You Are a Valuable Part of New Business Creation & We Need You

Summary:

• Find well-prepared seed stage investment opportunities.
• 15 minutes to set up your ActSeed membership.
• No fees.
• Spam controlled.
• Register here.
• No reason not to. You are a valuable part of new business creation and this community needs you.

People, plan, execution and intensity. Good ideas and large addressable markets alone don’t get funded. Those of us with capital don’t invest or lend or grant until we know if the idea has the right combination of talent and preparation. ActSeed helps you quickly sift through deal flow in an efficient, methodical manner and even track entire industry segments of emerging business activity.

What types of “capital providers” should join ActSeed?

• Angels, angel groups, accredited investors
• Non-accredited investors, too
• Seed stage VC firms
• Later stage VCs tracking early stage deal activity
• Small business / commercial lending banks
• Venture leasing firms
• Corporate investment / M&A departments looking for early stage strategic investments or acquisitions

What kind of seed-stage company does ActSeed recruit?

• All industries (not just high-tech/biotech)
• Focusing on US companies, but we’re beneficial and available to startups worldwide
• Growth stages segmented as follows:

1. Conception (“I have an idea.”)
2. Development (“We’re getting ready for market.”)
3. Birth (“We’re entering the market.”)
4. Infancy (“We’re focused on achieving profitability.”)
5. Growth (“We’re profitable and focused on market share.”)

Do I have to be actively seeking investment opportunities?

No. Even if you are currently “on the sidelines”, being part of ActSeed now gives you a chance to monitor entrepreneurial activity and trending. With one quick edit to profile Question #9 (“looking to invest within…”), you can change your investment appetite from “Beyond 90 days” to “Immediately”.

Do I have to pay anything?

No. Beyond connecting needs and resources, we stay completely out of deals. No cash or equity or other form of success fee.  Investor Group membership is free.  Entrepreneurs pay a small monthly fee for access to the tools and resources we have developed to help them prepare their company for investment, market entry and sustainable corporate discipline – enough we believe to build and maintain this community without need for subsidy.

As an investor, I see lots of inbound, unsolicited deal flow that doesn’t intersect with my investment priorities or needs some preparatory work before they are ready to pursue funding. Can I refer these entrepreneurs to you?

Absolutely. Going through ActSeed’s “Preparatory Framework” will help them identify gaps and articulate value. You can keep an eye on them and their ActSeed scores; maybe they become a viable investment in the future. As you know, entrepreneurs appreciate when a “pass” or “no” is followed by a constructive referral, and ActSeed’s mission is to prep more deals to be “funding-worthy”.

How does ActSeed prevent me from getting spammed with unsolicited communication from those who might attempt to misuse the system?

ActSeed is designed to keep your investor identity completely anonymous. Your Investor profile only outlines your investor preferences (industry, typical funding amount, company stage, etc.) and what kind of investor you are (angel, accredited, VC, etc.) unless you decide to share specifics.

Entrepreneurs search for you based upon general profile criteria and can send you messages only within ActSeed (you can choose to have a copy pushed to your email if you want). If you like the profile of a given company, you can ask the entrepreneur to share more info. You are in complete control of whether you share your actual information (name, email, phone, etc).  ActSeed doesn’t allow users to randomly browse other users, thereby mitigating screen-scraping your info and sending you an unsolicited message.  There is no mass-messaging.  Search results are limited (results per screen and total returned) to prevent generic searching and encourage users to adhere to the intent of ActSeed: for members to find “the few who matter”, not “the masses who may matter one day.”

To terminate contact with any user, simply use the “Block User” link next to the user’s profile image and they won’t be able to see your profile or send you further messages. If you believe a user is overly abusive of ActSeed’s community, please report the user to us using our “Report Abuse” link that’s available at the bottom of every screen.

Our goal is to offer to Investors discretion without compromising accessibility, and hopefully our FAQ answer here gives you comfort that we will meet this goal.

Specifically how does ActSeed help me find deals?

A search screen with advanced search features as further described below.

What search parameters are included in your search tool?

• Location (mileage radius from your location zip, by state, nationally and internationally)
• Business stages
• Specialty designations (green, minority owned, woman owned, veteran owned, etc.)
• Industry sectors (25 choices)
• Amount of funding sought
• ActSeed Entrepreneur Scores
• Other parameters like “business plan complete”, “financial plan complete”, etc.)

Can I save my search parameters so I don’t have to create the search every time?

Yes. You can create up to five saved searches.

Can I get results pushed to my email inbox?

Yes. Daily or weekly.

Is ActSeed easy to use? How much time to set up?

1. Register and add basic info: <3 minutes.
2. Join the Investor Group: 20 seconds
3. Set up your investor profile: <4 minutes.
4. Set up your search preferences; name and save them: <10 minutes.
5. Review the profile of an interesting company and send an inquiry: 30 seconds

 If you like visuals, the screen shot below shows the four key areas to use as an Investor:

1. Home: Click here from any screen to return to your “Main Dashboard”
2. Join: Click here to join the Investor group
3. Edit Profile: Click here to find the brown Investor Profile tab where you can set up your profile
4. Search: Click here to access all of the search functionality

What if I need help getting my account set up or have questions?

Email us: GroupAdmin.Investor@ActSeed.com. If you want us to call you back, include your phone number. We’re glad to help optimize your ActSeed experience. Your capital is vital to new business creation and future generations of successful companies. Hopefully ActSeed can help cultivate the most promising ideas and bring them to your attention as a well-prepared funding opportunity.

Ready?

REGISTER HERE

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