Elwood Blackwell Makes Strategic Investment in Dream Exchange

Dream Exchange announced that Elwood Blackwell has made a strategic investment in the company, bringing more than three decades of consumer packaged goods industry experience to the organization. Blackwell's background includes advising companies on growth strategy, market expansion, and operational efficiency throughout his extensive career. The investor discovered Dream Exchange through a conversation with a colleague at Procter & Gamble and found the company's mission aligned with his personal investment focus.

Blackwell's career has involved working with consumer packaged goods companies at various development stages and building his own businesses. His consulting work provided direct exposure to the challenges businesses face when seeking growth capital, particularly those lacking access to traditional venture capital networks. I have spent years watching companies with strong fundamentals struggle to access the capital they needed to scale, Blackwell said. I reached a point where I wanted to be part of building solutions rather than just observing the problems.

Joe Cecala, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Dream Exchange, expressed gratitude for Blackwell's confidence in their mission. We are grateful for Elwood's confidence in what we are building, Cecala said. His investment reflects a growing recognition that the current market structure is not serving everyone it should. We need investors who understand that fixing this is not charity. It is good business. The investment represents Blackwell's commitment to applying his industry experience to create opportunities for underserved communities through strategic infrastructure development.

Success brings responsibility, Blackwell emphasized. I have been fortunate in my career, and now I want to use that experience and those resources to support infrastructure that can open doors for others. Dream Exchange is working to build that infrastructure. Dwain Kyles, Managing Member of DX Capital Partners, highlighted how investor support strengthens Dream Exchange's mission to provide alternative market infrastructure. This is about building something that has never existed before, Kyles said. That takes capital, it takes time, and it takes people who believe the work is worth doing. Elwood is one of those people, and we are proud to have his support.

Dream Exchange has filed a Form 1 application with the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking registration as a national securities exchange. If approved, it would establish the first minority-controlled licensed stock exchange in U.S. history. The organization also supports a venture exchange model specifically designed for smaller, early-stage companies that typically face exclusion from public markets. Additional information about the company's mission and progress can be found at https://www.dreamex.com.