Lindsay Walsh presentation at Tech Summit PR 2014

@lindsaycwalsh CrowdfunderMX

Together on CrowdfunderEntrepreneurs: Crowdfunder provides a guided process, a collaborative online platform, and an investor network to better enable fundraising.

Investors: Crowdfunder provides the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of exciting companies that were previously exclusively available to top Silicon Valley venture capitalists or industry insiders.

World: Crowdfunder is refashioning the broken early-stage funding market that is critical in empowering entrepreneurs and driving innovation.


● 24 deals closed; USD$22m+ committed

● 10,000 companies registered

● 3,400+ AIs, 4-6% WoW growth

● USD$40k average ticket

● Most common ticket size is USD$15-20k


To Date

In order to be successful, entrepreneurs need to use online crowdfunding as a complement to existing fundraising efforts. Remember, all

the momentum created offline propels momentum online.


● Always be fundraising

● Don’t limit yourself to the ‘entrepreneurial ecosystem’

● Follow up, Follow up, Follow upo First two days are crucial

● Build relationships with investors you speak with, even those that say no


Online & Offline

● ASK! What do you (the investor) need to make a decision?

● Traction: Don’t stop building your company just because you’re fundraising

● Size Matters: Spend some serious time deciding what target is right for your company

● Fundraising is about finding true believers, not converting skeptics


Online & Offline


Online Toolbox

Publicly

Fundraise

Centralized

Deal Room

Analytics

Build Networks & Social Capital● Share your Deal- engage your stakeholders● Access investors you might never have had

contact with


Success Story

Latinoamérica

Lindsay [email protected]+52 55 4336 8624

Crowdfunder México, S.A.P.I. de C.V.Tabasco 232, Colonia Roma Norte,

Delegación Cuauhtémoc. México, D.F.

Lindsay Walsh presentation at Tech Summit PR 2014

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