Frequently Asked Questions

Before crowdfunding, startups were limited to raising capital through friends & family, accredited investors ($200k+ annual income or $1mm+ net worth), and traditional venture capital rounds. Passed in 2012, the Federal JOBS Act enabled the US for true equity crowdfunding by allowing non-accredited investors to invest in private companies. The SEC has the following major types of crowdfunding, all of which allow for general and online solicitation:‍

Regulation CF: Companies can raise up to $5MM from unaccredited investors within a 12-month period.*

Regulation D – 506(c): Companies can raise unlimited money from accredited investors*

Regulation A:
Tier 1: Companies can raise up to $20MM from the general public, including institutional investors within a 12-month period.*
Tier 2: Companies can raise up to $75MM from the general public, including institutional investors* within a 12-month period. Non-accredited investors are subject to investment limits dictated by either their net worth or annual income, whichever is greater.

We believe equity crowdfunding represents the democratization of venture investing and we want the general public to have access to invest in Emporium Realty.

*You can read more about the JOBS Act on the SEC’s website here.

The offering circular for the Regulation A+ offering can be viewed here [insert link to offering circular].

The offering price is $10 per Series Interests and the minimum investment amount for this round is $1,000. The Company will also charge investors a fee of 3.5% of their investment (“Investor Processing Fee”).

Click “Invest Now” anywhere on this site, or follow this link. You will be directed to view the subscription agreement and complete an investment.

This offering is open to both accredited and non-accredited investors. If you are a non-accredited investor, please note that you cannot invest more than 10% of the greater of your annual income or net worth.

According to the SEC, an individual accredited investor can be defined as the following: 

An accredited investor, in the context of a natural person, includes anyone who:

  • earned income that exceeded $200,000 (or $300,000 together with a spouse or spousal equivalent) in each of the prior two years, and reasonably expects the same for the current year, OR
  • has a net worth over $1 million, either alone or together with a spouse or spousal equivalent (excluding the value of the person’s primary residence), OR
  • holds in good standing a Series 7, 65 or 82 license.

Additionally, an accredited investor as an entity can be defined as the following:

  1. A trust is considered to be an accredited investor if its assets exceed $5 million, it is not created to purchase the securities and it is directed by a sophisticated person; or
  2. An entity is an accredited investor if its investment exceeds $5 million and it is not created to purchase securities.
  3. An entity in which all equity owners are accredited investors.

If your credit card payment was declined, please call your credit card provider to pre-authorize the transaction. Additionally, if your bank-to-bank transfer via ACH has failed, it is recommended that you contact your bank for more information. 

If you have forgotten your password, please use the “Forgot your password?” functionality found below the DealMaker sign-in page. If you are locked out of your account, please contact [email protected] for assistance.

To change your email address, please navigate to the top-right corner of your Dashboard. Within your profile settings, you can change the email address associated with your account. If you would like to merge investments to a pre-existing account, under a different email address, please contact [email protected] for assistance. Please specify the applicable email addresses to be changed. For investor security, you will be asked to verify that you have access to the applicable accounts.

You can specify whether you are investing as an individual, or as a corporation/trust/custodial. Upon selecting any of the non-individual options, you will be prompted to enter relevant information and populate your subscription agreement accordingly.

1) Funding Processed: 

Your investment funding status will update upon receipt of your funds. If paying by bank-to-bank transfer, your payment will initially appear as pending, and will either clear or fail within five business days. If paying by wire domestically, your wire should be reconciled within one business day. International wires vary. Once funds are received, it can take approximately 1-2 weeks to process your investment completely.

2) Identity Processed:

In some instances, we may reach out to you requesting additional information in order to verify your identity & finish processing your investment, which may increase the overall processing time.

3) Subscription Confirmation:

Once your investment has been fully processed and confirmed, you will receive a notification when your subscription agreement has been accepted. Subsequently, you will receive a digital confirmation of the security holdings. 

If 2 weeks pass by and you do not receive any information from us, please email us at [email protected]

We may still require additional information. We recommend you check your spam folder first for any email communications!

Please note that if your securities are being distributed through the DealMaker platform, you will receive a digital certificate or DRS statement from the issuer’s transfer agent, uploaded to your investment portal. No paper share certificates are distributed via DealMaker. 

For more information regarding your investment in this offering, please contact our investor support team at: [email protected]

You can search the DealMaker knowledge base for more information here, or contact investor support at [email protected].

 

Investors need to check with a brokerage account representative to determine whether their provider will allow for the securities to be (i) directly deposited to a brokerage account or (ii) transferred into such account at a later day. The policies may vary between different providers.

Linked here is a help article, which may assist you in finding your way.

 

Disclaimers
This site is operated by Emporium Realty LLC (the “Platform”), which is not a registered broker-dealer. The Platform does not give investment advice, endorsement, analysis, or recommendations with respect to any securities. Any securities posted here would be offered by, and all information included on this site is the responsibility of, Emporium Realty Fund I LLC, the issuer of such securities (the “Company” or “Issuer”). The Platform has not taken steps to verify the adequacy, accuracy, or completeness of the information. Neither the Platform, the Issuer, their affiliates nor any of their respective officers, directors, agents, and employees makes any warranty, express or implied, of any kind related to the adequacy, accuracy, or completeness of any information on this site or the use of information on this site. By accessing this site and any pages thereof, you agree to be bound by the terms & conditions, privacy policy, and any risk factors set forth in an offering statement related to the securities of the Issuer. The information on this website should not construe by prospective investors as legal, business, tax, accounting, regulatory, investment or other advice.

This website contains forward-looking statements. These statements may include the words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, “project”, “will”, “may”, “targeting” and similar expressions as well as statements other than statements of historical facts including, without limitation, those regarding the financial position, business strategy, plans, targets and objectives of the management of Emporium Realty Fund I LLC (the “Company” or “Issuer”) for future operations (including development plans and objectives). Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors which may affect the Company’s ability to implement and achieve the economic and monetary policies, budgetary plans, fiscal guidelines and other development benchmarks set out in such forward-looking statements and which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding the Company’s present and future policies and plans and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future. Furthermore, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions or future events which may not prove to be accurate, and no reliance whatsoever should be placed on any forward-looking statements in this presentation. The forward-looking statements in this website speak only as of the date of the Company’s initial Form 1-A, and the Company expressly disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by law any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.

The Company strongly urges you, as a prospective investor, to consider the fact that investing in startups, early-stage businesses, or any other venture such as the Company through equity crowdfunding is speculative in nature and carries significant risks, including, without limitation, illiquidity, dilution, decline in value of your investment, and the loss of all of your investment. All prospective investors are advised to fully understand all risks associated with such investment opportunities, which require high risk tolerance, low liquidity need, and long-term commitments by investors. It is the sole responsibility of any prospective investor in making the decision to invest in the Company to take into account their own personal objectives, financial situation, and needs, and to rely on their own examination of the Company and the terms of the offering.

Notes:

1. Distributions are subject to the availability of distributable cash and cannot be guaranteed.

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