India, Feb. 4 -- Another alumnus of Forbes' 30 Under 30 list has been charged with fraud in the United States, adding to a growing list of high-profile cases involving young startup founders, media reports said.

According to TechCrunch, Gokce Guven, a 26-year-old Turkish national and founder of New York-based fintech startup Kalder, has been charged with multiple federal offences, including securities fraud, wire fraud, visa fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Founded in 2022, Kalder claimed to help companies create and monetise customer rewards programmes through affiliate partnerships.

According to prosecutors, Guven raised around $7 million from more than a dozen investors by presenting false and misleading information in investor ...