OpenSea valuation, funding and investors

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OpenSea works in NFT marketplace services, based in Miami, United States. Founded in 2017, it has about 701 employees.

Tech Companies Series C

VALUATION · TODAY

$10.67B −6% after Series C

Range $1.47B – $21.91B · Grade D

TODAY

+12 MO

$10.00B

$20.00B

$30.00B

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

Pre-seed $0.12M

Seed $2.00M

Series A $23.0M

Series B $100M

Series C $300M

ValuationBefore first round12-month outlook: where it points, how wide it fansHover the past: the outlook shows what was predicted then

HEADCOUNT · TODAY701 employees

−4%6m growth

−7%1y growth

−7%2y growth

500

1,000

Data from Jan 2021

TODAY

Predicted in 1 yr $10.05B −6% vs today

Predicted next raise $2.37B if a round comes

Winding-down probability 33%

Last round: Series C · $300M · Jan 2022
Valuation at last round: $13.30B
Headcount: 701 · flat
Grade: D
Founded: 2017

How VCMC values companies →

OpenSea valuation today

VCMC values OpenSea at $10.7B today, with a range of $1.5B to $21.9B and a grade of D. The valuation starts from its last funding round, a Series C round in Jan 2022.

Valuation by date (124 rows)

Each point is what the model would have shown on that date, using only what was known then; before its first round, a company is valued as a startup because it later raised.

