Bits and Pieces of Texas Crowdfunding - Owlspark + RED Labs June 30 2015

Bits and Pieces ofCrowdfundingMarc Nathan – 6/20/2015

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The practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the internet.

Crowd·fund·ing/ˈkroudˌfəndiNG/

noun

Digital Angels

Four Types

Crowd Funding

of

Product

Investing

Rewards

Product

Pre - Order

Product

Debt

Investing

Equity

Investing

Pre - Order

Equity

Rewards

Debt

Crowdfunding Platforms

2014 Top 100 Crowdfunding Sites

1www.kickstarter.com 26www.crowdfunder.com 51www.microgiving.com 76www.appsfunder.com2www.gofundme.com 27www.circleup.com 52www.wazoku.com 77www.artistshare.com3www.angel.co 28www.fundanything.com 53www.flashfunders.com 78www.cMEcompete.com4www.lendingclub.com 29www.fundrise.com 53www.give2gether.com 79www.foodstart.com5www.fundingcircle.com 30www.seedinvest.com 54www.seedandspark.com 80www.solarmosaic.com6www.indiegogo.com 31www.rockthepost.com 55www.fundedbyme.com 81www.alumnifinder.com7www.quirky.com 32www.offbeatr.com 56www.sterlingfunder.com 82www.propellr.com8www.youcaring.com 33www.wefunder.com 57www.piggybackr.com 83www.fundafeast.com9www.justgiving.com 34www.equitynet.com 58www.pledgie.com 84www.funderhut.com

10www.giveforward.com 35www.gogetfunding.com 59www.zeczec.com 85www.massivemov.com11www.uinvest.com.ua 36www.pozible.com 59www.launcht.com 86www.jumpstartcity.com12www.kiva.org 37www.slated.com 60www.bolstr.com 87www.sprigster.com13www.crowdrise.com 38www.crowdcube.com 61www.geldvoorelkaar.nl 88www.crowdhelps.com14www.razoo.com 39www.assetavenue.com 62www.ppl.com.pt 87www.crowdfundingpays.com15www.donorschoose.org 40www.fundraise.com 63www.icrowd.com 89www.venturehealth.com16www.fundly.com 41www.opportunity.org 64www.peerbackers.com 90www.clickstartme.com17www.pledgemusic.com 42www.assob.com.au 65www.banktothefuture.com 91www.techmoola.com18www.crowdtilt.com 43www.givezooks.com 66www.invested.in 92www.fundageek.com19www.firstgiving.com 44www.pave.com 67www.symbid.com 93www.fansnextdoor.com20www.fundrazr.com 45www.peerform.com 68www.growvc.com 94www.ArtSpire.org21www.magcloud.com 46www.ourcrowd.com 69www.somolend.com 95www.crowdfundingbank.com22www.realtymogul.com 47www.pubslush.com 70www.faithlauncher.com 96www.ipledg.com23www.ulule.com 48www.dragoninnovation.com 71www.crowdit.com 97www.dreambank.org24www.rockethub.com 49www.appbackr.com 73www.crowdvalley.com 98www.startacure.com25www.fundable.com 50www.crowdemand.com 74www.givetobenefit.com 99www.crowdequity.com

