Pintu Bags 503 Billion Rupiah Funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners

After reportedly receiving $6 million series A funding last May, crypto asset marketplace Pintu just announced the series A+ funding of $35 million or equivalent to 503 billion Rupiah. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, and supported by Alameda Ventures, Blockchain.com Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, Intudo Ventures and Pantera Capital.

Through this funding, Pintu is committed to strengthen market leadership as Indonesia’s top mobile-first crypto investing app. This fresh fund will be used to aggressively hire new talent across all major functions, roll out new products and features, and fuel future expansion.

Lightspeed partner Hemant Mohapatra believes that crypto is at a transition point to become the most important asset class in the world and will give birth to many companies that will become regional leaders.

"Pintu has created the strongest market brand, best user experience, and hands down one of the strongest teams we’ve ever come across in this market. We are excited to back them on their way in becoming the leading brand in crypto—not just in Indonesia but throughout the Southeast Asia region in the coming years,” he said.

Founded in April 2020, Pintu is designed to to meet the needs of Indonesians from all walks of life. With its mobile-driven interface and suite of smart features geared for beginner level traders, Pintu provides more comprehensive and open access for both novice and experienced traders to be able to mitigate risks towards market volatility and various other speculative measures.

Pintu offers a low barrier entry point starting from IDR 11,000 for both novice and experienced investors. There are currently 16 different dynamic cryptocurrencies on the platform and will soon be adding new coins, including NFT tokens and other highly sought-after crypto projects.