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Elliot Schneier

Elliot Schneier is the Chief Operating Officer and founding partner at Startups.co, the worlds largest startup launch platform. He has a long history of successful entrepreneurial endeavors that include venture capital and angel investor backed companies. Over 15 years, Schneier has developed extensive experience in the Web Startup and Real Estate sectors. He has held leadership positions in alternative finance, institutional funding, consumer facing web and international manufacturing. His businesses have been backed by a list of all-star investors including Mike Jones (President of Myspace), Kamran Pourzanjani (Founder of Pricegrabber.com), Mark Suster (GRP Partners), Mark Goines (Morganthaler), Founders Fund, and Bessemer Venture Partners.

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Elliot Schneier answered

Is there a US fundraising equity platform similar to Seedrs - specifically that would help coordinate a pre-revenue F&F raise of approx. $50k?

I'd love to chime in and try to provide some additional insights to the question.

Investors that have signed up to use Fundable do typically look for deals at a later stage. While there are always exceptions, most early stage investors (within our network) are looking for some early notable traction to help inform their "bet". Generally founders that choose to post on our site have a well supported 1M valuation or higher. By no means do we suggest an arbitrary increase in valuation to accommodate our investor network, but at the same time we'd prefer to be incredibly transparent with potential users. As a startup ourselves, we are very sensitive an entrepreneurs limited resources, and never want to take someone down the wrong path. Our network has shown proclivity in investing in rounds from 250K up to 5M at valuations starting at 1M.

However, Fundable does have an incredible consulting team that can help build out a very compelling funding profile. Our writer and designers have helped thousands of entrepreneurs successfully tell their story. If it's simply help with the design and copy of your online pitch, we are more than capable. We can go as far as helping you craft emails to send out to your friends and family network as well.

Feel free to connect with me directly with additional questions. I'm going to have the person you chatted with at Fundable email you my contact information.

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Elliot's advice was a total game changer for us. Thank you and this is just another reason why the whole Startups.co platform is such an must-have resource for any serious founder. Thanks again Elliot!

Paul Yevzikov Source: Clarity

Elliot was great! Very resourceful. He put me on the correct path for my startup. Will be scheduling a second call.

Matt Hoffman Source: Clarity

Elliot was beyond helpful, very professional and very articulate. He helped me with solutions I had not even considered. Elliot has an intangible asset that is his charisma, energy and positivity that wear off on you and get you excited to tackle the issues a head of you. The call was well worth the money.

Layne dreven Source: Clarity

Elliot was a huge help in preparing my fundraise. He was incredibly knowledgable in the startup arena and offered insight into investor attitudes and expectations. He provided a clear formula for pitching my opportunity to investors and helped me determine some action items to develop traction as I head into my fundraise. I'm confident that I will be utilizing Elliot's expertise in the future.

Patrick Gorman Source: Clarity

Elliot was an extremely valuable resource for my startup. He pointed out that I needed to further validated my company prior to raising capital. He mentioned that I needed more "social proof" before going in for an equity round. Elliot's expertise has saved me valuable time and money in the long run to what could have been an unsuccessful raise. Thank you Elliot!

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