Gradbase has been founded in 2016 by two Imperial College London graduates. Our ambition is to rule out fraudsters at the very beginning of any recruiting process: with Gradbase, you can instantly verify any qualification at a fraction of the market price. We offer 24/7 access to qualifications via QR codes on CV and LinkedIn profiles. The data you verify is guaranteed to be authentic thanks to our innovative use of the Bitcoin Blockchain. The problem we are tackling is that of academic fraud. Despite widespread fraud, recruiters are currently discouraged from verifying qualifications. Academic fraud is a billion-dollar industry and 1/3 of people lie on their CV in the UK. Yet, 28% of British firms avoid background checks because they are too expensive and take up to a month. By avoiding these checks, recruiters run the risk of hiring the wrong candidate which can cost thousands of pounds and cause reputational damage. So, Gradbase is creating the platform for instantly verifying any qualification around the world. This platform positively transforms the modi operandi of universities, employers and candidates. We provide universities with the ultimate technology to prevent diploma fraud by enabling tamper-proof storage of qualifications, and allow them to financially profit from it. With a simple scan on a smartphone, we make verifications so easy for employers that they will now have the incentive to verify qualifications as soon as they receive an applicant’s CV. Employers will hence no longer be catching fraudsters at the very last minute. Finally, we introduce a new form of competition among candidates, who must now include QR codes on their CVs to prove each qualification they hold, in order to stay competitive in the job market.