Wefunder Review 2026: What the 41% IRR Actually Means for Accredited Investors
    Capital Raising

    Wefunder Review 2026: What the 41% IRR Actually Means for Accredited Investors

    TL;DR Only 18 of 3,500+ Wefunder-funded companies have produced exits — a 0.5% exit rate. Most of your capital will sit indefinitely in companies that are neither dead nor successful. The headline 41%

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    StartEngine Review 2026: What the 1.2% Exit Rate Means for Investors
    Capital Raising

    StartEngine Review 2026: What the 1.2% Exit Rate Means for Investors

    TL;DR Only 77 of 6,375 funded companies (a 1.2% exit rate) have produced any liquidity event for investors since launch. Round-trip fees on StartEngine's secondary market total 8.5%, trades take 30-pl

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    Wefunder Review 2026: The Equity Crowdfunding Numbers They Don't Advertise
    Capital Raising

    Wefunder Review 2026: The Equity Crowdfunding Numbers They Don't Advertise

    Wefunder is the largest equity crowdfunding platform in the United States. It has raised $983 million across 2,200-plus startups and claims roughly 33 percent of all Regulation Crowdfunding capital. A

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read
    StartEngine Review 2026: Is This Equity Crowdfunding Platform Worth It?
    Capital Raising

    StartEngine Review 2026: Is This Equity Crowdfunding Platform Worth It?

    According to Crowdfund Insider's January 2025 report , StartEngine raised $143 million across 243 offerings in 2024, securing 24% of the U.S. Reg CF market — second only to Wefunder. The platform cros

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read
    Reg CF Crashed 28% in Q1 2026: What the Numbers Mean for Angel Investors
    Regulatory & Compliance

    Reg CF Crashed 28% in Q1 2026: What the Numbers Mean for Angel Investors

    According to Crowdfund Capital Advisors data reported by Crowdfund Insider, regulation Crowdfunding raised $87.8 million in the first quarter of 2026 — down 28% from $122 million in Q1 2025, according

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read