Deal Highlights
- Addresses the $140 billion market in lost bitcoin
- Experienced management team including the Founder of Meowcoin and winner of the President's Lifetime Achievement Award, a Software Developer and Engineer from MIT, and the Founder of the Cryptologist Trading Club
Introduction
In the world of cryptocurrency, not being able to find information on your hard drive can mean losing a potential fortune. ScanHash is eliminating this concern by helping people recover lost cryptocurrency.
With the click of a button and the wallet owner’s permission, ScanHash’s innovative program launches and immediately integrates with customers' technology systems to search for clues and traces of their private key, digital wallets and other crypto-enabling logs and records. Thanks to ScanHash’s proprietary digital forensics technology, recovering lost cryptocurrency has never been more affordable, accessible, and safe.
Problem
An average of 1,500 Bitcoins are lost every day. This loss is greater than the daily amount of Bitcoin released, according to an analyst report cited by Bitcoin.com.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies leverage blockchain technology to transfer and exchange funds between digital wallets. The only way to access your digital wallet is via a private key.
However, retrieving the key to lost cryptocurrency requires extensive software engineering skill and can be like finding a needle in a haystack. Because of this, nearly $140Bn worth of Bitcoin alone is lost or inaccessible to owners, the New York Times reports.
Market Opportunity
The global cryptocurrency market is expected to reach ~$1.75Bn by 2027, with a CAGR of 11.2%, according to Fortune Business Insights.
Institutional and retail investor interest in cryptocurrency is rapidly increasing, boosting its credibility and visibility. 1 in 2 institutional investors agree that cryptocurrency is here to stay, and 1 in 5 institutional investors report that it’s likely their firm will begin trading or investing in cryptocurrency, according to a survey by J.P. Morgan.
This interest, together with recent spikes in leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin’s value (which reached a record-breaking ~$60,000, according to Reuters), is expediting the need for a fast, cost-effective way to recover cryptocurrency -- before billions more are lost.
Business Model
ScanHash earns fees and commissions from retail customers for enabling them to recover lost cryptocurrency. The company:
- Mines crypto for its own account for resale
- Charges a percentage of crypto recovered for customers
Commercial plans include helping business customers integrate crypto into their technology platforms, such as payment management and customer loyalty. ScanHash also plans to charge a set fee for these services.
Team
A cross-industry entrepreneur, Robert Waterman has years of experience as a successful founder and investor. Former roles include Founder of the fashion brand Cupcrew and Founding Investor of Deuce Drone, a drone company enabling same-day delivery for retailers. Robert was also a key leader in the launch of Netplayer, the precursor to Facebook Live and the first live video application on the Facebook platform.
Bamlak Gessessew brings years of experience and technical expertise to the ScanHash team. Bamlak holds a B.S. in Computer Science from MIT, where he also served as a Software Developer for the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society and the Edelman Lab: Harvard-MIT Biomedical Engineering Center. Bamlak’s credentials also include software engineering and business analyst roles at Facebook, Ripple, and McKinsey.
Steve Polgar is the Founder & CEO of Meowcoin, the cryptocurrency that is designed to help individuals and businesses transfer money while supporting the welfare of animals. In addition to his direct experience building crypto, Steve has an impressive track record of developing internet technologies and other companies. At age 14, Steve created his high school’s first website, and he is currently the owner of a diamond business and an insurance agency. Steve’s accolades also include the President's Volunteer Service Award, which he received from George W. Bush in 2004, and the President's Lifetime Achievement Award, which he accepted in 2017 from Barack Obama as the youngest ever recipient.
With nearly a decade of experience marketing, managing, and developing startups, Ryker Milhorn leads ScanHash’s marketing efforts. Former roles include Account Manager at AdGenics and Director of Business Development at The Draft Network.
A graduate of SUNY Albany with a B.S. in Economics and CEO of Aerovon Corporation, Jonathan Gottehrer has proven expertise in Deal Flow, IR, Business Development, Capital Raising, and Sales. Jonathan held previous roles at Morgan Stanley, Aerovon and Fwdcards.com.
Florida Gulf Coast University alum and crypto community leader Nick Putrino serves as ScanHash’s Cryptologist. As a former ABC/NBC/CBS Sports employee and Digital Specialist & Sales Manager at Townsquare Media/Nexstar Broadcasting, Nick brings technical and analytical experience to the ScanHash team. Nick is also the Founding Father of the Cryptologist Trading Club.
Use of Proceeds
If the offering's maximum amount of $124,000 is raised:
Use | Value | % of Proceeds |
---|---|---|
Engineering & Development | $86,676 | 69.9% |
Marketing | $15,624 | 12.6% |
General & Administrative Expense | $15,624 | 12.6% |
Intermediary fees | $6,076 | 4.9% |
Terms
This number includes all funds raised by the Company in this round on Netcapital. This is an offering of Common Units, under registration exemption 4(a)(6), in ScanHash LLC. This offering must reach its target of at least $10,000 by its offering deadline of December 6, 2024 at 11:59pm ET. If this offering does not reach its target by the offering deadline, then your money will be refunded.
If the offering is successful at raising the maximum amount, then the company’s implied valuation after the offering (sometimes called its post-money valuation) will be:
Financials
SEC Filings
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- Form C on January 31, 2022
- Form C/A on March 31, 2022
- Form C/A on April 27, 2022
- Form C/A on June 17, 2022
- Form C/A on September 1, 2022
- Form C/A on November 10, 2022
- Form C/A on January 9, 2023
- Form C/A on March 6, 2023
- Form C/A on April 28, 2023
- Form C/A on May 26, 2023
- Form C/A on June 5, 2023
- Form C/A on June 28, 2023
- Form C/A on August 29, 2023
- Form C/A on October 24, 2023
- Form C/A on January 3, 2024
- Form C/A on March 6, 2024
- Form C/A on April 30, 2024
- Form C/A on May 15, 2024
- Form C/A on May 31, 2024
- Form C/A on June 18, 2024
- Form C/A on June 27, 2024
- Form C/A on July 16, 2024
- Form C/A on September 26, 2024
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