Let your community invest
Raise $50K to $5M+ from hundreds of customers, fans, and friends—all in one line on your cap table.
![Substack CEO Chris Best](https://uploads.wefunder.com/raise-2023/hero/substack_hero_card_en_sm.webp)
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We’ve raised $867M for community-led founders
More than just a capital raise
Now you have hundreds of angel investors who will go to bat for you.
Just ask, and they might...
"In year 1, we put up merchandise sales of almost $750,000. Our community owners want all of our merch so that they can go out and say, This is something I'm a part of."
![Wes Burdine](https://uploads.wefunder.com/raise-2023/benefits-of-investors/wes-burdine-sm-2.webp)
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"From our investors, we hired 5 new full-time employees, which is about 8% of our workforce. We also hired 92 teachers, which is about 25% of that team."
![Charles Harrison](https://uploads.wefunder.com/raise-2023/benefits-of-investors/charles-harrison-sm.webp)
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"Name a company that you've heard of, and they probably have users there using Immersed because of our Community Round investors."
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"Over 10% of Mercury's 2,453 investors applied for an account after investing, and many are now customers."
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"We raised a $500,000 seed round led by a lead investor who saw our Wefunder round as a positive signal—a sign that I was scrappy and capable of raising from both the community and traditional angels."
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Take total control of your raise
Set your own valuation, terms, and narrative on your campaign page. Our team will support you with anything ranging from fundraising strategy to legal.
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From tomorrow’s unicorns to local coffee shops
Put your community on your cap table, no matter what your industry, stage, or goals.
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![Earl Cole & Brian Yennie on Shark Tank](https://uploads.wefunder.com/home-2023/explore-by-category/tech-thesmarttirecompany.webp)
Reinventing tires w/NASA for $1T electric, autonomous and space industries
1,062 investors invested $792,883
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![Manuel Godoy, Geiszel Godoy, & David Lenormand](https://uploads.wefunder.com/home-2023/explore-by-category/minorityfounder-blacksandsentertainment.webp)
The most popular independent black comic book publisher in the nation
1,696 investors invested $829,290
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Earn passive income by investing in vacation rentals like stocks
3,678 investors invested $3,488,885
Browse by stage
![Wesley Wierson with a dog](https://uploads.wefunder.com/home-2023/explore-by-category/preseed-leah.webp)
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Advancing financial security through investment homeownership
574 investors invested $383,219
![Immad Akhund](https://uploads.wefunder.com/home-2023/explore-by-category/seriesb-mercury.webp)
The most founder-friendly platform
Designed so you can focus on your community, and we can handle the rest.
One line on your cap table
We consolidate hundreds of investors into a single line on your cap table.
Set your own terms
Take control of your raise using the VC industry-standard tools and terms.
We do all the grunt work
You galvanize your community. We handle everything else you need.
We charge a flat fee of 7.9% of funds successfully raised and an annual fee of 0.5%, capped at $1,000 each year for funds successfully raised. Pay nothing until you successfully raise money.
Built by founders, for founders
We're fellow founders. We've got your back.
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We petitioned Congress to make Community Rounds legal in 2012...
...and got invited to watch President Obama make it real in the Jobs Act!
We're the first & largest
We've delivered the most money to founders via Community Rounds out of any competitor.
We created Community Rounds
We petitioned Congress to legalize Community Rounds in 2012. Before that, only the wealthy were allowed to invest in pre-IPO companies.
We're a Public Benefit Corporation
We believe in the scrappy and hungry who put it all on the line to move the world in a better direction. Win or fail, we all benefit.
We eat our own dog food
We've only raised money through community rounds. Since our founding, over 6,700 investors have invested $20M.
Ready to let your community invest?
Turn hundreds of supporters into angel investors on your own terms.
In <2 minutes, we can tell you if it's a good fit!