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World

Financial Software · San Francisco, CA · Founded 2019 · Privately Held (backing)

Developer of a digital currency platform designed to provide privacy and overall transparency of a permissionless blockchain. World is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2019. It was valued at $2.5 billion at its early-stage round in May 2023, the last priced event on record. It has raised $240 million across 1 recorded round; the latest was an $115 million early-stage round in May 2023.

PMV mark · valuation
$2.5B
Oct 2026
Priced at
its early-stage round
May 2023
Total raised
$240.0M
Last round
Early Stage VC
May 2023

World key facts

as of Oct 2026
  • Developer of a digital currency platform designed to provide privacy and overall transparency of a permissionless blockchain.
  • World is valued at approximately $2.5B as of Oct 2026, set at its early-stage round, May 2023; nothing has traded since, per PrivateMarketView’s mark.
  • It has raised $240.0M across 1 recorded rounds; the latest was Early Stage VC ($115.0M) in May 2023.
  • Notable investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Gaingels, Spark Capital — 51 tracked in total.
  • Status: Privately Held (backing).
PrivateMarketView mark
LOW confidence
$2.5B

Valued at $2.5B at its early-stage round, May 2023. Nothing has traded since.

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World funding rounds

1 rounds
May 2023Early Stage VC$115.0M▮
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World valuation

World was valued at $2.5 billion at its early-stage round in May 2023. That is the last priced event on record: no secondary trade or institutional fund mark has moved the figure since.

How much has World raised?

World has raised $240 million in total; 1 of its rounds is on record. The largest on record was an $115 million early-stage round in May 2023.

World investors

51 investors are on record for World, including Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures, Salesforce Ventures and Gaingels. By type, the record holds 27 venture capital firms and 1 hedge fund. The early-stage round in May 2023 drew 20 investors.

Comparable companies

Comparable financial software names by valuation on PrivateMarketView: Clip ($2 billion), Flex ($1.9 billion) and Rain (Financial Software) ($1.9 billion).

About World

Developer of a digital currency platform designed to provide privacy and overall transparency of a permissionless blockchain. The company offers a simple wallet designed to make the blockchain protocols accessible with a digital identity and a digital currency, as well as store biometric information, enabling users to have privacy and discourage spammers from signing up multiple times.

Industry
Financial Software
Sector
Information Technology
HQ
San Francisco, CA, United States
Founded
2019
Employees
450
Website
world.org/
Ownership
Privately Held (backing)

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