Crudefunders is an equity crowdfunding platform that allows both accredited and non-accredited investors to invest in oil and gas projects. It was founded in Dallas, TX in 2014 by industry veterans to bring more transparency and capital to smaller oil and gas operators. The platform facilitates investments in oil and gas wells and service companies for as little as $1,000. To date, it has funded 3 projects totaling over $1 million and expects to raise $15-25 million in investments by the end of the year. Crudefunders provides a new avenue of capital for independent operators through conducting extensive due diligence on projects before allowing investments.
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1. EQUITY CROWDFUNDING FOR
Oil & Gas
EQUITY CROWDFUNDING FOR ALL
CRUDEFUNDERS FACT SHEET
Geophysicist
Attorneys
Drillers
Technologists
Energy Economist
Investment Banker
CPA
Colonel US Marine (Ret)
Broker / Dealer
Marketing Team
Commodities Broker
Sustainability Experts
THE WHO:
THE WHY:
THE WHERE:
THE WHEN:
THE WHAT:
David Taylor and Allan Fine started the business in Dallas, TX after they shared their experiences in the
Oil & Gas industry. They decided to build a disruptive business model using technology to better an
industry that has been plagued with bad actors and over promotion for decades. They designed this
company to bring transparency to investors and new capital to smaller operators,
Formation | July 25th, 2014
Crudefunders is an innovative, technology enabled Marketplace that provides a unique opportunity for
all types of investors to directly participate in Oil & Gas projects.
First Project Launch | May 2nd, 2015
(Texas Intrastate Exemption)
Nationwide Launch | June- 2016
(Title III)
Dallas, TX Houston, TX Midland, TX
2,976 Registered on Portal
2,541 Non Accredited
435 Accredited
3 Projects (Funded)
$308,000 Non Accredited through portal
$750,000 Accredited through the portal
$1,058,000 in total
Estimated that we will raise $15-$25mm this year
Based on avg of $600k/project
Broker/Dealer network
25 30 listed projects in the next 12 months
THE HOW:
We chose to create a new level of safety for our investors. We do not direct or mention a speci鍖c
project to a potential investor. We educate and inform our potential investors that the Crudefunders
marketplace exists and present them with tools and resources that are speci鍖cally helpful to learning
more about the industry. We have established minimum criteria that our issuers must pass in order for
them to be listed on the portal. From background checks to lease review, geology to economics, we
triage each prospective project to have a high level of success in an industry that is already complex.
info@crudefunders.com
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2. EQUITY CROWDFUNDING FOR ALL
Oil & Gas
Quantitative
Qualitative
Investor Accreditation
Audit Trails
Document Management
Time | Date Stamped
PPM Generation
Issuer Background Check
Project Due Diligence Triage
Increased Tax Base
Traditionally Higher ROI
What drives us
to be the best platform for Oil & Gas investing
Crudefunders provides a component capital stack that was previously unavailable to independent
operators and this provides a complimentary source to Banks and Venture Capital. Equity
Crowdfunding gives small business owners the ability to offer friends, family and interested
individuals within our portal the opportunity to contribute capital within a structured system to
ease the friction of raising money while offering transparency and accountability. Crudefunders
has created a system where these new investors now have access to an entire industry that was
previously closed to all but the wealthiest Americans.
The JOBS Act, with its newly expanded securities opportunities, has effectively increased the
audience of investors who can provide small businesses with new capital. Crudefunders has
speci鍖cally chosen to apply this opportunity to the Oil & Gas industry. Why? Because for several
different reasons, Oil & Gas is ideally suited for, and sorely in need of, equity-crowdfunding.
Crudefunders is helping create new jobs and helping to increase American energy
independence, while improving the odds of success for smaller operators and service
companies. We have developed an innovative technology platform, coupled with a proprietary
due diligence process, and unprecedented project transparency, to give the "crowd" a truly
unique investment experience. We provide an opportunity for the "crowd" (potentially over 300M
in the USA) to invest directly in Oil & Gas production wells, or associated service companies, in
amounts as small as $1,000 per investment. We believe this will soon be recognized as a game-
changer for the industry because currently 85% of our investor database represents non-
accredited individuals who are now able to invest in this sector, if they chose, for the 鍖rst time
ever. Crudefunders was imagined, created, developed and re鍖ned in the great State of Texas
where 11% of the Texas economy is attributed to the Energy Sector. So we ask a very simple
question; "If it is Crowdfundingand Oil & Gasand it is from Texashow big can this
opportunity be?
Transparency
Brick & Mortar Bank
Open Investor Communication
Educational Materials
Industry Expertise
Digestable Information Format
Industry News
Current Events
Job Creation
Increased Entrepreneurship