When Logan Samual was waiting in line for hours to retrieve documents for his daughter, a US citizen born abroad, he "started to think of all of the times I've waited in line for corporate records, litigation, and property records and the like," the CEO of Evidencity tells Quartz.
"This moment led to the sketch up for Evidencity's minimally viable product, our V1.0, which we launched in the Spring of 2016."
Now, Evidencitywhich Samual says was inspired by the wait in a Brazilian lineis fighting modern slavery and improving supply chain transparency with its Evidencity V platform, Quartz reports.
"Investigative due diligence combats modern slavery through discovering information about individuals and companies that may be bad actors, or connected to bad actors," Samual says.
"There is a raft of 'transparency' legislation in place, and growing, that is pushing globally exposed companies toward increased transparency in the network of companies using formal value transfer systems."
Evidencity, which has raised more than $1 million in funding, was founded after Samual waited in line for hours to retrieve documents for his daughter's Brazilian driver's license.
He says the company's mission is "to be grace- Read the Entire Article
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