NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--tZERO, a leader in blockchain innovation and liquidity for digital assets, announced today that it has signed agreements with three cutting-edge platforms: OmniValley, Inc., an online community and platform housing and connecting startup ecosystem participants, Trellis Platform, Inc. (Trellis), a SaaS platform for alternative assets, and Wunderfund, Inc., an investment funding platform for private companies. These partnerships will connect tZERO with high-quality private companies seeking to enhance their securities through tokenization, offering a path towards continuous secondary liquidity through tZERO’s regulated alternative trading system operated by its FINRA member broker-dealer subsidiary, tZERO ATS.
tZERO CEO Saum Noursalehi stated, “We are thrilled to partner with OmniValley, Trellis, and Wunderfund. These progressive platforms have rich networks of private companies and we are eager to introduce these companies to a blockchain-based platform for tokenization and secondary trading.”
OmniValley
OmniValley is an exclusive, online investor network of over 750 accelerators, incubators, venture capital firms, and other large institutions, connecting those who invest in startup companies. OmniValley’s tools foster new and meaningful relationships among investors seeking to enter under-ventured and innovative markets.
OmniValley CEO and Founder Grady Buchanan shared, “At OmniValley, we’ve built a platform specifically and exclusively designed for investors that provides transparency and access into entrepreneurial ecosystems. tZERO shares our DNA. We look forward to working with tZERO and providing our network with an innovative solution that is interoperable with the market-leading secondary liquidity solution.”
Trellis
Trellis is a Boston-based company that helps issuers and fiduciaries navigate the private investment process through its SaaS platform. The Trellis platform is built to enable secure, compliant, and paperless investment in alternative assets from deal sourcing and due diligence through subscription, custody, and monitoring. Trellis also facilitates alternative asset liquidity through lending and secondary-market trading services embedded in the Trellis single sign-on platform.
Trellis Chief Revenue Officer George Nichols said, “Our partnership with tZERO is a natural extension of enabling alternative asset liquidity through secondary-market trading services. We are excited to collaborate with tZERO and connect our network with a best-in-class venue to access secondary liquidity through the tZERO ATS.”
Wunderfund
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Wunderfund is a national crowdfunding platform that democratizes venture capital for all investors by giving both accredited and non-accredited investors the ability to back private companies, such as breweries, tech companies, real estate, and healthcare startups.
Wunderfund CEO Marvin Abrinica noted, “We are delighted to partner with tZERO to introduce our diverse network of investment-ready companies to a technology solution that enables secondary liquidity on a regulated trading venue.”
About tZERO
tZERO Group, Inc. and its broker-dealer subsidiaries (tZERO) provide an innovative liquidity platform for private companies and assets. We offer institutional-grade solutions for issuers looking to digitize their capital table through blockchain technology, and trade on a regulated alternative trading system. tZERO democratizes access to private assets by providing a simple, automated, and efficient trading venue to broker-dealers, institutions, and investors. For more information on tZERO, please visit https://www.tzero.com/.
tZERO is not a registered broker-dealer, funding portal, underwriter, investment bank, investment adviser or investment manager, and is not providing brokerage, investment banking or underwriting services, recommendations or investment advice to any person, and does not provide any brokerage services. tZERO takes no part in the negotiation or execution of secondary market transactions for the purchase or sale of securities and at no time has possession of investor funds or securities in connection with such transactions.
About tZERO ATS
tZERO ATS, LLC is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC. More information about tZERO ATS may be found at https://brokercheck.finra.org/. Digital securities that trade on tZERO ATS are conventional uncertificated securities. Ownership of such securities is reflected on the traditional books and records of regulated market participants. The term "digital" refers to the blockchain technology elements of a security that are intended to enhance investor experience through added transparency.
Investor Notice
Investors should note that trading securities could involve substantial risks, including no guarantee of returns, costs associated with selling and purchasing, no assurance of liquidity, which could impact the price and ability to sell, and possible loss of principal invested. Further, an investment in single security could mean lack of diversification and, consequently, higher risk. Potential investors are urged to consult a professional adviser regarding any economic, tax, legal or other consequences of trading any securities as described herein.
No Offer, Solicitation, Investment Advice or Recommendations
This release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy, or a recommendation for any security, nor does it constitute an offer to provide investment advisory or other services by tZERO or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors or employees. No reference to any specific security constitutes a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold that security or any other security. Nothing in this release shall be considered a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security, future, option or other financial instrument or to offer or provide any investment advice or service to any person in any jurisdiction. Nothing contained in this release constitutes investment advice or offers any opinion with respect to the suitability of any security, and the views expressed in this release should not be taken as advice to buy, sell or hold any security. In preparing the information contained in this release, we have not taken into account the investment needs, objectives, and financial circumstances of any particular investor. This information has no regard to the specific investment objectives, financial situation, and particular needs of any specific recipient of this information and investments discussed may not be suitable for all investors. Any views expressed in this release by us were prepared based upon the information available to us at the time such views were written. Changed or additional information could cause such views to change. All information is subject to possible corrections. Information may quickly become unreliable for various reasons, including changes in market conditions or economic circumstances.
Forward-Looking Statements
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