We're here to help entrepreneurs seeking crowdfunding and people interested in making crowdfunding investments.
One of the ways we do this is by making "due diligence" investigations on the companies seeking funding. Due diligence is the technical term for kicking the tires before you make an investment. Making sure that the company exists, that the managers are who they say they are and that they are operating their business the way they say they are.
Hedge funds have armies of lawyers who do this for them. You? When you are thinking of making a crowdfunding investment (as soon as Congress makes that legal), you'll have us. We'll do the due diligence that we’d do if we were investing our own money, or looking after our own grandmothers’ investments.
Does this mean that a project we’ve checked out is going to be a great investment? Nope, sure doesn’t. Early stage investing can be very risky. But if you invest with a project that’s been checked by us, at least you know that someone has made a systemic and organized investigation, and not found any indication that people are trying to defraud you. Also, you’ll know that the entrepreneurs running the project are confident enough that they are willing to let us check them. We give you a tool to help avoid fraud.
As for the investment itself, it’s for you to decide whether it’s a good idea or not. Selling ice in Alaska? Developing an app to translate elephant to English? We don’t judge. We’re trying to find out whether the entrepreneurs are doing what they say they are. Whether they should be doing that: that’s your call.
One of the ways we do this is by making "due diligence" investigations on the companies seeking funding. Due diligence is the technical term for kicking the tires before you make an investment. Making sure that the company exists, that the managers are who they say they are and that they are operating their business the way they say they are.
Hedge funds have armies of lawyers who do this for them. You? When you are thinking of making a crowdfunding investment (as soon as Congress makes that legal), you'll have us. We'll do the due diligence that we’d do if we were investing our own money, or looking after our own grandmothers’ investments.
Does this mean that a project we’ve checked out is going to be a great investment? Nope, sure doesn’t. Early stage investing can be very risky. But if you invest with a project that’s been checked by us, at least you know that someone has made a systemic and organized investigation, and not found any indication that people are trying to defraud you. Also, you’ll know that the entrepreneurs running the project are confident enough that they are willing to let us check them. We give you a tool to help avoid fraud.
As for the investment itself, it’s for you to decide whether it’s a good idea or not. Selling ice in Alaska? Developing an app to translate elephant to English? We don’t judge. We’re trying to find out whether the entrepreneurs are doing what they say they are. Whether they should be doing that: that’s your call.
Location: United States, Virginia, Alexandria
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2012
Mentions in press and media 6
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| 14.05.2018 | DC fintech leaders talk hiring at this event | Fintech leaders will discuss attracting and retaining diverse talent at General Assembly DC this week. Teaming with Tech in Motion, the coding school is hosting a May 16 event titled “The Future of Talent in Fintech.” “D.C. leaders across r... |
| 10.07.2017 | 10 Popular RegTech Firms Specialising in Regulatory Reporting | Share Tweet Share Share Email Regulatory reporting has increased significantly with regulators requiring more frequent and more granular reporting. Nevertheless, it is not immediately clear how effectively the regulators use data in their s... |
| 15.05.2016 | Equity crowdfunding is finally here: 10 steps to getting funded | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! On May 16, 2016 — Monday — securities-based crowd... |
| 08.01.2016 | How to Land Your Startup's Funding Before You Even Pitch Investors | January 8, 2016 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. For better or worse, ABC’s Shark Tank seems to have ignited America’s entrepreneurial spirit. But as TV shows often do, the series gives inexperienced... |
| 04.06.2013 | CrowdIt Launches Crowdfunding Site with an Incubator | A site called CrowdIt launched publicly today, hoping to stand out among a new wave of crowdfunding sites by offering business incubation, as well. Since March, CrowdIt has amassed around 150 projects in the tech, creative, and nonprofit in... |
| 26.02.2013 | Solutions For Disclosure Overload | On Friday at the “SEC Speaks” conference, Securities and Exchange Commissioner Troy Paredes observed that the information companies disclose to investors leads to “disclosure overload” that hampers the ability of investors to gauge the impo... |