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StraightPath Founders Get Prison for $386 Million Pre-IPO Fraud

Bloomberg Markets · May 21, 2026, 4:24 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

The founders of StraightPath Venture Partners LLC were sentenced to years in prison for defrauding investors who gave them $386 million to supposedly invest cheaply in hot companies about to go public.

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StraightPath Founders Get Prison for $386 Million Pre-IPO Fraud

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