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SFOX (YC S14) — Crypto-currency trading platform

SFOX, a YC-backed company, makes it easy for enterprises to trade bitcoin. We started with an advanced trading platform that uses algorithms to provide a competitive advantage to our customers.

SFOX is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2014 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Crypto-currency trading platform. The founders listed are George Melika (Founder/CTO), Akbar Thobhani (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, May 1, 2014).

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SFOX

New accelerator entry · 2014-05-01 · the record

Summer 2014
batch
60
people
Growth
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchSummer 2014
Announced2014-05-01
StageGrowth
StatusActive
Team size60
IndustryFintech
Sub-industryFintech -> Banking and Exchange
SectorsFintech, Crypto / Web3
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Fully Remote
BasedLos Angeles, CA, USA; Remote
HiringNo
Sitehttp://sfox.com
Previously known asSan Francisco Open Exchange

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SFOX, a YC-backed company, makes it easy for enterprises to trade bitcoin. We started with an advanced trading platform that uses algorithms to provide a competitive advantage to our customers. SFOX now aims to expand international commerce by making it easy to trade any currency and settle in real time.

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