Listly by Courtney Graley
We provide a myriad of value-added services for both investors and entrepreneurs of crowdfunded businesses. Our team has facilitated billions in capital raising for debt and equity through private placements, public offerings, mergers & acquisitions, start-up investing and expert deal negotiation. Investors and entrepreneurs alike rely on our experience and our unique approach to the crowdfunding ecosystem to ensure maximum returns.
We fund promising start-up, growth and steady-state businesses with various debt and equity financing options. Our dedicated, public fund invests in crowdfunding opportunities across the various equity crowdfunding portals. We aggregate opportunities across the equity crowdfunding ecosystem, providing a more diversified investment approach across various crowdfunded asset classes.
While still in its infancy, equity crowdfunding is already making major waves in the realms of small business finance. Accredited (and soon non-accredited) investors have a chance to receive publicly-listed and pre-filtered deals from companies and founders on both the startup and established level.
Platforms that provide this service typically charge a few points for loan origination to use the service. The rates vary from platform to platform and fluctuate depending on the size and length of the borrowing period. The most favorable terms on any such debt finance deal is likely to come from a business owners' closest circle, including friends and family.
Pooling investor capital with through crowdfunding allows for "group buying" in shares of real assets and real property, including residential and commercial real estate. Apartments, office complexes and retail buildings all represent interesting opportunities for investors looking to receive above market returns on invested capital.
Private, crowdfunded stock is highly-risky and completely illiquid. Most investors fail to receive a payback for years, if ever. Any typical private equity investors knows the capital lock-up of his/her investment may not result in a return, ever. And, if it does, in most cases it is not likely to come for several years.
Support for small businesses and startups has grown strong over the past decade. Everyone, from representatives in Washington D.C. to the celebrities of NBC’s Shark Tank, recognize that small compa…