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Oct 6
Why has the valuation cap gone down from 290M to 175M?
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
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Dec 15
The 2021 era is clearly over and many private tech valuations dropped substantially in the last 12 months. So we thought it appropriate to match new market comps in 2023. Prior investors will be adjusted.
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Dec 15
Hi Nick. You mention below that with the decreased valuation (SAFE cap) “ Prior investors will also be adjusted”. Does that mean if one invested at at the previous $290m cap SAFE it will be adjusted as if they had invested at the new (current) $175m valuation?
Also does this round cause previous investors to convert to equity?
Thanks
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Dec 15
Correct - whenever the SAFE converts, previous invests are adjusted. This round is a SAFE that will convert at the next priced round, which could be a year or more later
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Dec 12
Hi Wefunder Team, Didn't know that a New Round was opened up.... Saw Valuation decrease from $290 Million to $175 Million... Any justification on the downsize of the valuation ?? Can you please share the latest price / share to get some idea ? Feeling happy to see that IRR project is being worked on and coming to fruition in the coming months.... Thanks to entire Wefunder Team...
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Dec 12
Unlike some of our well-known competitors who have $1B+ valuations, we've had a strategy of raising only a small amount of money from our users at what we believe is a conservative valuation.

The 2021 era is clearly over and many private tech valuations dropped substantially in the last 12 months. So we thought it appropriate to match new market comps in 2023. This doesn't impact dilution much since we are not raising much money. We don't mind sharing more of the upside with our users.

Since we're raising on a SAFE, there is no share price yet.

We've been working hard on IRR and more is to come! I'm very optimistic that we have passed the bottom of this cycle and our growth (and therefore valuation) will increase in 2024-25. I personally subscribe to the believe that some have that the overall economy is experiencing a "rolling recession" that is hitting different industries at different times, and software and investing is coming out of ours.
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Sep 26
Hi, On the offering page on the Wefunder site, the offering is described as a SAFE with a valuation cap of $290M. But the latest offering Form C on the SEC website that I could find (dated 11-1-2022) describes the offering as preferred stock with a share price of $3.58. What are the actual terms of the offering? Is there a later form C showing the actual terms of the offering than the one I found? Thanks.
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Dec 15
The $3.58 share price was our Regulation Crowdfunding round last year. We are now doing a Regulation D raise that does not require a Form C. We are raising with a SAFE with a $175M valuation cap.
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investor
Oct 31
May we ( non-accredited investors) have an opportunity to invest in wefunder. I notices that Crowdfunding campaign round again is available ONLY TO ACCREDITED INVESTORS. NOT everyone is making $200,000 a year or has $1,000,000 in the bak or etc...
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Dec 15
We've done two rounds in the past for retail investors. Unfortunately, our regulators no longer wish us to do that.
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Jan 17
Apart from the revenue (fixed % fee/rate) from companies that raise on Wefunder, do you get any exposure to equity of the company raising on Wefunder as part of your revenue?
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Mar 7
Not currently. We currently earned carried interest, however, from some of our funds: https://wefunder.com/funds
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Dec 15
Nick,Can you please direct me to where the current updates are for two previous rounds (2019 and 21) that I invested in the WeFunds "Wefunder VI, a venture capital fund"beyond what is on your platform. Does this sit on a cap table somewhere? Is this current round the same type of entity? Are we investing in a fund or Wefunder LLC? I think I am a bit unclear. As Justin knows I am a very active angel investor and advocate of your platform. But still have difficulty getting info. Thanks for your help. Bobby
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Dec 15
All of our updates are on the "updates" tab at https://wefunder.com/wefunder

When you invest in an SPV (i.e., Wefunder VI), you are investing in a fund that then invests in Wefunder. You own part of the SPV, the SPV owns Wefunder.

SPVs are used because VCs don't like investing in companies with thousands of investors directly on the cap table.

This raise is also an SPV
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investor
Nov 6
When will this Crowdfunding campaign round end??
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Dec 15
December 22
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Oct 24
How much $/share
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Dec 15
We are raising on a Simple Agreement for Future Equity, so a share price will not be set until it converts
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Oct 4
Please explain the monthly burn rate. How is $750,000 being spent monthly? How is this broken down?
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Oct 4
Approximately $500k payroll and $250k non-payroll. Non-payroll can vary by month, but a typical month could look like $25k in servers/hosting, $15k referral fees, $10k sales and marketing, $60k office, $50k general and admin, $30k in legal, $10k bank processing, and $50k in other (one off things like k1 filings, ec).

Of our expenses, our office expense is too high and we plan to sublease part of it in 2024.
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Mar 5
Hi, had some questions:
1. How many WeFunder VIP subscribers are there now?
2. Why don't you push VIP more on individual raise pages? It seems hard to find out if a raise is offering VIP terms.
3. Can you quantify in some way the amount of carry WF has, in how many companies?
I know on some accredited raises there is carry.
Thanks
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Mar 6
1. Around 600

2. For VIP investors, it should be clearly marked they have VIP terms right underneath the terms section

3.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kZhqwh5159NIl2ZoWImkfrhAQqIWYr5VZl7FEpOeWw8/edit#gid=231488126
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Mar 5
Hey Nick,

Considering an investment however need a fair bit more information.

1. Can you comment on your 2023 financials. FY 2023 revenue, gross and operating margins, and expenses? Back in 2022 you discussed reaching profitability that year or in early 2023; have you achieved this goal? How has the second half of 2023 compared to the first half? Are things accelerating?

2. Can you briefly talk on your revenue streams? How do you make revenue (VIP, international, fee structures) and can you discuss revenue growth and margins for each stream?

3. What is the most important metric we should be considering to track the success of your business model? Is this simply founders signed up with Wefunder vs investor signups vs investment volume? Can you provide an update on this metric?

4. Acquiring information on your company for DD has been a bit scattered. Only financials reported are from 2022 in SEC. Otherwise, I'm scouring all the discussion and comment pages. Am I missing a more central/organized place for information on the business.

Thanks in advance

David

Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Mar 7
1. Our 2023 financials are still being finalized, so these are rough numbers. Our expenses went from about $1M/month in Q1 to under $750k/month by Q4. The main accomplishment of 2023 was going from losing $400,000 per month when the year started to a positive operational net profit, while diversifying our revenue streams. Revenue declined about 10% from '22 to 23. Over the last three months, we've had a positive net profit from operations.

2. About 75% of revenue comes from transaction fees on Regulation Crowdfunding offerings. On average, we earn 8.2% of every dollar transacted via Regulation Crowdfunding. The remainder comes from the VIP program (just launched in December), bank interest (currently $115k a month), and carried interest and management fees from funds.

3. Investment volume, or as the business jargon goes "Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV)" - from all exemptions (Reg CF & Reg D). This has started to recover. Before interest rates rose, this was about $18M/month from 2021 into early 2022. After interest rates rose to 5%, in the last half of 2022, it was $8.4M/month. Over the last 9 months of 2023 (even though interest rates remained steady), it was about $12.5M/month.

4. There are no other info available. You can email me directly at nick@wefunder.com
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Dec 16
Seems like a good investment opportunity. However, I need the following info
- capital structure
- founder's investment/officer compensation levels.
- debt service if any.
- how does the margin compare to competition?
We usually see many or all of this for companies that you list. Wonder why we wouldn't have this for Wefunder platform itself. Would appreciate your inputs. Thanks and keep up the momentum.
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Dec 16
Funded with about $20M in equity. No debt. I currently pay myself $40,000. Other officers $150k or less. 80%+ gross margin. In December, we expect over $1M in revenues compared with under $800k in expenses.
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Dec 12
Where can I see information on the current round? I invested previously but unable to see details about the new raise?
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Dec 15
Only accredited investors logged into Wefunder may see our raise
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Dec 3
I'm just a little confused. Is this considered a down round? I thought the valuation was much higher in a previous round. Or is this different because it is a SAFE this time?
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Dec 15
We decreased our valuation to match post-2021 norms. Prior investors will also be adjusted
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Oct 25
Why future equity? Start Engine is selling equity. Why such high minimums?
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Dec 15
There is a limit of only 250 investors in the SPV, so we have a higher minimum. We don't want to raise much money this round, so a SAFE agreement in more suitable than spending $50k in legal fees for another priced round.
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Sep 26
What is the procedure for withdrawing funds from my account?
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Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Dec 15
You can go to wefunder.com/cash. Please contact support at hello@wefunder.com if you need extra help
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Sep 26
It appears more information is available about companies raising on your platform than Wefunder itself, why is that ? I find nothing on the raise on Kingscrowd which gives me pause regarding Wefunder. As always the number one is your EXIT PLAN since that’s the only way I get paid.
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Dec 15
Wefunder is not doing a Regulation Crowdfunding campaign, so it is not on Kingscrowd. We are only doing a private Reg D raise.

Our exit plan is to IPO when our revenues can support listing on a major exchange.
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Sep 19
All day long I hear about id theft and fraud.... I already have a private IRS code because my SSN has been stolen in the past. I'm eager to support Oakland Roots, but I don't understand why I have to send my SSN via the web. Is there another alternative? Can I walk it in. Thanks
Nick Tommarello Founder & CEO  
founder
Dec 15
Unfortunately, regulations require that we collect SSNs to make sure we can identify customers and file tax reports
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edited Mar 11
Now that the Portfolio page has finished rolling out (thanks!), do you have data on what the average IRR is for an investor on WeFunder?

Edit: didn't get my question answered, but did get them to close the round :) I'm guessing the data is not great. Doesn't change my view on the long-term potential of equity crowdfunding but it does solidify my thoughts that early investors in the space are going to be a bit of a sacrificial lamb to get the industry going. That said, I do appreciate the sanity WeFunder places on its valuation compared to some of their competitors. I think whoever can go public and best show off the returns their investors made on the company itself are going to have quite a PR win.
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