FrontFundr Financial Services Inc. (“FrontFundr”) is a registered Exempt Market Dealer (EMD) with provincial securities commissions in the following provinces and territories; British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Yukon.
An EMD is a company that is an investment dealer in the private or ‘exempt’ markets. The Canadian Securities Administrators maintain a database of all actively registered market participants, including FrontFundr. You can confirm our registration here.
On FrontFundr, companies can raise capital from the ‘crowd’ with the use of different prospectus exemptions. The crowd is made up of the company’s current customers, social networks, and the general public.
Once invested, these shareholders are instrumental in fueling the success of a business through a number of different ways:
Bottom line: loyal and repeat customers
Social proof: each shareholder is a brand champion - resulting in a network effect of free marketing.
Expertise: shareholders include industry experts who may provide their services, at a discount or even introduce the company to other experts.
Diversity: a diverse shareholder base is an amazing source of feedback - more perspectives generally result in better products or services.
At FrontFundr, we can speak from experience, as we have raised capital from the ‘crowd’ ourselves and have reaped these very benefits.
For more information on who we are, visit our About page.