OMERS Ventures leads $5 mln Series A financing of OB1
OB1, the company behind decentralized marketplace OpenBazaar, has raised US$5 million in a Series A financing. OMERS Ventures, the venture investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, led the round. Chinese bitcoin miner Bitmain Technologies Ltd also backed the financing, joining the company's existing investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures and BlueYard Capital. Launched in 2015, New York-based OB1 is developing technologies that help give users more control over their online trade, including making purchases with digital currencies.
14 March 2018•3 mins read
