Timeline of Events

A timeline outlining key moments, and milestones for this wiki

Date Founded

2014-07-01

ShapeShift was founded in July 2014 by Erik Voorhees

Seed Funding

2015-03-01

On March 10, 2015, ShapeShift raised $525,000 in seed funding from early industry investors Barry Silbert and Roger Ver

$1.6 Million Raise

2015-09-01

On September 8th, 2015, ShapeShift raised an additional $1.6 million from Silbert’s Digital Currency Group, Roger Ver, and other angel investors

Series A Funding

2017-03-01

On March 29, 2017, ShapeShift closed a $10.4 million Series A funding round led by Earlybird Venture Capital and other participants.

KeepKey Acquisition

2017-08-01

On August 16th, 2017, ShapeShift acquired KeepKey, a hardware wallet with the goal of increasing security for users

KYC Removal

2021-01-01

On January 6th, 2021, ShapeShift announced that they are removing 'know your customer' (KYC) requirements

Transition to a DAO

2021-07-01

On 15 July 2021, ShapeShift transitioned into a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) following its first airdrop, making it a community-governed, open-source project

ShapeShift x Gitcoin

2023-05-01

In May 2023, ShapeShift announced a partnership with Gitcoin to build the ultimate open-source public good in the Web3 ecosystem