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Contributor: PR Newswire Asia (Hong Kong)
Wednesday, March 02 2022 - 02:00
AsiaNet
World's First: Social media network provides ownership to all members
NEW YORK, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

In a first-of-its-kind move for the tech industry, abillion rewards it's 
members for contributing to its growth and success through shares in the 
company 


abillion, the fastest growing platform designed to help people and businesses 
be more sustainable, is disrupting the concept of ownership and handing shares 
in the company to its members. This is a first in the social media and 
technology industry. 

Since 2018, abillion has run a unique and successful rewards program. Every 
time an abillion member chooses to eat or shop sustainably and shares their 
experiences on the abillion app, abillion credits them US$1. Members cannot 
withdraw the funds from their wallet but are able to use the credits to donate 
to any of the 60 plus non-profit organizations supported by the company. The 
company supports animal welfare projects from Argentina to Australia, and 
international organizations like Sea Shepherd and One Tree Planted. Through 
this program, abillion has donated over US$1.4 million. The program creates a 
direct link between consumer choices and the impact of those choices on the 
natural environment.

Through the new abillion community equity program, members can now use their 
donation credits to own a stake in abillion. Each dollar will convert to a 
dollar's worth of shares when the company goes public. 

Founder & CEO Vikas Garg says, "We're uniquely positioned as a social media and 
technology company that's built around shared values that extend beyond our 
staff and offices and embody the values of our members. As a community built 
around a mission, we want to break the mold of Silicon Valley founders that own 
and control companies without bearing any responsibility to their users and 
society at large. Companies like Facebook and Twitter take no responsibility 
for the damage their platforms have done, from spreading hate, violence and 
misinformation to helping dictators and disrupting elections."

Members will now see an "abillion Community Equity" badge alongside the 60 plus 
charities the company supports. To participate in the equity program, abillion 
members click on the icon and allocate credits to ownership. In doing so, they 
are promised the amount in shares upon the company's IPO. The company will not 
impose any limitations on how much of the company it's members can own.

abillion was founded by Garg, a former hedge fund manager, in 2017, with the 
app launching in 2018. Garg has raised a total of US$17 million to fund the 
company, including a US$10m Series A in December 2021. The abillion app has 
been downloaded by over a million people in 166 countries. The app helps its 
members choose sustainable options when they eat or shop, and the company has 
donated US$1.4 million to sustainability and social impact projects worldwide 
since its launch. In 2022, abillion will be launching the world's first 
peer-to-peer marketplace fostering entrepreneurship in sustainability on a 
global scale.

-For images of abillion in use and a portrait of CEO & Founder Vikas Garg, 
here(https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VY2yRVAkvKO7B9TSm0lEsA7hsCuBzwa5). 

For media enquiries, please send an email to:
pr@abillion.com

Our Mission: Through technology, we are connecting and helping people live, 
shop and eat more sustainably.

Website: www.abillion.com

Source: abillion
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