Why Investors Need a Real Ally
Investors, Venture Capatilist and Business Owners — who is watching for you?
It started like every tech investor’s dream: a sexy AI play, high-profile backers, and a charismatic founder painting the future in silicon and code. But that dream unraveled fast—into a federal indictment, investor humiliation, and a massive wake-up call for Silicon Valley.
Alexander Beckman, the CEO of ON (formerly GameOn Technology), was once the golden boy of AI chat interfaces. He had the pitch. He had the pedigree. And he had the money—more than $60 million, much of it from big names like NFL legend Joe Montana and NBA star Andre Iguodala and multiple blue-chip firms.
But as of January 2025, Beckman and his wife, attorney Valerie Lau Beckman, were slapped with federal charges after authorities uncovered a staggering fraud. The indictment of Alexander and Valerie Beckman occurred on January 23, 2025, with fraudulent activity and investor deception allegedly taking place between 2020 and 2024, culminating in the exposure and legal action in late 2024 to early 2025.
The founder of the now-defunct company stands accused of fabricating crucial financial documents, from bank statements to audit letters, to divert upwards of $4 million in investor funds for lavish personal spending. All while their company accounts—on paper flush with tens of millions—were, in reality, nearly empty. One bank statement, prosecutors say, was doctored to show $13 million. The real balance? $25.93. Yes, you read that right!
The consequences are now severe: the founder and his wife have been arrested and indicted, abruptly ending their corporate ventures and their freedom.
About The Investors? Not Amateurs
Backers included NFL legend Joe Montana, NBA vet Andre Iguodala, and multiple blue-chip firms weren’t soft touches. They’ve seen term sheets most of us couldn’t spell. Yet they were burned badly. Why? Because they made a mistake that happens far too often:
They trusted from within. They verified from within.
They didn’t bring in someone with nothing to lose by telling them the truth.
And that’s where this story stops being about one company and starts being about all of them.
This wasn’t just a bad bet. This was strategic deception.
This is where Root Cause Operations has quietly become the one name whispered in investor circles that don’t want to end up in tomorrow’s headlines. Not a consultancy. Not an outsourced analyst. A reality-check engine.
It doesn’t advise the founders. It doesn’t pitch decks or chase valuations. It operates purely in the interest of those with the most skin in the game: the capital.
Root Cause doesn’t ask, “What could go wrong?” It finds what already is.
✔️ Unbiased operational and financial auditing
✔️ Real-time reporting on how funds are spent
✔️ Internal culture checks (yes, the human stuff)
✔️ Spotting the red flags founders don’t even realize they’re waving
No software can replace this. No pitch deck reveals it. It takes eyes, intuition, and allegiance—to the money, not the myth.
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Root Cause Operations isn’t just a layer of security. It’s your early warning system. And in this climate, the only thing riskier than investing… is investing blind.
Trust, but Verify (Root Cause Operations)
