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Blockchain technology provider creating infrastructure and software for financial markets, focused on distributed ledger technology.
Digital Asset Holdings develops blockchain infrastructure and enterprise software, specifically the Canton Network and the Daml smart contract language, to modernize legacy systems for global financial markets. The enterprise software provider has successfully secured $647.1 million in total funding across nine venture capital rounds to scale its proprietary distributed ledger technology and expand its institutional market reach. The organization is backed by a syndicate of prominent financial institutions, including major strategic investors such as JP Morgan Chase and Citadel Securities. Its flagship Canton Network, a Layer 1 blockchain with privacy features launched in 2023, facilitates interoperability and operational efficiency for more than 30 institutional market participants, featuring notable enterprise implementations with Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Börse, and Broadridge. Digital Asset Holdings was officially founded in 2014 by co-founders Yuval Rooz, Eric Saraniecki, and Shaul Kfir.
Digital Asset Holdings has raised $647.1M across 9 funding rounds.
Key people at Digital Asset Holdings.
Digital Asset Holdings was founded in 2014 by Yuval Rooz (Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer) and Eric Saraniecki (Co-Founder & Head of Product).
Digital Asset Holdings has raised $647.1M in total across 9 funding rounds.
Digital Asset Holdings is an enterprise software company specializing in distributed ledger technology (DLT) platforms, primarily through its Daml smart contract language and Canton privacy-enabled blockchain.[1][2][3] It serves financial institutions, banks, exchanges, market infrastructure providers, insurance, and healthcare organizations by enabling the issuance, transfer, and settlement of digital assets, modernizing legacy systems into synchronized, multi-party networks that reduce manual reconciliation, risk, and costs.[1][2] The company solves problems like fractured systems, lack of privacy, and latency in transactions by providing interoperable solutions for asset tokenization, securities trading, supply chain management, and more, with notable adoption such as Goldman Sachs' GS DAP platform built on Daml and Canton.[1][3] Growth momentum includes over 200 employees, $300M in capital raised, 24+ projects completed, and recent milestones like the 2024 Canton Network public L1 MainNet launch, DTCC/Euroclear tests, and iCapital's iDLT product.[2][3]
Founded in 2014, Digital Asset Holdings emerged as a blockchain innovator focused on enterprise applications, with early funding from its Series A round led by JP Morgan Chase in 2016.[2][3] Key developments include the creation of Daml for smart contracts and Canton for privacy-enabled blockchain, addressing pain points in legacy financial systems like poor interoperability and manual processes.[2] Pivotal moments feature partnerships with leading institutions, evolution into the Canton Network—a public Layer 1 blockchain with privacy—as a founding member of the Canton Foundation, and consistent recognition, such as the Canton Network winning Global Custodian's Digital Asset Initiative award for the third straight year in 2025.[3]
Digital Asset rides the tokenization trend, transforming illiquid assets into digital representations on blockchain for faster capital flow, efficiency, and resilience in global finance.[1][3] Timing aligns with rising institutional adoption of DLT amid regulatory clarity and demand for privacy in multi-party systems, countering legacy silos fractured by manual reconciliation.[2] Market forces like asset tokenization growth, exchanges/settlement modernization, and interoperability needs favor its platform, as seen in partnerships with Goldman Sachs, DTCC, and Euroclear.[1][3] It influences the ecosystem by pioneering open infrastructure via the Canton Network and Foundation, fostering synchronized finance networks that extend beyond finance to supply chains and healthcare.[2][3]
Digital Asset is positioned to lead institutional blockchain adoption, with the Canton Network's MainNet and award-winning momentum signaling scaled deployment ahead.[3] Trends like expanded tokenization, regulatory-grade interoperability, and privacy demands will shape its path, potentially unlocking broader applications in DeFi, real-world assets, and cross-industry networks.[1][2] Its influence may evolve from innovator to ecosystem orchestrator, powering more synchronized markets as legacy systems yield to DLT—building on its mission to create efficient, fair global finance.[3]
Digital Asset Holdings was founded in 2014 by Yuval Rooz (Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer) and Eric Saraniecki (Co-Founder & Head of Product).
Digital Asset Holdings has raised $647.1M in total across 9 funding rounds.
Digital Asset Holdings's investors include Brian A. Ruane, Lawrence Calcano, Tal Cohen, Swati Sawjiany, Don Wilson, Billy Hult, 7RIDGE, BNP Paribas, Circle Ventures, Citadel Securities, DTCC, Mathew McDermott.
Digital Asset Holdings has raised $647.1M across 9 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $50.0M Digital Asset - Other Equity in December 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2025 | $50M Venture Round | — | Brian A. Ruane, Lawrence Calcano, TAL Cohen, Swati Sawjiany | Announced |
| Jun 24, 2025 | $135M Venture Round | DON Wilson, Billy Hult | 7RIDGE, BNP Paribas, Circle Ventures, Citadel Securities, Dtcc, Mathew Mcdermott, IMC, Liberty City Ventures, Optiver, Paxos, Josh Rosenthal, Melvin Deng, Republic Digital, Virtu Financial | Announced |
| Jun 1, 2025 | $140M Series E | — | Alumni Ventures, Polychain Capital | Announced |
| Apr 21, 2021 | $120M Series D | — | Carsten Kengeter | Announced |
| Feb 5, 2020 | $35M Series C | — | Salesforce Ventures, Samsung | Announced |
| Oct 17, 2017 | $40M Series B | Hamilton James | — | Announced |
| Jun 22, 2016 | $7.1M Venture Round | ASX Limited | — | Announced |
| Feb 1, 2016 | $60M Series U | — | Mouro Capital | Announced |
| Jan 22, 2016 | $60M Series A | — | ICAP, ABN AMRO, Accenture Ventures, Elmer Funke Kupper, Catherine Flax, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Citi, CME Ventures, Ashwin Kumar, Mike Bodson, Sanoke Viswanathan, Mouro Capital, PNC Bank | Announced |
Key people at Digital Asset Holdings.
