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EDGE196 was founded in 2018 by serial innovator, entrepreneur and investor Dr. Jay Patel. He began by searching for outstanding champions, forming cross-functional teams, bringing in mentors and qualified investments that opened new channels of marketing and consulting.

EDGE196 is a new age enterprise which provides venture capital investors access to innovative and cutting-edge startups through our revolutionary syndication economy.

EDGE196 will provide venture capital investors with access to promising startups through its revolutionary syndication economy. It is powered by two digital assets that are secured and managed on a distributed ledger.

Focused on creating short-term and long-term value for investors, our mission is to make investing in unicorns available to everyone.

Act as a catalyst between startups, investors, and service providers. Open avenues to a marketplace in a cross-border ecosystem. Maximize digital asset value through the EDGE196 syndication economy.

EDGE196 will initially utilize the Ethereum blockchain and its widely adopted smart contracts for ease of use and acceptance within the startup community. In the future EDGE196 will continue to adopt new technologies to stay at par with the ever-evolving technology in the world.

The syndication economy is powered by two different digital assets, secured and managed on a distributed ledger (the Ethereum blockchain).

Investors benefit from enhanced liquidity, improved risk distribution and access to startups which have undergone rigorous due diligence and a three-tiered analysis of the company fundamentals by global experts.

Startups benefit from industry leading mentorship, market access and a single source of investment funds.

Startups benefit from top level mentoring, market access, and a single source of investment funds.

The EDGE196 ecosystem allows investors to gain access to companies, which have undergone rigorous due diligence and a three-tiered analysis of the company fundamentals by global experts.

The solution allows participants holding the EDGE196 class of digital assets to benefit from enhanced liquidity and improved risk distribution.

EDGE196 uses its stringent screening process to evaluate investment opportunities. We have a three-tier deal management and selection process.

We have curated and engaged 100+ contributors and partner services spanning across 100 cities and 50+ countries. Partner

Please reach out to us at outreach@edge196.com to recommend a company for investment.

We expect to fund companies at all stages, from seed, to advanced growth stages.

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control bans the following countries from buying and selling EDGE196's digital assets: Bosnia, Burundi, Central African Republic, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Herzegovina, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonis, Montenegro, Nicaragua, North Korea, Serbia, Slovenia, Somalia, Sudan & Dufar, Syria, Ukraine/Russia, Venezuela, and Yemen. The following coutries do not allow any cryptocurrency trading of any kind, thus residents of these countries can't buy and sell EDGE196's digital assets: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, China, Egypt, Morocco, Nepal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Macedonia.

EDGE196 launched Global Startup Competitions to identify startups exhibiting the most promise during our own startup and pre-ecosystem days.

Our third startup competition launched in October 2020 and was open until January 2021. It was focused on the Fintech and blockchain technology sector and was open to all the Asian countries.

Another event we recently sponsored is Block Hack Global. It is a virtual 6-weeks hackathon organized by Bitcoin Bay.

In the past, we have launched two events. One launched in September 2017 focused on the fintech sector. 1000+ startups from more than 70 countries applied, of which 14 startups were selected for the grand finale. Our first Startup Competition was launched in April 2017 and focused on the India region. 1100+ startups applied, and seven startups reached the grand finale.

EDGE196 is in the process of getting listed on the primary and secondary exchanges. The list will be updated soon.

You may contact us by emailing hello@edge196.com

EDGE196 hosts daily sales for EDGEX digital assets. To learn more and go through our tutorial, visit our product page here.

EDGEX is a digital asset that acts as a liquidity bridge to transfer value between EDGE EQUITY, assets on the Ethereum network, and secondary markets.

The EDGE EQUITY digital asset is a digital asset which tracks the performance of the EDGE196 startup portfolio.

Since 100% of the funds raised will be invested in startups and the liquidity reserve, EDGE196 will receive EDGEX digital assets equal to 2% of the daily EDGEX digital asset issuance in order to fund the company costs, operations, and overhead expenses.

Prior to listing EDGEX on exchanges, EDGE196 will offer early investors/crypto enthusiasts the opportunity to purchase EDGEX tokens at a fixed price of $0.01 per EDGEX. Users must register on the edge196.com portal and go through mandatory KYC/AML to be eligible for participating in the Genesis Offer.

The EDGEX digital asset is put into circulation via a simplified structure (daily pools with bonus incentives) where users can purchase EDGEX through multiple crypto and fiat options. EDGE196 intends to run daily Momentum Sales pools year-round and plans to sell a total of 9 billion EDGEX digital assets in incremental volumes.

Each sale will have a predefined number of EDGEX that will be available for sale and will run till the set volumes are exhausted or the maximum time limit is reached. Depending on the level of sell off, bonuses are allocated to the participating users. Users must register on the edge196.com portal and go through mandatory KYC/AML to be eligible for participating in the pre-sale pools.

Investors can purchase EDGEX and EDGE EQUITY digital assets via secondary market exchanges licensed as Alternative Trading Systems (ATS), Over-the-Counter (OTC) or regular currency exchanges (limited to non-US investors).

Universal Swap is a decentralized exchange bridge that provides a trustless peer-to-peer and peer-to-community trading technology built on the Ethereum ERC protocol.

The due dilgence process consists of three tiers of review which combines in depth technical and fundamental review by highly experienced industry professionals. Tier 1: Startups are reviewed by EDGE196 partners who shortlist companies which are sufficiently mature, financially viable and have passed basic product performance tests. Tier 2: Startups are reviewed by EDGE196’s global team of industry experts, who conduct a detailed review of the startup’s idea, business model, team and due-diligence. Tier 3: EDGE EQUITY holders vote on proposals to fund prospective startups. They may also vote to extend funding to an existing portfolio company which has achieved certain milestones.

Yes, if they meet certain key performance indicators, and continue to show growth.

Contact our partnerships team at outreach@edge196.com.

Citizens and residents from the following countries cannot buy or sell EDGE196 digital assets: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia, Burundi, Central African Republic, China, Crimea Region, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Herzegovina, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Macedonis, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, North Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovenia, Somalia, Sudan & Dufar, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen.