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Past Performance
Wefunder has higher returns than the top quarter of venture capital firms1
2013-2016 Regulation D
Results as of March 2023, assuming an investor chose to invest $25,000 in each company that was funded on Wefunder from 2013-2016.
21%
Unrealized net IRR2
Vs. 15% IRR for Top 25% of venture capital firms3
$2,125,000
Total if invested $25K in each startup on Wefunder
$12,714,000
Current unrealized value as of March 2023
6.0X
Return multiple
100%
Startups still active
(85 of 85)
(85 of 85)
52%
Startups who went on to raise a Series A over $3M
$4B
Follow-on financing
after our investment
after our investment
9 @ $100M
9 startups now valued at over $100 million
| Company | Follow-on Funding after We Invested |
Last Status | Return Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zenefits | $582M | $500M Series C by Fidelity | 281.68X |
| Checkr | $309M | $160M Series D by T. Rowe Price | 34.31X |
| Rappi | $1.39B | $1B Series E by SoftBank | 26.23X |
| Ginkgo Bioworks | $719M | $290M Series E by T. Rowe Price | 13.76X |
| Guesty | $59.4M | $35M Series C by Viola Growth | 12.82X |
| Ironclad | $84M | $50M Series C by Y Combinator | 11.01X |
1.Assuming all startups funded by Wefunder Advisors were in the portfolio of one fund with equal $25K investments, comparison data by Cambridge Associates.
2.Net IRR after fees and carry. Marked as of March 2019, to latest valuation paid by an investor. Unaudited. Unrealized. Learn about IRR
3.Source: Cambridge Associates. Note that unrealized IRR often goes down over time. The final realized return will likely be lower.
4.Past performance is not indicative of future results. There is no guarantee that any fund will achieve the same exposure to, or quality of, startups held by any existing fund. We do not provide investment advice to investors and no communication, through this website or in any other medium, should be construed as a recommendation for any security.
5. Results do not include the performance of companies offered through Wefunder Portal, which did not exist in 2013 & 2014.
2.Net IRR after fees and carry. Marked as of March 2019, to latest valuation paid by an investor. Unaudited. Unrealized. Learn about IRR
3.Source: Cambridge Associates. Note that unrealized IRR often goes down over time. The final realized return will likely be lower.
4.Past performance is not indicative of future results. There is no guarantee that any fund will achieve the same exposure to, or quality of, startups held by any existing fund. We do not provide investment advice to investors and no communication, through this website or in any other medium, should be construed as a recommendation for any security.
5. Results do not include the performance of companies offered through Wefunder Portal, which did not exist in 2013 & 2014.
It's quite unlikely Regulation Crowdfunding in 2016-17 will perform nearly as well as our pre-2016 vintage funds. More regulatory reforms are needed by Congress and by the SEC to attract best-in-class startups. You should invest in startups to support founders or because you believe in their mission. Don't do it expecting to make oodles of money.
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1,272 startups have raised $567,303,660 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
$471,064,496
for 1160 startups
Regulation D
Wefunder Advisors LLC
$85,688,205
for 209 startups
Regulation A+
Wefunder Inc
$9,652,108
for 3 startups
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).
