About Us
Our Story
A Financial Revolution, Compliments of the SEC
For years, wealthy investors have had the right to invest in private, high-growth companies at their earliest stages. In some of the boldest changes to U.S. securities laws in nearly 100 years, the SEC just gave all U.S. citizens the same access.
This revolution is called Equity Crowdfunding. This is where many investors contribute small amounts of capital to fast-growing startups — $100 here, $100 there — and in exchange, receive actual ownership. We believe this shift has the power to drive entrepreneurship, transform communities, and generate wealth.
Our goal is to help you build a diversified portfolio of these early-stage investments. This is the type of portfolio that, historically, has returned 55% annually — and if you get lucky and invest in a breakout company like Facebook, Google, or Uber, you could potentially earn thousands of times your money on single investments.
Crowdability provides individual investors with education and insights into this market. Our free website and email newsletter aggregate and organize deals from all around the web. While our main focus is on equity crowdfunding of startups, we also provide info on other securities-based opportunities, from Real Estate to Art to Collectibles.
We aim to protect individual investors. By educating and empowering them, we believe we can help them avoid making costly mistakes — and provide them the highest chances for success.
Our Team
MATTHEW MILNER
Matt is a Media & Technology executive with a history of entrepreneurial success, having founded and sold technology start-ups to giants like Hearst. He spent his early career on Wall Street, working in Sales & Trading for Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. Prior to co-founding Crowdability, he helped start Collective Spark, a venture fund + tech incubator where he remains a Venture Partner. Matt received his BA from Cornell University, and holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
BRIAN ELLER
Brian is Crowdability’s Associate Publisher. Prior to joining Crowdability, he worked in counterintelligence as a Special Agent for the U.S. Department of Defense. Brian spent his early career in media and journalism, working as an editor and producer. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Pennsylvania State University.
GEORGE ZHAO
George is Crowdability's Director of Technology. Most recently, he was the Lead Developer for The Oxford Club, an 8-figure division of financial publisher Agora, Inc. Prior to that, he was the CTO of The Institute for Individual Investors, a financial education and publishing company. George was also the Technical Co-Founder of TickerHound, an online question-and-answer community focused on financial education. He received his B.A. from Pace University.
Publishing Schedule
We publish the Crowdability newsletter on the following days at 11:00 AM Eastern:
- Monday: Weekly Deal Digest
- Wednesday: Article by Matt Milner
- Thursday: Bi-weekly article by Brian Eller
- Friday: Weekly Headline Digest