Funding Goal: US$5,000
Yup, a $10 loan to someone who needs it. That's all it takes to secure your place at the front of the queue to invest in whatever business we can make from this concept. (But you could always invest $20, 30, or even more!) You might not get your money back, but you might have the chance to make a fortune from the 1.6billion people who are waiting to buy cheaper better lighting from you!
Your ten dollars, or multiple of ten, will go into a fund which will be used to finance the first prototypes and field-tests for the Alchemy Project.
If we got the economics right (and we have tried our best to be certain about this) then you should get your money back in about six months. There is certainly a good business case for the idea.
We will monitor this trial, and if it seems worth continuing, we will try again with more entrepreneurs and a larger fund. We are already accepting finance for the second round, but you will have the first opportunity to re-invest your money and support us in developing this exciting new business opportunity.
If the second trial is also positive, we will develop the business plan based on what we have learned. If you invested in the second round, you will have the first opportunity, ahead of everyone else, to invest in this business. Your investment rights will be proportional to the amount you have put into the trials.
We cannot guarantee you will get your money back from the first round, but we can't guarantee that we will ever get anything back for the time and energy we're putting into this either. Whatever the outcome, we believe that we will be helping a few people to have the opportunity of a better life. For us, it's worth trying.
If you can't afford to risk US$10, then maybe you shouldn't be reading this? If you belong to the "top 20%" of the world's population, the group that owns >80% of all the wealth, the group that can afford internet access, then maybe it's time for you to invest some of that wealth in someone who needs it more than you do? You might even make a profit!
All you have to do is click "Contribute Now" below, and you will be on your way to investing in a revolution.
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