What C-gold Technologies Llc does

C-Gold Technologies LLC is a privately held precious-metals distribution and financial-technology company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Operating under the consumer-facing DBA "Great American Bullion" and the institutional brand "CGoldTech," the company runs two digital-first commerce properties: GreatAmericanBullion.com for individual investors and collectors, and CGoldTech.com as a wholesale and institutional portal. The company sells physical gold, silver, platinum, and palladium bars, coins, and rounds sourced through a consolidated supplier network that spans major global mints and refiners (Argor-Heraeus, Valcambi, PAMP, Perth Mint, Asahi, and as of July 2025, Emirates Gold DMCC under a mutual exclusive distribution arrangement). The catalog includes 400+ SKUs and proprietary branded products — the Gold Savings Plan™, C-Gold Emergency Pouch, Family Gold Box, and C-Gold World Gold Notes — together with custom minting services for commemorative medallions and bespoke family/legacy pieces.

Underlying platform architecture emphasizes supply-chain consolidation rather than proprietary AI or model-driven systems. C-Gold operates a "Zero Leveraging Policy" wherein customer funds are used to pre-pay suppliers immediately rather than drawn on credit lines; third-party vault storage is provided through depositories in Texas, Delaware, Canada, and Singapore under a Master-Sub Segregated Account structure with full-replacement insurance. Adjacent services include a Gold Club loyalty program, IRA-eligible product facilitation, and recurring-purchase subscriptions via the Gold Savings Plan. The technology stack is integrated with Authorize.net for card payments, BitPay for cryptocurrency acceptance, Google Analytics for site measurement, and Facebook/LinkedIn social plugins. No public API, developer portal, or SDK is offered; AI/ML capabilities are not disclosed.

Revenue mechanics span five streams: (1) retail one-time purchase and sale with spreads of 2.5%–30% depending on metal type, customer, and transaction; (2) Gold Savings Plan subscriptions with daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly recurring purchase cadences; (3) storage services billed at 0.0833% per month of stored metal value, subject to a $25 minimum; (4) wholesale B2B transaction fees routed through CGoldTech.com; and (5) custom minting professional services with minimum medallion costs of approximately $2,400 plus metal costs. Go-to-market is dual-channel: a direct-to-consumer motion combining e-commerce with concierge phone-based account executives for individual investors and high-net-worth collectors, alongside an enterprise field-sales motion targeting other precious-metals retailers and institutional clients via the wholesale portal. Customer segments are horizontal across individual investors (primary), institutional clients (secondary), and custom minting clients (secondary). The company maintains an A+ BBB rating with a perfect 100% score and a Business Consumer Alliance AA rating with 100% customer satisfaction, and operates internationally with delivery to non-OFAC-sanctioned countries.

Name

C-gold Technologies Llc

Legal name

C-Gold Technologies LLC

Website

https://www.greatamericanbullion.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

C-gold Technologies LLC operates digital-first precious metals retail (GreatAmericanBullion.com) and institutional wholesale (CGoldTech.com) platforms, serving individual investors, institutions, and custom minting clients with gold, silver, platinum, and palladium products, subscription savings plans, and vault storage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precious Metals Retail and Distribution

NAICS

Jewelry Retailers (458310), Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers (423940)

SIC

Retail-Jewelry Stores (5944), Wholesale-Jewelry, Watches, Precious Stones & Metals (5094)

akta.pro primary industry

Coins, Currency & Bullion Collectibles Retail (Numismatics) (CRALAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Precious Metals Minting & Bullion Products (IMAKAEAJ)

Keywords

• Precious metals retail
• Gold bullion sales
• Silver coins and bars
• Self-directed IRA metals
• Precious metals storage

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail Precious Metals Sales: One-time purchase and sale of physical gold, silver, platinum, and palladium bullion, coins, and bars. Revenue generated through spread between retail price and cost to procure from suppliers. Spread typically ranges from 2.5% to 30% depending on metal type, customer, and transaction.
2. Gold Savings Plan Subscriptions: Recurring purchase program with daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly precious metals purchasing options. Customers set budget, frequency, and product preferences for automated investing.
3. Storage Services: Third-party vault storage in Texas, Delaware, Canada, and Singapore with insurance coverage. Storage fee of 0.0833% per month with $25 minimum monthly fee.
4. Wholesale B2B Sales: Wholesale portal enabling other precious metals retailers and institutional clients to access products, distribution, and storage through C-Gold's supply chain infrastructure.
5. Custom Minting Services: Custom minting of medallions and commemorative pieces in gold, silver, copper, and brass. Minimum medallion cost approximately $2,400 plus metal costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

C-Gold Technologies LLC retails and distributes physical precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, and palladium coins, bars, and rounds) sourced from global mints to individual consumers and institutional clients through its GreatAmericanBullion.com consumer platform and CGoldTech.com wholesale portal. The company also offers recurring purchase subscription (Gold Savings Plan), third-party vault storage services, custom minting of bespoke medallions and commemorative products, IRA-eligible precious metals, and proprietary branded products such as the C-Gold Emergency Pouch, Family Gold Box, and C-Gold World Gold Notes.

