Dasseti
- Dealpath
- Fnality
- Kuberno
- LeveL Markets
- Matter
- Nasdaq Private Market
- Purestream
- Puro.earth
- Sporttrade
Exited 4
- Chain
- Digital Reasoning
- ErisX
- XM Cyber
Active 1
- Siege FX
Recent rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | Siege FX | Series A | GBP 7M | S5 |
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website www.nasdaq.com/nasdaq-ventures
Sources
- S1Nasdaq Ventures pageFirm
- S2Nasdaq: About Nasdaq (lists Nasdaq Ventures)Firm
- S3Nasdaq, Inc. Form 10-K for 2024 (principal executive offices, New York)Filing
- S4Business Insider: A stock exchange behemoth is looking to invest millions in new startups (20 Apr 2017)Press
- S5The Full FX: Siege FX gets 7m as Nasdaq, UBS and Barclays Bet on Platform (21 Jan 2026)Press
Disclaimer and corrections
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