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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Analytical platform and social network for traders |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Konstantin Ivanov, Denis Globa and Stan Bokov |
| Headquarters | New York, United States |
TradingView is a social media network, analysis platform and mobile app for traders and investors. The company was founded in 2011 and has offices in New York and London. [1] As at 2020, the company ranks in the top 130 websites globally according to Alexa. [2]
TradingView was founded in 2011 by Konstantin Ivanov (CTO), Denis Globa (CEO) and Stan Bokov (COO). TradingView is headquartered in New York and has its European market headquarters in London. The platform help users around the world better understand financial markets by discussing investment ideas in an open forum. In the summer of 2013, the project was selected for the startup accelerator Techstars, where it signed contracts with Microsoft and CME. [3] The company later received $3.6 million in funding from iTech Capital and other investors (TechStars, Right Side Capital Management, Irish Angels). [4]
In May 2017, TradingView was recognized as the best analytical platform according to the Benzinga Global Fintech Awards 2017. In May 2018, the company closed another round of venture investment for $37 million led by Insight Venture Partners, DRW Venture Capital and Jump Capital, acquiring TradeIT. [5] [6] In October 2021, as part of the next round of financing, TradingView was valued at $3 billion and attracted an additional $298 million from investors, including the Tiger Global Management. [7] [8]
In December 2020, TradingView launched Timelines, which maps the history of public companies to their share price in the market. TradingView also launched Streams, a product focusing on allowing users to watch market analysis, ideas, and charts in real-time along with other users on the platform. According to FinSME, TradingView was named among the trading platforms in 2023. [9]
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