1863 Ventures

12 days ago

Hi. I'm one of the director for Ztreak. Ztreak is a private limited company for sports management ,we deal with sports tours and travels, sports ad film agency, sports events and currently we run an academy in Chennai. We are building a sports speaker which is at prototype stage and a short film dedicated for sports is upcoming. We are looking for initial investment to help develop our company into sports celebrity management side. For more details , kindly mail at [email protected] We could discuss

Bahamas vacation rentals and exchanges

22 days ago

Hi, 1863 Ventures! I'd like to introduce you to R3 Printing, we're an industrial automation company that's changing the way we think about manufacturing.

Check us out at: republic.co/r3-printing

Mass production is yesterday's news, mass customization is the future- where the things you wear, touch, and hold are 3D-printed on-demand to fit *you*.

Our launch product is R3 Printer, an industrial-grade 3D printer that manufacturers can operate at scale. Our technology is going to reduce the cost of 3D printing services and enable the future of customized products at prices that can compete with mass production.

Join us! We're disrupting a $15.8 billion-dollar industry and together, we'll usher in a new era of customized goods that are manufactured on-demand, just for you.

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about 1 month ago

So far I have invested in 3 of the start ups here on Republic. InnaMed, Cloudastructure and Up Sonder. I have also invested in a few others on WeFunder, NetCapital and StartEngine. While I am looking to invest in various startups of interest to create a diversified portfolio, I am also looking to build a team to work on my very own project which is stay242.com. So if there is anyone out there who many be interested in working with me on this project, please contact me via my email [email protected], or my US number 754-242-7200 or my Bahamas cell 242-376-7200
This program is a combination of Airbnb and homeswapper, however this service will be exclusively properties located in The Bahamas. And even though it is for properties for The Bahamas, the majority of the owners will be from the USA and most of the investors and 2nd home owners here are from the USA and Canada, and a smaller percentage from UK and Europe.
Let me tell you why this can be a very exciting and profitable project. By working at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island as the Settlement and Quality Assurance Coordinator for Harborside Resort, I know the market very well. Harborside Resort at Atlantis is part of the Vistana Network with properties throughout the US mainland, Hawaii, Mexico, St Johns and off course Paradise Island in The Bahamas. The Bahamas property is the HIGHEST demand property in all of the network. This property consist of 390 villas that are sold as DEEDED vacation ownership. You can view it on this following link. (vistana.com/destinations/harborside-resort-at-atlantis) When you factor in that each villa is divided into 52 weeks, that works out to be 19,760 intervals. Now considering that many owners have multiple ownerships, we are still looking at almost 12,000 owners from this one property alone as potential clients.

Stay242

Stay242

Bahamas Real Estate & Homes for Sale - H.G....

And from my experience, I would say the most complaints we have from our fixed week owners at the resort is that they are unable to get the week they want and sometimes have to settle for a different time. So this service will allow owners the communication direct with other owners and make swaps or exchanges for the weeks they really want. Also every week I meet owners who ask me how they can rent out or advertise their unit for rent or sale because the resort does not assist with rentals or resales.
If you view various real estate websites for The Bahamas, you will see that the real estate market is doing great with new home construction especially for foreign investors. Please see some sites like sirbahamas.com/eng, hgchristie.com, erabahamas.com, abacoestateservices.com.
My stay242.com website is the FIRST of it?s kind locally for the Bahamas. This is because right now owners in The Bahamas have to list their properties on websites like VRBO, homeaway.com, redweek.com and Airbnb.com. The reason why stay242.com can be a better option is because we will be the only of these companies to have a local presence in The Bahamas. And because of the multiple islands and Cays in The Bahamas, I also want to integrate the option for owners to exchange with other owners throughout The Bahamas to go island hopping. Owners and travelers may register from any country worldwide, however to list a property it must be located in The Bahamas. Many foreign owners have properties here in The Bahamas, and many of them only use it for just a few weeks or months out of the year. And during the remaining time, the property just sits there vacant.

Your online home for Bahamas Real Estate and property for sale. As The Bahama... Read more »