OpenSea: valuation by date, as the model would have shown it on each date
Date	Valuation	Range	Predicted in 1 yr	Phase	Headcount	Trend	Grade	Winding-down probability
1 Jan 2017	$6.49M	$2.36M – $17.8M	$8.90M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2017	$6.67M	$2.43M – $18.3M	$9.14M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2017	$6.83M	$2.49M – $18.8M	$9.36M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2017	$7.01M	$2.55M – $19.3M	$9.62M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2017	$7.20M	$2.62M – $19.8M	$9.87M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2017	$7.39M	$2.69M – $20.3M	$10.1M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2017	$7.59M	$2.76M – $20.8M	$10.4M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2017	$7.79M	$2.84M – $21.4M	$10.7M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2017	$8.01M	$2.91M – $22.0M	$11.0M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2017	$8.22M	$2.99M – $22.6M	$11.3M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2017	$8.44M	$3.07M – $23.2M	$11.6M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2017	$8.66M	$3.15M – $23.8M	$11.9M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2018	$0.86M	$0.56M – $2.61M	$1.71M (+100%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
2 Jan 2018	$0.86M	$0.56M – $2.61M	$1.71M (+100%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Feb 2018	$0.91M	$0.56M – $2.61M	$1.71M (+89%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Mar 2018	$0.96M	$0.56M – $2.61M	$1.71M (+79%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Apr 2018	$1.02M	$0.56M – $2.61M	$1.71M (+69%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 May 2018	$1.08M	$0.56M – $2.61M	$1.71M (+59%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
11 May 2018	$4.76M	$3.35M – $13.5M	$9.50M (+100%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jun 2018	$4.95M	$3.35M – $13.5M	$9.50M (+92%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jul 2018	$5.24M	$3.35M – $13.5M	$9.50M (+81%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Aug 2018	$5.56M	$3.35M – $13.5M	$9.50M (+71%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Sep 2018	$5.90M	$3.35M – $13.5M	$9.50M (+61%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Oct 2018	$6.24M	$3.35M – $13.5M	$9.50M (+52%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Nov 2018	$6.62M	$3.35M – $13.5M	$9.50M (+43%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Dec 2018	$7.01M	$3.35M – $13.5M	$9.50M (+36%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jan 2019	$7.44M	$3.35M – $13.5M	$9.50M (+28%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Feb 2019	$7.89M	$3.35M – $13.5M	$9.50M (+20%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Mar 2019	$8.32M	$3.35M – $13.5M	$9.50M (+14%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Apr 2019	$8.82M	$3.35M – $13.5M	$9.50M (+8%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 May 2019	$9.34M	$3.35M – $13.5M	$9.50M (+2%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jun 2019	$9.50M	$3.23M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jul 2019	$9.50M	$3.08M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Aug 2019	$9.50M	$2.92M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Sep 2019	$9.50M	$2.78M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Oct 2019	$9.50M	$2.64M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Nov 2019	$9.50M	$2.51M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Dec 2019	$9.50M	$2.39M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jan 2020	$9.50M	$2.27M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Feb 2020	$9.50M	$2.16M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Mar 2020	$9.50M	$2.06M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Apr 2020	$9.50M	$1.96M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 May 2020	$9.50M	$1.86M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jun 2020	$9.50M	$1.77M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2020	$9.50M	$1.69M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2020	$9.50M	$1.60M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2020	$9.50M	$1.52M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2020	$9.50M	$1.45M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2020	$9.50M	$1.38M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2020	$9.50M	$1.31M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2021	$9.50M	$1.25M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	5	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2021	$9.50M	$1.18M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	5	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2021	$9.50M	$1.13M – $13.5M	$9.50M (0%)	after a round	5	unknown	D	0%
19 Mar 2021	$120M	$84.6M – $307M	$216M (+80%)	after a round	5	unknown	C	0%
1 Apr 2021	$123M	$84.6M – $307M	$216M (+76%)	after a round	5	unknown	C	0%
1 May 2021	$129M	$84.6M – $307M	$216M (+68%)	after a round	5	unknown	C	0%
1 Jun 2021	$135M	$84.6M – $307M	$216M (+60%)	after a round	5	unknown	C	0%
