Community Raises for Real Believers

Raise from the people
who already believe
in you

Foudly matches early-stage startups with non-accredited investors who follow product launches — no VC gatekeeping, no minimum net worth.

I'm a founder I want to invest

No accreditation required · Reg CF compliant · Investors from BetaList & Product Hunt

"The best investors for your startup are already
using your product."

Foudly builds the bridge between your early adopters and your cap table.

Our Story

Funding should feel
like community, not finance

The BetaList problem

Hundreds of founders launch on BetaList and Product Hunt every week. Thousands of early adopters follow, sign up, and genuinely believe. But there's no pathway from "I love this product" to "I own a piece of it."

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Retail investors, shut out

Existing equity crowdfunding platforms feel like stock exchanges — dense tables, financial jargon, $250K net worth implied. Millions of people who back products on Kickstarter and app stores have nowhere to take the next step with startups.

Foudly closes the gap

We're the editorial matchmaking layer — warm, human, built for community-first raises. Founders raise from people who already believe in their product. Investors back companies they actually use. No gatekeeping. No net worth test.

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For Founders

Your first believers deserve equity

Raise $50K–$500K from the community that made you — product users, early adopters, BetaList followers — without giving a VC 20% for the privilege.

  • Launch your raise in days

    Create a simple, beautiful campaign page. We handle the Reg CF compliance scaffolding so you ship, not file paperwork.

  • Warm intros, not cold pitches

    Foudly surfaces your raise to non-accredited investors already following your product category and platform launch history.

  • Community round, not crowdfunding chaos

    Set a max check size, curate your investor community, and raise on your terms — not a first-come bidding war.

  • Stay in control

    Keep your cap table readable. We use standardized SAFEs and convertible notes — nothing exotic, nothing that spooks later VCs.

Apply to raise on Foudly

$50K–$500K

typical community round size

0%

VC ownership required to raise

Reg CF

compliant — open to non-accredited investors

48 hrs

average time from application to live campaign

For Investors

Back founders before
anyone else can

No accreditation. No $250K net worth. Just real conviction in products you already use — and a seat at the table while it's still early.

Invest early, invest small

Start with as little as $100. Build a diversified portfolio of startups you genuinely believe in.

Curated, not firehosed

Foudly hand-picks launches from BetaList and Product Hunt. Your feed stays signal, not noise.

Community, not an exchange

Ask founders questions, follow their builds, and become part of the team — not just a line item.

Join as an investor

No accreditation required. Available to US residents 18+.

What we stand for

Built on three principles

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Community first

A cap table full of users who love your product is more valuable than a check from a stranger. We optimize for belief, not just capital.

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Plain language, always

No term sheets buried in jargon. Every document on Foudly is reviewed for plain-English readability before any founder signs anything.

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Open to everyone

Wealth shouldn't be the price of entry into startup investing. Reg CF exists for exactly this — and Foudly makes it actually usable.

Early Access

Be among the first
founders and believers

Foudly is opening to early founders and investors. Join the waitlist and help us shape what community-first fundraising looks like.

No spam. No selling your data. Just Foudly updates.