FORDEFI
Fordefi provides institutional-grade cryptocurrency wallets and blockchain access tools, securing $28M in seed funding in February 2024. The 62-person startup serves professional crypto traders and businesses managing digital assets.
The growth story
FORDEFI grew from 2 to 62 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $28M along the way, most recently a Seed in February 2024.
About
Fordefi builds multi-party computation (MPC) wallets that let institutions securely store crypto keys and connect to decentralized apps across blockchains. Its tools target trading firms and crypto-native businesses needing enterprise-grade security controls.
The company has grown to 62 employees since its 2021 founding, with engineering making up nearly a third of staff. Seed investors including Electric Capital and Digital Currency Group backed its $28M raise earlier this year.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates Fordefi's structure with 20 staff, suggesting deep technical requirements for its security products. The leadership team maintains Israeli defense and fintech roots from prior roles at Curv and PayPal.
The FORDEFI org chart
Josh Schwartz (Co-Founder and CEO) leads 23 mapped leaders with 3 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 25 (+56% YoY), Sales 9 (+350% YoY), Business Development 5 (0% YoY), Product Management 4 (+33% YoY), Operations 3 (+200% YoY), Arts and Design 3 (+50% YoY).
Talent flow
Nearly a third of analyzed employees came from Israeli military or intelligence units, with others from crypto security firms like Curv and Ledger. Alumni have moved to blockchain startups including Kresus and Hypernative.
Most common previous employers of FORDEFI staff: Israel Defense Forces (6), Curv (4), PayPal (3), Ledger (3), Google (3), Unbound Security (acquired by Coinbase) (2). Former FORDEFI employees most often moved to Kresus (2), Hopper Security (1), FalconX (1), Hypernative (1), Nayax (1), Palo Alto Networks (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 85% direct, 12% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at FORDEFI: Python (Programming Language) (25), Management (19), SQL (17), Project Management (17), JavaScript (17), Microsoft Office (15), Software Development (15), C# (14).
Where the team actually sits
FORDEFI people are concentrated in Israel (22), Tel Aviv District, Israel (8), Singapore (3), Center District, Israel (3).
Search footprint
FORDEFI attracts about 43 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 27 ranking keywords and lost 18 in the last period.
Frequently asked
FORDEFI has 62 employees as of September 2026.
FORDEFI has raised $28M in total, most recently a Seed round in February 2024.
FORDEFI was founded in 2021 by Josh Schwartz, Michael Volfman, Dima Kogan.
Josh Schwartz (Co-Founder and CEO) sits at the top of FORDEFI's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current FORDEFI staff are Israel Defense Forces (6 people), Curv (4 people), PayPal (3 people).
Former FORDEFI employees most often move to Kresus (2), Hopper Security (1), FalconX (1).
FORDEFI attracts about 43 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among FORDEFI staff are Python (Programming Language), Management, SQL, Project Management, JavaScript.
FORDEFI staff are concentrated in Israel (22), Tel Aviv District, Israel (8), Singapore (3).
FORDEFI has about 25 people in Engineering, up 56% over the past year, as of September 2026.
FORDEFI has about 9 people in Sales, up 350% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 45 current and 19 former FORDEFI profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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