Inside FundersClub, The Equity Crowdfunding Platform Destined To Redefine Venture Capital. Don’t call it Kickstarter, because on FundersClub you get real equity for your investments in hot startups.
In just three weeks since launch, FundersClub’s platform has pulled in $1 million for Y Combinator companies, closed an oversubscribed $500,000 round for itself, and proven there’s a new way for entrepreneurs to keep the lights on. Here’s a closer look at why FundersClub is so damn disruptive. For the full rundown of how FundersClub works, check out my scoop on its launch, but here are the basics. Any accredited investor (over $1 million in net worth or earnings of over $200,000 a year) can check out the open rounds on FundersClub, learn about the startups, and invest as little a $1,000 in exchange for equity. If the startup exits, the investors can earn money, and FoundersClub plans to charge for liquidity so users can transfer their stakes before then.
FundersClub doesn’t rely on the JOBS Act that would let non-accredited investors crowdfund startups. How To Apply For All Those Accelerator Programs? f6S.com Is Here To Help. With the mushrooming in the number of accelerator programs offered globally, there’s become a rash of ‘last chance to apply’ emails hitting our in-box of late. To be frank, we could spend a lot of time on these, but I’m sure readers would prefer some real news in their feeds. Thus, to the rescue has come f6S.com, a kind of social network for founders and startups to keep track of these programs.
The real advantage is that you can apply from directly in the site for many of the programs. Thus, you’ll find Springboard, Seedcamp and Ignite 100 in the UK for instance. Sean Kane is among those who spun the idea up and, along with friends and contacts, helped to build the platform out. Crowdfunder.com: The Business Crowdfunding Platform. Ark. Startup Accelerator FounderFuel Raises $6M, Puts Another $150K On The Table For Each Team.
It’s time for American entrepreneurs to start giving their northern neighbors some credit.
Canada is serious about building out quality entrepreneurial ecosystems in its major cities, and Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal are leading the way. As for Quebec’s largest city, FounderFuel launched its startup accelerator last year, joining Year One Labs and more in the mission to support Canadian entrepreneurship. Created by the same team behind Montreal Start Up, FounderFuel raised $2 million from Real Ventures in June to launch its 12-week, mentor-driven startup “boot camp,” which provides its classes of 8 to 10 founding teams with $20 to $25K in seed right off the bat.
In an effort to keep up with the reserves of top accelerators like TechStars and Y Combinator, FounderFuel is today announcing that it is upping the ante and putting quite a bit more capital on the table for its startups. As to the success of FounderFuel’s first batch of startups? For more, check out FounderFuel at home here. Introducing the 2010 Venture Capital 100. Guest You must enter your email Your password is incorrect You must enter your password I forgot my password and/or email Forgot your email or password?
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The Top 10 Angel Investor Groups. Calling All B2B Startups: There’s An Accelerator In Dallas Looking For You. New startup accelerators have been popping up left and right over the past few years, and we seem to have entered a sort of renaissance for these early-stage business-builders.
It’s difficult to say how many accelerators there are in the U.S., let alone the world. The NBIA puts the number in the thousands in the U.S., though the number of “relevant” accelerators is really closer to the range of 100 to 200. DFJ Mercury (in conjunction with Tech Cocktail and the Kellogg School of Management) put together a great list of the top 15 accelerators in the U.S., though there are many more. By and large, this profusion of accelerators exciting news for the ecosystem; startups create jobs, build disruptive businesses and services, and boost the economy. Of course, there can be too much of a good thing. One of those accelerators, which has flown under the radar somewhat (at least on TechCrunch), is Tech Wildcatters, an accelerator based in Dallas.