Crowdfunding allows investors to support startups and early-growth companies that they are passionate about. This is different from helping a company raise money on Kickstarter. With Regulation CF Offerings, you aren’t buying products or merch. You are buying a piece of a company and helping it grow.

The majority of offerings are common stock, though some companies may raise capital through convertible note, debt, and revenue share.

Investors other than accredited investors are limited in the amounts they are allowed to invest in all Regulation Crowdfunding offerings (on this site and elsewhere) over the course of a 12-month period: If either of an investor’s annual income or net worth is less than $124,000, then the investor’s investment limit $2,500, or 5 percent of the greater of the investor’s annual income or net worth, whichever is greater. If both an investor’s annual income and net worth are $124,000 or higher, then the investor’s limit is 10 percent of the greater of their annual income or net worth, or $124,000 whichever is greater. Accredited investors are not limited in the amount they can invest.

Calculating net worth involves adding up all your assets and subtracting all your liabilities. The resulting sum is your net worth.

We cannot give tax advice, and we encourage you to talk with your accountant or tax advisor before making an investment.