Unusual idea: collective investment in Internet startups

Необычная идея: Коллективное инвестирование в интернет-стартапы Site in 1000 the ideas we have repeatedly cited examples of ideas for creating Internet projects of collective investment. This direction has become quite popular among Western businessmen. At this time such a resource launched Korea's Grow VC from Hong Kong, which attracts private investors under the promising startups.

The idea to organize such a resource collective investment in startups are born from the analysis of unsuccessful attempts by internet entrepreneurs find investors. Typically, new projects need investment at the initial stage of the business organization, while investors prefer to invest in projects with the experience. Often, a good business idea and are left stranded because of a lack of seed capital.

Grow VC project focuses on startups that need a total investment of USD 10,000 to USD 1 million.

The scheme of the project of collective investment is simple: a resource for collecting money from customers, and invests 75% of the total fund in startups. All investments managed Grow VC, but users have the ability to track where their money was invested, and even control their share of investments, choosing at its sole discretion, the most promising Internet projects.

In the event the project fails, all losses offset the general fund, and in case of success - 75% return on investment be distributed among investors as dividends.

The initial investment amount starts from $ 20 per month, depending on the status of the investor. Business sponsors, partners and experts put an order of magnitude more resources.

Judging by the number of users who want to become investors, the scheme of collective inversion, which has chosen this project a success. Despite the fact that Grow VC works just a few months, in January, he had over 700 users.