You can bet that many platforms will emerge to act as a bridge between small investors and young companies. Below is an incomplete list:
1. AngelList is a US website for raising equity or debt investments for startups. Only accredited investors can invest at the time of writing.
2. Early Shares is an Equity Crowd Funding Platform that supports American Small Businesses.
3. Crowdcube is an equity-based UK crowd funding platform.
4. Fundable is a crowdfunding platform that offers both rewards-based and equity-based campaigns for small businesses.
5. Seedrs is an equity crowdfunding platform for discovering and investing in seed-stage startups, based in the United Kingdom but open to investors and entrepreneurs throughout Europe.
6. CircleUp is an equity-based crowdfunding site based in San Francisco.
7. Crowdfunder is a global social network for equity and contribution crowdfunding for small businesses, startups and social enterprises.
8. WeFunder.com “We help everyone invest in startups. It’s like Kickstarter, but with equity.”
9. Equity Net “is the original and only patented crowdfunding platform. It is used by thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, government entities, business incubators, and other members of the entrepreneurial community to plan, analyze, and capitalize privately-held businesses.”
10. RockThePost is an equity crowdfunding platform that connects high quality entrepreneurs with accredited investors interested to invest in exciting new start-up companies.
Indiegogo and Kickstarter are two of the largest crowdfund sites, but they have not officially moved into the equity crowdfunding space at this time.