# Coindirect funding: rounds and investors

> Coindirect has raised $1.1M across 1 round since 2019. Investors include Concentric/ Blockchain.com and MakerDAO. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/coindirect (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

South Africa · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Coindirect*

One round we have observed, with the 2 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Web3 & Crypto

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.1M** raised across 1 round since 2019, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Round, $1.1M Feb 2019
- **Led by:** Concentric/ Blockchain.com
- **Investors:** 2 (1 led)

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Feb 2019** Round **$1.1M** Concentric/ Blockchain.com Lead MakerDAO Reported by Techcentral

## Founders and team

From Coindirect's own website: 3 founders, 7 on the team.

**Jesse Hemson-Struthers** Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

**Chris Harmse** Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer

**Donald Jackson** Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

- **Amit Cheela** Chief Executive Officer US
- **Chris Halbert** Chief Financial Officer
- **Emma Mayer** Chief Marketing Officer
- **Phil Doyle** Chief Compliance Officer
- **Darren Palmer** VP Product
- **Nikita Knezovich** VP People & Talent
- **Tina Meschino** General Counsel

## Everyone who backed them

Concentric/ Blockchain.com no record of our own yet **1** round, led 1

MakerDAO no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Coindirect

### Who invested in Coindirect?

Coindirect's investors include Concentric/ Blockchain.com and MakerDAO. Concentric/ Blockchain.com led its latest round.

### How much has Coindirect raised?

Coindirect has raised $1.1M across 1 round since 2019.

### When did Coindirect last raise?

Coindirect's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $1.1M in Feb 2019, led by Concentric/ Blockchain.com.

### What was Coindirect's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.1M in Feb 2019, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Coindirect first?

Coindirect's first round on record, in Feb 2019, was backed by Concentric/ Blockchain.com and MakerDAO.

### What stage is Coindirect at?

Coindirect's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Feb 2019.

### Where is Coindirect based?

Coindirect is based in South Africa.

### Who led Coindirect's rounds?

Concentric/ Blockchain.com led the Undisclosed round in 2019.

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