Flowdesk
Institutional-grade digital asset market making and OTC trading platform
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About Flowdesk
Flowdesk is a Paris-based crypto financial services firm offering market making, OTC trading, and digital asset treasury management. Its market making business provides liquidity across 150+ exchanges and 1,000+ trading pairs. The OTC desk enables large institutional trades without impacting public order books. Treasury management helps projects, funds, and corporates monitor holdings, optimize yields, and hedge risks.
Core strengths lie in regulatory compliance and proprietary technology. Flowdesk holds a CASP license from France's AMF under MiCA and recently obtained a full broker-dealer license from Dubai's VARA, allowing regulated services for institutional investors in the UAE. Its self-built infrastructure supports 24/7 operations across fragmented venues.
The company addresses market pain points including fragmented liquidity, low transparency, and regulatory uncertainty. By aggregating venues and providing clear execution data, it helps institutions navigate crypto markets with greater confidence and compliance.
In the past six months (Feb-Aug 2026), Flowdesk secured the VARA license in Dubai, expanding its regulated footprint beyond Europe. It also underwent a brand refresh, repositioning from a pure market maker to a full-stack liquidity and trading partner. No major negative events were reported in this period.
Flowdesk's key milestones include its regulatory expansion in the Middle East and a significant funding round. In August 2026, Flowdesk's Dubai entity, Flowdesk Omega FZE, obtained a full broker-dealer license from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), following an in-principle approval in June 2026. This license allows the firm to serve qualified and institutional investors in and from Dubai, marking a major step in its global compliance strategy. Earlier, in June 2024, Flowdesk closed a $102 million financing round, which included equity funding from existing investors and HV Capital, as well as a debt facility from funds managed by BlackRock. The capital was earmarked for expanding its OTC derivatives business, launching a dedicated crypto credit desk, and strengthening its proprietary trading infrastructure. These developments highlight Flowdesk's dual focus on regulatory compliance and institutional-grade market infrastructure, positioning it as a key liquidity provider in the evolving digital asset landscape.
Key Flowdesk developments over the past six months: In March, Flowdesk partnered with Agora and xStocks to launch the AUSD Equity Strategy Vault on Morpho, enabling SPYx holders to borrow AUSD against tokenized S&P 500 exposure and expanding onchain RWA credit. In April, it unveiled its “next era” strategy, repositioning as a full-service digital asset institution spanning liquidity solutions, OTC trading, tokenized markets, and ventures, with infrastructure covering 150+ venues and 1,000+ asset pairs, a 200+ team, and $150M+ raised. In June, Flowdesk Europe received CASP authorization from France’s AMF under MiCA, allowing regulated crypto services across the EU. In August, its Dubai entity Flowdesk Omega FZE obtained a full VARA broker-dealer license for qualified and institutional investors.
Future focus: bridging traditional and onchain markets, building 24/7 global execution with institutional-grade liquidity and risk management, deepening tokenized asset markets, and developing an RWA-backed credit ecosystem.
Guilhem Chaumont (Co-founder & CEO): Formerly at X-Network (CEO) and HSBC (Trader). Holds an MSc in International Finance from HEC Paris.
Paul Bugnot (Co-founder & COO): Previously served as COO at X-Network, Country Manager at DryWired, and Patent Attorney at Cabinet Novitech.
David Bachelier (Chief Markets Officer): Former CEO APAC at Flowdesk, Co-founder & Managing Director at Capitalab, and Interest Rates Options Trader at BNP Paribas.
Charlie Tighe (CFO): No detailed public background information available beyond current role.
Flowdesk recent team changes: Managing Director - Head of US Sales, Hanson Birringer, departed in June 2026. He joined in October 2023 and served for about two years and eight months, leading US sales.
After leaving, Birringer announced the founding of Hyper Holdings Global, aiming to bridge traditional finance and the Hyperliquid ecosystem, and partnered with Grayscale to launch a Hyperliquid staking ETF. He also became co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Hyperdash. These changes indicate a key member of Flowdesk's sales team has shifted toward crypto ecosystem building.