U.S. Investment Crowdfunding Industry | thecrowdcafe.com @jsandlund

A mind map of investment crowdfunding platforms in the United States

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1. General/Startup Portals

1.1. Existing Startup Networks

1.1.1. Angelcrowds

1.1.2. Angellist

1.1.3. Efactor

1.1.4. Equitynet

1.1.5. Fundable

1.1.6. Fundroom

1.1.7. Gust

1.1.8. MicroVentures

1.1.9. RaiseCapital

1.1.10. Seedups

1.1.11. PitchBrite

1.1.11.1. Reecntly acquired by Caprally

1.1.12. VentureBonsai

1.2. 40Billion

1.3. 99funding

1.4. Cielex

1.5. ConfidentCrowd

1.6. Conzortia Business Funding

1.7. Crowdbacon

1.8. Crowdboarders

1.9. CrowdCusp

1.10. Crowdfunder

1.11. CrowdIt

1.12. EarlyShares

1.13. Efunder

1.14. Fundinglaunchpad

1.15. Hedgeable

1.16. FundersClub

1.17. Ibankersdirect

1.18. IRAvest

1.19. Motaavi

1.20. PeoplesVC

1.21. Poliwogg

1.22. PrivateCapitalMarket

1.23. ReturnOnChange

1.24. RockthePost

1.25. Seedinvest

1.26. Seedrs

1.26.1. Crowdsourcing.org interview

1.27. Start.ac

1.28. StartupAddict

1.29. Startupvalley

1.30. SterlingFunder

1.31. Symbid

1.32. WeFunder

1.32.1. Ycombinator Alum; launched to AIs March 13; takes transaction fee and small interest in startup; will allow companies to use its platform for "private fundraising"

1.33. Incrowdcapital

2. Niche Portals

2.1. Creative

2.1.1. RocketHub (General)

2.1.2. IndieGoGo (General)

2.1.3. Publishing

2.1.3.1. unglue.it

2.1.3.2. Pubslush

2.1.3.3. Authr

2.1.4. Films

2.1.4.1. SeedandSpark (Films)

2.1.4.2. Slated (Films)

2.1.4.3. FilmFunder

2.1.4.3.1. Backed by production studio in Cali (Cloud Nine)

2.1.5. Events

2.1.5.1. Picatic

2.1.5.2. Gigfunder

2.1.5.3. Queremos

2.1.5.4. Togather

2.2. Real Estate

2.2.1. Collaperty

2.2.1.1. Just launched (2/26); social network for accred. real estate investors; interesting platform

2.2.2. Crowdmason

2.2.2.1. Friends with founder

2.2.3. CrowdStreet

2.2.4. Fundrise

2.2.4.1. live today; registering securities with SEC

2.2.5. Fquare

2.2.6. ifunding.co

2.2.7. PatchofLand

2.2.8. ProdigyNetwork

2.2.9. RealCrowd

2.2.10. Realtymogul

2.2.10.1. Accelerated through techstars; friends with founder

2.2.11. RealtyShares

2.2.12. SmallStreetUSA

2.3. Affinity Portals

2.3.1. AlumniFunder

2.3.1.1. Friends w/founder

2.3.2. USeed

2.3.3. CrowdIsmo (Latino)

2.3.4. RepayVets

2.3.5. Sprigster

2.3.6. Upstart

2.3.7. Path

2.3.8. Pave

2.3.9. impactcrowd.com

2.3.10. faithlauncher.com

2.4. Appbackr (Apps)

2.5. Appsplit (Apps)

2.6. ExplorationFunder

2.6.1. A global online marketplace connecting resource exploration projects with millions of accredited investors around the world.

2.7. Foodstart

2.8. HealthFundr

2.9. Sellanapp (Apps)

2.10. Craftfund (Craft Beers)

2.11. Medstartr (Medical)

2.12. microryza.com (Science)

2.13. Petridish (Science)

2.14. CircleUp (Consumer Products/Retail)

2.15. SolarMosaic (Solar)

3. Small Business Portals

3.1. Bolstr

3.2. BridgePointe Capital Markets

3.3. CloudFunded

3.4. DealStruck

3.5. FunderHut

3.6. FundLocals

3.7. LendSquare

3.7.1. About to launch; loans 3k - 100k for businesses in Illinois

3.8. LuckyAnt

3.9. Localstake

3.10. MissionMarkets

3.10.1. white labeling community platforms

3.11. MosaicFund.org

3.11.1. non-profit, white label, open source

3.12. P2BI

3.13. RelayFund

3.14. RebirthFinancial

3.15. Smallknot

3.16. SocStock

3.16.1. Beat out of techstars by Smallknot (nearly identical models). Accelerated in the Brandery

3.16.2. Pretty sure they failed

3.17. SoMoLend

3.18. YourStreet

3.18.1. interesting platform; charges investors to view investment opportunities; raising today?

3.19. FundingCommunity

3.20. Periphery Players

3.20.1. Matchmakers

3.20.1.1. Lendio

3.20.1.2. Biz2Credit

3.20.1.3. BoeFly

3.20.1.4. CNF Exchange

3.20.1.5. Multifunding

3.20.2. Alternative Lenders

3.20.2.1. Friends company on twitter (based in Cali)

3.20.2.2. OnDeckCapital

3.20.2.3. Kabbage?

3.20.2.3.1. Alternative? Or matchamker?

3.20.3. P2P Lenders

3.20.3.1. LendingClub

3.20.3.2. Prosper

3.20.3.3. Peerform

4. Unknowns

4.1. Questions

4.1.1. FundingCircle

4.1.2. SecondMarket

4.1.3. Groupon

4.2. Secondary Markets

4.2.1. Gate Technologies

4.2.2. SecondMarket

4.2.3. SharesPost

4.2.4. Accredited Capital Exchange (ACEportal)

4.2.5. GFI Private Shares Group

4.2.6. Cantor Private Markets Group

4.2.7. FolioInvesting

4.2.8. Fnex

4.3. US P2P Players

4.3.1. LendingClub

4.3.2. Prosper

4.3.3. Peerform

5. About

5.1. Includes platforms that currently, or may in the future, facilitate security crowdfunding (equity, debt, royalty models)

5.2. Segmented by target addressable market (best judgement used)

5.3. For more on the investment crowdfunding industry check out www.thecrowdcafe.com

5.4. Connect with me @jsandlund