Investors Pitch Deck for Crowdfunding Platform Pipo.io
Crowdfunding platform Pipo.io
Invest in the shares of friends, family, colleagues and public figures you believe in, and profit when they succeed.
Pipo is the first-ever platform where individuals (we call them pipsters) can go public just like companies do and attract investors for any reason that they want, such as, going for the career that they’ve always wanted, starting a business, getting a college degree, and many more. People who feel that their friend, colleague, family member, or a public persona they follow has the potential for something significant, can invest in them and become a part of their success.
Issuers enjoy
Keep 95% of the money raised in the IPO
Get an additional 1% each time someone sells their share at a price that is higher than the previous transaction price
Investors enjoy
Receive dividends
The capital gain from the rise of the shares
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About Pipo. Company Purpose
Our purpose is to build a global marketplace for investing in people—not in projects, not in startups, but in people. We are creating the first stock market for individuals, where gamers, YouTubers, sports players, promising MBA students, and public figures can participate.
The Problem
Today, we can only invest in cool projects, innovative startups, real estate, or established companies. Here are three reasons why this is a problem:
1. Many people invest in the stock market today, buying shares in companies whose operations, revenue streams, expenses, competitors, and markets they don't really understand. They haven’t read the quarterly reports or simply haven’t been able to comprehend them. On the other hand, we all have that friend, brother, or business partner who is so close to us that we know everything about them. We understand their talent, personality, and chances of success far better than we understand the inner workings of Walmart, Microsoft, or Apple. We don't need a degree in finance or to stay on top of the latest news to recognize their potential.
2. When we invest in startups, projects, or real estate, it's a one-shot, one opportunity—the project either succeeds or fails. For the project to be successful, everything has to be right: the idea, the people, the funding, the market readiness, and the product-market fit. You know this space... And when a startup or company fails, it shuts down, but not the people behind it. They always stand back up and keep going. When we invest in people, we invest in their journey to success, not just in a one-time opportunity.
3. In 2018, 650,000 businesses were founded in the UK. This means only 0.1% of the UK population launched a business last year. But consider the talented individuals around you. Their number is far greater than the number of startups or projects. Not all of them are working on cool projects or at innovative startups, but many of them are incredibly talented. That's a huge potential! So why can't we invest in people?
The Solution
Now we can. Pipo - the first stock market for people. How does it work?
Talented people (we call them Pipsters) create their profiles on Pipo. They add a short bio about themselves, just like on Linkedin, add links to their social media, create a compelling video, just like in Kickstarer, and
Specify their future givebacks, which are Pipo's equivalent of dividends. They state when they want to give back and how much. They can give back a fixed amount or a percentage. For example, a soccer player might give back 10% of his contract salary if his team gets promoted to the premier league and 5% if his team remains in the same league. A gamer might give a fixed amount based on his YouTube or Twitch views. An MBA student might give back 15% of their first job salary.
Set their pip (share) price and the number of pips they want to issue. We limit the number of pips a Pipster can issue to create scarcity.
Investors. On the other side of the marketplace, there are the investors: In every crowdfunding platform, the first tier of backers consists of family and friends. The same is on Pipo. When Pipsters create their campaign, they are encouraged to share it on their social channels and with their close ones.
The next tier can be financially incentivized individuals who see an interesting investment opportunity or emotionally incentivized people who are touched by the story of the Pipster or who just want to say - I was the first to buy his stock.
Community. The Pipster and the investors communicate in an open and public chat, similar to Slack. One of the important features is voting. First, it’s like the stock market, and second, if you have people who believe in you, don’t you want the opportunity to consult with them regarding your next career step?
Exchange. The last part of the platform is the Exchange. Here, investors can buy and sell pips from other users. The interesting part is that the Pipster gets an additional 1% from the transaction every time their pips are sold at a price that is higher than ever before. This incentivizes the Pipster to maintain an attractive profile.
