Timeline of Events
A timeline of events for this wiki
Date Founded
July 1, 2014
ShapeShift was founded in July 2014 by Erik Voorhees
Seed Funding
March 1, 2015
On March 10, 2015, ShapeShift raised $525,000 in seed funding from early industry investors Barry Silbert and Roger Ver
$1.6 Million Raise
September 1, 2015
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
March 1, 2017
On March 29, 2017, ShapeShift closed a $10.4 million Series A funding round led by Earlybird Venture Capital and other participants.
KeepKey Acquisition
August 1, 2017
On August 16th, 2017, ShapeShift acquired KeepKey, a hardware wallet with the goal of increasing security for users
KYC Removal
January 1, 2021
On January 6th, 2021, ShapeShift announced that they are removing 'know your customer' (KYC) requirements
Transition to a DAO
July 1, 2021
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
May 1, 2023
In May 2023, ShapeShift announced a partnership with Gitcoin to build the ultimate open-source public good in the Web3 ecosystem