1 Jul 2021	$142M	$84.6M – $307M	$216M (+52%)	after a round	5	unknown	C	0%
21 Jul 2021	$1.5B	$1.3B – $2.6B	$2.3B (+50%)	after a round	5	unknown	B	0%
1 Aug 2021	$1.5B	$1.3B – $2.6B	$2.3B (+48%)	after a round	5	unknown	B	0%
1 Sep 2021	$1.6B	$1.3B – $2.6B	$2.3B (+43%)	after a round	5	unknown	B	0%
1 Oct 2021	$1.6B	$1.3B – $2.6B	$2.3B (+38%)	after a round	5	unknown	B	0%
1 Nov 2021	$1.7B	$1.3B – $2.6B	$2.3B (+34%)	after a round	5	unknown	B	0%
1 Dec 2021	$1.7B	$1.3B – $2.6B	$2.3B (+29%)	after a round	5	unknown	B	0%
1 Jan 2022	$1.8B	$1.3B – $2.6B	$2.3B (+25%)	after a round	5	unknown	B	0%
5 Jan 2022	$13.3B	$11.6B – $19.9B	$17.3B (+30%)	after a round	5	unknown	A	0%
1 Feb 2022	$13.6B	$11.6B – $19.9B	$17.3B (+27%)	after a round	260	growing	A	0%
1 Mar 2022	$13.8B	$11.6B – $19.9B	$17.3B (+25%)	after a round	260	growing	A	0%
1 Apr 2022	$14.2B	$11.6B – $19.9B	$17.3B (+22%)	after a round	260	growing	A	0%
1 May 2022	$14.5B	$11.6B – $19.9B	$17.3B (+20%)	after a round	260	growing	A	0%
1 Jun 2022	$14.8B	$11.6B – $19.9B	$17.3B (+17%)	after a round	260	growing	A	0%
1 Jul 2022	$15.1B	$11.6B – $19.9B	$17.3B (+14%)	after a round	260	growing	A	0%
1 Aug 2022	$15.5B	$11.6B – $19.9B	$17.3B (+12%)	after a round	260	growing	A	0%
1 Sep 2022	$15.8B	$11.6B – $19.9B	$17.3B (+9%)	after a round	260	growing	A	0%
1 Oct 2022	$16.1B	$11.6B – $19.9B	$17.3B (+7%)	after a round	260	growing	A	0%
1 Nov 2022	$16.5B	$11.6B – $19.9B	$17.3B (+5%)	after a round	260	unknown	A	0%
1 Dec 2022	$16.9B	$11.6B – $19.9B	$17.3B (+2%)	after a round	260	unknown	A	0%
1 Jan 2023	$17.2B	$11.6B – $19.9B	$17.3B (0%)	after a round	260	unknown	A	0%
1 Feb 2023	$17.3B	$11.1B – $19.9B	$17.3B (0%)	after a round	260	unknown	A	0%
1 Mar 2023	$17.3B	$10.6B – $19.9B	$17.3B (0%)	after a round	260	unknown	B	0%
1 Apr 2023	$22.4B	$12.5B – $25.7B	$22.4B (0%)	after a round	840	growing	B	0%
1 May 2023	$22.4B	$12.8B – $25.7B	$22.4B (0%)	after a round	840	growing	B	0%
1 Jun 2023	$22.4B	$13.2B – $25.7B	$22.4B (0%)	after a round	840	growing	B	0%
1 Jul 2023	$22.4B	$13.5B – $25.7B	$22.4B (0%)	after a round	840	growing	B	0%
1 Aug 2023	$22.4B	$13.9B – $25.7B	$22.4B (0%)	after a round	840	growing	B	0%
1 Sep 2023	$22.4B	$9.6B – $25.7B	$22.4B (0%)	after a round	840	unknown	B	0%
1 Oct 2023	$22.6B	$9.4B – $26.0B	$22.6B (0%)	after a round	880	flat	B	0%
1 Nov 2023	$22.6B	$9.2B – $26.0B	$22.6B (0%)	after a round	880	flat	B	0%
1 Dec 2023	$22.6B	$9.0B – $26.0B	$22.6B (0%)	after a round	880	flat	B	0%
1 Jan 2024	$22.6B	$8.8B – $26.0B	$22.6B (0%)	after a round	880	flat	B	0%
1 Feb 2024	$19.8B	$7.8B – $24.9B	$18.1B (-8%)	after a round	800	flat	B	20%
1 Mar 2024	$18.5B	$7.4B – $24.6B	$16.2B (-13%)	after a round	800	flat	C	29%
1 Apr 2024	$18.4B	$7.0B – $24.7B	$15.9B (-13%)	after a round	800	flat	C	29%
1 May 2024	$18.2B	$6.7B – $24.8B	$15.7B (-14%)	after a round	800	flat	C	29%
1 Jun 2024	$18.1B	$6.4B – $24.9B	$15.4B (-15%)	after a round	800	flat	C	29%
1 Jul 2024	$14.1B	$6.0B – $24.1B	$10.5B (-26%)	after a round	750	down	C	62%
1 Aug 2024	$13.0B	$5.7B – $24.1B	$9.2B (-29%)	after a round	750	down	C	71%
1 Sep 2024	$12.7B	$5.4B – $24.3B	$8.9B (-30%)	after a round	750	down	C	71%
1 Oct 2024	$12.5B	$5.1B – $24.5B	$8.7B (-30%)	after a round	750	down	C	71%
1 Nov 2024	$10.8B	$4.9B – $24.5B	$7.0B (-35%)	after a round	740	down	C	87%
1 Dec 2024	$10.6B	$4.6B – $24.8B	$6.8B (-36%)	after a round	740	down	C	87%
1 Jan 2025	$10.3B	$4.4B – $25.0B	$6.6B (-36%)	after a round	740	down	C	87%
1 Feb 2025	$9.2B	$4.2B – $25.0B	$6.0B (-35%)	after a round	740	down	C	87%
1 Mar 2025	$8.9B	$4.0B – $25.0B	$5.8B (-35%)	after a round	740	down	C	87%
1 Apr 2025	$8.6B	$3.8B – $25.0B	$5.6B (-35%)	after a round	740	down	C	87%
1 May 2025	$9.0B	$3.6B – $24.9B	$6.0B (-33%)	after a round	740	flat	C	80%
1 Jun 2025	$9.4B	$3.4B – $24.8B	$6.4B (-32%)	after a round	740	flat	C	73%
1 Jul 2025	$9.8B	$3.3B – $24.7B	$6.8B (-30%)	after a round	745	flat	D	68%
1 Aug 2025	$10.2B	$3.1B – $24.6B	$7.2B (-29%)	after a round	751	flat	D	62%
1 Sep 2025	$10.5B	$3.0B – $24.4B	$7.6B (-28%)	after a round	751	flat	D	57%
1 Oct 2025	$10.9B	$2.8B – $24.2B	$8.0B (-26%)	after a round	751	flat	D	53%
1 Nov 2025	$11.2B	$2.7B – $24.1B	$8.4B (-25%)	after a round	751	flat	D	48%
1 Dec 2025	$11.5B	$2.6B – $23.9B	$8.8B (-23%)	after a round	751	flat	D	45%
1 Jan 2026	$11.8B	$2.4B – $23.7B	$9.3B (-21%)	after a round	751	flat	D	41%
1 Feb 2026	$11.7B	$2.3B – $23.5B	$9.8B (-17%)	after a round	751	flat	D	38%
1 Mar 2026	$11.9B	$2.2B – $23.1B	$10.1B (-15%)	after a round	729	flat	D	35%
1 Apr 2026	$12.2B	$2.1B – $22.9B	$10.5B (-14%)	after a round	729	flat	D	32%
1 May 2026	$12.4B	$2.0B – $22.7B	$10.8B (-13%)	after a round	718	flat	D	29%
1 Jun 2026	$12.6B	$1.9B – $22.4B	$11.2B (-11%)	after a round	718	flat	D	27%
1 Jul 2026	$12.8B	$1.8B – $22.2B	$11.5B (-11%)	after a round	718	flat	D	25%
1 Aug 2026	$13.0B	$1.7B – $22.0B	$11.8B (-10%)	after a round	718	flat	D	23%
1 Sep 2026	$13.2B	$1.6B – $21.8B	$12.1B (-9%)	after a round	718	flat	D	21%
1 Oct 2026	$10.8B	$1.5B – $22.0B	$10.1B (-7%)	after a round	701	flat	D	33%
24 Oct 2026	$10.7B	$1.5B – $21.9B	$10.1B (-6%)	after a round	701	flat	D	33%

