Agio Ratings, a fast-rising innovator in digital asset risk assessment, announced it has raised $6 million in new funding led by AlbionVC, with additional participation from Portage Ventures and MS&AD. This latest round brings the company’s total funding to over $11 million, fueling its mission to deliver institutional-grade risk intelligence to financial institutions entering the digital asset markets.
Founded in 2022, Agio Ratings fills a critical gap in the cryptocurrency ecosystem by quantifying the default risk of exchanges, custodians, and lenders, empowering banks, insurers, and trading firms to make data-driven decisions and optimize risk-adjusted returns. Unlike traditional rating agencies that rely heavily on static models, Agio Ratings applies quantitative, adaptive methodologies capable of detecting risk fluctuations in real time as market conditions evolve.
The company’s predictive accuracy has already proven its value. Its proprietary models flagged FTX’s elevated default risk four months before the exchange’s collapse, while also correctly identifying that Bybit maintained sufficient resilience to survive a $1.5 billion security breach. This track record has established Agio Ratings as a trusted authority in crypto risk assessment, particularly as institutional adoption accelerates.
Agio Ratings has also forged strategic partnerships that expand its industry footprint. In early 2025, the company began collaborating with Relm Insurance to support the launch of a crypto exchange default product, and it is now engaged in discussions with major banks across the U.S. and Europe to assist with crypto trading, lending, and stablecoin orchestration.
With this latest funding, Agio Ratings plans to scale its research and engineering teams, expand its risk ratings coverage, and deepen integrations with global financial institutions seeking to participate safely in the emerging digital asset economy.
KEY QUOTES:
“We’re thrilled to have such strong backing from leading investors who understand the massive opportunity in managing crypto risk. This funding allows us to expand our team of world-class researchers and engineers while deepening our partnerships with major financial institutions. The interest we’re seeing from top-tier banks shows that they need our independent risk insights to participate safely.”
— Ana De Sousa, CEO, Agio Ratings
“As the digital asset market continues to mature, it urgently needs independent, institutional-grade risk management. Agio Ratings has proven they can deliver exactly that. Their ability to predict major market events like FTX’s collapse while others missed the warning signs demonstrates the sophistication of their approach. We’re excited to back Ana and her team as they scale to meet the demand from banks, funds, and insurance companies, and become the global category leader in the space.”
— Kibriya Rahman, Investor, AlbionVC
“Growing institutional participation is transforming crypto markets and creating a greater need for credible, independent risk intelligence. Agio Ratings provides a clear, data-driven view of the probability of default for exchanges and other institutions, and their alerts deliver a valuable independent signal alongside our own monitoring by flagging anomalous transaction patterns.”
— Alain Passini, Head of Risk, Wintermute
About Agio Ratings
Agio Ratings is a venture-backed ratings agency for the digital asset market, founded in 2022 by a team of PhDs specializing in quantitative finance, risk modeling, and cryptoeconomics. Its technology-powered platform provides predictive, data-driven insights into institutional default risk across the crypto ecosystem. Agio Ratings’ analytics are used by top firms such as Wintermute, Ledn, and Relm Insurance. Learn more at www.agioratings.io.
About AlbionVC
Founded in 1996, AlbionVC invests in visionary founders building transformative technologies. With £1 billion in AUM and over 100 successful exits, AlbionVC has backed some of Europe’s most iconic tech companies, including Booking.com, Quantexa, and Oviva. It is the technology investment arm of Albion Capital Group, authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. More at albion.vc.
