Dear Startup Investor,
We feel so strongly about this recommendation that we’re sending you a reminder, just in case you spent your last days in August on vacation or it slipped through the cracks.
You can click on this link to see the original recommendation (sent to your inbox on August 19).
MicroVentures (MV) has reassured us that you still have time to contact them to make an investment.
Your first step in making an investment is to click on this link.
MV will ask for your contact information. And they will ask you to check off a box signifying that you’re an accredited investor. Then you just follow their instructions.
Startup Investor members have had exclusive access up until now. MV’s fundraiser goes live to the entire population today. I expect MV will be getting hundreds of new investors eager to back them… and that their round won’t last long.
But, as I said, there’s still time. So, I urge you to contact MV today. It’s a great company and a great addition to our startup portfolio.
Please read the original recommendation below for all the reasons why this is so.
Invest early and well,
Andy Gordon
Original Recommendation from August 19, 2015
Today’s recommendation is no stranger to you or me.
It’s really good news. You have a chance to invest in MicroVentures’ (MV) Series B round of funding.
It’s an opportunity to participate in the upside of a fast-growing, well-established financial tech (fintech) company.
Fintech is one of the hottest areas in venture capital today. Global investment in the fintech sector tripled from the year before to $12.21 billion in 2014.
This crowdfunding pioneer is one of the most impressive startup investment portals we know.
It consistently attracts high-caliber deals.
Of course, some don’t pay off. These are startups, after all, where even the richest investors have as many losers as winners. (A big part of their profits come from a small part of their portfolios.)
But many do pay off.
Perhaps you’ve heard of these late-stage companies MV offered to its registered visitors…
Facebook. Twitter. Yelp. Spotify. Pinterest. Box.
Its early-stage offerings are just as impressive…
- Loom (bought out by Dropbox)
- Republic Project (acquired by Digital Generation)
- Space Monkey (bought by Vivint)
- LaunchRock (acquired by Fundable)
- And others whose valuations have increased, like Biomeme, Betable, Doorman, Structured Polymers and many more.
Now, some of you have already benefited from MV’s ability to access shares of top-caliber startups.
If you invested in the pre-IPO fund we did with MV, then you own a piece of Honest Company. It’s now worth $1.7 billion, up from $1 billion. You also own shares of Spotify. Its latest valuation: $8.5 billion, up from around $4 billion.
There are several others – just as successful. Their names remain confidential, so unfortunately I can’t reveal them to you right now.
MV is doing plenty of things right. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be attracting the growing number of investors signing up on their site. Take a look…
MV’s number of signed-up investors has more than doubled since its last raise in 2013. It now has nearly 30,000 investors.
The capital MV has raised for its startups has also more than doubled…
Its members have invested $80 million in listed startups. That’s 120 deals in all.
MV continues to attract an active investor base, despite competition from other startup portals (including SeedInvest and Wefunder, two other fast-growing portals we’ve recommended to our Startup Investor members).
What gives MV some separation from these two excellent startup portals (plus others) is its ability to access late-stage shares. These are from startups that many top-tier venture capital companies wish they had a piece of but don’t (because of lack of access).
MV will be doing even more of this as startups stay private longer.
It excels at buying shares on the secondary market. Most shares are owned by startup employees and executives. Some come directly from the companies themselves.
Of course, it helps that we’ve worked with the key executives of MV for more than a year. We know them quite well. And we’re impressed. They are very capable… run a tight ship… and have deep connections with the startup community.
Their strong ties with 500 Startups, Techstars, Venture51, DreamIt Ventures and Y Combinator are no accident.
The startup portal has been operating at more or less breakeven since their last raise in August 2013. They have over a million in the bank. They are certainly not one of those desperate startups running out of money.
MV is too well-run to have put themselves in that position. They’re a very capital-efficient business.
MV is raising $3 million at a $40 million pre-money valuation. The minimum investment is $15,000.
Normally, MV charges a 5% listing fee, 5% commission and a 10% carry – the percentage that MV takes from your return. In this case, however, there will be no fees or carry.
Your first step in making an investment is to click on this link. MV will ask for your contact information. And they will ask you to check off a box signifying that you’re an accredited investor.
Then wait.
In the next 24 hours, one of their brokers will call you to discuss the investment. If you have any questions, they’ll gladly answer them.
If you’re already registered with MV, then simply sign in and click on “View Details” on the MicroVentures box.
One thing we know at Startup Investor is that online funding of startups is here to stay. And growing fast.
That’s not about to change.
MV is a great way to hop on board that growth.
Invest early and well,
Andy Gordon
Startup Investor Portfolio
