Onevest
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| Type of business | Private |
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Type of site | Equity Crowdfunding |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Area served | Worldwide |
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| Industry | Financial Services |
| Employees | 15+ (2014) [1] |
| URL | onevest.com |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | November 22, 2011 |
| Current status | Active |
Onevest is an investment crowdfunding site for startups where entrepreneurs are able to raise capital from accredited investors. As of July 2014, startups launching on Onevest had collectively raised over $66 million.[3][4]
Additionally, Onevest provides a service for co-founder matchmaking via its sister site CoFoundersLab.com, where entrepreneurs are able to find their co-founder prior to launching their startup.[5] Currently CoFoundersLab is one of the largest matchmaking service for entrepreneurs with over 80,000 entrepreneurs registered. One of the most success stories was Revolv, which was acquired by Google.[6]
History
On July 16, 2014, Rock The Post announced the acquisition of CoFoundersLab, an online and in person matchmaking network that claims to build startup teams scientifically, creating a platform with 35,000 startup founders and 15,000 investors registered. As a result RockThePost rebranded and Onevest was born.[4]
On April 23, 2013, Onevest announced the addition of Barbara Corcoran to its Board of Directors. Barbara is one of the “Sharks” starring in the ABC TV show Shark Tank, where she has personally invested in over 20 startups. SCorcoran is a contributor to the NBC’s Today Show, and hosted “The Millionaire Broker with Barbara Corcoran” on CNBC.[4]
In August 2015, Onevest completed self–crowdfunding on its own platform after raising a Series A round of financing of over $2M. On such round over 60 entities participated with tickets ranging from $5,000 to $600,000.[7]
On July 27, 2016, Onevest announced it was acquiring its major direct competitor, FounderDating, in order to merge that platform with its very own CoFoundersLab. According to the announcement the result of the acquisition would increase the number of registered entrepreneurs to over 300,000 on the platform and now providing services to entrepreneurs that would range from idea to funding and beyond.[8][9]
News coverage
The site was cited by Forbes in 2012 as “one of the best crowdfunding sites for entrepreneurs”,[10] and Time called it one of the best crowdfunding sites, in 2012.[11]
It was cited by Business Insider as one of the top 10 startups to watch in NYC in 2012.[12] and
The site was cited by Inc. Magazine in 2014 as one of the "50 best websites for entrepreneurs”.[13]
See also
- Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
- Crowdsourcing
- Crowdfunding
- Comparison of crowd funding services
- Alejandro Cremades
References
- ^ "Onevest – CrunchBase Profile". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ^ "Onevest.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
- ^ Holmes, David. "Onevest revamps its crowdfunding platform. But can it compete in a crowded space?". PandoDaily.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "Combination Creates A Leader In Crowdfunding Market". Retrieved July 16, 2014. Cite error: The named reference "Upstart Business Journal" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Find a Cofounder, Fund your Startup". Smallbizz. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ "This company brings investing in tech startups to the masses=2015-08-11".
- ^ "Crowdfunding platform OneVest goes meta, scores $2.1M Series A from its own platform=2015-08-11".
- ^ "CoFoundersLab gobbles up FounderDating because 1+1=3". Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "Entrepreneur Networking Site FounderDating Just Got Acquired By Its Top Competitor". Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ "The 10 Best Digital Tools for Entrepreneurs in 2012". Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- ^ "How to Pick the Right Crowdfunding Site". Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ "The Hottest 10 Startups To Watch In NYC This Year". Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- ^ "50 Best Websites for Entrepreneurs". Retrieved 2014-10-14.