Chapter 11 bankrupt fintech firm floats deal to repay customers

Linqto, a San Jose-based fintech startup that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, has agreed to a deal to repay customers. Linqto pitched retail investors the chance to buy into coveted firms such as Ripple Labs and Elon Musk’s SpaceX ahead of IPOs. But court filings revealed that Linqto structured the investments through special purpose vehicles (SPVs) owned by the company itself, not by individual customers. That meant users never held the shares they thought they had purchased. Related: Linqto, platform ...