Crowd Valley co-founder, Paul Higgins' presentation on 'Equity Crowdfunding' at an Imperial College London event on April 16th 2013. The event was part of Imperial's Best Practice Series on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Design.

1. Equity Crowd Funding
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2. • Challenges in equity crowdfunding
• Funding early-stage startups
• Equity crowdfunding beyond startups
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3. • GrowVC.com – the global marketplace for startup funding
• Founded 2009
• “Everyone Funding Startups”
– 2011 - $25M raised
– 5,000+ startups
– 190+ countries
– Several raised rounds, first exits
• Spun out Crowd Valley in 2012
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• Cintep (Australia): First $100,000 from equity crowdfunding

5. • Grow VC Group structured around new financial models
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Finance and
Services
Infrastructure Investment
Portfolio

6. • Regulatory Activities
– US Delegation in Transatlantic Economic Forum
– Cooperation with Singapore Government Investment
Company, UKTI, etc.
– Crowdfunding Regulatory Intermediary Association (CFIRA)
– Crowdfunding Professional Association (CFPA)
– National Crowdfunding Association (NLCFA)
– European Crowdfunding Network (ECN)
– Cooperation with Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
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• H.R. 3606: Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS Act)
• Title II
– Online Solicitation of Accredited
Investors
– This part opens possibility market,
sell and trade private securities in
market places
– This part can have more important
influence on later funding phases
than the early phase crowdfunding
• Title III
– Crowdfunding with non-accredited
investors

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• Equity crowdfunding has now provided over $200m
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
Funds raised / $m
Australian Small Business Offerings Board Grow VC CircleUp CrowdCube Seedrs Symid

9. • Equity crowdfunding goes beyond startups
– Expanding a mezzanine fund for Oil & Gas investments in
Rio de Janeiro
– Providing liquidity for existing shareholders in high-tech
companies in Auckland
– Doctors financing R&D for new medical device companies
in Sydney
– Alumni supporting their university’s entrepreneurship in San
Francisco
– Offering investment opportunities in real estate in London
– Connecting traders of precious stones with professional
investors in New York
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10. • Crowdfunding ahead
– Powerful and informative provider of data
– Efficient marketplaces in diverse sectors
– Integration with the rest of the ecosystem
• Universities
• Incubators
• Angel investors
• VCs
• Institutional funds
– Co-investment models
• Active
• Passive
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11. Paul Higgins
Co-founder, Crowd Valley
paul@crowdvalley.com
16th April 2013
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12. Crowd Funding
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