And in case you are not aware of this, The Bahamas is by far the most popular destination in The Caribbean. What makes the Bahamas so desirable is that is the proximity to the USA. Just 30 minutes from Florida. The BSD is equal to the USD. The Bahamas is the only country in the region that his pre clearance when flying out . So when leaving Nassau or Freeport, visitors actually clear US Customs and border patrol here in The Bahamas so they don?t have to after arriving in the USA. Tourism is the number one industry for The Bahamas, and that is why the market for short term / vacation rentals are doing very well.
Not only do I want to target the individual property owners, I would like to go after the commercial and resort developments for corporate memberships. Some example of these developments are bakersbayclub.com, theabacoclub.com, schoonerbaybahamas.com, albanybahamas.com, and pointebahamas.com. Many of these properties are made up primarily of 2nd home owners and foreign nationals who have showed interest in using their properties for vacation rentals. This is just a very tiny sample of properties, and once I start communication with persons of interest, I will share more information including financials from my vacation rental and reports. And because tourism is the main industry in The Bahamas, there is also a vast amount of companies such as tours and excursions operators, limo companies and restaurants that we can offer advertising space on the website which can be quite lucrative
I also own a vacation cottage that I rent as short term vacation rentals. Please feel free to read the reviews from my past guests. Here is a link to my own cottage that I advertise on vrbo.com/574691
So if you think stay242.com may be a project of interest to you, please feel free to ask me any questions.

Baker's Bay Golf & Ocean Club

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Introducing Buki, a Seattle clothing brand that is changing the apparel business with futuristic fabrics. We are the first technical apparel company to offer equity ownership to its thousands of customers across America. We are currently on Republic republic.co/buki

Buki's vision is to create the world's most comfortable clothes. Our seasonless collection of desk-to-dinner wardrobe essentials are crafted with Japanese fiber technology. Our entire collection is sustainable, breathable, and machine-washable. Great for travel, better for everyday.

We invite you to join our Wardrobe Revolution!

How to Finance a Black Women-owned Business in 2019

2 months ago

How to Finance a Black Women-owned Business in 2019. udemy.com/blackwomenbusinessfinancing

iMSGI Co. Limited (imsgi.network) is a thesis-driven company investing in a highly lucrative ideas. We partnered with entrepreneurs starting out and established teams scaling their growth. We invest for the long term. Our investments span technology sectors and investment stages ranging from seed to growth.

iMSGI Co. Limited - Emerging Technology Venture Philippines

The iMSGI Co. Limited Ventures helps our portfolio companies use the power of networks to build better businesses. Our long-standing and successful focus on seed and early stage of companies is on internet-based technology, supply chain ... Read more »

Imsgi

3 months ago

Up Sonder is the first drone services company to offer equity ownership to its thousands of pilots and members across America. We are currently on Republic republic.co/up-sonder

Up Sonder's vision is to be a one-stop solution for drone services for manned and autonomous missions. Marketplace 1.0 is already active and we are working hard on Marketplace 2.0, an adaptable platform that meets increased drone demand and autonomous capabilities.

4 months ago

Hi Everyone!

I'd like to introduce, startupbenchmark.com, a website that helps you compare startup investing opportunities.

The site lists companies across multiple platforms including Republic, Wefunder, StartEngine, and SeedInvest. Helping to make sure you're making the best investment decision by comparing all your options.

The camera gear marketplace

6 months ago

A little shameless company intro :) I am the co-founder of gearoffer.com

Gearoffer.com is the 1st full service online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling used camera gear. Think eBay or reverb.com, but only for camera gear. We singularly focus on the needs of the millions of people buying and selling used camera gear online. On any given day there are 3-3.2 million used photography gear listings at an average cost of roughly $835 per listing.

Since launching in July 2018, we have:

-Been talked about on dpreview.com and photographytalk.com(2 of the largest photography news sites)
-$11,800 in Gross Merchandise Volume(GMV)
-$78k+ of total listings
-894 accounts created
-201 seller accounts created
-iPhone app to be released in Early 2019

Anyone interested in learning more can reach out to us at: [email protected]

Buy and sell used cameras and equipment on the first marketplace dedicated to camera gear. List your gear for sale and get great deals on used gear. Buy and sell camera gear without the hassle or the high fees.

Gearoffer

8 months ago

Hi everyone,
I work for an e-commerce startup based in Spain, recently we have hit a difficulty in raising funds to launch our platform\product (which is at worst case 10 weeks to completion and launch) and are therefore seeking pre-seed funding in exchange for equity. I would be keen to discuss with anyone in this group interested in supporting our startup. Thanks in advance.

dropbox.com/s/qnfzth8h8g5n2dx/Noor%20and%20Zafir.com%20Investors%20Pitch%20Deck%20updated.pdf?dl=0

8 months ago

1863: Rebranding Our Future - 1863 Ventures - M...

8 months ago

We are pleased to announce that Project 500 is now 1863 Ventures! We have exceeded our goal of serving at least 500 entrepreneurs in the DMV; see what we have learned through our impact report (dropbox.com/s/rqsqsr5bhx2dliz/Project%20500%20Impact%20Report_2018.pdf?dl=0).

1863 is the year of the Emancipation Proclamation; we acknowledge the economic value and power that Blacks contributed to this country and reclaim it for our ourselves and all other historically marginalized communities. Learn more about our transition via Medium (medium.com/1863ventures/1863-rebranding-our-future-a1d6fc16b5460).

