Crowdfunding: How to Invest and Raise Money Through Community
Join purpose-driven entrepreneurs and investors for an engaging conversation about the opportunities, challenges, and success of community funding. Everyone can be an investor, and just as conscious entrepreneurship breaks the old model of business, crowdfunding democratizes financing.
For the investor, crowdfunding provides access to high risk / high reward investment alongside professional investors - for $100 or $100K! For the founder, crowdfunding brings fundraising out from behind closed doors, offering the opportunity to engage your current audience and expand a global community of customers, fans, and individuals who care about the mission.
Expert panelists this evening:
Anna Gudmundson, CEO and Co-founder of Sensate. Raised >$10M through crowdfunding, private investors, Venture Capital, and on the public market.
Justin Renfro, Strategic Partnerships at Wefunder, a crowdfunding platform that has helped over 3,000 founders raise over $750M in funding. He has mentored hundreds of startups and captured top insights about fundraising.
Shelley Golan, Co-founder of crowdfunding consulting agency Potomac Growth, former founder of 2 start-ups, and Senior Director of Relationship Management at Mercury, advising a portfolio of high-growth startups on venture debt, asset management, and resources beyond banking.
Brian Mac Mahon, founder of Expert DOJO, one of the most active institutional investors in the world with over 280 investments. He is a big believer in the power of community when building unicorns and his investment thesis reflects this.
Learn how crowdfunding works: The panelists will demystify the process and correct common misconceptions about crowdfunding. Come with all of your questions. Leave with clarity for your next crowdfunding engagement.
Diversify Your Cap Table: Much has been written about the value of diversity for business success. Crowdfunding holds the potential to rapidly diversify your cap table by breaking the exclusivity of traditional investment. A more diverse cap table can better reflect the population you serve, allowing ambassadors and fans who care about your purpose and success to contribute and benefit from it.
Gain and Give Access to High Risk/High Reward Investment: High growth early stage firms are typically not accessible for private investors. Crowdfunding changes that, making these exciting opportunities accessible to a much wider audience.
Crowdfunding AND Institutional Funds: It is not an either/or question. Hear how traditional fundraising and crowdfunding complement and leverage each other and the benefits and considerations for both founders and investors.
Success Beyond Money Raised: The successful campaign raises more than just money - it raises visibility, engages supporters, uncovers potential partners, and builds community. The metrics of success have ripples of impact far beyond the dollars raised. Find your most enthusiastic supporters and engage them as VIPs.
Conscious Entrepreneurship meets Conscious Investing: As leaders as well as investors, we each have the capacity to make choices that strengthen community and create positive impact. Invest where you want to see impact in the world.
Networking Reception: Following the panel, enjoy a networking reception where you can mingle with like-minded individuals, exchange ideas, and build connections that may shape the future of your business or investment portfolio.
Get inspired to engage with community funding in your portfolio or business strategy. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from leaders in conscious entrepreneurship & investing.
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