{"title": "d-Fund", "website": "https://d-fund.co/", "createdAt": 1722256060777, "credentials": {}, "description": "d-fund aims to create an investment platform allowing individuals from emerging markets to invest in their own markets. Today, investments in these areas are restricted to professional investors, mostly coming from the US or Europe. These investors provide resources, but in the end, returns go back to northern countries, and the long-term benefit for the local economy is not optimal.\n\nThis is quite natural and is due to various barriers. First, financial barriers necessitate having the means to invest, which can be difficult in regions where interest rates can average 30%, and the minimum entry ticket can easily reach several tens of thousands of euros. Second, educational barriers exist because investment is an action that not all people, globally speaking, are sensitive to. It requires knowledge and understanding of the products to invest in. Third, legal barriers involve most investment deals using financial vehicles hosted predominantly in northern countries. These different elements pose a general problem: excluding local populations from the foundations of their economies. If the foundations of an economy do not remain local, it perpetuates the bipolar relationship between northern and southern countries.\n\nWith today's legal opportunities and blockchain, we can divide traditional investment products into smaller entry tickets for better distribution and a more democratic approach. By doing this, both local and global individuals can take part in strong economic growth, relying on the expertise of professional investors. Combining this process with an investment thesis based on social and/or environmental impact, we have an opportunity to create a global impact."}