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Find an investor for your business with our online service which connects you directly with angel investors, venture capitalists and business funds. You can either submit your proposal for free and pay after contact is made, or pay upfront and receive all the benefits of our premium services.

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Investors

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Featured Proposals

Psyence Water Household Cleaning Products
Creating cleaner products for a cleaner world. Powerful biodegradable, green, and safer options so people are free to play around in this world without fear or worry. Advanced cutting-edge chemistry to provide the best household cleaning products.
  Required Amount $250,000
  Minimum Investment $10,000
  Region Southern California
  Stage Finished Product
  Investor Role Any


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Advanced Personal Pest Control
We just completed our successful crowdfunding campaign for the Bug Saber on Kickstarter. Now we need an investor to help us the rest of the way through production.
  Required Amount $100,000
  Minimum Investment $10,000
  Region Southern California
  Stage Finished Product
  Investor Role Silent

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Commercial Real Estate in San Jose California
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  Required Amount $500,000
  Minimum Investment $25,000
  Region Bay Area
  Stage Other
  Investor Role Silent


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Marrying Fin Tech with Hospitality Real Estate
We developed the world's only functioning Cryptocurrency POS system. We need to purchase a building, build out said building and test the POS for the next four months in real time. The goal is 11 transactions per minute for 3 hours straight.
  Required Amount $7,500,000
  Minimum Investment $150,000
  Region Bay Area
  Stage Finished Product
  Investor Role Silent


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AI-Powered Dental Insurance Verification Platform
AI-powered SaaS platform that automates dental insurance verification, helping practices reduce administrative burden, improve workflow efficiency, and streamline revenue cycle operations.
  Required Amount $1,500,000
  Minimum Investment $25,000
  Region Surrounding States
  Stage Finished Product
  Investor Role Any


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We're turning the payment processing fees merchants already pay into a customer acquisition engine.
SME Businesses now can have offers, coupons, prizes, etc. distributed for FREE! Details included in "BUSINESS OVERVIEW via email.
  Required Amount $500,000
  Minimum Investment $25,000
  Region Surrounding States
  Stage Other
  Investor Role Any


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Structured Investment Opportunity
We are an established specialty coffee business located in Fresno, California with a proven operating history, strong local brand recognition, and a loyal customer base built through years of consistent operation and hospitality-focus.
  Required Amount $500,000
  Minimum Investment $100,000
  Region San Joaquin Valley
  Stage Profitable
  Investor Role Silent


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Coherent Energy Systems
Coherent Energy Systems (CES) is developing the Coherent Energy Production System (CEPS) — a deterministic, fixed‑geometry power architecture engineered to eliminate the fragility, complexity, & cascading failure modes that define today’s generators.
  Required Amount $5,000,000
  Minimum Investment $1,000,000
  Region Greater Sacramento
  Stage Pre-Startup/R&D
  Investor Role Advisory


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Mediterranean Restaurant Vegetarian and Vegan
We opened a restaurant in March 2025. It is mediterranean, vegetarian and vegan. Main Item is the authentic falafel.
  Required Amount $5,000,000
  Minimum Investment $5,000,000
  Region Southern California
  Stage Achieving Sales
  Investor Role Any


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12 unit/space Agricultural Housing Development
Business Plan to build a California State Permitted 12 space Permanent Agricultural Housing Development for employee owned RV or Mobile Home. Build requires fencing, utilities, grading, etc...
  Required Amount $300,000
  Minimum Investment $50,000
  Region Southern California
  Stage Pre-Startup/R&D
  Investor Role Any


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California Home Equity Club LLC
California-based company preparing a limited rollout. Seeking a small number of individuals for private discussions. Structured model in place. Details shared after direct contact.
  Required Amount $50,000
  Minimum Investment $5,000
  Region Southern California
  Stage Finished Product
  Investor Role Any


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Inventory Expansion – Asset-Backed Diamond Trading
Profitable LA-based wholesale diamond trading business seeking $250K for inventory expansion. Offering 10% preferred annual return + 20% profit share. Asset-backed model with 35+ years industry expertise.
  Required Amount $250,000
  Minimum Investment $25,000
  Region Southern California
  Stage Profitable
  Investor Role Any


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Registered Investors

Canada > Kelowna

I have funded numerous projects in various fields. My background is finance and startups.

$50,000 to $300,000

United States > Colorado

I am in the military and am a private investor who is looking for sound investments.

$2,000 to $100,000

United States > California

I am currently working as an analyst for a top management consultancy, with international experience spanning industries and functions. My recent focus involves the retail, alternative energy, and telecom/ mobile industries advising clients on areas such as corporate strategy, sales/marketing effectiveness, cash cycle management, and operations. Prior work experiences include: private wealth management, residential solar energy startup, and launching a new automotive brand in North America. I am currently acting as an individual investor. My investment experience has thus far been limited to publicly traded equity instruments. I graduated with a B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business with concentrations in finance and entrepreneurship.

$500 to $15,000

United States > Florida

Operating Partner with P****** Group Ventures Corporation with over 35 years of experience in manufacturing companies and private equity investment groups as a member and/or owner, who has created, directed and executed the strategic planning, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, financial structuring and restructuring, of numerous companies. Planned and executed “Greenfield” startups of a manufacturing facility in Europe and established a trading company in China. Performed due diligence, planned, directed, negotiated and executed the purchase/acquisition of strategic target companies and/or target asset(s) of a number of companies with a total value of $200,000,000. Previously CEO of a $60 million dollar machining firm serving Fortune 50 companies. Owner, Managing Partner and CEO of a $20 million machining company. Along with another partner started a small boutique private equity group making investments in small start-ups.

$50,000 to $2,000,000,000

United States > California

I co-founded Micro Center Computer Inc in 1990 and was a board member of Supermicro Computer which went to a successful IPO in 2007. Now Sam is focused on start-up company and investment. Sam has over 30 years of extensive background in development, engineering and business management and has been a successful engineer/manager/consultant/executive in several well- respected companies such as Sony, Fairchild, Telesensory, and Snap-on Diagnostics.

$20,000 to $300,000

United States > California

I have been an operating executive responsible for WW operations of several venture backed software companies with revenues exceeding $180M and 1,200 employees. My efforts have resulted in 2 IPOs and 8 acquisitions. I have raised more than $200M in venture capital and created more than $3B in market value. I work closely with founders and their boards on strategy, operating plans, and raising capital. I currently have relationships with 40+ venture firms for follow on rounds.

$100,000 to $5,000,000

United Kingdom > Brighton, Sussex

Training, heavy experience in business and finance world.

$70,000 to $200,000

United States > California

San Francisco based capital investor specializing in working capital and real estate financing solutions.

$0 to $50,000,000