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Equity crowdfunding and community rounds turn customers into investors, but they come with rules and real work. Describe your company and the raise you have in mind, and founders and consultants who have run one can guide you.

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A founder or consultant who has run a successful crowdfunding or Reg CF raise.
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Help running a community raise
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Audience size, Raise target, Platform preference and Jurisdiction
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Crowdfunding or community round help

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Consumer brand with a loyal audience. Want to run a Reg CF round but don't know the platforms or the legal lift.

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    Every crowdfunding or community round help request answers the same questions: audience size, raise target, platform preference and jurisdiction.

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    A founder or consultant who has run a successful crowdfunding or Reg CF raise. The button they see says Run my community round.

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Questions about crowdfunding or community round help

What is equity crowdfunding?

Equity crowdfunding lets a startup sell shares, or instruments like a crowd SAFE, to a large number of people online, often including customers and fans. In the US the main route is Regulation Crowdfunding, which allows companies to raise from non-accredited investors through an SEC-registered funding portal or broker-dealer. Other countries have their own regimes. It can turn a loyal community into investors and marketers, but it adds disclosure obligations and many small shareholders to manage.

How much can a company raise under Regulation Crowdfunding?

Under Regulation Crowdfunding a company can raise up to $5 million in a 12-month period. The offering must run online through a single SEC-registered intermediary, either a funding portal or a broker-dealer, and the company files a Form C with financial statements whose level of review or audit depends on the amount raised. Non-accredited investors face limits on how much they can invest across all crowdfunding offerings in a year, based on their income and net worth. Accredited investors have no such limit.

What are the pros and cons of a community round?

The upside is access to capital from people who already love the product, a marketing moment, and owners who become advocates. The costs are real: platform fees, legal and accounting work, ongoing annual reporting, and many small investors on or behind your cap table. Some venture investors are comfortable with crowdfunding, especially when it runs through a single vehicle that holds all crowd investors, while others see it as a signal that institutional investors passed. It works best with an engaged audience.

What is the difference between Reg CF and Reg A+?

Both let companies raise from the general public in the US, but at different scales. Regulation Crowdfunding is capped at $5 million per 12 months, runs through a funding portal or broker-dealer, and has lighter requirements. Regulation A+ allows much larger raises, up to $75 million a year in its larger tier, but requires an offering statement qualified by the SEC, audited financials and more ongoing reporting. Most early-stage community rounds use Reg CF, while Reg A+ suits later companies with larger audiences.

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