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A new design for investor updates
Over the last couple weeks, I've worked non-stop on a major upgrade to our news feed. Today, we released a major upgrade - this page you are reading is part of it! Why? Our primary desig...
Software engineer @Wefunder. Previously founder of Class Move Inc and CS grad student @Harvard. Figuring how to leave my mark on the world.
Chilling Entrepreneur in Orange County. Loves cigars, basketball, efficiency, good deals, and avoiding crowds to enjoy life at a discount.
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1) Professional Engineer
2) Founded multiple oil companies
3) Novelist
4) Gun, Outdoor, and Fitness Enthusiast
5) Longhorn
Capitalism with a Conscience; Opportunity guided by Accountability; Crowdfunding builds Communities
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Investing in Female Founders in Oakland
About two months ago, I hosted an event to connect female founders in my new home, Oakland, California. I’m no VC and I’m no angel investor. But I wanted to use the tools I personally had at Wefund...
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Having trouble coming up with perk ideas? Here are some of our favorites.
Founders often get stumped when coming up with perk ideas for their campaigns. So today, we want to tell you to stop worrying about coming up with the greatest perk ever and just think of the best ...
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One Year Anniversary of Regulation Crowdfunding: Our letter to the SEC
Exactly one year ago, on May 16th 2016, Regulation Crowdfunding was rolled out. Now that we have a year of experience and data, we wish to share our experience with the SEC.Read our letter below:
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New Explore Page
Our Explore page was long due for an upgrade! Now that Wefunder has over 30 companies actively fundraising, ranging from high-tech startups to local breweries, our prior design from 2014 ...
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Wefunder Gift Cards
Starting today you can buy gift cards on Wefunder! Money redeemed can be used to make investments in companies on our platform. https://wefunder.com/giftsYou can use a bank account or credit ...
Greg Belote
All-around lover of software and startups. Big fan of JFDI and getting stuff done.
Nov 21 2016
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Wefunder is a Public Benefit Corporation
As of today, Wefunder is a Public Benefit Corporation. I’m proud that over 200 Wefunder shareholders signed our Charter. This is akin to our new Constitution. What is a Public Benefit Corporat...
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Wefunder ❤ Bitcoin
This week we launched a new way to make investments in startups: with Bitcoin!Example. Please don’t send money here.You can use Bitcoin to invest in any company running a Regulation Crowdfunding of...
Greg Belote
All-around lover of software and startups. Big fan of JFDI and getting stuff done.
Oct 26 2016
· 25 views
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Performance Upgrades
We just deployed some changes that should speed up company profiles and the invest page.Preliminary results look goodPreviously our profile and invest pages had been occasionally running calculatio...
Greg Belote
All-around lover of software and startups. Big fan of JFDI and getting stuff done.
Jun 16 2016
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Congress asked us to write a Letter of Support for the Fix Crowdfunding Act
The Financial Services Committee in the House of Representatives is marking up the Fix Crowdfunding Act. If all goes well, it will be voted on in Committee on June 15th. This bill is vital to prote...
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Simpler account creation
If investing under $2000, we no longer require financial info or SSN.
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Simpler Invest Screen
We re-organized the info to be a little less overwhelming. This version focuses on repeat investors. We’ll redo the experience for new investors over the next couple days. (We wish we could get rid...
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Portraits of Bronzeville, Chicago
The people of Southside Chicago work quietly, fervently. They are the boots-on-the-ground: building a better community one meal, one child, one story at a time.“The City within a City” & “The Black...
Theresa Phung
Chief Storyteller at Wefunder. Mother of three beautiful guinea pigs.
May 25 2016
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Do or Die in 54 Days
I originally wrote this as a private email to the Wefunder team, then I figured I might as well post it publicly. Some context: the law is changing to allow anyone — not just the ri...
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Silicon Valley: Love it or hate it, equity crowdfunding is here. Embrace it.
TLDR: In 2012, Congress passed Regulation Crowdfunding. It took the SEC four years to write the rules. Today, it finally happens. We now all can invest as little as $100 in the things we ...
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Founders: The Strengths and Dangers of Investment Crowdfunding
On May 16th, the law changes: startups can raise up to $1 million per year from their friends and supporters, who can invest as little as $100 each. (Before, companies could sell products ...
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What happens when you take Amtrak cross-country with your startup.
Crazy, stressful, and totally worth it. Wefunder took Amtrak across the country to find and fund small businesses with great stories. We visited 12 cities in 2 weeks—and made it bac...
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Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and NYC—in 1 Day.
We had an ambitious day planned: we would start in Cleveland, drop by Pittsburgh in the afternoon, and sleep in NYC.12 cities in 14 days. We traveled across America by train to find — a...
Omar Shammas
Software engineer @Wefunder. Previously founder of Class Move Inc and CS grad student @Harvard. Figuring how to leave my mark on the world.
Apr 4 2016
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Detroit: Phoenix Rising
12 cities in 14 days. We traveled across America by train to find — and invest in — small businesses outside of San Francisco. Detroit was City #6 in between Chicago and Cleveland.I’ve ...
