Archive: First Stage Investor

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Keeping Up With the Bitcoin Boom

By Adam Sharp on August 31, 2017

A note from the Managing Editor: As promised, this week marks the launch of a brand-new benefit for First Stage Investor subscribers. Starting today, you will begin receiving the Weekly Update every Thursday. Because the Weekly Update is an exclusive benefit for subscribers, it will provide insights and updates that relate directly to the monthly issues of First Stage Investor. That includes private early-stage startup equity and cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. As we announced last week… The Weekly Update will…
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New Recommendation: Geostellar

By Adam Sharp on August 24, 2017

Deal Details Minimum investment: $100 Raising up to: $1 million Valuation: $22 million cap (the max your investment will convert into shares at) Industry: Renewable energy Investment portal: Republic Dear First Stage Investor, What’s the first thing that pops into people’s heads when they…
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Deal Details Minimum investment: $100 Raising up to: $1.07 million Security Type: Promissory notes (Revenue sharing interests) Length of term: Until the repayment amount of 1.5X is repaid Interest rate: Dependent on two factors: future revenue and amount raised Fundraise period: Ends…
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New Recommendation: WhiteClouds

By Adam Sharp on May 9, 2017

Deal Details Minimum investment: $1,000 Valuation: $18 million (conversion cap) or 10% discount to next round’s price Raising up to: $1 million Investment portal: Wefunder I’m going to keep this alert brief. Our new recommendation, WhiteClouds, just launched on Wefunder late…
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Update: VirZOOM Now Open for Investment

By Andy Gordon on April 3, 2017

Great news – VirZOOM is now officially open for investment. If you recall, we gave you a sneak preview of this groundbreaking virtual reality startup in our March issue of First Stage Investor. And today its fundraise went live on netcapital.com. VirZOOM makes a specialized exercise bike and games…
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New Recommendation: Court Innovations

By Adam Sharp on February 24, 2017

Deal Details Minimum investment: $99.20 Valuation: $2.728 million (pre-money) Share price: $0.62 Deadline to invest: March 13 at 12:00 p.m. ET Investment Portal: Netcapital Note from Adam: This deal is only available to U.S.-based investors. This is unfortunate and beyond our control. We apologize to…
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New Recommendation: Scrap Connection

By Andy Gordon on February 15, 2017

Deal Details Minimum investment: $200 Security type: Future preferred stock via SAFE (An agreement that grants the holder the right to equity at a later date, typically when the company raises another significant round of funding) Valuation: $4.5 million with a 15% discount Industry: Business-to-business commerce Raising up to: $300,000…
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New Recommendation: EVELO

By Andy Gordon on December 26, 2016

Deal Details Minimum investment: $1,000 Security type: Preferred shares Valuation: $7.5 million Price per share: $1.32042 Industry: Transportation, fitness Raising up to: $1 million Opportunity closes: 1/6/2017 I’m excited to announce our newest recommendation. It’s an electric bike company called EVELO. Electric bikes have taken the European consumer market…
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New Recommendation: VetPronto

By Adam Sharp on October 12, 2016

Deal Details Valuation: $5 million cap (the maximum valuation your shares will convert at) Security: Convertible debt (a note that will convert into preferred shares) Maximum amount to be raised: $1,000,000 Currently raised: $132,000 (as of 10/10/2016) Minimum investment: $100 VetPronto offers on-demand veterinary service. That’s…
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