“Apollo-Backed Fintech Firm [Oasis Pro] Hires Blockchain Veteran [Alana Ackerson] as President” (Bloomberg)
Alana Ackerson
As reported by Bloomberg, “Oasis Pro, a company specializing in blockchain technology, has hired Alana Ackerson as its president as it expands.
Ackerson, who has co-founded a number of blockchain startups, plans to grow the company by helping it raise more money, launch new partnerships and hire more employees. Oasis is raising a series B funding round at an undisclosed amount, she said in an interview.
The Darien, Connecticut-based startup completed a $27 million series A financing round in 2022, and received an investment from Apollo Global Management Inc. last year, said Oasis Pro’s founder and CEO Pat LaVecchia. It was also involved in a project last year testing the usage of the blockchain technology for financial institutions. JPMorgan’s Onyx Digital Assets and Apollo were part of a consortium of 17 companies on the initiative.”
Pat LaVecchia
CT Blockchain Association Board Member Pat LaVecchia is the Founder and CEO of Oasis Pro, the first US-regulated alternative trading system (“ATS”) authorized to allow its subscribers to trade digital (“blockchain”) securities and make payment for those digital securities in digital cash. Over his 30 year career, he has led capital markets teams and spearheaded the financing, acquisition and/or sale of well over 150 companies involving transactions comprising over $20 billion across a variety of industries including technology, fintech, and blockchain.
