The document outlines the mission and progress of a crowdfunding platform that connects entrepreneurs to investors around the world. It discusses how the platform has grown significantly in a short period of time, with thousands of companies and investors using the platform and over $22 million invested in deals. The platform aims to disrupt the venture capital market by allowing entrepreneurs to accept smaller investments from many investors online through an open and collaborative process.
1. 1. Connect entrepreneurs to local ecosystems + global investor base
2. Give ALL investors access to top investments alongside experts
Mission: Bring economic opportunity and positive impact to communities
around the world through the power of entrepreneurship & early stage investing
How !
2. Results: Leading Investment Growth
9,804 company sign ups
49,621 investors & entrepreneurs
$22,222,600 invested in our deals
$103,100,000 in live deal flow
While our network has grown 600% since August to…
In just over 2 quarters of live investment on our platform…
22 Seed & Series A Deals closed
3. CROWDFUNDER
• Companies validating on Kickstarter, then raising investment on Crowdfunder
• Industry Brand Name with leading growth: Crowdfunder.com
• Deals closed and growth across multiple verticals
Leading The Equity Crowdfunding Market
$2 Billion Exit Brings Investment
Crowdfunding To The Forefront
What’s the difference between Kickstarter and
Crowdfunder? 9,500 supporters who donated to
Oculus Rift via Kickstarter just found out when the
company was acquired by Facebook for $2 Billion.
They got no return for their $2M+. Had they invested
via Crowdfunder, their estimated return ~ 200X.
Video: Watch our CEO featured on Fox Business
4. Success Story: TradeYa
1. LA community identifies TradeYa"
2. Deal Trends. Featured to our Network"
3. Funded in 3 day via strategic investors!
5. 3 Movements Converging, 1 Company
$1.2 Trillion Private Placements
$200 Billion Early Stage Investments$30 Billion Venture Investments
Millions of businesses around the world are fundraising today… and we are
the brand name & scalable global platform for investing and fundraising in the US & Int’l
$200 Trillion Long Term Capital (global)
Massive Capital Markets Moving Online (JOBS Act, Internet)
2
$5 Billion Exponential crowdfunding market growth now shifts to investment
Crowdfunding: Shift towards Investment (Equity, Debt)
1
$200 Trillion Innovation ecosystems around the world are driving activity
Global Entrepreneurship Movement (Global Capital & Markets)
3
6. The Problem
Early Stage VCs: global entrepreneurship
stifled by broken VC market
Access: investing in startups is constrained
and not yet online
Simplifcation: the investing and fundraising
process is long and complex
7. Our Solution
Disrupt Seed & VC: Connect entrepreneurs to local capital,
and allow them to accept small investments from many
different investors online, both new and experienced
Online Investing & Syndication: Provide any investor online
access to co-investment among a global network of
experienced and institutional investors
Guided Process: Subscription service for Entrepreneurs to
shape their pitch and deal. Open and collaborative process
to Invest with others alongside experienced investors and a
community of experts
8. Leadership
Rafe Furst
Founder & SVP
entrepreneur, investor who has started and invested in over 30 startups that have generated over
$1 Billion in revenue and $450 Million in liquidity
Chance Barnett
Founder & CEO
internet entrepreneur, angel investor/advisor, 5 internet startups bootstrapped & venture backed
over 14 years from inception to millions in revenues, leading online publisher
Rita Ravindra
Chief Operating Officer
Pepe Villatoro
CEO Crowdfunder Mexico
http://tinyurl.com/PepeIADB
James Richardson
VP of Software Development
Joe Cane
General Counsel
Sean Stoner
VP of Technology
From Wall Street to Main Street
http://tinyurl.com/RafeTEDTalk
Background http://rafefurst.com
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JOBS Act Leadership http://tinyurl.com/ChanceFOXBusiness
Forbes Column http://www.forbes.com/sites/chancebarnett/
9. Leading Brand on Web / Google
#1 Rank: ‘Equity Crowdfunding’
#1 Rank: Investment Crowdfunding
#1 Rank: ‘Investment Crowdfunding’
#1 #1
10. Market Opportunity
Investment Crowdfunding as an Asset Class !
Public Equities! 15,000!
Early Stage!
9%!
6,780,000! 27%!
Individual Equities
Available Annually
IRR
(30 Year Avg)