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|twitter=21dotco}}'''21''' (formerly '''21e6''') is a Bitcoin startup founded amidst the [[November 2013 bubble]]. They announced having raised $116 million<ref name="wsj">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/10/secretive-bitcoin-startup-21-reveals-record-funds-hints-at-mass-consumer-play/|title=Secretive Bitcoin Startup 21 Reveals Record Funds, Hints at Mass Consumer Play|author=Casey, Michael|work=Wall Street Journal|date=10 March 2015|accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref> in venture capital from numerous investors including Qualcomm Inc.,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="twitter">[https://twitter.com/21dotco/status/600367120178745344 21.co investors tweet]</ref><ref name="wsj2">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/18/bitcoin-startup-21-unveils-product-plan-embeddable-mining-chips/|title=Bitcoin Startup 21 Unveils Product Plan: Embeddable Chips for Smartphones|date=18 May 2015|accessdate=21 July 2015|work=Wall Street Journal|author=Casey, Michael}}</ref> RRE Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Yuan Capital,<ref name="wsj"/> Cisco,<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Andreessen Horowitz,<ref name="wsj"/> Khosla Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Data Collective,<ref name="wsj"/> [[PayPal]] co-founders Peter Thiel<ref name="wsj"/> and Max Levchin,<ref name="wsj"/> eBay Inc. co-founder Jeff Skoll,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Dropbox Inc. CEO Drew Houston,<ref name="wsj"/> Expedia Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Zynga Inc. co-founder Mark Pincus,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> and former ARM Holdings PLC CSO Mark Templeton.<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/>
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|twitter=21dotco}}'''21''' (formerly '''21e6''') is a Bitcoin startup founded amidst the [[November 2013 bubble]]. In March 2015, they announced having raised $116 million in venture capital.<ref name="wsj">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/03/10/secretive-bitcoin-startup-21-reveals-record-funds-hints-at-mass-consumer-play/|title=Secretive Bitcoin Startup 21 Reveals Record Funds, Hints at Mass Consumer Play|author=Casey, Michael|work=Wall Street Journal|date=10 March 2015|accessdate=11 March 2015}}</ref>
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==History==
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===Venture capital===
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By March 2015, 21 raised over $100 million in venture capital from numerous investors including Qualcomm Inc.,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="twitter">[https://twitter.com/21dotco/status/600367120178745344 21.co investors tweet]</ref><ref name="wsj2">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/18/bitcoin-startup-21-unveils-product-plan-embeddable-mining-chips/|title=Bitcoin Startup 21 Unveils Product Plan: Embeddable Chips for Smartphones|date=18 May 2015|accessdate=21 July 2015|work=Wall Street Journal|author=Casey, Michael}}</ref> RRE Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Yuan Capital,<ref name="wsj"/> Cisco,<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Andreessen Horowitz,<ref name="wsj"/> Khosla Ventures,<ref name="wsj"/> Data Collective,<ref name="wsj"/> [[PayPal]] co-founders Peter Thiel<ref name="wsj"/> and Max Levchin,<ref name="wsj"/> eBay Inc. co-founder Jeff Skoll,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Dropbox Inc. CEO Drew Houston,<ref name="wsj"/> Expedia Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> Zynga Inc. co-founder Mark Pincus,<ref name="wsj"/><ref name="wsj2"/> and former ARM Holdings PLC CSO Mark Templeton.<ref name="twitter"/><ref name="wsj2"/>
 
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Revision as of 18:27, 31 July 2015

21 Inc.
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Founded2013
Founder(s)Matthew Pauker, Balaji Srinivasan
Website21.co
 Twitter 
21 (formerly 21e6) is a Bitcoin startup founded amidst the November 2013 bubble. In March 2015, they announced having raised $116 million in venture capital.[1]

History

Venture capital

By March 2015, 21 raised over $100 million in venture capital from numerous investors including Qualcomm Inc.,[1][2][3] RRE Ventures,[1] Yuan Capital,[1] Cisco,[2][3] Andreessen Horowitz,[1] Khosla Ventures,[1] Data Collective,[1] PayPal co-founders Peter Thiel[1] and Max Levchin,[1] eBay Inc. co-founder Jeff Skoll,[1][3] Dropbox Inc. CEO Drew Houston,[1] Expedia Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi,[1][3] Zynga Inc. co-founder Mark Pincus,[1][3] and former ARM Holdings PLC CSO Mark Templeton.[2][3]

References

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