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FinTech Series A Founded 2014

ACINQ

ACINQ provides API-linked cryptocurrency payment acceptance solutions for businesses, specializing in Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) infrastructure. The company offers a payment dashboard for real-time monitoring, a WooCommerce plugin for e-commerce integration, and Eclair, a mobile Bitcoin wallet for Lightning Network transactions. ACINQ also develops and maintains Eclair, an open-source Lightning Network node…

📍 Paris, France · Cryptocurrencies,

Funding snapshot

Last roundSeries A
Amount$8M
Date9 October 2019
Total raised$10M
Team size7

About

ACINQ provides API-linked cryptocurrency payment acceptance solutions for businesses, specializing in Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) infrastructure. The company offers a payment dashboard for real-time monitoring, a WooCommerce plugin for e-commerce integration, and Eclair, a mobile Bitcoin wallet for Lightning Network transactions. ACINQ also develops and maintains Eclair, an open-source Lightning Network node implementation, contributing to the broader Lightning Network ecosystem. The company's solutions enable merchants to accept Bitcoin payments with fast settlement and low fees through layer-2 scaling technology. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Paris, France, ACINQ has raised approximately $10 million in Series A funding from investors including Idinvest Partners, Bpifrance, Serena, and Eurazeo.

Business model

Cryptocurrencies > Financial Services > Payments > Business Payments > Online Payments

Institutional investors

Idinvest Partners Bpifrance Serena Eurazeo Bertrand Diard Yves Weisselberger Alistair Milne Sebastien Lucas

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