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By now most of us have heard of Kickstarter type crowdfunding where companies collect money from many people online in exchange for a future product or for rewards. By contrast Equity Crowdfunding collects money from many people online, but in this case the people get shares of ownership in the company. Equity crowdfunding is still relatively new In 2016, the Crowdfunding law went into effect allowing every American to invest small amounts in private companies

While this club’s main focus is small public offerings and equity Crowdfunding, there’s of course more than one way small investors can own a piece of the Vegan economy, and we’ll be sharing some of these with you today! We’ll outline some of the ways to own shares in your favorite Vegan businesses, and touch on pros and cons of each.   1. Start your own company. While this is not traditional ‘investing’, it shares

Earlier this year I invested in Vegan Fine Foods through their Equity Crowdfunding campaign on the Wefunder Portal I know some of us have decided to invest in Vegan companies for ethical reasons, to help push Vegan businesses forward so that they can overtake their non-Vegan competitors. It’s my dream to one day walk down the street and walk into any restaurant knowing that they will be 100% Vegan. At the same time, when I

 This past February I invested $395 in the UK Vegan startup, allplants, Ltd, posted on the Seedrs Portal. Some of my U.S. friends tried to invest as well, but this offering was not open to Americans. It was my first time contributing to an equity Crowdfund campaign or investing in a Vegan company! I’d never actually tasted their meals (and I still haven’t!), but their vision resonated with me, and their success as a young startup