GetEquity

Asset Management, Financial Services, Venture Capital

Author

Peniel Keme Kitoko
April 18, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

🌎🌍🌏| Africa Thursday

Marketplace for Private Capital Investments.

  Problem

  • Market Potential: The venture capital market appears promising for retail investors seeking high returns.

  • Challenge: Retail investors face barriers in accessing and investing in risky asset classes due to funding pullbacks and economic conditions.

  • Lacking Tool: Retail investors lack platforms that offer diverse, safer investment options beyond traditional venture capital.

    • Extra Barriers: Regulatory concerns and minimum investment thresholds further hinder retail investors form diversifying their portfolios

This issue's Startup equips retail investors with access to diverse investment opportunities, including bonds and fixed-income assets.

  Solution

GetEquity

GetEquity revolutionizes retail investment with a platform offering access to safer asset classes alongside equity investments.

How: They pool users’ funds to meet minimum thresholds set by fund managers, democratizing access to traditionally exclusive asset classes.

  • Platform: GetEquity serves as an exchange and liquidity provider for private companies, offering infrastructure for venture capital investing and shareholder management.

  • Target: Targeting accredited investors, including retail and institutional.

  • Resolving: GetEquity addresses the challenge of limited investment avenues for retail investors beyond venture capital.

Product Demonstration

  Company Info

  • Industry: Asset Management, Financial Services, Venture Capital

  • Business Model: SaaS

  • HQ: Lagos, Nigeria

  • Founding Year: 2021

  • Employee Count: 11-50

  • Investors: ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator, Microtraction, GreenHouse Capital, Flying Doctors Nigeria

  • Funding Amount: $555,000 (Currently Raising $1 million)

  Traction

  •   Over 14,000 registered users

  •   Facilitated 31 funding rounds and three exits

  •   Generated $320,000 in revenue in 2022

  Competition Advantages

  • Offers diverse investment options beyond equities

  • Pooling of funds to meet minimum thresholds

  • Strategic partnerships with leading accelerators and investors

  Founders

  • Jude Dike, Founder & CEO

  • Chigozirim Ugochukwu, Co-Founder

  • Temitope Babatunde Ekundayo, Co-Founder

  Job Opportunities & Contact

  • Hiring Status: Active

  • Contact Information:

  Why Invest by George

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Ooh-ooh-ahh-ahh! GetEquity makes investing easy banana-squeezy! Helps you diversify, minimize risk, and go bananas with your portfolio!

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- George Capuchinski -

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