I've invested
in other crowdfunding platforms that invest in unsecured credit card loans, and I was excited to see that Groundfloor has secured loans with collateral behind the properties.
Not exact matches
Other crowdfunding platforms, for example, seedrs.com or crowdcube.com, allow you to give away equity
in exchange for investment.
Mittal's FundersClub, founded
in 2012, isn't to be confused with AngelList or
other equity
crowdfunding platforms, instead functioning as an online venture capital firm where high - quality deals are sourced for over 17,000 accredited investors.
The key is to leverage Kickstarter and
other crowdfunding platforms to see if there's interest
in an upcoming product before diving into making it.
Some $ 5.1 billion was delivered to startups and
others through
crowdfunding platforms in 2013, according to industry consultant Massolution, making it a rich source of cash.
In other words,
crowdfunding platforms allow female entrepreneurs to get the funding they need while facing less discrimination.
Crowdfunding platforms help entrepreneurs understand how to prepare and present their proposals
in a manner that venture capitalists, angel investors and
others prefer.
Ben Miller, co-founder of Washington, D.C. - based Fundrise, tells CNBC's Diana Olick that the new rules are one reason behind the shift
in the focus of their business from real estate development to a
platform whose main purpose is to help
others use
crowdfunding for real estate.
MicroVentures has reached $ 16 million
in investments today and claims to have surpassed any
other equity - based
crowdfunding platform.
Those following SeedInvest and
other crowdfunding platforms will have witnessed great progress
in the world of
crowdfunding, not only
in the form of the historic JOBS Act but also the amount of outreach that has been done to get more and more people on board.
However, EquityMultiple is available only for accredited investors, and some might find the minimum investment steep
in comparison with
other crowdfunding platforms out there.
Three start - up
crowdfunding exemption
platforms are now operational
in Canada and a number of
others are expected to emerge by year - end.
On the SD IRA custodian side, I've noticed a couple of them have setup specific «plans» for people investing
in crowdfunding sites — these «plans» have significantly lower fees for
crowdfunding deals compared to
other SD IRA investments, so you end up paying significantly less to put $ 50K
in a
crowdfunding platform vs. $ 50K
in a direct real estate deal or $ 50K
in gold, for example.
SeedInvest, the equity
crowdfunding platform based
in New York that helps
other startups (like Vengo Labs) raise rounds, is today launching a campaign on its own
platform to complete an intended $ 3 million Series A round.
Agarwal had earlier invested
in medical app Curofy,
crowdfunding platform Wishberry, marketing
platform SilverPush, food - tech startup InnerChef and developer startup AppVirality, besides
other tech startups.
You should search for and find Form D for any
crowdfunding platform you wish to use to make investments, whether you intend to invest
in real estate or
other securities.
This means that your project may not get the visibility or exposure that could come with
other crowdfunding platforms because of the perceived difference
in brand quality.
Thus, when they support
crowdfunding campaigns with their money, backers get not only promises (as on
other crowdfunding platforms) but also a real valuable asset - KickCoins
in the amount of up to 20 % of their contribution as a bonus.
Additionally, there are
other crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Rockethub where authors can raise funds for book projects (Rockethub is similar to Kickstarter
in that a campaign deadline and target goal are set, however, the project leader is able to keep the funds even if the goal amount isn't reached by the deadline).
If you are familiar with The Book, The Cook and The Hook model of marketplace analysis
in the publishing industry, you'll find that your back story as a writer and motivation for writing your book — the story behind the book — is far more important to attracting the social proof for your project on Kickstarter and
other crowdfunding sites than your existing track record of publishing traditionally and your well - honed author
platform.
Another reason to consider EquityMultiple compared to some of the
other crowdfunding platforms is that the EquityMultiple team also co-vests
in the deals so they risk their own personal money alongside yours.
In this Fundrise review, I'll go over real estate
crowdfunding, the Fundrise
platform (including screen shots and earnings from my personal account), and compare Fundrise to
other similar
platforms.
While the Kickstarter landscape has changed
in the past few years, we are looking at Kickstarter /
other crowdfunding platforms for future Cyan projects.
Pave, a New York - based startup, on Wednesday said it's piloting its
crowdfunding platform that matches up students and
other young people pursuing new careers with established professionals who invest money and time
in exchange for a share of future earnings.
On the tech side, a cell phone controlled airplane project with 21,000 supporters and the Sense rest tracker with 19,000 backers likewise pulled
in a moderately high number of supporters against
other projects on the
crowdfunding platform.
In addition, Investment Services Directive (ISD) enables crowdfunding platforms to operate across all European countries using the so - called passport that enables any investment services firm regulated in one country to serve investors and issuers from other European countrie
In addition, Investment Services Directive (ISD) enables
crowdfunding platforms to operate across all European countries using the so - called passport that enables any investment services firm regulated
in one country to serve investors and issuers from other European countrie
in one country to serve investors and issuers from
other European countries.
And,
in some respects, there's no downside, because individuals who invest money though a
crowdfunding platform are not necessarily the same investors who put money into more typical Wall Street and
other investment opportunities.
That's the difference
in what we offer compared to
other crowdfunding platforms.»
So far, though, the
crowdfunding platforms haven't proved as popular
in other parts of the real estate market, including for commercial projects needing millions of dollars.