Investment Summary

Eight Roads Invests In TradeBlock

On January 1, 2014, private equity firm Eight Roads invested in information technology company TradeBlock

Investment Highlights
  • This is Eight Roads’ 8th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Eight Roads’ 35th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Eight Roads’ 1st transaction in Connecticut.
Investment Fate
  • TradeBlock was sold to a strategic buyer in 2021.

Investment Summary

Date 2014-01-01
Target TradeBlock
Sector Information Technology
Investor(s) Eight Roads
Deal Type Venture

Target

TradeBlock

Stamford, Connecticut, United States
TradeBlock is a crypto index provider. TradeBlock offers advanced indexes and reference rates, consolidated APIs, historical trade and order-book data, and customizable algorithms. TradeBlock was founded in 2013 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Eight Roads

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1969
PE ASSETS 11.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Eight Roads is a private investment firm focused on a variety of investment opportunities across the US, Europe, and Asia. The Firm is divided into several investment strategies including venture, principal investing, and real estate. Within the principal investments group, Eight Roads backs established growth businesses with long-term capital. Eight Roads does not have any sector preferences, but has experience in fintech, business services, and healthcare. Eight Roads is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 76 of 293
Sector: Information Technology M&A 8 of 31
Type: Venture M&A Deals 61 of 266
State: Connecticut M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 35 of 120
Year: 2014 M&A 7 of 19
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-01 Avidity Biosciences

San Diego, California, United States

Avidity Biosciences is a biotechnology company that develops oligonucleotide-based therapies using its proprietary antibody oligonucleotide conjugate platform. Avidity Biosciences was founded in 2012 and is based in San Diego, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-24 Cloudant

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Cloudant is a database-as-a-service (DBaaS) provider that enables developers to easily and quickly create next generation mobile and web apps. Cloudant was founded in 2008 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.

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