$VSTR on alert, huge for the company: KingsCrowd completes
$VSTR on alert, huge for the company: KingsCrowd completes $1 million capital raise on Netcapital funding platform
BOSTON, March 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- KingsCrowd, the independent ratings and analytics service for the newly emerging online private securities markets, announced the completion of a capital raise on the Netcapital funding portal, totaling $1,000,000.80.
Boston-based Netcapital is a private securities platform that connects investors and entrepreneurs to help private companies grow.
"These newly emerging online private markets are now transacting $4 billion to $6 billion yearly and growing rapidly," said Chris Lustrino, CEO of San Francisco-based KingsCrowd. "With the opportunity to invest like a venture capitalist, individuals and institutions are looking to pour dollars into earlier stage companies since so much growth now occurs before companies ever go public."
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