TWO12
TWO12 delivers a suite of software products to support founder's equity management needs. Their tools provides startup founders with an easy way to visualize their cap table for themselves, their employees and stakeholders, and existing and upcoming investors. They are also able to project scenarios related to valuation, vesting and conversions. Other services include valuation assessment, forecasting, and 409A formation. They are on a mission to "connect and expand the startup ecosystem" and work closely with their clients and network.
Native Lead
Native Lead specializes in highly targeted lead generation. As such, they connect startups with accredited investors via organic LinkedIn. Native Lead developed a partially manual process to validate potential leads, and have database of manually selected public profiles of accredited angel investors. Some of the largest platforms such as Wefunder and CrowdCube partnered with Native Lead, which has been supporting many startups on their equity crowdfunding campaigns. Nevertheless, their service is suitable for any company raising capital from accredited investors. In addition, they work with companies to help them generate more B2B sales and partnerships, by getting them in front of the right decision-makers. They are headquartered in Israel, while most of their clients are in the US and the UK.
DealMaker
DealMaker has risen over the recent years to become one of North America's clear market leaders in online capital raising. They set out to be the "Shopify of the Capital Markets", and to transform the way leading brands raise capital through technology akin to the world’s biggest e-commerce retailers. DealMaker’s technology gives companies the freedom to manage large, self-hosted online capital raises - opening the door for effective equity crowdfunding raises (Reg CF, Reg D or Reg A/A+). With DealMaker, an issuer has the ability to embed an invest now button directly into their website and marketing materials - unlocking capacity and access to data through analytics, and allowing issuers to fully control and utilize their marketing efforts to investors. DealMaker’s proprietary technology was built to provide security, compliance, and peace of mind in one centralized platform.
Woodpecker
Woodpecker is an emailing tool designed to allow for advanced, automated email campaigns that look and feel personal and help companies generate more B2B sales. They integrate with your email provider (Gmail, Outlook, etc) (preferably from an alternate domain of yours) and add advanced tools to ensure deliverability and engagement. They offer CrowdFunding.Guide visitor an extended free trial one month long, including 500 free emails.
VideoSparks
VideoSparks is a boutique production studio that makes high-quality animated and live-action videos for the tech market. Based in Israel, "The Start-Up Nation," VideoSparks has been involved in making videos for leading tech companies in Israel, the US, Canada, and the UK. They offer a 20% discount to clients that mention they came from CrowdFunding.Guide.
Evolve
Evolve is a digital marketing agency that focuses on high quality content creation. They offer to produce smart, binge-worthy content for companies that are looking for investment. Their claimed expertise is in knowing precisely how to get your product /service into the spotlight and grab the attention of potential investors.
SpeakerTunity
SpeakerTunity® specializes in helping startup founders and business owners find speaking opportunities in radio shows, podcasts, live events, virtual summits and TEDx events. They provides detailed leads to speaking opportunities, and additional services to help with successful bookings and engagements, including a personal assistant service, training and online courses, graphic design and more. SpeakerTunity offers leads to speaking opportunities for business as a monthly subscription. In addition, their own SpeakerTunity Cities service offers directories of leads to speaking engagement opportunities with specializations by location or city (in the US) or by business niche.
WeFunder Review
Wefunder Review
US based Wefunder claims to be have the largest number of investors and investment volume compared to other equity crowdfunding portals. They offer investments in virtually all startup sectors, as well as other alternative investments such as film productions. They have raised $404M so far. In 2021, startups raised $186M via Reg CF offerings on Wefunder, way more than any other platform in the US, with a 37% market share. They do not take any up front fees and offer onboarding and ongoing support to startup founders.
Crowdcube Review
Crowdcube Review
Crowdcube claims to be the world's first equity crowdfunding platform. They are England's biggest and most popular equity crowdfunding platform, with a huge pool of registered investors and dozens of fundraising campaigns at any given moment. They are sector agnostic and accept all kinds of businesses, with the exception that they don't accept startups that won't be of interest to their investors. Crowdcube is on a mission to support entrepreneurship and is set to "fuel the next generation of businesses who want to leave a mark on the world."
