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The Nature of Commerce Changed Today
By: Dan McMorris, Co-founder of PCN For decades, organizations spent mountains of money on "visibility solutions"—software stacks, dashboards, consultancies promising to finally unlock the secrets of supply, credentialing, and risk. Yet even the biggest names—solutions built on the logic of centralization—have failed to deliver a true, trusted, and holistic story for modern supply chains. Meanwhile, small and medium businesses—the backbone of our economy and industrial base—a

Dan McMorris
Aug 21, 20253 min read


The Provenance Chain™ Network Closes $10.5 Million Funding Round, Achieving $37 Million Valuation
For Immediate Release – October 7, 2024 info@theprovenancechain.com Portland, OR –The Provenance Chain™ Network Inc. (PCN), a pioneer in evidence-based commercial transparency, proudly announces the successful closing of its first priced funding round, raising $10.5 million. This funding was exclusively sourced from individual investors and family offices, highlighting the growing trust and interest in PCN's mission to empower consumers and businesses alike with verifiable kn

PCN
Oct 7, 20242 min read


The Provenance Chain™ Network Executes First Tranche of Series A Equity Raise
Strategic customer/partner invests $4.0M For Immediate Release – April 15, 2024 info@theprovenancechain.com Portland, OR –The Provenance Chain™ Network Inc. (PCN) is pleased to announce the closing of the first tranche of their Series A equity raise. The investment of $4 million USD was funded on April 3 and brings total equity investment and government grant funding received to more than $12 million. Until the Series A, PCN had been funded by seed investments coupled with Sm

PCN
Apr 15, 20242 min read


The 4th Software Wave is Not on Backorder
Some of you likely remember when you generated a purchase order with an actual piece of paper, a 3-part duplicate - file one in a 3 ring binder, mail or fax the other, and archive the third. This was well before enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems emerged. More of you remember, before eCommerce, when we had to be physically present to buy anything. Investor, author, and Stanford Professor Geoffrey Moore categorized and described these major enterprise software sys

Jeff Gaus
Oct 19, 20212 min read


The Provenance Chain™ Network Co-Founder & CTPO Appointed to Port of Portland Commission
[Portland, OR] Effective March 15, 2021, Ketan Sampat, Co-Founder and Chief Technology & Product Officer of the Provenance Chain™ Network (PCN) began his term on the Port of Portland Commission. Earlier this month, Ketan’s appointment to the Commission from Governor Kate Brown was Senate approved. A prestigious volunteer role that begins a four-year term, Ketan replaces former Commissioner Tom Tsuruta and holds representation for Washington County in Oregon. The nine-member C

PCN
Mar 15, 20212 min read
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