# Bloq: Information technology & services, Chicago, United States

> Bloq: Bloq is a blockchain and Web3 infrastructure company founded in 2015 by Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik and investor Matthew Roszak.

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

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# Bloq

Bloq is a blockchain and Web3 infrastructure company founded in 2015 by Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik and investor Matthew Roszak.

Funding reported Last round: Seed

Information technology & services Chicago, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2016 10 years old
- **Team:** 42 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** $4.3M in dollars
- **Last round:** Seed May 2018

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Bloq has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Bloq

Bloq is a blockchain and Web3 infrastructure company founded in 2015 by Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik and investor Matthew Roszak.

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional office in Atlanta, Bloq focuses on building foundational infrastructure and applications for Web3, including areas like DeFi, staking, mining, NFTs, and blockchain interoperability. The company's main product, BloqEnterprise, is a Blockchain Operating System that allows enterprises to develop and manage various blockchain networks. Key components of BloqEnterprise include BloqCloud for managed API services, BloqWallet for digital asset storage, BloqRouter for networking, BloqDev for development, BloqView for analytics, and BloqOra for smart contracts. Bloq also offers BloqLabs, a tokenization venture studio, and BloqSuite, a blockchain infrastructure software platform. The company serves global enterprises in the B2B space, particularly in the High Tech and Blockchain Technology sectors, providing support to clients like Discover, Fidelity, and Citi.

## What company datasets say Bloq raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$4.3M** in dollars

Last round **Seed**

Last round date **May 2018**

## Founders and team

From Bloq's own website: 2 founders, 8 on the team.

**Jeff Garzik** CEO / Co-Founder

**Matthew Roszak** Chairman / Co-Founder

- **Jake McCorkle** Vice President of Sales
- **Carol Sama** CFO
- **Hadley Stern** Chief Operating Officer
- **Matt Lam** Chief Operating Officer
- **Phil Gomes** Chief Communications & Marketing Officer
- **Alice Lin** Head of BloqLabs & Corporate Development
- **Zane Huffman** Head of DeFi
- **Louis Goldman** General Counsel

## On 3 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [SixThirty](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sixthirty)
- [Digital Currency Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-currency-group)
- [The Hive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-hive)

Each firm lists Bloq on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

atmos metaverse sports mining management software smart contracts defi web3 infrastructure hashpower marketplace enterprises blockchain development information technology & services blockchain technology financial services finance enterprise software information technology lumerin hashpower marketplace nft embedding

Built with from their website

Bitcoin Google Workspace Zendesk for Service Hubspot Amazon AWS Google Meet Zendesk AWS Cloud Zendesk Support Suite Amazon Route 53

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- **Sector:** Information technology & services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 541511, 518210, SIC 7375, 7371, 7374
- **Region:** Illinois
- **Revenue:** $4.0M a year, as listed

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