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@melissa-bradley My apologies; here is revised link to medium article - medium.com/1863ventures/1863-rebranding-our-future-a1d6fc16b546

In May 2016 we made a three-year commitment to identify 500 high potential en... Read more »

Medium · Melissa Bradley

#World Trade Francs
blog.ethereum.org/2018/04/01/announcing-world-trade-francs-official-ethereum-stablecoin/#comment-122736
Vitalik Buterin brilliant, that is what we have in mind and started with our #BESS Coin ICO: to free the energy market from constraints through decentralization. Generating electrical energy with sun and wind, with the participation of and for everyone, to make affordable. The BioEnergon Green Energy Technology #BESS Kraftwerk (power plant) plus Blockchain = decentralization, on Ethereum basis, makes it possible.

How to Finance a Black Women-owned Business in 2018

10 months ago

Happy End of Summer! It is great to see so much activity on Republic! Congratulations and welcome to all the new groups and members.

I am writing to share some good news...after two years of supporting businesses in DC, Project 500 has touched 525 businesses; these businesses have generated over $267M in revenue and created over 2900 jobs.

I share this data as further proof that supporting new majority entrepreneurs (aka entrepreneurs of color) you can create wealth for the entrepreneurs and their respective communities.

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@melissa-bradley omg Melissa that is amazing!

Employee of Republic

10 months ago

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Employee of Republic

10 months ago

@melissa-bradley Yess! Loving the data and the new majority. Keep rocking and Hoya Saxa, Melissa!!

REBROADCAST - Monday, July 23rd. Same time - 11 am. How to Finance a Black Women-owned Business in 2018 eventbrite.com/e/how-to-finance-a-black-women-owned-business-in-2018-tickets-47410105903

Maggie Lena Walker was the first female bank president of any race to charter a bank in 1902. Black women have continued down this path of entrepreneurship. According to one report, "the number of businesses created by black women in the... Read more »

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How to Finance a Black Women-owned Business in 2018

12 months ago

How to Finance a Black Women-owned Business in 2018 eventbrite.com/e/how-to-finance-a-black-women-owned-business-in-2018-tickets-47410105903

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ESHIP Summit Firestarter: Melissa Bradley

@william-cunningham Rebroadcast - 7/23/18.

Happy Monday! It has been a while since we last communicated and I am excited to be back online to update the community on our progress.

First, as you may recall, Project 500 had the goal to recruit and train up to 500 entrepreneurs in the DC region in three years. I am happy to say we have achieved our goal in just two years :-) This is a testament to the vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in the DC metropolitan area.

Second, in addition to training, we have done a lot of research, data collection and analysis of our member companies and their peers across the country. Our goal is to change the negative narrative about entrepreneurs of color.

Over the past two years we have learned a lot and I plan to share with you - not just for folks in DC, but across the country to see a proxy for the potential of new majority entrepreneurs.

To get you started, here is a video of some of our findings at the Kauffman Eship summer last summer - youtube.com/watch?v=SgAwr5CUwWw!

Uploaded by KauffmanFoundation on 2018-01-03.

YouTube · KauffmanFoundation

almost 2 years ago

Dear Sir/Madam,
Re. Funding requirement. We CMS TEKNOLOGIES Inc. of U.S.A. are facilitator and broker on behalf of our clients worldwide who has lucrative projects needing investment funding for commencing. The Geographical locations are wide spread around the globe.
Followings are the major areas of investment opportunities avail in the region that has higher ROI. JV or Direct investment envisaged
- Construction and housing
- Hospital and Health Industry
- Hotel, Resorts and tourism
- Manufacturing for exports (Jewelry, Herbal products etc.)
- Local manufacturing (Food processing, Building material making etc.)
- Business re-structuring by equity/share or Debt. lending
Our role is as facilitator of success fee on closing deal.
We look forward for your offer to move on long lasting business relationship.
Thanking you.
Please contact, Our email: [email protected]

MoringAfrique by Divin KOUEBATOUKA

@mahinda-karunaratne -if you are looking for lease technology reply to me [email protected]

Help us finance our project by providing you with an effective, affordable, easy and accessible solution to fight malnutrition, climate change in Africa and more than 300 diseases.

pozible.com/project/moringafrique

AND IF MORINGA TREATED 300 DISEASES ?? Malnutrition is responsible for more than half of all child deaths worldwide. The high number of people suffering from hunger remains unacceptable. - The United Nations has made 2014 the world's yea... Read more »

Pozible

Liberty Bank, SBA and US Black Chamber Loan Guarantee Program by Kari Nelson, Impact Investing Intern, University of Virginia

@melissa-bradley I'm very intested, i 'll send you message via your e mail and facebook.

