Flowdesk funding news – Paris-based Flowdesk Secures $102Million in Funding
Apr 4, 2025 | By Startuprise

Flowdesk, a full-service digital asset trading and technology firm, today announced the close of its $102m financing round, including further equity support from existing shareholders and HV Capital as well as debt from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock.
SUMMARY
- Flowdesk, a full-service digital asset trading and technology firm, today announced the close of its $102m financing round.
- Founded in 2020, Flowdesk is a leading liquidity provider and OTC trading firm.
Since its launch in 2020, Flowdesk has emerged as a leading global liquidity provider in the crypto industry, notably through its Market-Making as a Service offering, serving spot and derivatives markets across over 140 centralized and decentralized exchanges.
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The company is dedicated to engineering trading technology and liquidity solutions tailored to the needs of a digitally native economy. Following its global expansion in 2023, the company's revenues grew by 8x in 2024. The extension will bolster ease of access to digital asset liquidity for ETFs and OTC trading solutions through a single point of contact.
Alexander Joel-Carbonell, Partner at HV Capital said, ‟Guilhem and the entire Flowdesk team have done a tremendous job in creating a hyper-growing, profitable, FinTech powerhouse within the vastly expanding digital asset space. Offering their clients the relevant infrastructure while complementarily adding OTC products and proprietary trading is incredibly smart. We are proud to have partnered with such a capable, experienced and smart founder and management team and strongly believe in Flowdesk as global FinTech Champion”.
Mårten Vading, Managing Director, co-Head of BlackRock Growth Debt said, ‟Flowdesk is witnessing strong growth on the back of its successful offering. The company's financial services platform and its innovative Market-Making as a Service business model is improving transparency and liquidity, and sets high standards of practices in the fast-growing digital assets industry. This is fundamental for unlocking the long-term market potential of an emerging ecosystem and asset class”,.
Flowdesk has ambitious growth plans for 2025. The funds will be used to scale its OTC derivatives business and launch a dedicated crypto credit desk, broadening its services to meet the evolving needs of the digital asset market.
The company will also invest heavily in its proprietary trading infrastructure and double its headcount, reinforcing its position as a leading liquidity provider and OTC trading firm while accelerating its global expansion.
The company also intends to invest significantly in compliance and legal to support the maturing guidelines from regulators, notably in anticipation of MICA. Finally, the company is set to open additional offices, notably considering UAE as its next outpost in the middle-east.
Guilhem Chaumont, Global CEO of Flowdesk said, ‟Our mission is to build institutional-grade trading solutions for the digital asset ecosystem. We are grateful to have partners and our existing investors backing our ambitious growth plans, Tokenization has the potential to transform capital markets on a global scale. This partnership will allow us to continue pursuing our quest to make digital assets accessible to a wider range of institutionalized counterparties.”
In 2024, Flowdesk served as a Liquidity Provider for various BTC ETF issuers. Today, all BTC ETF funds hold more than $115 billion worth of the cryptocurrency, according to FactSet.
Reed Werbitt, US CEO And Chief Revenue Officer of Flowdesk said, ‟Digital asset ETFs mark a pivotal moment in the evolution of crypto, These ETFs send a strong signal to institutional investors that digital assets are maturing, paving the way for substantial capital inflows from hedge funds, pension funds, and endowments. We look forward to partnering with institutions entering the space through ETFs or any instruments.”
About Flowdesk
Founded in 2020, Flowdesk is a leading liquidity provider and OTC trading firm. They combine deep financial and crypto expertise with algorithmic trading and our proprietary trading platform to connect digital assets to global liquidity. Their technology is engineered to bring control and transparency to digital asset markets. Flowdesk operates globally with offices in France, Singapore, and the U.S.