Critical Ideas

San Francisco, CA · Founded 2018 · Privately Held (backing)

Developer of a digital financial platform intended to facilitate cross-border money transfers and financial services. Critical Ideas is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2018. It is valued at about $2.2 billion as of Oct 2026, set by institutional fund marks. It has raised $305 million across 7 recorded rounds; the latest was a $4 million seed round in Apr 2023.

PMV mark · valuation
$2.2B
Oct 2026
Priced at
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Total raised
$304.6M
Last round
Seed Round
Apr 2023
How much has Critical Ideas raised?
$304.6Macross 7 recorded rounds · Jan 2020 – Apr 2023

Most recently, Critical Ideas raised $4.0M in its Seed Round (Apr 2023).

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Critical Ideas round by round

7 rounds
Apr 2023Seed Round$4.0MSEC filing▮
5 investors participated
Oct 2021Later Stage VC$110.0MSEC filing▮
1 investors participated
May 2021Later Stage VC$77.2MSEC filing▮
12 investors participated
Nov 2020Early Stage VC$30.0MSEC filing▮
11 investors participated
Jun 2020Early Stage VC$6.5MSEC filing▮
11 investors participated
Jan 2020Seed Round$4.3MSEC filing▮
7 investors participated
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How much has Critical Ideas raised?

Critical Ideas has raised $305 million across 7 recorded rounds since 2019. The largest was a $77.2 million later-stage round in May 2021; the most recent was a $4 million seed round in Apr 2023.

Critical Ideas has filed 7 Form Ds with the SEC since 2019, most recently in Apr 2023 ($4 million sold to 5 investors).

Critical Ideas investors

42 investors are on record for Critical Ideas, including 500 Global, Liquid 2 Ventures, Realm Capital Ventures and Tribe Capital. By type, the record holds 17 venture capital firms and 3 family offices. The seed round in Apr 2023 drew 5 investors.

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How much has Critical Ideas raised?
Critical Ideas has raised $304.6M in total across 7 recorded funding rounds.
When was Critical Ideas's last funding round?
Critical Ideas's most recent recorded round was Seed Round in Apr 2023, raising $4.0M.