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Using Microlending To Bridge The Gaps For Recent Immigrants

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It’s not that they don’t want to participate in their given professions, Josie Scapa noted — they want that very much. According to a 2015 Conference Board of Canada report , the Canadian economy is missing out on as much as $13 billion a year because of unrecognized education and skills of immigrants. Strangers in a Strange Land .

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Finovate Debuts: DarcMatter Shines a Light on Alternative Investing

Fintech Labs Insights

Pictured (left to right): DarcMatter founder and CEO Sang Lee and CTO Stan Solodkyy demonstrating the DarcMatter platform at FinovateSpring 2015. How it Works: DarcMatter is currently available only to accredited investors. ” Check out our video of DarcMatter’s live demonstration at FinovateSpring 2015 in San Jose.

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8 Trends Shaping The Future Of Blockchain Technology

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In some cases, pre-sales offer discounted tokens to early investors (accredited and unaccredited). In still other cases, accredited investors buy tokens via cryptocurrency purchase agreements. On the other, they shift risk onto accredited and venture investors, a good thing for consumers and regulators.

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Finovate Debuts: EquityZen Lets Wealth Managers Invest in Pre-IPO Companies

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10,000+ accredited investors from 15+ countries. Revenues grew 20X YOY in 2015. EquityZen’s platform offers these investment opportunities to accredited investors and qualified purchasers. There, Shriram advised market participants on regulatory, transactional, and trading and markets issues, with a focus on U.S.

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FinovateFall 2015 Presenting Companies Announced

Fintech Labs Insights

HelloWallet’s Retirement Explorer brings high quality, user-friendly retirement guidance to 401(k) participants. Sliced Investing is an online platform that provides accredited investors access to alternative investments like curated hedge funds, private equity and late stage private company investments.

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Finovate Debuts: brandCrowder Offers Crowdfunding for Franchises

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Accredited investors can invest in single company funds, syndicated funds, and portfolio funds while non-accredited investors can participate in national deals that fall under Regulation D of the JOBS Act. ” Company facts: Founded in 2015. ” Company facts: Founded in 2015. Accredited Investors.

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Hedgeable Helps Investors Add Venture Capital Exposure with New Fund

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Thanks to the new venture fund from Finovate Best of Show winner, Hedgeable , the company’s accredited clients will be able to put money to work in the same venture capital markets typically available only to the wealthiest investors. Investors must be accredited , Hedgeable clients in order to participate in the fund.