Atani is a technology company.
Atani has raised $6.0M across 1 funding round.
Atani has raised $6.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Atani is a Madrid-based cryptocurrency platform founded in 2019 that aggregates multiple exchanges into a single interface, enabling users to trade over 3,000 cryptocurrencies and 13,000+ pairs, manage portfolios across exchanges and wallets, generate tax reports, and access advanced charting tools—all without custody of funds.[1][2][3][4] It serves individual traders and investors in over 200 countries, solving key pain points like ecosystem fragmentation, poor usability, high fees, and complex tax compliance by routing trades to the best prices and providing real-time data with low latency.[1][2][3] Trusted by 300,000+ users, Atani has processed over $1.5 billion in trading volume and secured regulatory approval as a Virtual Assets Service Provider from the Bank of Spain.[2][3]
The platform's growth includes seed funding of €600,000 in 2019 from investors like JME Ventures, Lanai Partners, and Encomenda Smart Capital, plus support from CDTI and others, fueling global expansion and features like multi-exchange aggregation across 40+ partners (e.g., Binance, OKX).[1][2][4][5]
Atani was co-founded in 2019 by siblings Paul Barroso (former Morgan Stanley) and Haydée Barroso (former Head of Digital Strategy at InnoCells and Strategy Manager at Banco Popular), who began investing in Bitcoin in 2013 and grew frustrated with the crypto ecosystem's usability issues, fragmentation, and trader pain points.[1][2][5] Haydée, a blockchain and fintech expert with an Executive Master in Finance, leads as COO, bringing her experience from Banco Sabadell’s digital ventures hub.[4][5]
The idea emerged from their personal trading struggles, leading to an initial launch targeting London, Barcelona, and Madrid. Early traction came via a €600,000 seed round in May 2019 and awards like Top 3 Technology Innovation Project by Spain's Neotec-CDTI (2020) and Seal of Excellence (2021), propelling rapid evolution from a trading terminal to a full-suite aggregator.[1][4][5]
Atani rides the crypto aggregation trend, capitalizing on blockchain fragmentation by unifying liquidity from top exchanges amid rising retail and institutional adoption post-2021 bull runs.[2][3] Timing aligns with regulatory clarity—like its Bank of Spain VASP license—amid MiCA in Europe and global demand for compliant, user-friendly tools as crypto trading volumes surge.[2]
Market forces favoring Atani include exploding DeFi/wallet integration needs, tax complexity in bull markets, and competition from siloed exchanges; it influences the ecosystem by lowering barriers for 300K+ traders, enabling best-price execution, and partnering with exchanges to boost liquidity access.[1][2][4] As a women-led European startup, it exemplifies fintech innovation in a male-dominated space.[4]
Atani's trajectory points to accelerated global scaling of its brokerage service, deeper DeFi/wallet integrations, and business-facing crypto tools, building on $1.5B+ volume and recent funding.[2] Trends like AI-driven trading, embedded finance, and stricter global regs will shape it, potentially evolving Atani into a full crypto super-app for enterprises amid maturing markets.[2][3]
With sibling founders' finance pedigrees and proven momentum, Atani stands poised to dominate aggregation, solving usability woes that birthed it in 2019 and powering traders through the next crypto cycle.[1][5]
Atani has raised $6.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Atani's investors include 040 Capital, JME Ventures, Sabadell Venture Capital, Bruno Del Ama, Angel Ventures, Cometa.
Atani has raised $6.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $6.0M Seed in April 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2021 | $6.0M Seed | 040 Capital, JME Ventures, Sabadell Venture Capital, Bruno Del Ama, Angel Ventures, Cometa |