The facts, pulled from public sources and kept fair. Data accurate as of July 2026.
| Model | US Reg CF, community rounds usually structured as SAFEs |
| Scale | About $983M raised, 2,200+ startups, 1M+ investors, #1 US Reg CF platform by dollars |
| Investor type | Anyone, from around $100 |
| Instruments | SAFE most common, also convertible notes and priced equity |
| Fees | 7.9% success fee, no upfront cost, about $1,000 a year post-close admin |
| Best for | Founder-friendly community and consumer raises |
| Not ideal for | Founders with no crowd, or anyone who wants to avoid SAFE stacking on the cap table |
Based on publicly available information from wefunder.com and SEC filings, as pulled July 2026.
WeFunder aggregates small community checks; Angels Partners lands the lead investor whose commitment triggers the community to follow, so your WeFunder round opens with a credible anchor already in place. The one thing WeFunder cannot give you is a targeted list of anchor investors: that is exactly what the investor database is for.
A WeFunder campaign converts when a serious investor has already committed. Angels Partners is where you line up those anchor angels, reuse every asset, and turn public momentum into a closed round.
Target the specific angels most likely to back a public raise in your sector, reach them from your own inbox, and secure the day-one commitments that make a WeFunder campaign credible.
The deck, financial model and video you build for WeFunder are the same assets angels expect. Build them once and run the public campaign and the private raise from one AI fundraising CRM, not a spreadsheet.
After the campaign, convert engaged backers and near-misses into a follow-on angel round, and keep every investor relationship long after your WeFunder raise closes.
Line up the angels who commit first, reuse every campaign asset, and run the whole raise from one pipeline. That is how a WeFunder campaign actually closes.
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WeFunder charges a 7.9 percent success fee on the amount you raise, with no upfront cost, plus about 1,000 dollars a year in post-close administration. There is no carry. Confirm current terms on WeFunder before you commit.
Most WeFunder community rounds are structured as SAFEs, though convertible notes and priced equity are also used. SAFEs are simple to run, but stacking several over time can complicate your cap table, so plan the private lead terms carefully.
WeFunder leads US Reg CF on dollars raised and community ethos; Republic is multi-asset with a larger global member base. Both close on the anchor angels you line up first through Angels Partners.
Line one up privately before you launch. Use Angels Partners to target and sequence the angels most likely to lead a round in your sector, so your WeFunder campaign opens with a visible commitment.
