Archive: First Stage Investor

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According to Tradefox, a trade analytics company with a focus on scrap metal and recyclables, waste materials are recyclables in the wrong place. The faster and more efficiently they get to the right place, the better it is for the health of the planet. In its latest fundraise on Wefunder, Tradefox (formerly known as Scrap Connection) has broadened its mission from protecting buyers of…
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Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Investment Research Manager Olivia Strobl. It’s always fun when I come across other companies that share KingsCrowd’s goal of making investing more accessible. Simplifying alternative asset investing — like real estate, startup,…
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New Pick: With Great Risk Comes Great Reward

By Vin Narayanan on February 16, 2023

We talk about risk all the time in investing. In the stock markets, companies can fail or not meet expectations. And if that happens, stock prices can go down or tank. In real estate, a property’s value could drop over time. Or it might not generate as much…
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New Pick: This Startup Is a One in 1,000 Anomaly

By Andy Gordon on February 9, 2023

Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Senior Investment Research Analyst Léa Bouhelier-Gautreau. I’m “lucky.” Cheating is in my blood. If anything gives me an advantage as an investor, I’m all in. I make no apologies — quite the opposite. The more unfair…
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When we first recommended Genius Juice in May 2021, we were impressed by the company’s 100% organic coconut smoothies. They’re protein-rich, filling, nutritious, and tasty. Even better, Genius Juice smoothies contain “no dumb stuff” — as in, no added sugars, stabilizers, or other…
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I’ve been tracking this month’s crypto recommendation for almost two years. I watched its roller-coaster ride to a more than $12 billion market capitalization and its sharp decline to a $2 billion market cap today. And I kept wondering when it would be the right time to invest.
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We first recommended TÖST in 2021. The company sells non-alcoholic sparkling beverages made with simple ingredients and low sugar.  We recently caught up with CEO Brooks Addington to see how things have been going over the last year and a half. …
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Editor’s Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Senior Investment Research Analyst Léa Bouhelier-Gautreau. My young colleague Léa Bouhelier-Gautreau is almost as well-traveled as I am (pretty remarkable since she’s about one-eighth my age). We love to…
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Editor’s Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Investment Research Manager Francis Vu. Asaak — the company I’m introducing to you today —  immediately intrigued me. As a Uganda-based fintech company, it’s very different from other startups I’ve shared…
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New Pick: Unifying a Divided Smart Home Market

By Andy Gordon on January 12, 2023

Note: This report was co-authored by KingsCrowd Investment Research Manager Francis Vu. I was wrong about the Internet of Things (IoT). I began touting the coming revolution in smart devices about eight years ago. I said it…
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Some big news hit the crowdfunding world in late 2022: StartEngine announced its plans to acquire fellow crowdfunding platform SeedInvest. Circle, which acquired SeedInvest back in 2019, entered into an agreement to divest SeedInvest to StartEngine. StartEngine announced the news on…
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SampleServe Is on the Brink of Major Growth

By Teddy Lyons on January 5, 2023

We recommended SampleServe back in 2020. SampleServe is a Michigan-based provider of environmental project and data management solutions. The company offers environmental sampling tools that allow gas stations and oil companies to monitor and manage underground contaminants as required by law. …
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Crypto in 2022: The Good, the Bad and the Weird

By Early Investing on December 29, 2022

It’s been a crazy year for the crypto market. We saw high-profile scandals, bankruptcies, hacks and a lot of reduced crypto prices.  We also saw the Ethereum Merge go off without a hitch. We saw the Ukrainian government…
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Note: This recommendation was co-authored by KingsCrowd Investment Research Analyst Teddy Lyons. I prefer to stay as far away from hospitals as possible.  Don’t get me wrong. I appreciate hospitals. But I also know that hospitals are…
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New Pick: A Storm-Proof Decentralized Exchange Crypto

By Vin Narayanan on December 22, 2022

There are many things we can learn from the FTX debacle. First, and most importantly, FTX’s core problems had little to do with crypto. Fraud, mismanagement, hubris and lack of board oversight — among other things — created an unnecessary crypto crisis where…
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World Tree Steps Up Its Game

By Andy Gordon on December 19, 2022

World Tree is raising again — this time on StartEngine. This raise gives old and new investors alike a chance to grab a revenue share of the 2032 Empress Splendor harvest.  Raising every year is baked into World Tree’s…