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Wefunder

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Conditional free route other

Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-26. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.

What the free route requires

  • Creating a raise is free for founders, but this is regulated equity crowdfunding — the 'listing' is a live securities offering requiring SEC Form C filing, not a directory entry
  • Only appropriate if the product is actually raising investment; the batch's 'signup' route is for investors — founders go to wefunder.com/raise
  • Only US-registered entities (C-Corp, LLC, Public Benefit Corp); ~half of Reg CF proceeds must be spent in the US

Requirements

  • US legal entity (Delaware C-Corp typical) with EIN; foreign founders must notarize a Form C Power of Attorney
  • Restricted industries excluded (cannabis, adult, gambling, pawn brokers, others per banking partners)
  • Accurate campaign sections (Part 1–3) that generate the Form C filed with the SEC — errors delay launch
  • Wefunder recommends launching only when investors are already willing to invest; 'Warmup' mode exists to build followers first

Prepare before opening the form

  • US entity details: legal name, EIN, formation docs
  • Investment terms, fundraise goal, pitch deck
  • Decide Community Round (Reg CF, anyone can invest, $5M/yr cap) vs Private Round (Reg D, accredited investors only, no public solicitation by default)
  • Founder identity verification documents; for foreign founders a notarized POA

Workflow

  1. Go to wefunder.com/raise and sign up the company (use a browser — site 403s automated fetches)
  2. Fill campaign sections Parts 1–3 — this data generates the SEC Form C
  3. Wefunder team reviews the submission and contacts you for next steps
  4. Optionally run a Warmup campaign to collect followers before going live
  5. Push live; a Community Round page becomes publicly visible at wefunder.com/<company>

Watch for

  • This is a securities offering — every statement on the page is a regulated disclosure; no marketing hyperbole
  • A live Reg CF page is public and indexable, but it exists to take investments — don't launch one just for exposure
  • Reg D 506(b) private rounds cannot be publicly advertised at all
  • Batch signup URL (wefunder.com/users/sign_up) is the investor account flow, not the founder raise flow

What counts as live

A public raise page exists at wefunder.com/<company> accepting investments (Community Round) — or for Warmup, a follower page is live

Not verified

  • Review turnaround before a raise can go live
  • Whether profile pages for non-raising companies can exist publicly
  • Current fee split for Reg CF community rounds (only Private Round pricing was verified)

Sources

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