The Carpenter Museum in Rehoboth, Massachusetts is the town's museum of local history , originating during the American Bicentennial year as a facility to house the collection of the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society which was incorporated in 1884.
15-468: The Carpenter Museum utilized a seed donation of land and money from town residents Elsie and E. Winsor Carpenter. A fund drive raised additional funds to build the new museum facility which opened in 1978 after two years of preparation and construction. The structure, modeled after a local 1760 gambrel-roofed house, contains exhibit rooms, an artifact storage area, and a social room with kitchen facilities. The museum contains over 4,000 artifacts related to
30-557: A 2% fee. Fees, capped at $ 300, are refundable if the listing fails to meet its fundraising goal. SeedInvest founders Ryan Feit and James Han were involved in consultation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and in the United States Congress for the passing of the JOBS Act. The JOBS Act included provisions that permit online equity crowdfunding by platforms such as SeedInvest. SeedInvest hosted
45-477: Is available, but typically is limited to a 50% share. European SMEs can often benefit from the Eureka programme, which federates SMEs and research organisations, such as universities. Government programmes are often tied to political initiatives. Seed money may also come from product crowdfunding or from financial bootstrapping, rather than an equity offering. Bootstrapping in this context means making use of
60-487: The cash flow of an existing enterprise, such as in the case of Chitika and Cidewalk. SeedInvest SeedInvest is an equity crowdfunding platform that connects startups with investors online. The company was founded in 2012 and launched in 2013. SeedInvest has focused on building liquidity in the platform by attracting high-net-worth individuals, family offices and venture capital firms. SeedInvest screens and vets deals before allowing them to take advantage of
75-463: The JOBS Act exemption permitting General Solicitation . In September 2014 the company launched a partnership with Angel Investing website Gust. In October 2018, SeedInvest was acquired by peer-to-peer payment company Circle Internet Financial Ltd. In 2023, StartEngine, a U.S.-based equity crowdfunding platform, officially acquired assets of SeedInvest, from Pluto Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Circle Internet Financial. The acquisition price of
90-585: The SeedInvest was not disclosed. SeedInvest raised a significant portion of its own $ 4.15 million Series A funding round online in April 2014. It was led by Scout Ventures, a venture capital firm, and a mix of other venture capital and angel investors. An earlier round of seed capital was raised in 2013. In 2020, it has raised a total of $ 5.1 million. The platform sends start-ups for intensive verification; investors can participate for as little as $ 500 with
105-403: The arts into the community", for the museum's “Remembering Rehoboth School Days” project. The museum and staff are noted in the following book and pamphlet. Seed money Seed money , also known as seed funding or seed capital , is a form of securities offering in which an investor puts capital in a startup company in exchange for an equity stake or convertible note stake in
120-626: The company. The term seed suggests that this is a very early investment, meant to support the business until it can generate cash of its own (see cash flow ), or until it is ready for further investments. Seed money options include friends and family funding, seed venture capital funds, angel funding , and crowdfunding . Traditionally, companies that have yet to meet listing requirements or qualify for bank loans, recognize VC as providers of financial support and value added services. Seed money can be used to pay for preliminary operations such as market research and product development. Investors can be
135-699: The construction was "red and white oaks and white pines from the land of E. Otis Dyer" collected in the fall of 1992. E. Otis Dyer is a long-term supporter of the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society and the barn was named in his honor. The official name of the barn is the E. Otis Dyer Barn. In 2013, the museum won the Gold Star Award of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, an annual award presented to artists and organizations who demonstrate “success in integrating
150-401: The contracts and corporate structure accompanying the investment. Seed funding is generally one of the first steps investors offer to get startups on their feet before they become fully operational. Seed funding involves a higher risk than normal venture capital funding since the investor does not see any existing projects to evaluate for funding. Hence, the investments made are usually lower (in
165-535: The founders themselves, using savings and loans. They can be family members and friends of the founders. Investors can also be outside angel investors , venture capitalists , accredited investors , equity crowdfunding investors, revenue-based financing lenders, or government programs. Seed capital can be distinguished from venture capital in that venture capital investments tend to come from institutional investors, involve significantly more money, are arm's length transactions, and involve much greater complexity in
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#1732797690945180-586: The history and families who lived and worked in Rehoboth. The museum hosts special and local interest events in its community room. It has a gift shop specializing on Rehoboth history and its people. For an example, Tea with Emily was an event held in 2011 that introduced about fifty women and girls to Emily Dickinson poetry, 19th century hats and tea. Monthly meetings include the Astronomical Society of Southern New England which meets monthly at
195-464: The museum. It also host annual events. These include; The Carpenter Museum has a number of holdings of national interest, including its collection of early needlework samplers made in the United States. On the museum grounds is a reproduction of a 1746 post-and-beam barn constructed in 1993 with a community barn raising in celebration of Rehoboth's 350th anniversary. The wood used in
210-602: The perceived strength of the idea and the capabilities, skills and history of the founders. This is the most selective type of funding. Government funds may be targeted toward youth, with the age of the founder a determinant. Often, these programmes can be targeted towards adolescent self-employment during the summer vacation. Depending on the political system, municipal government may be in charge of small disbursements. The European Commission runs microfinance programmes (loans under €25 000) for self-employed people and businesses with fewer than 10 employees. European seed capital
225-408: The tens of thousands to the hundreds of thousands of dollars range) as against normal venture capital investment (in the hundreds of thousands to the millions of dollars range), for similar levels of stake in the company. Seed funding can be raised online using equity crowdfunding platforms such as SeedInvest , Seedrs and Angels Den . Investors make their decision whether to fund a project based on
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