Talia Goldberg

Partner @ Bessemer Ventures

"My favorite co-investor is the community. Startups that align incentives with customers, fans, and stakeholders have an inherent advantage."

Justin Kan

General Partner @ Goat Capital

"Treat your community like investors. Every community-driven startup should share ownership with their most valuable members."

Andrew Chen

General Partner @ Andreessen Horowitz

"If users love a product so much that they invest in it, I consider it a positive signal. I support founders who offer ownership to their community."

Gautam Gupta

General Partner @ TCV

"Turning users into owners is the ultimate way to create alignment. We look forward to investing alongside users in the next generation of world-changing brands."

Gale Wilkinson

Managing Partner @ Vitalize Venture Capital

"The next generation of founders will raise community rounds to access a broader & more diverse set of investors who can add value alongside traditional VCs."

Natty Zola

Partner @ NattyZ

"Startups that invite their communities to invest have a bigger support network and more people can win together. Its not only a competitive advantage, it's also more fun!"

Alexis Ohanian

Founder @ Seven Seven Six

"This is going to become the new normal for a majority of great startups."

Vivian Cheng

Principle @ CRV

"Community and customer love is paramount in a world of increasing customer acquisition costs. Wefunder aligns the interest of all stakeholders—every company should be doing this."

Max Altman

Managing Partner @ Apollo Projects

"The best startups make a product that users love so much they want to own part of the company themselves. This style of fundraising is going to become the norm for lots of amazing companies."