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Pump.fun

“Can a permissionless, fee-simple memecoin launchpad on Solana become the dominant retail on-ramp for speculative crypto asset creation and trading?”

Founded2024
HQUnknown
Total raised~$1.3B (token sale proceeds)
Latest roundPublic token sale, 2025
IndustryFintech / Crypto

The story

Pump.fun launched in 2024 as a frictionless memecoin factory on Solana, monetising through a 1% trading fee and a graduation fee when tokens reach a market cap threshold and migrate to its own DEX, PumpSwap. The platform embedded Privy wallets to eliminate onboarding friction, making speculative token creation and trading accessible to non-crypto-native users. In 2025 it completed one of the largest crypto token sales on record (~$1.3B), signalling a move toward becoming a community-owned protocol rather than a purely VC-backed product.

Last 12 months

2025

Pump.fun raised $600M in a public token sale in 12 minutes plus $720M in private sales, totalling ~$1.3B — described as the largest crypto fundraise of 2025.

2026-04

Pump.fun published updated Charity Coins Disclaimer (Apr 27, 2026) adding a dedicated charity coin vertical.

In the April 2026 recap →

2026-05

Terms of Use updated to May 2, 2026; Fees page updated to May 20, 2026, confirming current fee schedule: 0 SOL to create a coin, 0.015 SOL graduation fee, 1% trading fee.

Product timeline

2024

Pump.fun launched as a permissionless memecoin launchpad on Solana, allowing anyone to create and trade tokens via a bonding curve mechanism.· pivot

2024

Integrated Privy for embedded wallet authentication, enabling users to create accounts and trade without managing private keys.· banking

2025

Launched PumpSwap, an integrated DEX where graduated tokens migrate from the bonding curve for ongoing trading.· pivot

2025

Raised approximately $1.3B through a combination of private token sales ($720M) and a public token sale ($600M in 12 minutes), one of the largest crypto fundraises of the year.· ipo

2025

Launched charity coins feature allowing fee proceeds to be donated to causes.· pivot

The stack

1 layer disclosed in Pump.fun’s embedded-finance stack

Crypto

Privy

Accounting gap: none

Pump.fun — frequently asked

Which crypto provider does Pump.fun use?

Pump.fun's crypto products run on Privy.

Where is Pump.fun headquartered?

Pump.fun is founded in 2024 and headquartered in Unknown.

How much funding has Pump.fun raised?

Pump.fun has raised ~$1.3B (token sale proceeds) in total (latest round: Public token sale, 2025).

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