Advisor
Sherwood (Woodie) Neiss
Co-authored framework for Investment Crowdfunding. Invited to White House by President Obama. Wrote crowdfunding book. Created crowdfunding data aggregator.
Co-authored framework for Investment Crowdfunding. Invited to White House by President Obama. Wrote crowdfunding book. Created crowdfunding data aggregator.
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Crowdfund Capital Advisors
Principal
Crowdfund Capital Advisors is a consulting and advisory firm specializing in crowdfunding. The co-founders of CCA are Silicon Valley-trained entrepreneurs that started, funded,... more scaled and exited INC500 companies.
Using this experience they:
- Wrote the framework for Investment Crowdfunding
- Lobbied and testified five times in front of Congress
- Were invited to the White House for the JOBS Act bill signing ceremony
- Organized and launched the Investment crowdfunding Industry
- Wrote the best selling "How to Guide" for Investment Crowdfunding and
- Created the Industry's first data aggregator (CCLEAR) which allows CCA to track crowdfunding success
They are also active Investors In the Industry and Ecosystem.
Within Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA), Sherwood works with clients ranging from governments and banks that are looking for ways to boost economic development in their countries to investment firms looking for access to increased deal flow that crowdfunding creates. He co-authored "How Crowdfund Investing Helps Solve Three Pressing Socioeconomic Challenges," which has been read by over 80 countries interested in understanding how crowdfund investing can yield financial and socio-economic returns, such as employment, wages and taxes, reduced government intervention and independence. Sherwood serves as an advisor to several crowdfunding platforms and crowdfunding technologies giving him a unique understanding and view of the industry and market.
Sherwood co-authored the World Bank Reports Crowdfunding’s Potential for the Developing World and Crowdfunding’s Potential for the Caribbean, as well as Crowdfund Investing for Dummies through Wiley & Son’s. A chapter was dedicated to him in the book Leaders of the Crowd by Adam Gower. As an industry leader Sherwood contributes to several publications including VentureBeat and TechCrunch.
An avid public speaker, Sherwood speaks at universities and seminars around the world discussing crowdfund investing, what it takes to be an entrepreneur and how to build winning companies. He also does a large amount of work presenting to government bodies, speaking in front of the U.S. Congress, leading SEC and FINRA meetings, as well as addressing foreign governments—testifying about how they can bring economic benefits to their citizenry through implementing the Crowdfund Investment Framework.
Using this experience they:
- Wrote the framework for Investment Crowdfunding
- Lobbied and testified five times in front of Congress
- Were invited to the White House for the JOBS Act bill signing ceremony
- Organized and launched the Investment crowdfunding Industry
- Wrote the best selling "How to Guide" for Investment Crowdfunding and
- Created the Industry's first data aggregator (CCLEAR) which allows CCA to track crowdfunding success
They are also active Investors In the Industry and Ecosystem.
Within Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA), Sherwood works with clients ranging from governments and banks that are looking for ways to boost economic development in their countries to investment firms looking for access to increased deal flow that crowdfunding creates. He co-authored "How Crowdfund Investing Helps Solve Three Pressing Socioeconomic Challenges," which has been read by over 80 countries interested in understanding how crowdfund investing can yield financial and socio-economic returns, such as employment, wages and taxes, reduced government intervention and independence. Sherwood serves as an advisor to several crowdfunding platforms and crowdfunding technologies giving him a unique understanding and view of the industry and market.
Sherwood co-authored the World Bank Reports Crowdfunding’s Potential for the Developing World and Crowdfunding’s Potential for the Caribbean, as well as Crowdfund Investing for Dummies through Wiley & Son’s. A chapter was dedicated to him in the book Leaders of the Crowd by Adam Gower. As an industry leader Sherwood contributes to several publications including VentureBeat and TechCrunch.
An avid public speaker, Sherwood speaks at universities and seminars around the world discussing crowdfund investing, what it takes to be an entrepreneur and how to build winning companies. He also does a large amount of work presenting to government bodies, speaking in front of the U.S. Congress, leading SEC and FINRA meetings, as well as addressing foreign governments—testifying about how they can bring economic benefits to their citizenry through implementing the Crowdfund Investment Framework.
Crowd Capital Ventures
Partner
Private fund investing in crowdfunding technologies/crowdfunding ecosystem. Capital fully deployed.
Founder
Employee
Advisor
Projects
The how to guide to crowdfund debt and equity capital
Author · co-author
Introduction 1 Part I: Tapping the Potential of Crowdfund Investing 7 Chapter 1: The Crowd's in Your Corner: Funding or… · More Investing in a Business 9 Chapter 2: Tracing the Origins of Crowdfund Investing 23 Chapter 3: Raising Capital for Your Startup or Small Business with Crowdfund Investing 41 Chapter 4:
Introduction 1 Part I: Tapping the Potential of Crowdfund Investing 7 Chapter 1: The Crowd's in Your Corner: Funding or… · More Investing in a Business 9 Chapter 2: Tracing the Origins of Crowdfund Investing 23 Chapter 3: Raising Capital for Your Startup or Small Business with Crowdfund Investing 41 Chapter 4:
Author · This report was commissioned by the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, as part… · More of an effort to promote the sustainable evolution of a financial ecosystem surrounding Chilean MSMEs. The report provides a detailed assessment of the challenges and opportunities of the emerging crowdfunding market in Chile. In addition, it evaluates the potential for crowdfunding to channel funding from this novel source to innovative local businesses and entrepreneurs. Based on this assessment, the report formulated recommendations aimed at supporting the sustainable development of a crowdfunding ecosystem in Chile.
The World Bank, in partnership Crowdfund Capital Advisors and infoDev’s Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC), is implementing the Crowdfund Investing… · More Pilot, a project designed to coach and train Kenyan clean-technology startups on crowdfunding and online fundraising campaigns.
The report commissioned by infoDev studies the promise and the risks of crowdfunding as a tool to finance innovation and growth in developing countries. It… · More also provides an in-depth case study of crowdfunding’s potential in funding clean energy and climate technologies.
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Top people in Crowdfunding by Forbes, E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year, YEO Entrepreneur of the Year, Cover story in INC Magazine, Feature story in Entrepreneur Magazine. Invited to attend the White House for the JOBS Act Bill signing ceremony.
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