DFNS
Core banking platform for digital assets
- 21-100 employees
- Fintech
- B2B
- Cryptocurrency
- SaaS
- Cyber Security
- Blockchain
- Web 3.0
- Mail, Paris, France
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Company mission
To help fintechs and institutions build and operate onchain, with the security and reliability expected of systemically important firms.
Our take
To date, most crypto assets have been secured through private keys, creating two major challenges. First, these keys can be compromised, as demonstrated by the $600M Ronin hack in 2022. Second, users can permanently lose access to their assets if they lose their private key. DFNS' approach is designed to address both.
By building secure, keyless wallet infrastructure, DFNS allows financial institutions and Web3 applications to manage digital assets without putting the burden of key management on users. Its infrastructure combines security with a simpler customer experience and greater institutional control.
Following funding from White Star Capital, DFNS plans to expand its team and broaden its keyless wallet infrastructure across major DeFi applications, Its partnership with PhotonPay also shows a broader use case, integrating DFNS' wallet infrastructure and Policy Engine into payment infrastructure. The integration allows PhotoPay's 200,000+ enterprise customers to manage collections, payouts and treasury across fiat and stablecoin networks from a single platform, with programmable compliance cotnrols and automated transaction workflows.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2024
$15.8m
SERIES A
Apr 2022
$13.5m
SEED
Total funding: $30.4m
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Leadership
Clarisse Hagège
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Corporate Banking & Finance veteran, with eight years at Crédit Agricole CIB, including a spell as Global Relationship Manager. Former Board Member & Director of Outreach at MPC Alliance, and a current Custody Working Group Contributor at Global Digital Finance.
Christopher Grilhault des Fontaines
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Serial startup founder. DFNS is the fourth startup they've helped launch, having enjoyed success with professional networking platforms Jollyclick and Purpl.