75www.pledgecents.com 100www.getspringboarded.com

http://www.kickstarter.com/

http://www.crowdfunder.com/

http://www.microgiving.com/

http://www.appsfunder.com/

http://www.gofundme.com/

http://www.circleup.com/

http://www.wazoku.com/

http://www.artistshare.com/

http://www.angel.co/

http://www.fundanything.com/

http://www.flashfunders.com/

http://www.cmecompete.com/

http://www.lendingclub.com/

http://www.fundrise.com/

http://www.give2gether.com/

http://www.foodstart.com/

http://www.fundingcircle.com/

http://www.seedinvest.com/

http://www.seedandspark.com/

http://www.solarmosaic.com/

http://www.indiegogo.com/

http://www.rockthepost.com/

http://www.fundedbyme.com/

http://www.alumnifinder.com/

http://www.quirky.com/

http://www.offbeatr.com/

http://www.sterlingfunder.com/

http://www.propellr.com/

http://www.youcaring.com/

http://www.wefunder.com/

http://www.piggybackr.com/

http://www.fundafeast.com/

http://www.justgiving.com/

http://www.equitynet.com/

http://www.pledgie.com/

http://www.funderhut.com/

http://www.giveforward.com/

http://www.gogetfunding.com/

http://www.zeczec.com/

http://www.massivemov.com/

http://www.uinvest.com.ua/

http://www.pozible.com/

http://www.launcht.com/

http://www.jumpstartcity.com/

http://www.kiva.org/

http://www.slated.com/

http://www.bolstr.com/

http://www.sprigster.com/

http://www.crowdrise.com/

http://www.crowdcube.com/

http://www.geldvoorelkaar.nl/

http://www.crowdhelps.com/

http://www.razoo.com/

http://www.assetavenue.com/

http://www.ppl.com.pt/

http://www.crowdhelps.com/

http://www.donorschoose.org/

http://www.fundraise.com/

http://www.icrowd.com/

http://www.venturehealth.com/

http://www.fundly.com/

http://www.opportunity.org/

http://www.peerbackers.com/

http://www.clickstartme.com/

http://www.pledgemusic.com/

http://www.assob.com.au/

http://www.banktothefuture.com/

http://www.techmoola.com/

http://www.crowdtilt.com/

http://www.givezooks.com/

http://www.invested.in/

http://www.fundageek.com/

http://www.firstgiving.com/

http://www.pave.com/

http://www.symbid.com/

http://www.fansnextdoor.com/

http://www.fundrazr.com/

http://www.peerform.com/

http://www.growvc.com/

http://www.artspire.org/

http://www.magcloud.com/

http://www.ourcrowd.com/

http://www.somolend.com/

http://www.crowdfundingbank.com/

https://www.realtymogul.com/

http://www.pubslush.com/

http://www.faithlauncher.com/

http://www.ipledg.com/

http://www.ulule.com/

http://www.dragoninnovation.com/

http://www.crowdit.com/

http://www.dreambank.org/

http://www.rockethub.com/

http://www.appbackr.com/

http://www.crowdvalley.com/

http://www.startacure.com/

http://www.fundable.com/

http://www.crowdemand.com/

http://www.givetobenefit.com/

http://www.crowdequity.com/

http://www.pledgecents.com/

http://www.getspringboarded.com/

JOBS ACT & Reg A+

Raise up to $20,000,000 for Tier 1

Not limited to just “accredited investors”

No Limits on Tier 1, 10% on Tier 2

Advertisement & “Testing the Waters”

Individual State Registration Pre-emption

CROWDBOARDERS LLC - MCKINNEY TX

CRUDEFUNDERS PORTAL TEXAS, LLC - HOUSTON TX

EQUITYEATS TX LLC - FRISCO TX

HIVE EQUITY INC. dba MASSVENTURE - SAN ANTONIO TX

LENDOOR LLC - DALLAS TX

NEXTSEED TX LLC - HOUSTON TX

TEXAS CROWDFUNDING LLC - KATY TX

TRUCROWD TEXAS, INC - HOUSTON TX

Texas RegisteredCrowdfunding Portals

http://www.ssb.state.tx.us/Important_Notice/Registered_Crowdfunding_Portals.php

HoustonCrowdfunding Events

THINK FIRST EQUITY CROWDFUNDING TOWN HALL - HOUSTON

Top TenCampaigns

Project Name Goal $ #

Pono Music Where Your Soul Rediscovers Music $800,000.00 $6,225,354.98 18220

Bring Reading Rainbow Back for Every Child Everywhere $1,000,000.00 $5,408,916.95 105857

The Micro The First Truly Consumer 3D Printer $50,000.00 $3,401,361.08 11855

FORM 1 An affordable professional 3D printer $100,000.00 $2,945,885.21 2068

SCiO Your Sixth Sense A Pocket Molecular Sensor For All $200,000.00 $2,762,571.78 12958

Sense Know More Sleep Better $100,000.00 $2,410,741.22 19349

3Doodler The Worlds First 3D Printing Pen $30,000.00 $2,344,134.67 26457

Glyph A Mobile Personal Theater $250,000.00 $1,509,506.28 3331

ARKYD A Space Telescope for Everyone $1,000,000.00 $1,505,366.60 17614

Why WouldInvestors

Crowdfund?

Market

% Gain

Product

YOU

Building Blocks to a Successful Campaign

Compelling Video


Compelling Video

Meaningful Rewards


Compelling Video

Meaningful Rewards

Realistic Timelines


Compelling Video

Meaningful Rewards

Realistic Timelines

Constant Communication

PainfulLessons

9,023 backers pledged $526,125 to help bring this project to life.

CLANGby Neal Stephenson

F A I L

135 backers pledged $25,676 to help bring this project to life.

Less than 12 hours from the end.

Virtuix raised a total of $3m through crowdfunding

Lots ofMoving Parts

Product Testing ShippingPackaging

SHUT UP AND

TAKE MY MONEY!

Marc Nathanwww.slideshare.net/[email protected]

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