Embracing A New Chapter: Zash Joins CoinGecko, The World's Largest Independent Crypto Data Aggregator

Zash began with one goal: to democratise investing for the new, curious, and confused investor.

We met in 2021 at Entrepreneur First, Europe’s leading deep tech accelerator, backed by some of the world’s leading investors and founders such as Reid Hoffman and John Collison. Parit’s background in investment banking and fintech equipped him with the skills required for forging partnerships and navigating the complex dynamics of enterprise relationships. Efe brought expertise in data science and machine learning—a wizardry of sorts that could breathe life into data. With a shared passion for disrupting antiquated industries, we created Zash, a social investing app verified by real on-chain and broker data.

After launching our social consumer app, we encountered a significant roadblock— the lack of displaying reliable and accurate blockchain data, specifically for the new digital primitive, NFTs. For robust consumer products to add value, they must be built on accurate data. In the true spirit of selling into a pain point, the setback morphed into an opportunity: to redefine the landscape of NFT data infrastructure. We pivoted and raced to be the first in the market, consolidating and structuring all complex NFT transactions under one API. 

We were navigating uncharted territories — NFTs continued to diversify, along with the playing field. Despite the deepening effects of the bear market, heightened competition, a global pandemic, and grappling with a natural disaster in Turkey that personally affected us, our team has persevered. The result: industry-leading NFT data infrastructure that has been adopted by top-tier institutions such as Binance, NFTfi, and more.

Today, we are proud to announce our acquisition by CoinGecko, marking a whole new chapter in Zash's journey (see CoinGecko’s announcement here).

“After evaluating all existing NFT data providers in the space, Zash stands out as unparalleled. Within 3 years, they have built a remarkable product with the most comprehensive NFT data coverage in the market, and commercialized with top tier clients with a lean team.

This acquisition aligns with our commitment and dedication to deliver exceptional value to the crypto community, starting with a unified token and NFT market data offering.”

– TM Lee, CEO and co-founder of CoinGecko

With their near-decade-long legacy in crypto, CoinGecko aligns perfectly with our mission and ethos, whilst acknowledging the responsibility of ensuring accurate and trusted data is accessible to all. As founders, we are wholeheartedly committed to a seamless transition until January, after which we'll be exploring new opportunities in the burgeoning year ahead. Our team continues in the new home that is CoinGecko. Many thanks to our advisors at web3 Studios who helped to make this a reality for us.

To our early believers, our partners, our backers, and every curious investor, blockchain enthusiast and data wizard we’ve set out to empower—this new chapter with CoinGecko is for you!

Parit and Efe

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About CoinGecko

Since 2014, CoinGecko has been a trusted source of information by millions of cryptocurrency investors. As the world’s largest independent cryptocurrency data aggregator, its mission is to empower the cryptocurrency community with an in-depth, 360-degree overview of the market. CoinGecko delivers comprehensive information from thousands of data points such as price, trading volume, market capitalization, developer strength, community statistics, and more. It currently tracks over 10,000 crypto assets from 900 exchanges worldwide. For more information about CoinGecko and its API, visit www.coingecko.com and www.coingecko.com/api.