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Wefunder

Crowdfunding service

Wefunder is an online service that allows individual investors to crowdfund startup companies. Wefunder uses a provision in the 2012 JOBS Act that allows unaccredited investors to purchase equity in early stage private companies.

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Wefunder was founded by Nick Tommarello, Mike Norman, and Greg Belote in 2012. The startup incubator Y Combinator backed Wefunder during its development and launch.

Wefunder is predicated upon the idea that anyone, regardless of wealth, should be able to invest in a company.

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