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Why Startups Are Now Selling Customer Equity to Fans
In Episode 95 of The Series A Show, Lucas and Luna explore a fresh early-stage funding trend: customer equity programs. Instead of giving equity to investors, some startups are selling small slices of future revenue or equity directly to their most passionate users. We break down how companies like a pre-seed meal-kit startup used this model to raise $500,000 from 2,000 customers in 72 hours, the regulatory wrinkles around SEC crowdfunding exemptions, and why this flips the traditional cap table dynamic. Lucas ties it to the recent surge in platforms like Republic and Wefunder, and Luna…
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