TiE Inflect Silicon Valley Awards RippleNami® As TiE50 Finalist

World’s Largest Tech Entrepreneur Conference Features RippleNami As Award Winner

San Diego – April 25, 2018 – RippleNami, Inc., a provider of blockchain data visualization platform, announces its selection as a 2018 TiE50 Finalist for the prestigious TiE50 Awards. This program recognizes the world’s most innovative tech startups and is part of TiE Inflect 2018, the world’s largest conference for tech entrepreneurs. The top 50 companies will be announced at the TiE Inflect conference on May 4, 2018 in Silicon Valley.

“Innovation is to RippleNami what breaking down data siloes is to Africa…. transformative. TiE50 placing RippleNami in this class of the world’s most innovative startups echoes our singular vision to connect the unconnected from Africa to Asia. We are humbled and honored to be recognized for our technology platform in Silicon Valley and by our global peers. We are crystal clear on the notion that actionable data is the new currency in today’s economy,” said Jaye Connolly-LaBelle, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RippleNami.

“TiE50 is a global brand attracting thousands of tech startups worldwide. This year, we screened more than 7,400 companies from 28 countries and selected the best-of-breed as our 2018 TiE50 Finalists. These companies are finalists in the ultimate runoff for the 50 winners. Over the last decade, this awards program has earned broad recognition as a competition run with the highest level of integrity with its vigorous screening and expert judging panel,” said Kamal Anand, TiE50 Program Chair.

“As a 26-year not-for-profit dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship and with a global footprint of half million entrepreneurs, enterprise executives, and investment professionals, we take pride as one of very few competitions without any pay-to-play incentives” explained Ram K. Reddy, President, TiE Silicon Valley.

About RippleNami

RippleNami recognizes that people empowered with real-time and easily accessible information around the world can connect and drive unimaginable change. RippleNami is redefining blockchain and mapping with the first visualization platform that consolidates big data and provides information that matters most to its users. This cost-effective, device agnostic, cloud-based platform delivers millions of actionable data points on an intuitive map that enables critical decision-making and enhanced collaboration for enterprises, nonprofits and foreign government agencies. With seamless integration, limitless customization and scalable architecture, RippleNami allows people to chart their own world, streamline communications and improve operational effectiveness. For more information about RippleNami, visit www.ripplenami.com.

About TiE

The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) is a not-for-profit founded in 1992 in the Silicon Valley by a group of successful entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and senior professionals. TiE is the world’s largest network of tech entrepreneurs. TiE is a cohesive global network with a footprint of half million entrepreneurs, enterprise executives, investment professionals, and other accomplished individuals. It operates from 60 cities in 18 countries. http://www.tieeco.org.

About TiE Inflect 2018

TiE Inflect (previously TiEcon) is the world’s largest conference for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs with participation from top technology companies, leading venture capital firms, and global services providers. TiEcon 2017 attracted 5400+ attendees from across the world – including CEOs of established companies to first-time entrepreneurs creating new companies, to leading investment professionals and corporate executives. The conference was listed by Worth Magazine as one of the 10 best conferences for ideas and entrepreneurship along with TED and the World Economic Forum. For more information, please visit http://www.tieinflect.org.