Key facts about OpenSea

Founded: 2017
Headquarters: Miami, United States
Employees: about 701 -7% in a year
Total raised: $427M
Funding rounds: 6
Last round: Series C Jan 2022

OpenSea was founded in 2017 by Alex Atallah and Devin Finzer.

OpenSea funding history

OpenSea has 6 funding rounds on record, from Jan 2018 to Jan 2022, $427M in total. The latest disclosed valuation is $13.30B post-money (Series C, Jan 2022).

Series C 4 Jan 2022
Led by Paradigm, Coatue.
Sources: opensea.io, techcrunch.com, research.contrary.com and 3 more
$300M
$13.30B post-money
Series B 20 Jul 2021
Led by Andreessen Horowitz; with Coatue, Creative Artists Agency. Individuals: Michael Ovitz, Kevin Durant, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Hartz, Dylan Field, Tobi Lutke.
Sources: prnewswire.com, artplugged.co.uk, en.wikipedia.org
$100M
$1.50B post-money
Series A 18 Mar 2021
Led by Andreessen Horowitz, A16z Crypto; with Founders Fund, Naval Ravikant, Mark Cuban Companies, Seven Seven Six, Dylan Field, Scalar Capital, Sfermion, Messari, Pinterest, Reddit, Airbnb, SV Angel, Tim Ferriss, Standard Crypto, 1confirmation, Pascal Capital, Blockchain Capital, Metapurse. Individuals: Naval Ravikant, Mark Cuban, Tim Ferris, Belinda Johnson, Ben Silbermann, Alexis Ohanian, 3LAU, RAC, Justin Kan, Dylan Field, Linda Xie, Ron Conway.
Sources: ledgerinsights.com, techcrunch.com, cryptobriefing.com and 3 more
$23M
Other 1 Nov 2019no round page
With Animoca Brands.
Sources: ledgerinsights.com, ledgerinsights.com, en.wikipedia.org
$2.1M
Seed 10 May 2018
Led by 1confirmation; with Founders Fund, Foundation Capital, Blockchain Capital, Coinbase Ventures, The Chernin Group, Stable, Blockstack, The Stable Fund, Stacks, Flexcap, 1984 Ventures, Alchemist, Calm/Storm Ventures, gumi Cryptos Capital, Incisive Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Plug and Play, Surface Ventures.
Sources: opensea.io, blockchaingamer.biz
$2.0M
Pre-Seed 1 Jan 2018
Led by Y Combinator.
$120K

