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First Stage Investor Issue No. 42

By Early Investing on January 10, 2020

What a Crowdfunding Portfolio Can Tell Us About the Future By Andy Gordon, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor Normal people have no idea what the future holds. But you do. Because you’re not normal. You’re an early investor. You belong to a very small and special group. Less than 1% of the adult population are equity crowdfunders – people who invest in companies that play an outsized role in shaping the future. Imagine having invested in Uber or Airbnb eight…
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First Stage Investor Issue No. 41

By Early Investing on December 6, 2019

Invest in the Company That’s Bringing Wine Out of the Dark Ages By Andy Gordon, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor DEAL DETAILS Startup: Winc Security type: Preferred equity Valuation: $110 million Minimum investment: $1,000 Where to invest: SeedInvest Deadline: March 31, 2020…
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First Stage Investor Issue No. 40

By Early Investing on November 8, 2019

Invest in a Sweetly Scalable Franchise Set for Explosive Growth By Andy Gordon, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor DEAL DETAILS Startup: Sweetberry Security type: Crowd SAFE Valuation (cap): $9 million Minimum investment: $100 Where to invest: Republic Deadline: March 7, 2020 Early…
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First Stage Investor Issue No. 39

By Early Investing on October 4, 2019

Invest in the Glowing Future of Natural Skin Care By Andy Gordon, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor DEAL DETAILS Startup: Aavrani Security type: Crowd SAFE Valuation (cap): $5 million Minimum investment: $100 Where to invest: Republic Deadline: January 29, 2020 The U.S.
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First Stage Investor Issue No. 38

By Early Investing on September 6, 2019

Invest in the Conversational Commerce Revolution By Andy Gordon, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor DEAL DETAILS Startup: Jetson AI Security type: Crowd note Valuation (cap): $8 million Minimum investment: $100 Where to invest: MicroVentures Deadline: October 14, 2019 Conversion provisions: The company has…
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First Stage Investor Issue No. 37

By Early Investing on August 9, 2019

Invest in Streamlining and Disrupting the Construction Industry By Andy Gordon, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor DEAL DETAILS Startup: Cityzenith Security type: Crowd SAFE Valuation (cap): $20 million Minimum investment: $100 Where to invest: Republic Deadline: December 13, 2019 Some of the biggest…
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First Stage Investor Issue No. 36

By Early Investing on July 5, 2019

Embracing the Home Healthcare Revolution By Andy Gordon, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor DEAL DETAILS Startup: InnaMed Security type: Crowd SAFE Valuation (cap): $12 million Minimum investment: $60 Where to invest: Republic Deadline: August 1, 2019 InnaMed is a tiny startup with a…
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First Stage Investor Issue No. 35

By Early Investing on July 3, 2019

Bitcoin Is Back! Will It Hit $50,000? By Adam Sharp, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor Back in August of 2017, I wrote an article titled “It’s Bitcoin’s Time to Shine.” At the time, bitcoin was trading for around $2,900. About four months later, in December, bitcoin peaked…
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First Stage Investor Issue No. 34

By Early Investing on May 3, 2019

Invest in the Netflix of the Classroom By Andy Gordon, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor DEAL DETAILS Startup: Generation Genius Security type: Common stock Valuation (cap): $9 million Price per share: $3.75 Discount: 20% Minimum investment: $525 Where to invest:…
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First Stage Investor Issue No. 33

By Early Investing on April 5, 2019

Invest in This First Mover With Stunning Initial Growth By Andy Gordon, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor DEAL DETAILS Startup: Sapient Security type: Crowd SAFE (Learn more here) Valuation (cap): $9 million Discount: 20% Minimum investment: $50 Where to invest:…
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First Stage Investor Issue No. 32

By Early Investing on March 8, 2019

There’s Ample Reason to Invest in This Food Startup By Adam Sharp, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor DEAL DETAILS Startup: Ample Foods Security type: Crowd SAFE (Learn more here) Valuation (cap): $15 million Discount: 20% Minimum investment: $100 Where to invest: Republic…
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First Stage Investor Issue No. 31

By Early Investing on February 8, 2019

New Recommendation A Monthly Subscription Box With a Nontoxic Twist By Adam Sharp, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor DEAL DETAILS Startup: Petit Vour Security type: Future equity (Wefunder SAFE) Round size: Up to $1 million Valuation: $6 million Minimum investment: $100 Investment portal: Wefunder…
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First Stage Investor Issue No. 30

By Early Investing on January 4, 2019

The ONLY Nonaddictive Opioid Under Development Has Doctors Buzzing… And Now You Can Invest By Andy Gordon, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor DEAL DETAILS Startup: Phoenix PharmaLabs Security type: Common stock Round size: Side-by-side raise – up to $1.07 million under Regulation Crowdfunding (for retail investors) and…
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First Stage Investor Issue No. 29

By Early Investing on December 7, 2018

Seeing the Long Game in Crypto By Adam Sharp, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor The ups and downs of crypto can be euphoric or nauseating, depending on whether we’re headed up or down. As you know, it’s been the latter this year. About once a day lately, I…
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First Stage Investor Issue No. 28

By Early Investing on November 9, 2018

Recommendation: HyperSciences By Andy Gordon, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor DEAL DETAILS Startup: HyperSciences Security type: Preferred equity Valuation: $25 million Share price: $3.84 Minimum investment: $1,000 Investment portal: SeedInvest Raise: Series A Click to invest Some industries…
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First Stage Investor Issue No. 27

By Adam Sharp on October 5, 2018

New Recommendation: Hemster By Adam Sharp, Co-Founder, First Stage Investor DEAL DETAILS Startup: Hemster Valuation cap: $5 million Investment portal: Republic Investment type: Crowd SAFE (essentially a convertible note) Minimum investment: $100 Raise: Up to $1,070,000 I’m extremely excited to present our…