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Variational has raised approximately $50 million in a Series A funding round led by Dragonfly, with participation from Bain Capital Crypto and Coinbase Ventures.

PRIVATEAug 27, 2026about 4 hours ago

Amount Raised

$50 Million

Round Type

Series A

George TownSoftwareBlockchainCryptocurrency

Investors

Coinbase VenturesBain Capital CryptoDragonfly

Description

Variational completed an approximately $50 million Series A funding round, bringing its total public funding to about $60.3 million. The round saw participation from notable investors such as Bain Capital Crypto and Coinbase Ventures. Variational follows a request-for-quote derivatives model and aims to allocate around 50% of tokens to the community. The funding will support their Omni points program and enhance their liquidity offerings.

Company Information

Company

Variational

Location

George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

About

Variational is a peer-to-peer trading protocol for perpetuals and generalized derivatives. Variational is backed by Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Dragonfly Capital, HackVC, Brevan Howard, and many others.

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Typical timeline to Series B
Series A companies typically raise their next round in 10-18 months
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47% of Series A startups spend $400k or more per month on operations
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VC-backed companies spend 89% more on sales and 100% more on marketing than bootstrapped peers
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