Keyrock
Keyrock is a crypto investment firm that provides market making, asset management, and trading services. The Brussels-based company has 228 employees and has raised $78M in funding.
The growth story
Keyrock grew from 42 to 228 employees between 2020 and 2026, raising $78M along the way, most recently a Series C in March 2026.
About
Keyrock offers institutional-grade services for digital asset markets, including market making, OTC trading, and options trading. Its clients are primarily institutional investors and crypto market participants.
The company has grown to 228 employees and raised $78M in funding, with its Series C round closing in March 2026. Its investor base includes Ripple, SC Ventures, and SIX FinTech Ventures.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Keyrock's largest function, with 37 employees. The company has a median employee tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover.
The Keyrock org chart
Kevin de Patoul (CEO & Co-Founder) leads 59 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Finance 68 (+24% YoY), Engineering 45 (+10% YoY), Business Development 16 (0% YoY), Legal 13 (+18% YoY), Operations 13 (+44% YoY), Product Management 13 (+86% YoY).
Talent flow
Keyrock recruits heavily from traditional finance firms, with Goldman Sachs, Societe Generale, and Lehman Brothers being top talent sources. Alumni have moved to crypto firms like Chiliz and Bitvavo.
Most common previous employers of Keyrock staff: Goldman Sachs (8), Turing Capital (6), Societe Generale (5), DXC Technology (5), BlockFills (4), Lehman Brothers (4). Former Keyrock employees most often moved to Chiliz (2), Bitvavo (2), Invicta (1), Subutai (1), Eleven Ten Consultancy Services (1), evoke (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Keyrock mafia
Keyrock alumni have founded 13 companies, including Endgame Capital (12 staff), Wintro (10 staff), and May Ventures (8 staff).
13Jinna Li, was Business Development Manager until 2020Jules Van Reempts, was Quantitative Trading Intern until 2021Maximilian Derpa, was Lead Investor & Board Observer -> Unicorn with Series C at $1.1bn in March 2026 until 2024Guillaume Rufenacht, was Quantitative Trader until 2023Patrick Dahdah, was Data Engineer until 2023Jonathan M., was Talent until 2023
John Fenton, was Vice President until 2019
Robert Valdes-Rodriguez, was Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) until 2026
J.Francisco M., was Quantitative Data Engineer until 2024
Jonty Small, was Quantitative Analyst until 2020
Costa Victoros, was Senior Product Development Manager until 2023
Paul Blom, was Head Quant research Keyrock S.A. (crypto space) until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 15% direct, 19% search, 1% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Keyrock: Python (Programming Language) (80), Microsoft Office (68), Microsoft Excel (66), Project Management (58), Management (55), SQL (49), English (48), Data Analysis (47).
Where the team actually sits
Keyrock people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (24), Brussels Region, Belgium (18), United Kingdom (12), Belgium (7).
Search footprint
Keyrock attracts about 571 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3K a month if bought through ads. It gained 107 ranking keywords and lost 54 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Keyrock has 228 employees as of September 2026.
Keyrock has raised $78M in total, most recently a Series C round in March 2026.
Keyrock was founded in 2017 by Kevin de Patoul, Jeremy De Groodt, Juan David Mendieta Villegas.
Kevin de Patoul (CEO & Co-Founder) sits at the top of Keyrock's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Keyrock staff are Goldman Sachs (8 people), Turing Capital (6 people), Societe Generale (5 people).
Former Keyrock employees most often move to Chiliz (2), Bitvavo (2), Invicta (1).
At least 13 companies have a founder who previously worked at Keyrock, including Endgame Capital, Wintro, May Ventures.
Keyrock attracts about 571 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Keyrock staff are Python (Programming Language), Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Project Management, Management.
Keyrock staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (24), Brussels Region, Belgium (18), United Kingdom (12).
Keyrock has about 68 people in Finance, up 24% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Keyrock has about 45 people in Engineering, up 10% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 205 current and 150 former Keyrock profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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