Liberty Bank, SBA and US Black Chamber Loan Guarantee Program twisri.blogspot.com/2017/06/liberty-bank-sba-and-us-black-chamber.html

On Wednesday June 14, New Orleans-based Liberty Bank, a black-owned bank, announced that it is partnering with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Black Chambers (USBC) to guarantee loans for black business owners. The g... Read more »

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Black Business Index - Creative Investment Research (www.creativeinvest.com) Survey

almost 2 years ago

We are conducting a survey of Black Business Conditions as we prepare for our Texas Talks (see above). Note that you do not have to be either in Texas or a Black-owned Business to fill out this survey. In fact, we prefer to have a range of business owners respond.

To view and complete the survey, please go to: surveymonkey.com/r/NCVQLLL

Thank you!

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@william-cunningham Good luck with the survey. I hope you will share the results when done.

We offer Financial Instruments such as Bank Guarantees(BG),Standby Letter of Credit(SBLC), Documentary Letter of Credit(DLC), Letter of Credit(LC), Medium Term Notes (MTN), which are specifically for Lease/Sale but not direct funding. Our Bank Instrument can be engage into PPP Trading, Outright Discount, signature project(s) such as Aviation, Agriculture, Petroleum, Telecommunication, Construction of Dams, Bridges, Real Estate and all kind of projects. It can also serve as collateral with any bank in the world to secure loan for your project or to activate credit line to finance your business as well as any project that need financing. You can also use our bank instrument to purchase goods and service from any manufacturer irrespective of their location.

We will be glad to share our working procedures with you upon request to help us proceed towards closing deals effectively.

Roberto Montoya
Email: [email protected]

@roberto-montoya Thank you for your reaching out. I will email you offline to set up a time to chat.

Almost 2 years ago

Ascend 2020 DC is part of a national initiative led by the University of Washington Foster School of Business; the program is creating local support ecosystems for neighborhood-based businesses, inner-city businesses, and minority-owned ... Read more »

Almost 2 years ago

@melissa-bradley I look forward to that :)

Project 500 is pleased to announce its selection as the lead partner for Ascend 2020 in DC - a national initiative led by the University of Washington Foster School of Business. The six-city program is creating local support ecosystems for neighborhood-based businesses, inner-city businesses, and minority-owned businesses in Atlanta, the Bay Area, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. by linking business schools, business service-providing organizations and community development financial institutions (CDFIs). Over the next three years, the goal is to support 350 businesses, across the six cities to increase revenue by $1 billion. To learn more about the program, please visit project500.org/background

Background

Project 500

@melissa-bradley GM Melissa. We should have you on (BTM Radio Show/We Act Radio) in September to speak about this. Let us know.

Proud to be partnering with My Brother's Keeper to host a Pitch Competition for Tech and Tech Enabled Entrepreneurs focused on violence prevention. If you know any potential companies, please tell them to email me there current business summary at [email protected] by midnight, May 31st.

about 2 years ago

Any good companies? How can I make money as an angel investor?

@leevonnie-carter Hi Leevonnie, re: your question on angel investing, I suggest starting with this great essay by Paul Graham of YCombinator: paulgraham.com/angelinvesting.html

Employee of Republic

Employee of Republic

@peter-green Thank you!!

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@leevonnie-carter Thank you for reaching out. Angel investors enter this space to provide advice, be engaged in an exciting start up and hopefully make money. You have to decide what is your primary purpose and what do you believe in strongly to invest your money. It is important to note that we do not make specific recommendations. It is fully your responsibility to pick companies to invest it. However, all companies are vetted and we go out of our way to find great startups. Many Project 500 companies are already on their way to funding and you may consider joining with other investors for companies like GoTogether and Bonnti. Good luck and let me know if there is anything we can do to help.

Congratulations to Carpool to School who launched in App Store last night and are headed to SXSW as DC Ambassadors.

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@melissa-bradley Awesome!

On Monday, February 27th we hosted Black Tech Pitch Competition. Our Idea Stage winners were DigitEyez and MobiDox. Our Early Stage winners were Carpool to School and the Cut.

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@melissa-bradley Any info on The Cut? Sounds interesting...

@carlos-banks Thank you for being a part of the community. You can reach Obi of the cut at [email protected]

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A Financial Investment with a Guaranteed Return

@melissa-bradley Thank you!

Proud of Black Tech Pitch Competition. Here is a reflection on the selection process...medium.com/@mlb84/a-financial-investment-with-a-guaranteed-return-7e15d7663f97#.r4rhrsm4m

What a week! Starting on Monday - continuing on Wednesday and concluding on Friday - I had the pleasure to lead the selection process for the Venture DC Black Tech Pitch Competition. The competition yielded 53 tech companies from DC, run... Read more »

Medium · Melissa Bradley