Last week, you saw what can happen when you invest in the right start-ups: With Elio Motors, investors made 330% in 30 days … With Zenefits, they turned $1,000 into $500,000… And with Uber, a fortunate few made 60,000% on their money—turning every $1,000 they invested into $6 million.
Do you like a good “rags to riches” story? I hope so, because today I’ve got 161 of them for you—and thanks to some recent trends in the world of start-up investing, your story could be next.
An Angel Investor is an individual who invests in young, start-up companies. They’re called “Angels” because, to a struggling entrepreneur in need of capital, that’s exactly what they seem to be.
Here’s how crowdfunding works in a nutshell: Let’s say an independent filmmaker wants to shoot a new movie… Or an aspiring inventor has an idea for a new product… They both need capital to get their projects off the ground—but where can they…
The JOBS Act is a set of laws passed by Congress in 2012. Effectively, these laws relax the restrictions around how individual investors like you can invest in private, early-stage companies.
A Venture Capitalist (or, VC for short) is a professional investor that manages a venture fund. These funds are similar to Mutual Funds, but instead of investing in stocks, they invest in privately-held start-up companies.
An Equity Crowdfunding Platform is a new type of website. It plays matchmaker between entrepreneurs seeking capital for their business, and investors like you seeking ownership stakes in early-stage companies.