Matthew Tan - CEO & Founder @ Etherscan - Crunchbase Person Profile (2024)

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Primary Job TitleCEO & Founder
Primary Organization
Etherscan

Location Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Southeast Asia
GenderMale

Investor Type Individual/Angel

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Matthew Tan is the creator of Blockchain 2.0 Explorer, API & Analytics Platforms Etherscan.io (Ethereum Smart Contracts Platform), Blockscan.com (Counterparty Tech) and also a Co-Founder of a 20 person internet and web software related services development company. More than 15 years in the IT industry with experience in managing, operating and

developing technical solutions for clients from various industries.

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Matthew Tan

has made 4 investments. Their latest investment was

Pre Seed Round - Metagood

Dec 8, 2022

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Metagood

raised

$5M

Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
Dec 8, 2022	Metagood	—	Pre Seed Round - Metagood	$5M
Oct 12, 2022	Gomu	—	Seed Round - Gomu	$5M
Sep 20, 2022	Headquarters	—	Pre Seed Round - Headquarters	$5M
Jul 29, 2022	Aurigami	—	Initial Coin Offering - Aurigami	$12M

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Matthew Tan

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CEO & Founder

Etherscan

Etherscan
CEO & Founder

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University of Surrey Alumni Founded Companies	50,085
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Alumni Founded Companies	58,648
Tongji University Alumni Founded Companies	51,308
Robert Gordon University Alumni Founded Companies	60,812
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Alumni Founded Companies	58,424
Harvard Graduate School of Design Alumni Founded Companies	54,767
ThePower Business School Alumni Founded Companies	56,040
Occidental College Alumni Founded Companies	41,363
Asia Communities Companies	15,773
Savannah College of Art and Design Alumni Founded Companies	59,896

Education

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Matthew Tan

studied at

University of Central Oklahoma

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University of Central Oklahoma

University of Central Oklahoma
MBAManagement Information Systems
University of Central Oklahoma
BachelorManagement Information Systems

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Matthew Tan

has participated in 2 events. They most recently attended, or will attend,

BlockShow Asia 2019

Nov 14, 2019

BlockShow Asia 2019
Speaker Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, AsiaNov 14, 2019
Consensus 2017
Speaker New York, New York, United States, North AmericaMay 22, 2017

Recent News and Activity

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Funding Round•

Dec 8, 2022

Metagood raised $5,000,000 / Pre Seed from ACTAI Ventures and 33 other investors

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Funding Round•

Oct 12, 2022

Gomu raised $5,000,000 / Seed from Benedict Chan and 7 other investors

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Funding Round•

Sep 20, 2022

Headquarters raised $5,000,000 / Pre Seed from 500 Global and 17 other investors

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Funding Round•

Jul 29, 2022

Aurigami raised $12,000,000 / Initial Coin Offering from Alameda Research and 9 other investors

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FAQs

Who is the owner of Etherscan? ›

Matthew Tan is the founder and CEO of the leading Ethereum block explorer, API and Analytics Platform, Etherscan.io.

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Is Etherscan a company? ›

Etherscan is a Private company.

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Who funds Etherscan? ›

Etherscan is funded by 5 investors. Nascent and SVA are the most recent investors.

Where is Etherscan headquarters? ›

Etherscan is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and has 1 office location.

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Is Etherscan owned by Ethereum? ›

About Etherscan

Built and launched in 2015 Etherscan is one of the earliest and longest-running independent projects built for Ethereum and its community, with the mission of providing equitable access to blockchain data.

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Is Etherscan safe? ›

Etherscan enhances security by offering transparency into different contracts and tokens. Users can track transactions, identify scam contracts, and trace assets, contributing to a safer environment within the Ethereum ecosystem.

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How much does Etherscan cost? ›

🤖 API Plans: Etherscan offers API plans to access their data, with prices ranging from free to $399/month, and an undisclosed enterprise rate.

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Is Etherscan reliable? ›

Etherscan is one of the most trusted and popular block explorers for Ethereum.

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What is Etherscan used for? ›

Etherscan is a block explorer for the Ethereum blockchain. It allows users to easily search and browse transactions and blocks. It also provides information about each transaction and block, such as the hash and timestamp. You can think of Etherscan as the Google of Ethereum.

Is Etherscan free? ›

Etherscan is the most used block explorer for Ethereum (at the time of writing), but there are other sites that track transactions on different blockchains. Just like Etherscan, these block explorers are free to use.

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Is Etherscan a blockchain? ›

As mentioned above, Etherscan is an Ethereum-based blockchain explorer. Aside from offering a peek into the advantages of blockchain technologies, Etherscan also provides an insightful look at the status of transactions, gas fees, smart contracts and dapp content.

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Where does Etherscan get data from? ›

The Etherscan API allows the block explorer to access this data from the Ethereum blockchain. This data includes the transaction hash, timestamp, amount paid, and gas used. The API also allows the block explorer to access other data, such as the current block height and the gas price.

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Who is the man behind ETH? ›

Vitaly Dmitrievich Buterin (Russian: Вита́лий Дми́триевич Буте́рин), better known as Vitalik Buterin (Russian: Вита́лик Буте́рин; born 31 January 1994), is a Canadian computer programmer and co-founder of Ethereum. Buterin became involved with cryptocurrency early in its inception, co-founding Bitcoin Magazine in 2011.

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