500 Startups Partners with Equity Platform SeedInvest For Investor Verification; Public Fundraising for $100M Fund III

500 Startups

500 Startups, an  active venture capital fund and startup accelerator program, has announced that it has filed with the SEC under the new rules allowing for general solicitation, and is now publicly fundraising for its third flagship fund, targeted at $100M. To facilitate this process, 500 Startups has partnered with SeedInvest, a leading equity crowdfunding platform, to provide investor verification and related investor services.

Historically, venture capital funds have been prohibited from talking publicly about raising capital. This restriction has long been problematic for managers seeking to raise awareness about new venture funds. However, with the recent passage of Title II of the JOBS Act, venture capital funds may choose to generally solicit by filling under a new exemption from registration propagated by the SEC. By doing so, venture funds are able speak publicly about their fundraising activities and potentially tap into a much larger investor base.

Dave McClure

In order to facilitate public fundraising for its family of funds, 500 has also partnered with SeedInvest, a leading equity crowdfunding platform. SeedInvest has built an investor verification system and state­-of-­the-­art white label solution which enables venture capital funds to easily manage their own fundraising activity and investor bases.

“500 Startups is already widely recognized by the entrepreneur and investor community as one of the most innovative VC funds in the world. Making this change in our fundraising process allows us to reach a much broader audience of investors than ever before,” founding partner of 500 Startups Dave McClure explained. “We are excited to be working with SeedInvest to streamline our fundraising process and help verify our investors’ accreditation status.”

CEO and co-founder of SeedInvest Ryan Feit stated,“500 Startups exemplifies the type of customer we want to work with. This is a strong example of our continued devotion to developing deep relationships with leading venture funds, angel groups, and accelerators.”

Ryan Feit Seedinvest

Founded in 2010, 500 Startups is the world’s most active seed fund and startup accelerator headquartered in Silicon Valley. Founded by PayPal alumni Dave McClure, the 500 network includes more than 750 startups, 200 mentors, and 1,000 entrepreneurs all over the globe. 500 Startups takes a unique approach to startup investment and growth that is deeply rooted in community, and reaches hundreds of thousands of startup founders and investors via online media, offline conferences, accelerator programs, worldwide tech conferences, and “Geeks on a Plane” tours.

SeedInvest is a leading equity crowdfunding platform that connects investors with high quality startups. SeedInvest provides investors with insider access to highly­ vetted startup investment opportunities and makes investing in startups as easy as buying a share of stock. Since launching in 2013, SeedInvest has attracted thousands of investors who are collectively looking to invest over $175 million in startups.


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