Blockchain platform Icebreaker raises $5M seed funding, led by CoinFund, to challenge LinkedIn's dominance. Plataforma Blockchain Icebreaker recauda fondos semilla de $5M, liderados por CoinFund, para desafiar el dominio de LinkedIn.
Blockchain-based professional networking platform Icebreaker has raised $5M in seed funding, led by CoinFund. La plataforma de redes profesionales basada en Blockchain Icebreaker ha recaudado $5M en financiación inicial, liderada por CoinFund. The startup aims to challenge LinkedIn's dominance by giving users control and ownership of their professional identities and reputations on an open-source platform. El objetivo de la startup es desafiar el dominio de LinkedIn dando a los usuarios el control y la propiedad de sus identidades profesionales y reputaciones en una plataforma de código abierto. Co-founders Dan Stone and Jack Dillé, former Google and Coinbase employees, plan to allow users to transfer professional profiles and networks into a single, verified channel, utilizing blockchain technology for enhanced credibility and trust. Los cofundadores Dan Stone y Jack Dillé, ex empleados de Google y Coinbase, planean permitir a los usuarios transferir perfiles y redes profesionales a un canal único y verificado, utilizando tecnología blockchain para mejorar la credibilidad y la confianza.