EquityNet
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Crowdfunding |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Salt Lake City, UT , |
Key people | Judd Hollas, Founder |
| Website | www.EquityNet.com |
EquityNet is a crowdfunding platform that helps privately held companies raise capital from accredited investors. Founded in 2005, the company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.[1]
Model
[edit]EquityNet has operated one of the largest business crowdfunding platforms since 2005. The multi-patented EquityNet platform is used by thousands of individual entrepreneurs and investors, incubators, government entities, and other members of the entrepreneurial community to plan, analyze, and capitalize privately held businesses. EquityNet provides access to thousands of investors and has helped entrepreneurs across North America raise more than $500 million in equity, debt, and royalty-based capital.[2][3] The company is not a registered broker-dealer and thus is not involved in the transfer of funds.[4] Upon the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionâs decision to lift the ban on general solicitation on September 23, 2013,[5] EquityNet allowed businesses on its platform to use the new SEC rule and publicly advertise their need for funding.[6]
As of 2020, EquityNet is majority owned by C9 Capital, a private equity firm based in Cedar Rapids, IA, and was primarily based out of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Intellectual Property
[edit]EquityNet owns a portfolio of five granted patents that describe and claim various crowdfunding technologies, all of which are based on its priority patent application in 2005 before the word âcrowdfundingâ was first used. EquityNetâs patents include U.S. Patent 7,698,188 titled âElectronic Enterprise Capital Marketplace and Monitoring Apparatus and Methodâ;[7] U.S. Patent 7,908,194 titled âElectronic Enterprise Analysis Apparatusâ;[8] U.S. Patent 8,484,110 titled âElectronic Enterprise Monitoring Apparatusâ;[9] U.S. Patent 8,793,170 titled âElectronic Enterprise Capital Marketplace Apparatus and Methodâ;[10] and U.S. Patent 8,793,171 titled âElectronic System for Analyzing the Risk of an Enterprise.â[11] EquityNetâs five patents describe a range of inventions within the private business domain for crowdfunding marketplaces, enterprise analysis, enterprise risk quantification, and enterprise monitoring.[citation needed]
Awards and Recognitions
[edit]In April 2012, Forbes Magazine named EquityNet as one of "10 Companies Poised to Profit from the JOBS Act."[12] In August 2012, Worth Magazine named EquityNet as one of its Top 10 Crowdfunding Sites.[13] In January 2013, Crowdfunding Website Reviews included EquityNet in its "5 Equity Crowdfunding Sites to Watch in 2013."[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact Us". EquityNet. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
- ^ "Financing Resources". Missouri University of Science & Technology.
- ^ Thorpe, Devin (2014-12-03). "Equity Crowdfunding Site Embraces Real Estate". Forbes.com.
- ^ "Crowdfunding Technology". EquityNet.
- ^ "SEC Approves JOBS Act Requirement to Lift General Solicitation Ban". U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.
- ^ Spinrad, Paul (24 September 2013). "Online Platforms Give the First Public Look at Private Equity". PBS.
- ^ "Electronic enterprise capital marketplace and monitoring apparatus and method".
- ^ "Electronic Enterprise Analysis Apparatus".
- ^ "Electronic Enterprise Monitoring Apparatus".
- ^ "Electronic Enterprise Capital Marketplace Apparatus and Method".
- ^ "Electronic System for Analyzing the Risk of an Enterprise".
- ^ "10 Companies Poised to Profit from the JOBS Act". Forbes Magazine. 2013. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013.
- ^ "The Top 10 Crowdfunding Sites". Worth Magazine. August 2012.
- ^ "5 Crowdfunding Sites to Watch in 2013". Crowdfunding Website Reviews. 20 December 2012.
