Name: How cryptocurrency can help start-ups get investment capital
Uploaded: 2018-10-09T14:30:12Z
Duration: 6 min 28 s
Description: We're living in a golden era of innovation, says entrepreneur Ashwini Anburajan -- but venture capital hasn't evolved to keep up, and start-ups aren't getting the funding they need to grow. In this quick talk, she shares the story of how her company became part of an entirely new way to raise capital, using the powers of cooperation and cryptocurrency.

Ashwini Anburajan: How cryptocurrency can help start-ups get investment capital

How cryptocurrency can help start-ups get investment capital

We're living in a golden era of innovation, says entrepreneur Ashwini Anburajan -- but venture capital hasn't evolved to keep up, and start-ups aren't getting the funding they need to grow. In this quick talk, she shares the story of how her company became part of an entirely new way to raise capital, using the powers of cooperation and cryptocurrency.

Traditional venture capital favors only companies aiming for billion-dollar outcomes, leaving countless promising startups unfunded. In 2017, a group of founders pooled their equity and launched a joint cryptocurrency offering, raising more money than venture capital typically would. By expanding the investor pool from hundreds of firms to millions of individuals, this approach helped nearly 30 diverse startups attract resources and grow. Access to capital shapes who gets to build, and new funding models can spark broader innovation.