Which raise fits your company?

A Network Raise, Growth Capital, Reg CF or Reg A+? Answer 6 quick questions and see which path most likely fits how much you need, who will invest and how you want to raise.

The four paths

  • Network Raise: up to about $1M from people who already know you
  • Growth Capital: up to $10M from accredited investors, for revenue-stage companies
  • Reg CF: up to $5M a year from your customers and community, through a funding portal
  • Reg A+: up to $75M a year from the public, with SEC qualification and audited financials

Free. Your result appears on screen and a copy of your answers goes to your inbox. A starting point, not legal advice: your securities counsel confirms which exemption fits.

Joel Arberman, founder of Prepared to Raise

Joel Arberman has been an analyst at First Investors Asset Management and SunAmerica Asset Management, a partner at Yorkton Securities, a 700-person institutional investment bank, and the CEO of public companies. He has taken 17 companies public and prepared founders for 30+ private placements.

Founder reviewing a business plan before raising capital

Find your path

6 questions. About 1 minute. Your result appears as soon as you finish.

1. How much do you plan to raise?
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2. Who do you expect to invest?
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3. Does your company have revenue?
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4. Do you want to promote your raise publicly (social media, ads, email lists)?
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5. Can you budget for reviewed or audited financial statements?
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6. When do you need the money?
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Thanks. Your answers are in.

A copy is on its way to your inbox. Every answer that wasn't the last option on its question is a gap worth closing before you ask anyone for money.

Book your Readiness Assessment: $1,500, credited toward your raise package if you continue.

Prepared to Raise helps companies prepare to raise capital. We do not find, solicit or introduce investors, and nothing here is an offer to buy or sell securities.