Breaking Down Borders: How Platforms Can Enable Global Deal Access and Visibility.
Episode 1 of GECA’s Architects of Change explores how platforms can enable global deal access and visibility – from ECSPR and U.S. exemptions to payments, KYC/AML, translations, and secondary-market liquidity. Panelists share practical frameworks for collaboration, attribution, and tech (including DLT) that reduce friction and build investor trust.
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Moderator — Konstantin Boyko
CEO & Founder, LenderKit; CEO & Founder, CrowdSpace; GECA Steering Committee
Konstantin Boyko is a product strategist and ecosystem builder in investment crowdfunding. He leads LenderKit, a white-label investing software provider for crowdfunding and private markets, and CrowdSpace, an industry hub mapping platforms and trends across Europe and beyond. As a GECA Steering Committee member, Konstantin champions cross-platform collaboration, practical compliance, and scalable tech standards that lower go-to-market friction for issuers and portals. He moderates high-signal discussions on cross-border deal access, secondary markets, and digital identity.
Jason Fishman
CEO, Digital Niche Agency (DNA)
Jason Fishman is a growth strategist specializing in investor acquisition for equity crowdfunding. Having supported hundreds of campaigns across Reg CF, Reg D, and Reg A, he brings a quantitative approach to audience research, message testing, and conversion optimization. Jason’s teams design multi-market funnels, creative localization, and KPI frameworks (ROAS/MER) to turn awareness into committed capital. His POV: global expansion succeeds when strategy, disclosures, and creative are built for comparability and trust.
Jānis Blaževičs
CEO, CrowdedHero (Latvia)
Jānis Blaževičs leads CrowdedHero, an ECSPR-licensed European equity crowdfunding platform connecting growth companies with investors worldwide. With a background in international brand building and investor relations, Jānis focuses on pan-EU execution, language/localization, PSP/KYC orchestration, and practical uses of DLT (blockchain) for share registers and bonds. His core theme: regulation and sensible tech can reduce bureaucracy and unlock scale, while liquidity and simple onboarding drive sustained investor participation.
Eric Cox
COO, Netcapital (USA)
Eric Cox is Chief Operating Officer at Netcapital, a U.S. funding portal and broker-dealer enabling retail participation in private companies. A corporate and securities attorney, Eric blends operations with compliance leadership—advocating “compliance is the pathway to profitability.” He’s led initiatives around escrow flows, disclosure quality, attribution, and secondary-market enablement via ATS partnerships. Eric is a board member of the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) and a frequent voice on global investor access, AI risk, and cross-border collaboration.