India, Nov. 2 -- US prosecutors have sentenced fintech entrepreneur Gokce Guven, a Forbes 30 Under 30 alumna, to 25 months in prison for securities fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud investors in her technology startup, Kalder.

"Gokce Guven committed a brazen fraud at Kalder, her technology startup," said US Attorney Jamie McDonald.

"She promised more than a dozen venture capital investors that Kalder had increasing revenue and a growing customer base-none of which was true-and then deployed those same lies and forgeries to obtain an immigration benefit."

The US Attorney added that the office, along with its law enforcement partners, remained committed to protecting the integrity of private markets and combating fraud in the ...