By Andy Gordon Specialized startup investment platforms or portals play an indispensable role in the crowdfunding ecosystem. Every time we recommend a startup to you, we tell you which portal it’s listed on. No portal, no recommendation.
Portals also curate the startups that want to raise by rejecting those that don’t meet their standards. They identify “bad actors,” something the SEC requires them to do. They collect information and data and present the backstories of founders. They provide links to investment documents. And they encourage investors to ask the founders questions.
The better the portals are at doing their job, the more data you have …read more
