Paris-based digital asset trading firm Flowdesk has secured a fresh $102 million in funding to tackle one of crypto’s biggest hurdles—liquidity. The startup, known for its Market-Making-as-a-Service (MMaaS) solution, empowers token issuers to manage their own liquidity strategies without giving up control of their funds. This move significantly reduces volatility and smooths out trading experiences across both centralized (CEX) and decentralized exchanges (DEX).
The new capital injection includes $91.8 million in equity and $10.2 million in debt. The round was led by HV Capital, with continued backing from earlier investors Eurazeo, Cathay Innovation, and ISAI. Debt financing was provided by BlackRock-managed funds and accounts. With this round, Flowdesk’s total capital raised climbs to $122 million.
This funding aims to cement Flowdesk’s position as a global leader in digital asset liquidity infrastructure. The firm plans to scale its operations, boost derivatives trading, and launch a crypto-focused credit desk tailored to evolving market demands. It will also double its team, invest in proprietary trading technology, and expand its regulatory compliance infrastructure, with an eye on meeting MiCA standards.
A major part of Flowdesk’s global push includes expanding into the Middle East, with the UAE set as a strategic hub for regional operations.
How Flowdesk Is Solving the Crypto Liquidity Crisis
Launched in April 2020 by Guilhem Chaumont, Paul Bugnot, François Cluzeau, and Balthazar Giraux, Flowdesk was built on a mission to simplify liquidity access for digital asset projects. The team brings together experience from banking, algorithmic trading, and tech startups to solve deep-rooted inefficiencies in crypto markets.
The founders identified a key issue: fragmented crypto exchanges and a lack of unified tools make liquidity management difficult for emerging token projects. Flowdesk’s solution connects these siloed marketplaces through a scalable, non-custodial infrastructure, allowing issuers to retain control while managing liquidity seamlessly.
“Our goal is to build institutional-grade trading tools for the digital asset economy,” said CEO Guilhem Chaumont. “We’re thrilled to have our investors’ continued trust as we accelerate global expansion. Tokenization could reshape capital markets worldwide, and Flowdesk is helping make that future a reality.”
The MMaaS Advantage: Institutional Tools With Project-Level Control
Flowdesk’s Market-Making-as-a-Service platform stands apart by offering token issuers complete control over their liquidity strategies while leveraging Flowdesk’s advanced infrastructure. Unlike traditional market makers that operate as black boxes, Flowdesk provides transparency and customization.
Currently operating across over 140 centralized and decentralized exchanges, Flowdesk processes over 1 million trades daily at sub-millisecond latency. Its backend infrastructure relies on high-performance systems powered by Google Cloud BigQuery and Redis Enterprise, maintaining 99.9% uptime while handling billions of data points each day.
Clients benefit from real-time dashboards and trading reports, giving them full visibility into performance metrics and liquidity flows. The firm is also fully registered with France’s financial regulator, AMF, ensuring a strong compliance framework.
Through Redis’ Active-Active database setup, Flowdesk optimizes data distribution across regions like Europe, the U.S., and Japan, ensuring ultra-low latency and maximum availability for global clients.
Security, Transparency, and Full Autonomy
One of Flowdesk’s core strengths is its non-custodial approach. Clients never lose control over their assets and can define their own strategies while relying on Flowdesk’s infrastructure for execution. This approach appeals strongly to Web3-native projects that prioritize security and autonomy.
Flowdesk supports DeFi ecosystems by allocating capital and providing essential infrastructure. Beyond market making, the company offers a broad suite of services including OTC trading, treasury management, custody, and crypto brokerage. This all-in-one offering makes it a key partner for digital asset projects looking for scalability and institutional-grade tools.
Investors Back Flowdesk’s Vision of a Transparent Crypto Future
HV Capital Partner Alexander Joel-Carbonell praised Flowdesk as a fast-growing fintech innovator: “The Flowdesk team has built a powerful platform, combining liquidity infrastructure with OTC and proprietary trading services. Their growth trajectory and execution have been outstanding.”
BlackRock’s Mårten Vading added, “Flowdesk is setting the benchmark for transparency and liquidity services in the digital asset space. Their business model addresses one of the market’s most critical barriers and unlocks the long-term potential of this asset class.”
As crypto matures and tokenization takes center stage in capital markets, Flowdesk is positioning itself as the go-to infrastructure provider for a new era of digital finance.
