{"id":1674,"date":"2016-11-15T12:59:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T12:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.holytransaction.com\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2020-09-13T15:32:21","modified_gmt":"2020-09-13T13:32:21","slug":"unicef-blockchain-startup-new-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/unicef-blockchain-startup-new-details.html","title":{"rendered":"Unicef Blockchain Startup: new details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today we talk about the new <strong>Unicef Blockchain Startup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF), in fact, decided to <strong>invest in a South African startup<\/strong> related to the blockchain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In February UNICEF revealed that its decision to <strong>fund projects focused on the distributed ledger<\/strong> thanks a new innovation fund created in 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the time, UNICEF explained it was interested in <strong>investing in the areas of digital identity and remittances<\/strong>, but later UNICEF decided to hire a person on blockchain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Right now, the association is starting to <strong>fund companies in areas that support its mission to promote child and family welfare. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">UNICEF invested in several startups, including <strong>9Needs<\/strong>, which uses the blockchain to develop identity features for children&#8217;s education.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">9Needs will receive about <strong>$100,000 in investment,<\/strong> which will be used to scale the platform already developed by the startup.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Chris Fabian of UNICEF\u2019s Office of Innovation Ventures<\/strong> explained that the organization decided to fund 9Needs as it promotes social progress.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThe sense of the company we got of the company, in talks with them, they seem like a really cohesive group of people using a sophisticated technology to solve a pressing set of problems.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read more about UNICEF Blockchain Startup Investment<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/press-releases\/unicef-cryptocurrency-fund-announces-its-largest-investment-startups-developing-and\"> by clicking here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Open your free digital wallet <a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/app#!\/signup\">here<\/a> to store your cryptocurrencies in a safe place.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we talk about the new Unicef Blockchain Startup. 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