Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Goldman, IBM Want In On Blythe Masters' Digital Asset Holdings

From PE HUB:

Digital Asset racks up $60 mln as Goldman, IBM join round
Digital Asset Holdings LLC said Tuesday that Goldman Sachs and IBM have joined 13 investors in its recently announced financing round, bringing the total amount raised to $60 million. Launched last year by former JPMorgan banker Blythe Masters, New York-based Digital Asset aims to adapt blockchain technology to financial markets.
PRESS RELEASE
NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Digital Asset Holdings, LLC, a developer of Distributed Ledger Technology for the financial services industry, today announced that The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and IBM have joined its recently announced funding round bringing the total to more than $60 million from 15 industry leaders across the financial ecosystem.
“The addition of Goldman Sachs and IBM as investors in Digital Asset will continue to help drive the global adoption of this transformative technology,” said Blythe Masters, CEO of Digital Asset....
Previously on the DAH channel:

Blockchain: "Blythe Masters' Firm Raises Cash, Wins Australian Contract"
Blythe Masters' Blockchain Co. Hires In London, Still No Word On Financing
Venture Capital: Blythe Masters Has A Rolodex And She's Not Afraid To Use It
"...Blythe Masters Is the Devil Incarnate"
Institutional Investor Interviews Blythe Masters On Her Digital Asset Holdings
More On Blythe Masters and Her Bitcoin Startup
What in The World Is Blythe Masters Doing with A Bitcoin Startup?

For more on Ms. Masters without the blockchain, use the search blog box, keyword 'Blythe'.