MicroVentures: Platform Profile

Overview

MicroVentures spans more private-market structures than a simple equity-crowdfunding label suggests.

Current offerings can include:

• Regulation Crowdfunding;
• Regulation A;
• Regulation D private placements;
• startup SPVs;
• private funds;
• secondary transactions in private-company securities.

That breadth creates two very different investor experiences.

A non-accredited investor can participate in eligible Regulation CF or Regulation A offerings.

Many Regulation D opportunities are limited to accredited investors and commonly require much larger checks.

May fit better for

• non-accredited investors seeking eligible startup crowdfunding;
• accredited investors seeking private placements;
• investors seeking lower startup minimums in selected Reg CF deals;
• investors interested in private-company secondary transactions;
• investors willing to accept long holding periods;
• investors comfortable evaluating deal-specific fees and offering documents.

May fit less well for

• investors needing daily liquidity;
• investors expecting public-company disclosure;
• users who assume every deal has a $100 minimum;
• investors who assume every MicroVentures offering has no investor fee;
• investors unable to tolerate total loss;
• users who want personalized investment advice.

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Legal broker

Current FINRA BrokerCheck:

• Legal name: MicroVenture Marketplace Inc.
• CRD: 152513
• SEC number: 8-68458
• FINRA registered: Yes
• SEC registered broker dealer: Yes
• Currently suspended: No

Current business descriptions include private placements and facilitation of private-company stock transactions.

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Regulatory disclosure event

Current BrokerCheck report shows:

• Firm regulatory event count: 1

The existence of a disclosed event should not be converted into a generalized claim about current misconduct.

The report should remain available to readers for direct review.

Store the count only.

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Affiliate adviser

Current BrokerCheck and MicroVentures relationship disclosures identify:

• Affiliate adviser: MicroAngel Partners LLC
• Affiliate adviser CRD: 163660

Private investment funds can be managed by this affiliate.

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Reg CF access

Current MicroVentures materials support:

• Reg CF:
• Non accredited access: Yes
• Accredited access: Yes
• Investor fee: $0
• Low minimum: $100 on selected opportunities

Regulation Crowdfunding investment limits still apply to non-accredited investors under applicable law.

A $100 minimum is an example/current low-end reference.

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Regulation A

Current relationship summary:

• Reg a:
• Public access possible: Yes
• Investor fee: $0

Offering-specific eligibility, caps, and terms still apply.

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Regulation D

Many private startup opportunities are Regulation D offerings.

Current MicroVentures educational materials state that common accredited-investor minimums can fall around:

• Reg d common minimum: $5,000–$15,000

Other deals can require:

• $25,000;
• $50,000;
• more.

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Placement-agent economics

Current Customer Relationship Summary:

• Placement agent fee: deal-specific, may be paid from offering proceeds/issuer economics

The specific fee is stated in the offering's private-placement documentation.

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Reg CF and Reg A investor fee

Current Form CRS is explicit:

• Reg CF investor fee: $0
• Reg a investor fee: $0

This does not mean the issuer, broker, manager, or vehicle receives no compensation elsewhere in the transaction.

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Private funds

Current private funds can be managed by MicroAngel Partners LLC.

Potential economics can include:

• management fee;
• carried interest;
• distribution fee;
• offering costs.

The offering documents control.

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Private-fund cancellation fee

Current relationship summary states that a customer who cancels certain private-fund investments after completing the investment process can face:

• Private fund cancellation fee: $500

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Secondary transactions

MicroVentures facilitates selected private-company secondary purchases and sales.

Current fee policy:

• Secondary transaction fee: negotiated / transaction-specific

Secondary transactions can also be subject to:

• company transfer approval;
• right of first refusal;
• buyer qualification;
• security restrictions;
• settlement delays.

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Secondary availability is not guaranteed liquidity

The existence of a secondary platform does not mean an investor can always sell.

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Self-directed relationship

Current Customer Relationship Summary describes a self-directed brokerage relationship.

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Minimum-investment range matters

MicroVentures can serve investors at very different capital levels.

Examples:

• Selected Reg CF low end: $100
• Common accredited: $5,000–$15,000
• Higher private deals: $25,000–$50,000+ possible

A useful review should not collapse those into one platform minimum.

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Private securities risk

Investors can face:

• total loss;
• dilution;
• down rounds;
• company failure;
• limited information;
• transfer restrictions;
• lack of distributions;
• multi-year holding periods.

Private startup investing should not be compared with a savings account based only on a low initial minimum.

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Protection

MicroVenture Marketplace is a broker-dealer.

That does not guarantee the value or liquidity of a private placement.

Assessment

MicroVentures is one of the few platforms in this batch that meaningfully spans both accredited and non-accredited startup investing.

That makes the legal exemption more important than the brand name.

A $100 Reg CF investment and a $25,000 accredited private placement can sit on the same platform while carrying very different:

• disclosure;
• eligibility;
• fee;
• liquidity;
• concentration

characteristics.

The most important fee rule is similarly specific:

Reg CF and Reg A currently carry no investor fee from MicroVentures, while Reg D, private funds, and secondary transactions can have deal-specific economics.