Crowdfunding Cheat Sheet Crowdfunding is a new, transformative capital-raising process empowered by technology that turns the t​rust and g​oodwill of your n​etwork into f​unds to start or grow your business ​ ​ ​ ​ by allowing a l​arge number of people to share s​mall amounts of their s​ocial, creative, and financial capital ​ ​ Type of Donation Rewards Investment (JOBS Act) Intrastate/DPO Lending Crowdfunding contributions in exchange securities, unaccredited securities, online platforms for rewards or perks, and accredited** investors, unaccredited and How does it fundraising for personal that match pre-sales/pre-payment for subject to SEC rules - accredited** work? needs or causes borrowers with products before Reg CF, Reg D (506c), investors with individual lenders manufacturing Reg A+ state-specific rules individuals, individuals, startups & existing startups & existing businesses pre-startups, startups Who is it for? individuals, nonprofits pre-startups, startups, businesses with local with an investor strategy & existing existing businesses, nonprofits focus businesses ArtistShare ~ Barnraiser AgFunder** ~ AngelList** ~ Bankroll CaringCrowd ~ Causes Credibles ~ Crowd Supply CircleUp** ~ Crowdfunder** CauseVox ~ Classy Experiment ~ Fundable Crowdfund Mainstreet ~ EquityNet** CrowdRise ~ Deposit-a-Gift Hatchfund ~ iFundWomen Fundable** ~ Honeycomb Credit DonorsChoose ~ FirstGiving no platform needed Examples of Indiegogo ~ InKind Localstake ~ Manhattan Street Capital Kiva* Fundly ~ Fundrazr or state-specific Kickstarter ~ Patreon ~ PieShell MicroVentures/Indiegogo ~ NetCapital LoanWell Platforms GoFundMe ~ HIPGive ~ ioby PledgeMusic ~ Publishizer NextSeed ~ Republic ~ SeedInvest platform Mightycause ~ Patronicity Seed&Spark ~ The Local Crowd StartEngine ~ truCrowd ~ Wefunder Rally ~ RallyMe Unbound **accredited investors only - net worth StartSomeGood ​ Women You Should Fund $1M+ or $200k+ annual income % of funds, warrant Platform Fees % of funds % of funds varies by state Low or no fees and/or flat fee backers are not investors - backers are many platforms provide ​ ​ backers are investors - ​ funding plus valuable market ​ ​ investors - can be *Kiva offers 0% interest Notes tax-deductible receipts for securities offered can be equity, ​ micro-loans up to $10k validation, customer feedback, equity, debt, or 501(c)(3) donations debt, or revenue-share for new businesses branding & audience-building revenue-share For more information on crowdfunding and to get personal feedback on your potential to crowdfund, visit CrowdfundBetter.com or email [email protected]. ​ ​ ​ ​ Copyright © 2015-19 PrimeImpulse Inc. All Rights Reserved. Revised: March 2019 .