Kasper Rasmussen, Founder of Lido

About Kasper Rasmussen

Kasper Rasmussen is the CMO of Lido, an Ethereum 2.0 (Eth2) staking protocol. Lido allows users to unlock staked ETH and use it in various DeFi applications by issuing its native token stETH. The company raised $73 million in new funding led by Paradigm in May 2021, with plans to integrate stETH across Ethereum's DeFi ecosystem and other proof-of-stake blockchains.

Kasper Rasmussen at a glance

• Company: Lido
• Total raised: $73M
• Latest round: Series A
• Investors: Paradigm, Coinbase Ventures, Three Arrows Capital, Jump Trading, Alameda Research, Digital Currency Group

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