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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 and cheaper energy system. We increased a...
marketer, writer, dad, husband, little league coach, dukie, bay swimmer, composter, kale eater, middling surfer.
I received a Bcom Computer Sci and Info from NMMU. I worked for Specsavers as a data warehouse technician and software developer. I came up with marketing ideas and also developed software's.
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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. All the way there, we straddled the borde...
I received a Bcom Computer Sci and Info from NMMU. I worked for Specsavers as a data warehouse technician and software developer. I came up with marketing ideas and also developed software's.
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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 investors. I thought it would be useful to make...
Nick Tommarello
Founder at Wefunder and Startup Workaway. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills.
Aug 12 2017
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I dream of a more equitable finance system based on human relationships. Married to Ali, Dad to Felicity.
Jason Giddings is Founder and CEO of GPD, Inteliscope, and ScreenDoor GreenHouse.
Jason has several patents and has designed hundreds of products that are currently being sold all over the world.
We back entrepreneurs building innovative companies regardless of industry or location.
Founder, Chairman of H Quest, LLC (Coal to Oil technology developer), Former Chair of Energy Committee in Canadian Parliament, coal expert..
Capitalism with a Conscience; Opportunity guided by Accountability; Crowdfunding builds Communities
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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:
Nick Tommarello
Founder at Wefunder and Startup Workaway. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills.
May 16 2017
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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 Corporation? ...
Nick Tommarello
Founder at Wefunder and Startup Workaway. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills.
Nov 1 2016
· 1356 views
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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...
Nick Tommarello
Founder at Wefunder and Startup Workaway. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills.
Jun 8 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 rich — to invest i...
Nick Tommarello
Founder at Wefunder and Startup Workaway. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills.
May 17 2016
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I dream of a more equitable finance system based on human relationships. Married to Ali, Dad to Felicity.
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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 care about...
Nick Tommarello
Founder at Wefunder and Startup Workaway. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills.
May 16 2016
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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...
Nick Tommarello
Founder at Wefunder and Startup Workaway. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills.
Feb 16 2016
· 1364 views
Wefunder Blog
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
· 2039 views
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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...
Nick Tommarello
Founder at Wefunder and Startup Workaway. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills.
Nov 10 2013
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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...
Nick Tommarello
Founder at Wefunder and Startup Workaway. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills.
Sep 23 2013
· 1112 views
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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
· 1127 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...
Nick Tommarello
Founder at Wefunder and Startup Workaway. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills.
Nov 28 2012
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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 scammy ‘inv...
Nick Tommarello
Founder at Wefunder and Startup Workaway. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills.
May 15 2012
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I dream of a more equitable finance system based on human relationships. Married to Ali, Dad to Felicity.
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Senator Brown at the Wefunder Crowdfunding Forum
Senator Brown, Congressman McHenry, and others talk about Crowdfunding
Nick Tommarello
Founder at Wefunder and Startup Workaway. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills.
Mar 5 2012
· 1247 views
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Wow. We Were Invited to Washington D.C.
I have to admit, I was once cynical about our government. I was wrong. Just one week after launching a petition to support equity crowd funding, multiple legislators reached out to us and invited u...
Nick Tommarello
Founder at Wefunder and Startup Workaway. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills.
Feb 10 2012
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Software engineer @Wefunder. Previously founder of Class Move Inc and CS grad student @Harvard. Figuring how to leave my mark on the world.
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Wefunder Petition: Day 1
$4 million in 12 hours! We expected to get perhaps $100,000 of pledges, and were blown away by the response. Thank you, Hacker News, Reddit, Boing Boing, and Twitter!
Nick Tommarello
Founder at Wefunder and Startup Workaway. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills.
Jan 31 2012
· 1838 views
208 startups have raised $65,960,954 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
$43,090,348
for 130 startups
Regulation D
Wefunder Advisors LLC
$20,995,269
for 84 startups
Regulation A+
Wefunder Inc
$1,875,336
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).
Join 177,895 investors who funded 208 startups with over $65.5 million1
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