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Bitwise Announces New $70M Backing From Financial Institutions and Technology Investors

By: Bitwise Asset Management via Business Wire

February 25, 2025 at 09:14 AM EST

Funding bolsters the firm’s balance sheet and accelerates buildout of Bitwise’s beta, alpha, and onchain solutions.

Bitwise Asset Management, a premier crypto-specialist asset manager with over $12 billion in client assets, today announced the completion of a $70 million equity raise. The round was led by Electric Capital, with participation from MassMutual, Highland Capital, MIT Investment Management Company, Haun Ventures, ParaFi Capital, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Blockchain Coinvestors, and Nikesh Arora, among others.

“Following the path charted by private equity, private credit, and high-yield bonds, crypto is coming into its own as an increasingly institutional and unique alternative asset class,” said Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley. “We’re proud to have been a reliable partner to clients for the last seven years, and we are building the firm to be the best partner to clients for decades to come. We are excited to have the backing of new and existing investors who share our vision.”

Bitwise experienced tremendous growth during 2024, with client assets increasing more than 10x to over $12 billion across the firm’s three core business lines: beta, alpha, and onchain solutions.

Today, Bitwise’s broad suite of 32 investment solutions includes yield and alpha strategies, multi-strategy solutions, separately managed accounts, onchain staking, index funds, bitcoin ETPs, and more. By serving as a specialist partner, Bitwise enables clients to access the opportunities that meet their objectives.

Proceeds from the round will bolster the firm’s balance sheet and contribute to the buildout of investment capabilities and investor solutions.

Bitwise has offices in San Francisco, New York, and London, with a team of more than 100 technology and investment professionals. The firm plans to grow its staff to more than 130 this year to meet investor demand for investment solutions, research, client service, and education.

More than 5,000 wealth teams, RIAs, family offices, and institutional clients in the U.S. and Europe use Bitwise products, along with more than 15 banks, broker-dealers, and platforms.

The firm is committed to being a good steward of client capital, as well as the underlying crypto ecosystem in which clients are investing, with plans to continue contributing to the development of the ecosystem in the coming year.

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