New Impact Offerings, Revolutionizing Investment Crowdfunding, Celebrate Juneteenth with an Investment, Moving from Wall Street to Main Street, and From Breadfruit to Vodka
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Cxffeeblack Featured Among New Impact Offerings - June 17, 2024
Each week, Superpowers for Good shares a list of new impact-related offerings added to FINRA-Registered crowdfunding portals and by broker-dealers. We’ll share four separate lists:
Impact offerings as determined by KingsCrowd reviews.
Offerings with minority founders.
Deals with women founders.
Those with LGBTQ founders.
Revolutionizing Investment Crowdfunding: Ralf Mandt's Vision for Interactive Investment
tl;dr:
1. Ralf Mandt is developing an innovative platform, NextPitch.tv, which aims to integrate the excitement of shows like Shark Tank with the interactive nature of equity crowdfunding, allowing viewers to invest directly in startup campaigns they find compelling.
2. Ralf's experience spans over 12 startups, highlighting his passion for entrepreneurship and his keen interest in digital solutions to scale businesses, such as transitioning from traditional inventory-heavy businesses to tech-driven models.
3. Despite early setbacks, including a cannabis-related crowdfunding campaign that was halted, Ralf's persistence in the equity crowdfunding space underscores his belief in its potential to democratize investment opportunities for startups beyond the traditional venture capital route.
4. NextPitch.tv seeks to showcase innovative equity crowdfunding campaigns in a user-friendly format where audiences can build custom portfolios and contribute to their favorites, focusing on the innovation of campaigns rather than the platforms that host them.
5. With the growth of equity crowdfunding showing significant potential, Ralf is actively seeking support through a "Test the Waters" campaign on Wefunder, aiming to aggregate sufficient interest to launch a full-scale Reg CF campaign and further solidify NextPitch.tv's place in the industry.
Celebrate Juneteenth with an Investment in a Black Founder
Juneteenth
It wasn’t all that long ago that Juneteenth first hit my white-dude-living-in-Utah radar—admittedly late. So, I’m in no position to judge if you’re still learning with me about the day we celebrate the end of chattel slavery in the United States.
Of course, ending slavery no more made things right with Black Americans than freeing an innocent person from prison after 30 years makes things right. The implications are intergenerational.
Systemic racism was overt even within the Federal Government for 100 years following the end of slavery. The GI Bill, providing generous benefits to America’s World War II veterans, explicitly excluded Blacks. The Federal Government created redlining, formally discouraging bank lending in neighborhoods with significant Black populations—a practice that didn’t end until 1968.
Most of the institutional racism that persists in America is subtler, but it isn’t gone. Getting a home financed in a predominantly Black neighborhood remains more difficult despite redlining being illegal. Only 1 percent of venture capital goes to Black founders.
Overcoming Common Challenges When Moving from Wall Street to Main Street
Today, at 1:00 Eastern, Angela Barbash will be our SuperCrowdHour webinar expert. She is a financial planner who helps people move their financial assets from traditional places to local investments. Today, she’ll tackle “Overcoming Challenges When Moving from Wall Street to Main Street.”
You can watch the webinar right here in the YouTube video player above or join us in Zoom. We track attendance in Zoom and reward those who attend ten times with a $100 reimbursement for a crowdfund investment. Those participating via Zoom can also ask Angela questions! Join us there to claim your reward.
From Breadfruit to Vodka: Chef Todd Manley’s Mission to Change the World
tl;dr:
1. Introduction to Chef Todd Manley and Breadfruit Vodka: Chef Todd Manley, involved with Mutiny Island Vodka, introduces the project, which aims to create dramatic social and environmental impacts by using an underutilized fruit called breadfruit to make island vodka.
2. Discovery and Development of Breadfruit Vodka: Chef Todd shares how he came across breadfruit, initially considering it for his restaurant menu. The idea evolved after hurricanes hit his region, leading him and his business partner to experiment with breadfruit, eventually creating vodka from it.
3. Breadfruit's Versatility and Environmental Benefits: Breadfruit not only provides food security due to its superfood qualities but also sequesters significant amounts of CO2. It's being used for various products, including hummus, flour, and Goya brand tostones, endorsed for its numerous health and environmental benefits.
4. Caring as a Superpower: Chef Todd highlights his superpower of caring, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and addressing community needs. He shares a personal story about mentoring an employee, pushing her to realize her potential, which later resulted in significant career success for her.
5. Community Investment and Future Potential of Breadfruit Products: Chef Todd explains the benefits of using Regulation Crowdfunding to raise awareness and capital. He invites the community to learn more about their project on StartEngine and connect via Instagram, aiming to turn everyone into breadfruit advocates and boost sustainable agricultural practices.
Upcoming SuperCrowd Event Calendar
If a location is not noted, the events below are virtual.
Superpowers for Good Live Pitch, June 26, 2024, at 9:00 PM Eastern. We’ll host a live pitch right here on Superpowers for Good. If you would like to be one of the companies pitching, apply here.
Impact Cherub Club Meeting hosted by The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, on July 16, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern. Each month, the Club meets to review new offerings for investment consideration and to conduct due diligence on previously screened deals. To join the Impact Cherub Club, you must first become an Impact Member of the SuperCrowd.
SuperCrowdHour, July 20, 2024, at 1:00 Eastern. Each month, we host a value-laden webinar for aspiring impact investors or social entrepreneurs. At this month’s webinar, Pooja Mehta, crowdfund investor and advisor to entrepreneurs, will join us.
Recently, we created an AI GPT to help you learn more about The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation, and our upcoming events. Click here to try it.
SuperCrowd Community Event Calendar
Successful Funding with Karl Dakin, Tuesdays at 10:00 AM ET - Click on Events
The Reg A & Crowdfunding Conference, June 20, Westchester Country Club (Save 20% with the code Super20)
How Small Businesses Can Raise Capital from the Crowd, Thursday, July 11, 1 – 2 pm ET: Explore transforming your community connections into capital to start or grow a small business through regulated investment crowdfunding. Learn more about how this type of crowdfunding works and the benefits and challenges of raising capital from the crowd. About our Presenter: Author and journalist Devin Thorpe has over 25 years in finance and a rich background as a former CFO and investment banking firm founder. He’s also a champion for social good, publishing his Superpowers for Good newsletter and show.
Crowdfunding Professional Association, Summit in DC, October 22-23
Asheville Neighborhood Economics, November 12-13.
If you would like to submit an event for us to share with the 7,000+ members of the SuperCrowd, click here.
