Nansen
AI‑powered on‑chain analytics that let you research, track smart money, and trade with natural language.
About Nansen
Nansen is an AI‑driven on‑chain analytics platform that lets investors and teams query wallet flows, label smart money, and execute trades via natural language. It aggregates real‑time data across multiple chains, giving users actionable insights for research and trading.
How it works
- 01
AI parses blockchain data into searchable insights.
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Labels wallets, tracks smart money flows.
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Provides real‑time multi‑chain analytics dashboards.
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Enables natural‑language queries and trade execution.
Funding
$88.2M total raised| Round / date | Amount | Valuation | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | $75.0M | $750.0M | Accel Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto) Tiger Global Management Folius Ventures Skyfall Ventures Amplify Partners SCB 10X |
| Series A | $12.0M | — | Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto) Coinbase Ventures Fabric Ventures Mechanism Capital Bitscale Capital QCP Capital imToken Ventures |
| Seed | $1.2M | — | Mechanism Capital Skyfall Ventures Fabric Ventures Robot Ventures Volt Capital Julien Bouteloup Sparq Aleksander Larsen |
Nansen has raised $88.2M across Seed, Series A and Series B rounds, with the latest $75M Series B at a $750M valuation in Dec 2021.
The team
Alex Svanevik
Co-Founder, CEO
Lars Bakke Krogvig
Co-Founder, Chief Data Engineer
Evgeny Medvedev
Co-Founder, Chief Solutions Architect
Tokenomics
Tokenomics are not yet public.
Strengths & risks
Strengths
- AI‑driven on‑chain analytics
- Smart‑money wallet labeling
- Real‑time multi‑chain insights
- Natural‑language trade execution
Risks
- Data privacy concerns with on‑chain analytics
- Dependence on proprietary labeling accuracy
- Regulatory scrutiny of crypto data services
Beluga’s take
Nansen’s web app feels fast and the wallet labeling is spot on, letting me see smart money moves without digging through raw data. The integrated AI agent lets me ask for token flows and execute trades in one pane, which cuts down on app‑switching. Fees are transparent and the lower‑tier plan still gives access to most on‑chain signals I need for daily trading.
The UI can get crowded when you open multiple dashboards and the recent pay‑per‑use pricing model sometimes makes cost estimates hard to predict. Data for newer chains arrives later than for Ethereum, so I occasionally miss early signals on emerging assets. Export options are limited, forcing me to copy‑paste for deeper analysis.
The new pay‑per‑use option on Base and Solana has lowered the barrier for occasional users while keeping heavy users on subscription plans, and the AI agent has become more reliable with better natural‑language parsing. However, cross‑chain aggregation still lags behind competitors, and the roadmap for deeper DeFi protocol coverage feels slow. Overall the platform feels solid for smart‑money tracking but still has room to grow.
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