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AllHere founder and CEO Joanna Smith-Griffin ran what appeared to be a fast-growing AI education startup. The FBI claims she was faking financials and lying to investors.
On Tuesday Griffin, the founder and CEO of AllHere Education, Inc., was arrested in North Carolina on charges of securities fraud, wire fraud and identity theft, according to a news release from ...
The story of the Black CEO charged with defrauding investors continues to unfold. As The Root previously reported, Joanna Smith-Griffin, founder of AI startup AllHere Education, was arrested in ...
Ed Tech Launched in March, AllHere's chatbot for the LAUSD, named "Ed," was meant to be a part of students' individualized toolkits.
BREAKING: AI founder arrested in fraud scheme • Joanna Smith-Griffin (33) of Raleigh charged with fraud & identity theft • Ran ALLHere Education, creator of chatbot “Ed” for schools ...
In reality, prosecutors claim, AllHere only made $11,000 in revenue in 2020 and had $494,000 in cash. The company did not have contracts with the customers she claimed.
Smith-Griffin told potential AllHere investors that AllHere had generated approximately $3.7 million in revenue in 2020, approximately $2.5 million in cash on hand, and had major school district ...
The founder of an AI startup once featured on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list was charged Tuesday with defrauding investors. Joanna Smith-Griffin, 33, who founded AllHere Education, was arrested ...
In a shocking turn of events, Joanna Smith-Griffin, a prominent figure in the tech industry and CEO of the AI startup AllHere, has been arrested on charges of fraud.
The FBI unsealed an indictment yesterday that alleges Joanna Smith-Griffin, founder of the AI startup AllHere Education, engaged in “securities fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft ...
During a fundraising campaign to raise $8 million from investors, Smith-Griffin told them that AllHere Education worked with eight educational institutions: the New York City Department of Education, ...