Investors quarry out funding for Tradewind

Apr 27, 2018 • Callum Cyrus

Gold trading platform developer Tradewind has raised $10.6m in a round featuring gold miners Agnico Eagle Mines, IAmGold, Wheaton Precious Metals and Goldcorp.

US-based gold trading platform developer Tradewind Markets closed a $10.6m round yesterday co-led by gold mining companies Agnico Eagle Mines, IAmGold and Wheaton Precious Metals.

The round also featured another gold miner, Goldcorp, as well as investment management firm Sprott and venture capital firm Sapphire Ventures.

Founded in 2016, Tradewind recently launched a digital trading and ownership platform for gold that relies on blockchain technology to protect its records. Accounts with the platform, known as VaultChain, are backed by units…

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