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Chicago: A Tale of Two Cities
Red-tape and decades old habits have left a stark difference between north and south side Chicago.12 cities in 14 days. We traveled across America by train to find — and invest in — sma...
Mike Norman
Undercover MBA and retired kickboxer. Ardent helper and true believer in the problem solving ability of passionate teams.
Mar 31 2016
· 29 views
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Senator Bennet's Letter to the SEC
It's always empowering to see democracy at work. Thank you to Colorado Senator Michael Bennet for listening to our concerns on the final JOBS Act rules and writing a letter to the SEC. We're one st...
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5 Tips for Raising Money Online
Convincing people to be literally invested in your business isn't easy. Here are tips from our founders. Be genuine, and your most loyal customers and biggest fans will also want to be your investo...
Theresa Phung
Chief Storyteller at Wefunder. Mother of three beautiful guinea pigs.
Feb 9 2016
· 24 views
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Zenefits $500m Series B nets 4,000% unrealized return to Wefunder investors
Zenefits closed a big round of funding today, bringing in $66.5M from Andreessen Horowitz and Institutional Venture Partners at a $500M valuation. “We think it’s the fastest-growing cloud company e...
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What if Oculus Crowdfunded for Equity? 145x Return.
On August 31st, 2012 Oculus closed a successful Kickstarter campaign raising $2.4 million to develop their VR headset. Yesterday they announced a sale to Facebook for $2B. Let's play the "What If" ...
Greg Belote
All-around lover of software and startups. Big fan of JFDI and getting stuff done.
Mar 26 2014
· 26 views
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Our Comments to the SEC
The SEC is working on the final rollout of the JOBS Act, which will allow everyone to invest in startups (current law only allows the wealthy to invest). After two years of delay, it’s finally expe...
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The SEC Proposed Rules for Crowd Investing!
Nearly two years ago,we lobbied Congress to legalize crowd investing. Senators and Congressmen asked our advice on how to make the legislation work for high-tech startups. We were invited to the Wh...
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The Ban on General Solicitation is No More
Today, the JOBS Act has been partly enacted - the ban on general solicitation has fallen! For the first time in 80 years, it's legal for startups to talk about their fundraising publicly. The world...
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What Founders Need to Know About 506(c) Offerings
On September 23rd, for the first time in 80 years, startups will be advertising their fundraising to the public. Facebook ads, tweets, Techcrunch articles, a demo day live-streamed to the 8m+ accre...
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The SEC Just Voted to Lift the Ban on General Solicitation!
This morning the SEC voted YES to make Title II of the JOBS act a reality. This will remove the ban on General Solicitation (effective September 23rd), allowing companies to publicly promote their ...
Greg Belote
All-around lover of software and startups. Big fan of JFDI and getting stuff done.
Jul 10 2013
· 26 views
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Startup of the Month & Our Fundraising Round
It’s been nearly a year since Wefunder launched a petition to Congress to legalize crowd investing. It’s almost here. The SEC is expected to implement the first part of the JOBS Act, enabling ‘accr...
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How Startups Can Use Wefunder
Thank you for coming to Wefunder! We started this journey back in December 2011 with one goal in mind. We wanted to introduce startups to the investors who are most passionate about helping them su...
Mike Norman
Undercover MBA and retired kickboxer. Ardent helper and true believer in the problem solving ability of passionate teams.
Aug 30 2012
· 26 views
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How Convertible Notes Work
One of the most common methods used to invest in early stage startups is something called a convertible note. A convertible note is a loan that converts into equity after the company has a bit more...
Mike Norman
Undercover MBA and retired kickboxer. Ardent helper and true believer in the problem solving ability of passionate teams.
Jul 10 2012
· 29 views
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The Birth of Wefunder & Our Guiding Principles
Here’s an embarrassing fact: last November, when Nick Plante told me about the crowdfunding legislation in Congress, I thought the entire concept was idiotic. I envisioned thousands of s...
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Senator Brown at the Wefunder Crowdfunding Forum
Senator Brown, Congressman McHenry, and others talk about Crowdfunding148 startups have raised $45,362,310 on Wefunder
Wefunder supports three different federal laws that allow startups to raise money legally. To comply with the law, Wefunder Advisors LLC and Wefunder Portal LLC (both owned by Wefunder Inc) also list startups depending on the regulation used.
Regulation Crowdfunding
Wefunder Portal LLC
$24,782,964
for 70 startups
Regulation D
Wefunder Advisors LLC
$19,205,590
for 82 startups
Regulation A+
Wefunder Inc
$1,373,755
for 1 startup
Some fine print:
1) These numbers include startups currently live on Wefunder if they pass their minimum target.
2) Some startups use two different laws at the same time (i.e., Regulation D and Regulation Crowdfunding).
1) These numbers include startups currently live on Wefunder if they pass their minimum target.
2) Some startups use two different laws at the same time (i.e., Regulation D and Regulation Crowdfunding).
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