Better to raise seed through AngelList or CrowdFunder?

Angellist.

https://angel.co/companies/done-deals

Plus your work that you put into your profile during fundraising will pay off when you start recruiting there, too.

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Good question. Another important one - how much does it matter where you are located?

AngelList of course. Never heard of CrowdFunder.

AngelList is better suited for companies that are based in Silicon Valley or the Bay Area, and already have a shiny SV investor already in on their raise. Crowdfunder is better suited for companies that are earlier-stage, and don't necessarily have a notable investor already in their deal.

Crowdfunder charges up front fees on a monthly basis, but AngelList also charges a $10K closing fee to collect on the investments that are made on their platform. This is a fee they don't advertise up front on their platform.

There are pros and cons to both. AngelList has been around longer, has a larger network, and has more raises listed on their Completed page (https://angel.co/companies/done-deals).

Conversely, Crowdfunder has only been in operation for 10-11 months, but has still helped a number of startups raise capital (https://www.crowdfunder.com/funded).

Bitvore reports that they raised twice as much on Crowdfunder as AngelList, so it really depends on the company. Nothing wrong with running parallel campaigns on both platforms at once...

We created a tool to help compare platforms: https://fundwisdom.com/crowdfunding-investors/funds-being-raised-by-platform

We are also collecting the costs platforms charge startups and investors: https://fundwisdom.com/crowdfunding-businesses/equity-based-crowdfunding-platform-costs-and-fee-structures

Hope this helps! Brian