Introducing Zero Down, a Homeownership Solution From the Co-Founder of Zenefits

Laks Srini is making a habit of disrupting established markets. First was Zenefits, the cloud-based HR service he co-founded as CTO in 2013 that completed pa...

Nomiku Gets One Step Closer to Owning the Food System

I spoke with Nomiku CEO and co-founder Lisa Q. Fetterman on the phone last week to catch up on company progress since the company raised on Wefunder in Octob...

Looking to Scale, Freight Farms Adds New On-Site Farming Service

Six years after selling its first flagship product, an all-in-one hydroponic farming system inside a 40-foot shipping container, Freight Farms has proven th...

Buoyed by Original Wefunder Seed Round, Minds Raises $6M Series A

Series A funding is about more than just money. It has to be. For a company at this particular growth stage, the challenge is about partnering with the righ...

Announcing Wefunder's B Corp Certification

I’m proud to announce that Wefunder is now a Certified B Corp!We’re the first equity crowdfunding platform to join the movement of over 2,650 companies aroun...

2017 | Year in Investments (with a video!)

In 2017, we helped 72 startups and small businesses raise more than $25 million. Together, we funded audacious moonshots like LPPFusion to create a cleaner a...

Train Trip Days 6-7: Memphis, a City on the Edge

There isn’t a convenient train from St. Louis to Memphis, so we piled into two minivans and headed south, arriving late Wednesday night for a 36-hour stay. A...

Incentives, Morals, & Gatekeepers

TLDR: I recently wrote this to a new team member . He had some questions on how we think about misaligned incentives, and our role in safeguarding investor...

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 experien...

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...

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 o...

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 ...

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 li...

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 w...

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 ...

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 Fac...

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-...

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 abo...

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), allow...

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 fi...