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Gokce Guven Indictment: 5 Things to Know as Kalder Founder Charged in $7 Million Fraud Case
Gökçe Güven allegedly raised $7 million using falsified financials and forged documents to secure investor funds and a U.S. visa, federal prosecutors say.
- The U.S. Department of Justice announced an indictment last week charging Gökçe Güven, 26-year-old founder and CEO of Kalder, with securities, wire, visa fraud and identity theft tied to a $7 million April 2024 seed round.
- Prosecutors say Kalder's investor pitch deck claimed $1.2 million annual recurring revenue by March 2024, listed 26 brands as users, and 53 brands in live freemium, but many only joined discounted pilots.
- Federal prosecutors allege she kept one set of books with false, inflated figures and used forged documents to obtain an 'extraordinary ability' visa, officials say.
- The development marks another Forbes 30 Under 30 entrant hit with federal charges as Gökçe Güven said she would share a statement about the charges on Tuesday.
- Kalder touted support from prominent VC firms and TechCrunch reached out to Gökçe Güven via her personal website ahead of a June 23, 2026 TechCrunch event.
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