equity crowdfunding - bc, canada
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The Art of CrowdFunding
Tax & Equity Crowdfunding Ryan Fetterly!April 4, 2014
What is Equity Crowdfunding?
CrowdFunding History
Presale
EquityDonation
CrowdFunding Continuum
May 2014
Donation Campaign
$50,000 Raised
February 2015
$125,000 Raised
May 2016
$200,000 Raised
Pre-Sale Equity Campaign
Equity CrowdFunding Sites
Oculus Rift - $2Billion
* = There is a special program in Saskatchewan.
It’s Illegal …for now*
Angels & Accredited Investors
“… you can go to Las Vegas and lose $10,000 at the table in an hour but you don’t have to be an accredited gambler …”!
!-Steve Case
Tax
“If Americans diverted 1% of their long-term savings to [crowdfunding], that sum would be 10x the total VC investment
in the US”. -Amy Cortese, author of Locavesting
So what now?
References
Canadian Site
Alixe Cormick’s Blog: !A well informed Lawyer
Thanks!
Ryan Fetterly!ryan.fetterly@gmail.com!Twitter: Fetterly_BC!Blog: 1yearentrepreneur.com!
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