I think something like what Goldman Sachs did with Facebook would work.
You create a Startup Mutual Fund...where regular folks can sign up and deposit money into.
The fund then uses that money to invest into companies. i.e. they'd issue a notice that a week from now they'll be investing into Startup Z and each share would cost $X(actual cost per share + 10% fund operating premium)
If the round is limited, the shares would be assigned on first come first serve basis.
Essentially a venture capital company but without requiring huge investments to participate.
Then also create a marketplace where shares can be sold on the secondary market.
Fund's revenue would come from a) fund's fee when purchasing b) fund's fee for secondary sales c) yearly membership fee.
And this way you essentially just have the one investor and those who want to invest small investments won't need to get accredited to get into the game.
You create a Startup Mutual Fund...where regular folks can sign up and deposit money into.
The fund then uses that money to invest into companies. i.e. they'd issue a notice that a week from now they'll be investing into Startup Z and each share would cost $X(actual cost per share + 10% fund operating premium)
If the round is limited, the shares would be assigned on first come first serve basis.
Essentially a venture capital company but without requiring huge investments to participate.
Then also create a marketplace where shares can be sold on the secondary market.
Fund's revenue would come from a) fund's fee when purchasing b) fund's fee for secondary sales c) yearly membership fee.
And this way you essentially just have the one investor and those who want to invest small investments won't need to get accredited to get into the game.