HomeNewsBusinessStartupBlockchain startup BitcoinGrowthFund raises $2.5 mn via ICO; aims for $32 mn

Blockchain startup BitcoinGrowthFund raises $2.5 mn via ICO; aims for $32 mn

BGF launched the ICO on 27th April, 2017 in Bangkok and within 24 hours had received 1.6 million dollars of investment from retail investors globally. ICO is like an ‘IPO’ where investors get coins/tokens instead of shares in a company or fund.

May 08, 2017 / 13:05 IST
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BitcoinGrowthFund (BGF) world’s first blockchain based start-up fund for Venture Capital Industry has been successful in raising more than USD 2.5 million as a part of its initial coin offering (ICO).

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BGF launched the ICO on April 27, 2017 in Bangkok and within 24 hours had received 1.6 million dollars of investment from retail investors globally. ICO is like an ‘IPO’ where investors get coins/tokens instead of shares in a company or fund.

BGF is a blockchain-based venture capital fund where regular / small investors invest into the fund by buying tokens named “MCAPS” and the fund collected are invested in mining of various crypto currencies like DASH, Ethereum, Monero, Litecoin, Z-cash, Bitcoin and others.