# Arjun Sethi

> Arjun Sethi is co-CEO at Kraken. Kraken API on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-11-03

Co-CEO, Kraken.

Arjun Sethi was named co-CEO of Kraken in October 2024. Decrypt's report of the November 2025 funding round quotes him for the company and says his family office took part in the round.

## What Arjun builds

- [Kraken API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kraken.md), graded BB, 71/100, in Crypto exchanges. Kraken's exchange APIs cover spot, tokenised US stocks, forex and futures over REST, WebSocket and FIX, with rate limits by client tier, a self-service futures demo and kraken-cli, an open-source CLI whose kraken-mcp binary is a local MCP server. Co-CEO, Kraken, researched 2026-11-03.

## Works with

- [Dave Ripley](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dave-ripley/), Co-CEO, Kraken
- [Jesse Powell](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jesse-powell/), Co-founder and chairman, Kraken
- [Michael Gronager](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/michael-gronager/), Co-founder, Kraken
- [Thanh Luu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/thanh-luu/), Co-founder, Kraken

## Backed by

- [Hummingbird Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/hummingbird-ventures/)
- [SBI Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sbi-group/)
- [Tribe Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tribe-capital/)
- [Jane Street](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/jane-street/)
- [DRW](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/drw/)
- [HSG](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/hsg/)
- [Oppenheimer Alternative Investment Management](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/oppenheimer-alternative-investment-management/)
- [Citadel Securities](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/citadel-securities/)

## Questions

### Who is Arjun Sethi?

Arjun Sethi was named co-CEO of Kraken in October 2024. Decrypt's report of the November 2025 funding round quotes him for the company and says his family office took part in the round.

### What does Payward, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Kraken API from Payward, Inc.. Kraken's exchange APIs cover spot, tokenised US stocks, forex and futures over REST, WebSocket and FIX, with rate limits by client tier, a self-service futures demo and kraken-cli, an open-source CLI whose kraken-mcp binary is a local MCP server.

### Who has invested in Payward, Inc.?

The sources our research read name Hummingbird Ventures, SBI Group, Tribe Capital, Jane Street, DRW, HSG, Oppenheimer Alternative Investment Management and Citadel Securities.

### How are Arjun's tools graded?

Kraken API is graded BB, 71 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.kraken.com/about
- https://www.kraken.com/legal
- https://www.kraken.com/legal/global-terms
- https://docs.kraken.com/api/
- https://www.kraken.com/.well-known/security.txt
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraken_(cryptocurrency_exchange)
- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crypto-exchange-kraken-raises-800-222719647.html
- https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2025:newsml_L1N3W10IP:0-hsg-jane-street-among-investors-in-kraken-s-september-fundraising-sources-say/

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