1. The Paycheck Protection Program was supposed to support struggling SMALL BUSINESSES
But a Popular Information investigation, based on hundreds of recent SEC filings, found 32 companies that pay their CEOs $1 MILLION OR MORE that scooped up PPP funds https://popular.info/p/32-millionaire-ceos-who-scooped-up">https://popular.info/p/32-mill...
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2. @veritoneinc paid its CEO, @ChadSteelberg, $18.7 MILLION in 2018. His brother, @steelberg_oc, was paid $13.9 million.
As of 12/31, the company had $44 million in cash reserves.
Last week, Vertione received $6.5 million in forgivable PPP loans https://popular.info/p/32-millionaire-ceos-who-scooped-up">https://popular.info/p/32-mill...
As of 12/31, the company had $44 million in cash reserves.
Last week, Vertione received $6.5 million in forgivable PPP loans https://popular.info/p/32-millionaire-ceos-who-scooped-up">https://popular.info/p/32-mill...
3. In a press release, Chad Steelberg said that the $6.5 million in taxpayer money meant that Veritone can "continue operations without salary reductions"
"[W]e are grateful the CARES Act established a safety net to help companies like Veritone" https://popular.info/p/32-millionaire-ceos-who-scooped-up">https://popular.info/p/32-mill...
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4. . @PolarityTE paid its CEO $13,714,337 in 2018. Its CFO was paid $13,862,967 and its COO received $4,525,587.
As of March 31, the company had $39.5 million cash on hand.
On April 12, PolarityTE received a PPP loan for $3.6 million. https://popular.info/p/32-millionaire-ceos-who-scooped-up">https://popular.info/p/32-mill...
As of March 31, the company had $39.5 million cash on hand.
On April 12, PolarityTE received a PPP loan for $3.6 million. https://popular.info/p/32-millionaire-ceos-who-scooped-up">https://popular.info/p/32-mill...
5. On April 16, four days after receiving $3.6 million in taxpayer money, @PolarityTE awarded $290,000 in cash bonuses to two top executives. https://popular.info/p/32-millionaire-ceos-who-scooped-up">https://popular.info/p/32-mill...
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