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There are a growing number of websites offering investments in private companies to individuals. Such websites are examples of the current fashion for crowd funding where an individual is invited to invest in equity or debt in amounts from as little as £100. As a result, the money sought by a company can come from many investors, which is far from ideal.

Such funding is becoming popular with companies seeking money because venture capital, debt and angels are hard to find.

All crowd funding sites need to be viewed with the greatest caution by the prospective investor. Most are not authorised by the FSA and are thus operating illegally as they promote investments to the public. All that I have looked at offer poor protections to the investor and inadequate disclosure of important information. Many people would see them as a means of gambling rather than investing. So beware.