Pando just announced an $8.5 million Series A to let individuals commit a percentage of their income to a “pool” and then share it with those earning less. But this isn’t about pay-equity. The product was built originally to balance the disparity between professional athletes that never get that big contract and those that sign the mega-deals. Pando tells TechCrunch that now they are pivoting and targeting high-risk, high reward career paths. From the Pando website: “The Professional Athlete. The Founder. The Student. The Technologist. The Financier. And so many more…”