Cardashift is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Founders One, which will be shortly rebranded as Founders DAO.
Founders One aims at building the first cross-chain ecosystem dedicated to impact generation in Europe. As part of their holistic strategy, they initiated different structures. Among them:
- Founders Ventures, an investment fund focusing on impact-oriented projects with a tech enabler, like blockchain or AI. Among them, canB, Telequa…
- dFounders, the first DAO studio in Europe
- A huge network of partners and recognized experts to accelerate the incubated startups
Cardashift and Founders One shared a common vision on the role of decentralization to foster sustainable development, notably on the environmental issues. The ambition is to explore synergies between both entities and favor cross-participation of the boards and advisors.
The strategic partnership will, notably, allow :
- Founders Ventures investors to access projects launched on Cardashift, including as lead investor
- DAOs and projects supported by dFounders to benefit from the network and support of the Cardashift ecosystem
- The Cardashift community to benefit from the networks and partners of the Founders ecosystem in Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia
- Cardashift’s team to use Founders One’s Asset and Risk Management technologies for the projects pre-selection phase
In addition, Cardashift and Founders One will co-develop a set of solutions simplifying and accelerating the adoption of decentralized impact finance in partnership with key public and private actors.
canB, a French impact neobank, will be the first startup to leverage this partnership to develop a savings account based on the Cardano blockchain.
“Creating such a network with Cardashift is for us the key to really massifying impact… Intermediary funds will always distort impact in favor of return on investment. We believe that 2022 will see the emergence of a leader in decentralized impact, and that by joining together we can pre-empt this positioning.” Jean-Christophe Ramos Galver, General Partner of Founders One
“The ambition of Founders One is aligned with our vision to boost early-stage impact investing thanks to a decentralized ecosystem. With this partnership, we concretize our objective of bringing together a collective of actors dedicated to accelerate the transition of our economy rather than remaining in a mode of harmful competition.” Adrien Hubert, Chief Financial Officer
About Cardashift
Cardashift is a community-run launchpad that raises funds, builds, and accelerates startups that are solving social and environmental issues.
Cardashift’s team is a collective of passionate entrepreneurs and experts in blockchain, innovation and product management willing to leverage blockchain technology for a sustainable and prosperous future. Three highly skilled companies are behind the project: Matters, Smart Chain and Stim.
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