Product overview

C-Gold Technologies LLC operates as an integrated precious metals distributor and fintech platform under the DBA Great American Bullion. The company offers a digital-first e-commerce platform for retail consumers alongside an institutional wholesale portal (CGoldTech.com). The core product line includes gold, silver, platinum, and palladium bars, coins, and rounds from global mints. Proprietary offerings include the Gold Savings Plan™ (recurring purchase program), C-Gold Emergency Pouch, Family Gold Box custom minting service, and C-Gold World Gold Notes (luxury collectible gold notes). Additional services encompass storage (US and international), IRA eligibility, a Gold Club loyalty program, and custom minting capabilities for bespoke medallions. The company distributes through GreatAmericanBullion.com (consumer retail) and CGoldTech.com (institutional wholesale).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gold Savings Plan™: An affordable and simple way to buy precious metals allowing customers to choose budget, frequency and product with scheduled payments.
• C-Gold Emergency Pouch
• Family Gold Box
• C-Gold World Gold Note

Products and services

• Great American Bullion Retail Platform Online retail platform selling physical gold, silver, platinum, and palladium coins, bars, and rounds sourced from global mints to individual consumers and collectors, with live spot pricing, IRA eligibility, and concierge account executive phone support.
• Gold Savings Plan Subscription program allowing customers to set a budget, frequency (daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly), and product preferences for automated recurring purchases of physical gold and silver.
• C-Gold Emergency Pouch Proprietary branded emergency preparedness product packaging portable precious metals for use in financial crisis scenarios, marketed to consumers seeking tangible crisis-proof assets.
• Family Gold Box Custom-minted bespoke gold box product with personalized designs, marketed as a luxury collectible and family legacy preservation item.
• C-Gold World Gold Note Luxury collectible gold notes containing fine gold (for example, the LA Pandora's Box Edition with 100mg .999 gold), combining fine art design, luxury craftsmanship, and physical gold ownership.
• Custom Minting Service Full-service custom minting of medallions and commemorative coins in gold, silver, copper, and brass with 2D and 3D die options, mirror, dull mint luster, or frosted finishes, and various sizes, with a minimum medallion cost of approximately $2,400 plus metal costs.
• Storage Services Precious metals storage through third-party vault depositories in Texas, Delaware, Canada, and Singapore under a C-Gold Technologies Master-Sub Segregated Account, with full replacement-value insurance and a monthly fee of 0.0833% (minimum $25 per month).
• Gold Club Loyalty Program Membership loyalty program for customers providing travel rewards, free gifts, free sweepstakes entries, and access to Gold Club seminars and webinars.
• Wholesale Portal (CGoldTech.com) B2B wholesale portal enabling precious metals retailers and institutional clients to access products, distribution services, and storage through C-Gold's consolidated supply chain infrastructure at wholesale pricing.
• Self-Directed IRA Services Service facilitating self-directed IRA purchases of IRA-eligible precious metals from C-Gold's inventory, with simplified IRA processing and required IRA forms for qualified retirement account holders.

Quantifiable outcome

• BBB A+ rating with 100% score
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Emirates Gold DMCCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 July 2025Landmark Strategic Partnership and Mutual Exclusive Representation Agreement. Emirates Gold will distribute select C-Gold product lines in the UAE, while C-Gold will be the exclusive distributor of Emirates Gold products across the United States and Canada. Emirates Gold is one of the largest gold refineries and mints in the Middle East, headquartered in Dubai, offering refining, minting, and secure storage services.
• Global Precious Metals Mints and DistributorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal partnerships enabling access to any available bars and coins at highly attractive prices to individuals, institutions and their clients globally. Partnerships include mints such as Argor-Heraeus, Valcambi, PAMP, Perth Mint, Asahi, and others.
• Storage DepositoriescoreOthersThird-party vault storage partnerships in Texas, Delaware, Canada, and Singapore. Depositories insure all metals stored for full replacement values under C-Gold Technologies Master-Sub Segregated Account.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kitco: Long-standing precious-metals retailer and market-data provider serving both retail and institutional buyers. Comparable retail-plus-wholesale presence and breadth of bullion offerings.
• BullionVault: Online platform for buying, selling, and storing allocated physical bullion with international vaulting. Comparable vaulting infrastructure and digital recurring-purchase mechanics to C-Gold.
• Provident Metals: US online precious-metals retailer offering bullion coins, bars, and IRA-eligible products. Comparable assortment and retail customer base to Great American Bullion.
• Silver Gold Bull: Online precious-metals dealer with global shipping and a wide catalog of bullion and numismatic products. Comparable digital-first, multi-product retail model.
• JM Bullion: Largest US online precious-metals retailer selling gold, silver, platinum, and palladium bullion directly to consumers. Directly comparable to C-Gold's Great American Bullion storefront in product mix, target customer, and digital-first GTM.
• Money Metals Exchange: Online bullion dealer offering gold, silver, platinum, and palladium with storage and IRA services. Directly comparable multi-channel (retail + storage + IRA) offering to C-Gold.
• SD Bullion: Online precious-metals dealer focused on low-premium bullion pricing for retail investors. Closely comparable to C-Gold's price-driven retail proposition and digital storefront model.
• APMEX (Apmex): One of the largest US precious-metals e-commerce retailers offering a broad catalog of bullion coins and bars. Comparable to C-Gold on retail assortment, IRA services, and concierge-style customer support.

Emerging players

• Scottsdale Mint: US private mint producing custom and proprietary bullion products. Comparable to C-Gold on the custom-minting and proprietary-product side (Family Gold Box, World Gold Note).

Broad incumbents

• StoneX: Diversified financial-services firm with institutional precious-metals trading, retail platforms, and global vaulting. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering institutional liquidity and retail bullion under one roof.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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