Levin: OpenInvest enables Tinder-style shareholder proxy voting via smartphone swipes
Josh Levin · a16z Podcast | How Technology Is Changing Investing · Jan 2, 2019 · at 8:11
Josh Levin, co-founder of OpenInvest, discusses how OpenInvest simplifies proxy voting for retail investors like a Tinder swipe interface.
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“We just released the ability for clients to vote in shareholder resolutions with a swipe on their smartphone, like Tinder”
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