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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 around the world harnessing business as a for...
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.
Founder and co-chairman of The Lion's Den DFW. Active investor in and advisor to startups and venture backed companies.
Operations & Business Development @ Wefunder | B Corp Lead | Partner at Puerto Rico Opportunity Fund
Investor, fitness and health inthusiast, sports fan, space, tech, and AI enthusiast, man of many talents.
Entrepreneurial investor. Managing Consultant by profession; always looking to back great ideas that solve a need and benefit society!
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Business Development @ Wefunder. Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
Founding Partner at Wefunder leading $65M+ investment in 200+ companies. Founder of education startup Rightside, Fulbright finalist, BC alum
MBA, BS in Accounting, expert in Strategy and Financial Planning/Analysis. Family man and dividend investor in Gilbert, AZ
Founder & CEO at Wefunder. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills. Learned about securities laws after spending $1M+ too.
Wefunder Blog
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...
Jenna Perelman
Storyteller | B Corp Lead | Partner at Detroit Opportunity Fund
Jan 30
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marketer, writer, dad, husband, little league coach, dukie, bay swimmer, composter, kale eater, middling surfer.
Business Development @ Wefunder. Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
Founder & CEO at Wefunder. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills. Learned about securities laws after spending $1M+ too.
Simple person helping others grow by investing in there ideals to better economy the world and communitiesand also learning how to invest
The most intriguing spaces I've seen in Equity Crowdfunding so far have been alcohol and movies.
I’m a 62 year old kindergarten teachers aide at a school in Venice, Ca. Curiosity keeps me young, swimming and hiking keeps me
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.
Wefunder Blog
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...
Jenna Perelman
Storyteller | B Corp Lead | Partner at Detroit Opportunity Fund
Dec 18 2017
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Business Development @ Wefunder. Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
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 & CEO at Wefunder. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills. Learned about securities laws after spending $1M+ too.
Aug 12 2017
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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.
I am a Happily married Mother of two, and grandma of four boys. I live in Wyoming. I work at a high end department store
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 & CEO at Wefunder. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills. Learned about securities laws after spending $1M+ too.
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 & CEO at Wefunder. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills. Learned about securities laws after spending $1M+ too.
Nov 1 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...
Nick Tommarello
Founder & CEO at Wefunder. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills. Learned about securities laws after spending $1M+ too.
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 & CEO at Wefunder. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills. Learned about securities laws after spending $1M+ too.
May 17 2016
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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 & CEO at Wefunder. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills. Learned about securities laws after spending $1M+ too.
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 & CEO at Wefunder. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills. Learned about securities laws after spending $1M+ too.
Feb 16 2016
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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
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Wefunder Blog
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 & CEO at Wefunder. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills. Learned about securities laws after spending $1M+ too.
Nov 10 2013
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Wefunder Blog
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 & CEO at Wefunder. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills. Learned about securities laws after spending $1M+ too.
Sep 23 2013
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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
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Wefunder Blog
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 & CEO at Wefunder. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills. Learned about securities laws after spending $1M+ too.
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 & CEO at Wefunder. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills. Learned about securities laws after spending $1M+ too.
May 15 2012
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Senator Brown at the Wefunder Crowdfunding Forum
Senator Brown, Congressman McHenry, and others talk about Crowdfunding
Nick Tommarello
Founder & CEO at Wefunder. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills. Learned about securities laws after spending $1M+ too.
Mar 5 2012
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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 & CEO at Wefunder. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills. Learned about securities laws after spending $1M+ too.
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.
Wefunder Blog
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 & CEO at Wefunder. Reformed MBA that picked up some coding and design skills. Learned about securities laws after spending $1M+ too.
Jan 31 2012
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220 startups have raised $70,819,708 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
$46,991,371
for 138 startups
Regulation D
Wefunder Advisors LLC
$21,953,000
for 89 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).
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