Business Products & Services Company

DeFi Films

13%

Funding Goal $2,000,000
Funding Raised So Far $0
Funding Commitments $250,000
Funding Remaining $1,750,000
Funding Type Convertible Debt
Pre-Money Valuation
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Interest / Dividend
Previous Funding

Company Overview


DeFi Films is a web3 crowdfunding platform where participants can passively finance real-world feature films via non-custodial staking pools. (Crowdstaking TM)

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Business Summary


Company Age 2 years, 2 months
Employees 5
Sub-Industry e-Marketplace
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Products/Services


Decentralized Film Financing

DeFi Films is a web3 crowdstaking platform where participants can passively finance real-world feature films via staking-pools without losing principal coin contribution.

In exchange for staking ETH for a set period of time, participants receive Producer credits, behind-the-scenes perks, profit participation, and more. While DeFi Films aims to change the world of film financing, the protocol will eventually be white-labeled to crowdstake funding for small businesses, Reg D equity crowdfunding, non-profits, real estate, artistic ventures, and many other industries.

Management


James Jackson Leach
Chief Executive Officer
James Jackson Leach

James Jackson Leach is an entrepreneur from Austin, Texas with a focus on e-commerce business development, blockchain technology and film production. In 2014, James built his first bitcoin mining rig and has continued to support emerging blockchain platforms. He recently produced the feature film “Dirty Weekend” direct by Neil LaBute, starring Matthew Broderick and Alice Eve, purchased and distributed by Entertainment One.

He invented two U.S technology patents, a mobile algorithm allowing content creators the ability to copyright intellectual property from their mobile devices straight to the Library of Congress. James is the owner of multiple e-commerce brands, generating millions of dollars annually.

David Bukstein
Executive Vice President Media/Communication
David Bukstein

David Bukstein (Co-Founder) is film producer and technology evangelist living in Austin, Texas. His work has been featured at SXSW, Marfa Film Festival and on PBS. In 2016, he received the prestigious Lumiere Award for co-writing and producing the 3D sci-fi thriller “Hard Reset”, alongside awardees “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and Pixar's “Inside Out”.

As the Communications and Marketing Director for the Advanced Imaging Society, he worked with film and technology executives from Paramount, Warner Bros, Disney, Dolby, Cisco, Google, Dell, and more to promote and honor emerging visual technologies, including how the blockchain can change and improve Hollywood filmmaking.

BlocTech
Chief Business Development
BlocTech

BlocTech Investment Group is a Texas-based, research focused fund that invests in the future of blockchain, emerging technologies, and startups.

Intellect EU
Director Engineering
Intellect EU

IntellectEU is an international technology company focused on digital finance and emerging technologies. Since 2006, they have been focused on financial messaging and integration, being a SWIFT service partner. They work with all the leading blockchain providers (R3 Corda, DAML, Hyperledger, VMWare, IBM) in the banking, insurance, capital markets, and telco space.

Website: www.intellecteu.com

Consensys
Consulting Engineering
Consensys

ConsenSys is the leading Ethereum software company enabling developers and enterprises to launch modern financial infrastructures with a focus on smart contracts. Their product suite, composed of Infura, Quorum, Truffle, Codefi, MetaMask, and Diligence, serves millions of users, supports billions of blockchain-based queries for our clients, and has handled billions of dollars in digital assets.

Website: www.consensys.net

Investors/Lenders


Individual Investor
Tony Ross

Board Member - Tony Ross is an operations executive with 30 years of experience leading some of the largest supply chains in the world. His educational background includes an MBA from Stanford and a BS from Cornell.

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James Jackson Leach

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13%

Funding Goal $2,000,000
Funding Raised So Far $0
Funding Commitments $250,000
Funding Remaining $1,750,000
Funding Type Convertible Debt
Pre-Money Valuation
Investor Ownership
Interest / Dividend
Previous Funding

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Contact


DeFi Films

Austin, TX 78723, US

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