At present, investees and investors with matching risk and return profiles find each other through a series of costly, bilateral search and diligence processes that create massive inefficiencies and inhibit the flow of capital to where it is needed the most. Furthermore, the lack of connectivity between existing databases, deal sourcing platforms, and investment tools means we are far from leveraging our assets to the greatest effect. All of this results in an exponentially fragmented market that is opposed to rapid scale.