Case Studies
Founders from Seed to Series B open up about how and why they let their customers, fans, and community invest.
September 12, 2023
A New Economic Engine for Culture
How Substack raised $7,809,219 and welcomed 6,688 writers and readers to become part of the company
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February 26, 2022
Breaking a Wefunder Record
How Mercury raised $5M in 90 minutes from customers and fans
July 26, 2022
Sharing the Upside
How Replit invited users on its journey to bring the next billion software creators online
October 12, 2024
Democratizing Real Estate
How Arrived oversubscribed their round by 20x, and welcomed 3,018 new owners from their community
March 1, 2023
Fighting Cancer in Dogs
How LEAH Labs raised $865K from pet lovers and closed $2.1 in seed funding as a result
February 15, 2024
Reviving the Historic Heart of Appalachia
How Harlan County Beer Co raised $240K from 356 investors to open a community-funded brewery
January 8, 2024
A Customer-Funded Kombucha Brand
How Elixir Kombucha raised $527,250 from 131 kombucha lovers, including Render Capital’s $100K Match
December 10, 2023
Funded by Believers
How Yornest raised a $103,150 community round to find product-market fit
August 8, 2023
No Stone Unturned
How Wefunder Studio helped RAD AI go from $2M to $4.35M from 3,990 investors
August 1, 2023
A Cannabis Brand with a Story to Tell
How Cornbread Hemp raised $725,000 from customers and multiplied revenue by 3x–10x every year since 2019
May 11, 2023
Europe’s Fastest-Growing Camera Sharing Community
How Wedio raised €156K and became the first company to close a Community Round in the EU
February 10, 2023
A Fan-Owned Soccer Team
How MNWOSO raised $1M from 3000+ fans to build the 1st community-owned women’s soccer team
January 26, 2023
Sharing Korean Alcohol with the World
How Sool raised $124,000 in 4 hours from excited supporters
January 20, 2023
By and For the Black Community
How CurlMix raised $4.5M from 6,948 investors and secured the upside for its earliest supporters
December 21, 2022
This Restaurant is Yours, Too
How Cassava raised $403,912 from 207 customers to open in a grand new location
November 21, 2022
Making News Readers Smarter
How Ad Fontes Media raised $600K from 900 community members to rate the news for reliability and bias
July 1, 2022
Letting Teachers and Parents Invest
How Synthesis filled up its $3M Community Round with a single email
March 15, 2022
Raising Bridge Rounds from the Community
How Immersed raised $9M in 2 weeks from supporters—and attracted VC funding as a result
February 23, 2022
Advancing Financial Security for All
How Doorvest raised $205,308 in 3 months from its customers and the crowd
April 5, 2022
Turning Passionate Customers into Investors
How Levels raised $5M from its members with a single email
April 5, 2022
A Community-Led VC Fund
How Calm Company Fund raised $1.3M to share the VC upside with unaccredited investors
August 8, 2022
A Decade of Community Rounds
How Wefunder has raised $20 million from its customers since 2012