# Ledger

> Ledger is a French digital-asset security company that pairs Secure Element chips and its proprietary operating system with consumer hardware signers, the Ledger Wallet app, recovery services, and governance infrastructure for institutions. Its wager is that ownership on the internet needs a physical root of trust: a device where people can inspect and approve what software is asking them to sign.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Paris, France
- **Founders:** Éric Larchevêque (Co-founder and founding CEO), Thomas France (Co-founder), Nicolas Bacca (Co-founder and founding CTO), Joël Pobeda (Co-founder and founding COO), David Balland (Co-founder), Cédric Mesnil (Co-founder), Vanessa Rabesandratana (Co-founder), Olivier Tomaz (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** About 700 employees across eight offices according to Ledger's company page; supplied company data lists 830 employees.
- **Products:** Ledger Nano S Plus, Ledger Nano X, Ledger Stax, Ledger Flex, Ledger Nano Gen5
- **Notable:** Sold about 7 million consumer devices according to Ledger's company page., Supports more than 5,500 coins and tokens through Ledger Wallet and compatible services., Says its technology secures more than 20% of global crypto assets and serves more than 100 financial institutions and brands.

## Products & services

- **Ledger Nano S Plus** — Entry-level USB-C hardware signer for securing private keys offline and approving transactions on-device.
- **Ledger Nano X** — Bluetooth-enabled hardware signer designed for mobile and desktop use.
- **Ledger Stax** — Premium credit-card-size signer designed by Tony Fadell, with a curved E Ink touchscreen.
- **Ledger Flex** — Touchscreen E Ink hardware signer positioned below Stax, with USB-C, Bluetooth and NFC connectivity.
- **Ledger Nano Gen5** — A newer touchscreen signer in the Nano family with USB and NFC connectivity.
- **Ledger Wallet** — The mobile and desktop companion application, formerly Ledger Live, for portfolio viewing, transactions and access to third-party buy, sell, swap and staking services.
- **Ledger Recovery Key** — An offline, PIN-protected NFC smart card that backs up a Secret Recovery Phrase for compatible touchscreen devices.
- **Ledger Recover** — An optional identity-based subscription, provided by Coincover, that encrypts and splits wallet-recovery material among independent providers.
- **Ledger Enterprise** — Hardware-backed policy, governance and transaction infrastructure for organizations that self-custody or safeguard client assets.
- **Ledger Enterprise Multisig** — A Clear Signing security and experience layer for Safe multisignature accounts.
- **Ledger Enterprise HSM On-Premise** — A hybrid architecture that keeps hardware-backed signing inside a client data center while Ledger hosts governance and orchestration.

## Achievements

- Sold about 7 million consumer devices according to Ledger's company page.
- Supports more than 5,500 coins and tokens through Ledger Wallet and compatible services.
- Says its technology secures more than 20% of global crypto assets and serves more than 100 financial institutions and brands.
- Reached unicorn status with a $380 million Series C at a valuation above $1.5 billion in 2021.
- Built Ledger Donjon, an offensive-security research team focused on evaluating hardware and digital-asset systems.
- Expanded from button-based Nano devices to secure E Ink touchscreens with Ledger Stax and Ledger Flex.
- Introduced Ledger Enterprise Multisig and native TRON support in 2025, followed by an on-premise HSM option in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Ledger passed stewardship of its Clear Signing initiative to the Ethereum Foundation.
- **2026-04** — Ledger published a 2026 hardware-rooted AI security roadmap covering agent identity, command-line tools, intents, policies and proof of human approval.
- **2026-04** — Ledger Enterprise partnered with Tangany on a tri-party settlement framework for institutional trading.
- **2026-03** — Ledger named a new CFO and opened a New York City office to support U.S. expansion.
- **2026-03** — Ledger Enterprise announced an on-premise HSM model that keeps signing hardware in customer data centers.
- **2026-02** — Ledger standardized the names of its institutional products around Ledger Enterprise, Tradelink and Multisig.
- **2025-10** — Ledger launched Ledger Enterprise Multisig, built on Safe infrastructure with Clear Signing.
- **2025-09** — Ledger Enterprise added native support for the TRON network and TRC20 assets.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ledger.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ledgerhq
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Ledger
- GitHub: https://github.com/LedgerHQ
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Ledger
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ledger/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ledger/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ledger

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Last updated: 2026-08-14