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Block

Public
block.xyz
Financial Services16,600+ employeesFounded 2014🇺🇸 United States

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

Founded
2014
Employees
16,600+
Industry
Financial Services
Company type
Public Company
Stock
nasdaq: SQ
Headquarters
🇺🇸Oakland, California (+6)
Specialties
Financial ServicesTechnologySoftware
1 / 7
Active markets
Australia · Japan · Canada
0
New markets
Low
Confidence
mostly early signals
-50%
Momentum
vs prior period
27 / 100
Expansion Score
Developing
Stages2Exploring5Investing
3 signals · Last 90 days

Global expansion

Live
AustraliaJapanCanada
Stages
ExploringInvestingLandingOperating
+4more marketsLocked
3 of 7 shown

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Activity pulse

4 signals in the last 90 days.

Last 90 days
Hiring
2
Hiring
Marketing & PR
2Ended
News / PR
Product & Tech
0
No activity
+2more categoriesLocked
3 of 5 shown

Market entry timeline

The order this company entered each market — oldest to newest

1
🇦🇺Australia1st market entered · 2022Advancing
Investing
36 signalsInvesting stage
2
🇨🇦Canada2nd market entered · 2024Advancing
Investing
10 signalsInvesting stage
3
🇯🇵Japan3rd market entered · 2024Advancing
Exploring
12 signalsExploring stage
+4more marketsLocked
3 of 7 shown
Current stageInvestingCommitting resources
Confidence34%Low
Tracking since2022first signal

Recent signals

Hiring🇯🇵 Japan2w ago

Head of Sales - Japan

News / PR🇨🇳 China2mo ago

Chaos Labs Exits Aave DAO

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Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

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