OpenSea investors

41 investors have backed OpenSea; 1confirmation, Andreessen Horowitz and Coatue and 3 more led at least one round.

Andreessen Horowitz lead, 2 rounds
Coatue lead, 2 rounds
A16z Crypto lead
Paradigm lead
Y Combinator lead
Founders Fund 2 rounds
Airbnb
Animoca Brands
Blockstack
Calm/Storm Ventures
Coinbase Ventures
Creative Artists Agency
Dylan Field
Flexcap
Foundation Capital
Incisive Ventures
Messari
Metapurse
Naval Ravikant
Pinterest
Reddit
Seven Seven Six
Stacks
SV Angel
The Stable Fund
Tim Ferriss

What OpenSea does

OpenSea works in tech companies, with 13 recorded offerings and customers in blockchain technology, digital assets, gaming and art and collectibles.

Ozone Networks, Inc., known as OpenSea, is an American company engaged in peer-to-peer web3 platforms for token trading and NFT marketplaces. The company operates a decentralized marketplace that facilitates the buying, selling, and minting of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) across various blockchains, serving users such as gamers, artists, musicians, and collectors. OpenSea also provides a rewards program for its users and supports transactions on public blockchains without custody or control over digital tokens or blockchains.

Description from Veridion's company data.

Products and services

NFT Marketplace Services
Digital Asset Trading Services
NFT Minting Services
Digital Asset Auction Services
Digital Asset Retail
NFT Creation Services
Blockchain Transaction Facilitation
Digital Asset Discovery Services
Multi-Blockchain Asset Retail
Music NFT Marketplace Services
Art NFT Marketplace Services
Gaming Asset Marketplace Services
Domain Name Marketplace Services

Markets

Blockchain Technology
Digital Assets
Gaming
Art and Collectibles

Technology

Blockchain Integration for On-Chain Asset Trading

Business model

Business-to-Consumer
Subscription-Based
Marketplace

Industry codes (NAICS)

518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 100% match

Questions about OpenSea

What is OpenSea worth?

Valuation $10.7B (range $1.5B to $21.9B), as of 24 Oct 2026. The last disclosed valuation was $13.30B (Series C, Jan 2022).

Has OpenSea raised money?

OpenSea has 6 funding rounds on record, from Jan 2018 to Jan 2022, $427M in total. The latest disclosed valuation is $13.30B post-money (Series C, Jan 2022).

Who has invested in OpenSea?

1confirmation, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, A16z Crypto, Paradigm and Y Combinator, and 35 more. Lead investors include 1confirmation, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue and A16z Crypto.

How many people work at OpenSea?

About 701, down 7% over the last year. Headcount rose from 5 in Jan 2021 to 880 in Oct 2023, then fell to 701 in Sep 2026.

What does OpenSea do?

OpenSea works in tech companies, with 13 recorded offerings and customers in blockchain technology, digital assets, gaming and art and collectibles. Its main offerings are NFT marketplace services, digital asset trading services and NFT minting services.

When was OpenSea founded, and where is it based?

OpenSea was founded in 2017 and is based in Miami, United States. It has about 701 employees, down 7% over the last year.

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OpenSea valuation, funding and investors

OpenSea valuation today

Key facts about OpenSea

OpenSea funding history

Series C 4 Jan 2022

Series B 20 Jul 2021

Series A 18 Mar 2021

Other 1 Nov 2019no round page

Seed 10 May 2018

Pre-Seed 1 Jan 2018