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Oooh, some are pretty cool. Here's a silly question: I'm just some random dude with zero experience or history of investing. When and how might I be able to inv
by pen2l 11y ago
Oooh, some are pretty cool. Here's a silly question: I'm just some random dude with zero experience or history of investing. When and how might I be able to invest in any of the startups listed in this page?
- myroon5 11y agoYou may need to be an accredited investor, in which case you either need at least a million in assets or an income of more than 200k. I believe this restriction is in the process of being removed eventually though.
- ericd 11y agoA small clarification, that's a million in assets not including your primary residence. Something about that being a reasonable proxy for the sophistication to understand the risks involved and the business (or maybe just wealthy enough to hire a reasonable lawyer to review the docs?)
- tlrobinson 11y agoThe short answer is you'll need lots of money (typically minimum investment per company of $25K), and/or connections + be able to add value in other ways (as an advisor, etc). Alternatively, you may be able to find some of these companies on AngelList Syndicates, FundersClub, etc, though I think you'll still need to be an accredited investor.
- giarc 11y agoThe rules have changed in Canada. There's a crowd sourced equity fundraiser called SeedUps.ca (I have no affiliation). You can read about the changes in Canadian laws here (http://www.crowdcapital.ca/2015/11/14/new-capital-raising-rules-for-canadians/ http://www.crowdcapital.ca/2015/11/14/new-capital-raising-ru...).
- sbierwagen 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accredited_investor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accredited_investor