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Introduction to direct investing
Let's get you geared up so that regular people, like you and me, can be their own venture capitalists! Direct investing offers different and promising opportunities than traditional publicly traded equities or bonds. It is a high-risk but also a high reward investment. This makes the interest in direct investing an all-time high.
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Breaking Barriers: Equity Crowdfunding and the Power of Women Founders
As a female-founded company, Pyrium is especially interested in equitable funding opportunities for all!
TechCrunch Feature: New California law would force firms to report diversity metrics
California is set to pass the country’s first legislation that aims to increase diversity in venture capital!
The Guardian Feature: California bill addresses race and gender in venture capital funding
California could become the first state to require venture capital firms to disclose the race and gender of the founders of the companies they fund!
The Importance of Investing in Social Entrepreneurs
Social change entrepreneurs are individuals who create and lead innovative organizations or businesses with the goal of addressing social, cultural, or environmental problems. Let's dive in!
10 Ways to Get Ready for Investing
So how do you get yourself ready to take advantage of investing opportunities? While you can’t predict the path of your direct investment journey, there are certainly ways to set yourself up for success.
How to Know When Your Company is Ready for Crowdfunding
When fundraising, several essential decisions can present themselves around how and from whom to raise capital. Those decisions generally fall into two buckets.
7 Questions to Ask Yourself When Investing in Startups
Investing in startups and other private companies is certainly not a get-rich-quick scheme, however, with informed decisions, it has the potential to build wealth and even generational wealth.
Investing As A Non-Accredited Investor
When people speak of individual or retail investors, they are often referring to non-accredited investors. Non-accredited investors are individuals who earn under $200,000 in one year and have a million or less in assets excluding their primary residence.
Equity Crowdfunding 2023: Looking Ahead
As 2023 starts to prove out the equity crowdfunding model at scale, we’ll start to see more later stage companies (e.g. Series B and C) raising from the crowd along side their traditional Reg D rounds. Why?
Why Pyrium needed to happen.
Pyrium is an inclusive investor community that aims to create a more accessible venture ecosystem by allowing both non-accredited and accredited investors to invest in private companies. They provide an investor literacy program and are committed to supporting entrepreneurs of all backgrounds, working towards a market that values inclusivity and innovation.
Equity Crowdfunding 2023: Looking Ahead
Equity crowdfunding continues to be an exciting and wild space to participate in. No doubt, it will issue in a new dynamic of financing and a new opportunity for communities to support their own entrepreneurs, not to mention the opportunity for more equitable access to capital for many overlooked founders.
How to Know When Your Company is Ready for Crowdfunding
Fundraising is a crucial aspect of business operations, involving decisions on what assets to sell (such as equity, debt, or cryptocurrencies) and who to raise capital from. These choices shape the financial strategy of a company and impact its growth and development.
Investing As A Non-Accredited Investor
Regulation Crowdfunding (RegCF) has created opportunities for non-accredited investors to invest in companies and has given companies the opportunity to raise capital outside traditional venture capital.
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Discord is where we gather to make the magic happen. Curious about an investment opportunity? Share it. Wondering how to read a Cap Table? Ask. Your fellow co-investors are here to help you learn, make informed decisions, and build investment portfolios worthy of early retirement.
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