Contango Protocol
DeFi · Blockchain & Crypto
$1.5Mtotal raised · 2 rounds on record
$1.3Mlatest round · Venture round · Jul 2025 · 16 mo ago
2backers · SOSV, ParaFi Capital
1-10team · employees, estimated range
Overview
DeFi looping The crypto native way of trading. The most popular liquid staking and restaking assets from ETH and BTC ecosystems are available on Contango and can be looped with high leverage. Most of the LRT pairs make you accrue their own loyalty points too.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$1.5M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$1.3M
Venture round · Jul 2025 · 16 mo ago
Team
1-10
employees, estimated range
Backers
2
SOSV, ParaFi Capital
The money's age
Due for its next round
16 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
15/100
rising traction
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jul 1, 2025
Raised a round Venture round $1.3M · SEC Form D
Mar 1, 2024
Raised a round Convertible Note $250k · SEC Form D
2022
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Jul 2025 | $1.3M | — | SEC Form D |
| Convertible Note | Mar 2024 | $250k | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Contango Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Benjamin BrameExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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People
Benjamin Brame
Executive Officer, Director
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
West Lafayette
United States
HQ
1-10 est. staff