Easily Invest in Online Businesses

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The official SEC criteria for accredited investors is outlined below.

Income can be from any source including your own business.  The only exception is income from your primary residence.

• I. Subscriber has a net worth, either individually or upon a joint basis with Subscriber ’s spouse, of at least $1,000,000, or has had an individual income in excess of $200,000 for each of the two most recent years, or a joint income with Subscriber ’s spouse , or spousal equivalent, in excess of $300,000 in each of those years, and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year.
• II. Subscriber is an irrevocable trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000 whose purchase is directed by a person with such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such person is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment.
• III. Subscriber is a bank, insurance company , investment company registered under the Company Act, a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act “), a state -registered or SEC -registered investment adviser, an exempt reporting adviser pursuant to Section203(l) or 203(m) of the United States Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), a rural business investment company (RBIC ) as defined in Section 384 A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, a business development company , a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the United States Small Business Administration , a plan with total assets in excess of $5,000 ,000 established and maintained by a state for the benefit of its employees , or a private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Advisers Act.
• IV. Subscriber is an employee benefit plan and either all investment decisions are made by a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment advisor, or Subscriber has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if such plan is a self-directed plan, investment decisions are made solely by persons who are accredited investors.
• V. Subscriber is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or business trust, not formed for the purpose of acquiring the Interests, or an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code, in each case with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.
• VI. Subscriber is an entity in which all of the equity owners, or a grantor or revocable trust in which all of the grantors and trustees, qualify under clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (v) above or this clause (vi) . If Subscriber belongs to this investor category only, list on a separate sheet to be attached hereto the equity owners (or grantors and trustees) of Subscriber and the investor category which each such equity owner (or grantor and trustee) satisfies.
• VII. If a Subscriber holds, in good standing, one of the following certifications or designations administered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”): the Licensed General Securities Representative (Series 7), Licensed Investment Adviser Representative (Series 65), or Licensed Private Securities Offerings Representative (Series 82).
• VIII. If a Subscriber is a “knowledgeable employee” within the meaning prescribed under Rule 3c-5(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ Investment Company Act”) of a private fund exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 3(c)(1) or Rule 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act.
• IX. Subscriber is an Indian tribe, governmental body, or an entity organized under the law of a foreign county, that owns investments, as defined in Rule 2a51-1(b) of the Investment Company Act, in excess of $5,000,000.00, and was not formed for the specific purpose of investing in the securities offered.
• X. Subscriber is a family office, as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 of the Advisers Act (the “Family Office Rule”, or a “family client” of such family office as such term is defined in the Family Office Rule: (a) with assets under management in excess of $5,000,000.00, (b) not formed for the purpose of acquiring the Interests, and (c) the acquisition of the Interests is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he or she is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of acquiring the Interests.

Absolutely.  As long as investors meet the accreditation requirements as laid out by the SEC they will be able to invest.

There will be no additional capital calls for investors, meaning you’ll never be required to contribute additional funds into any deal.

Investors will receive a quarterly report covering their investments with financials and written commentary.  Financials are put together by a 3rd party accounting firm, who have direct access to the monetizations and bank accounts. They will pull the numbers and put the reports together. WebStreet will audit the reports for any questions or anything unusual and ask the portfolio manager to explain in detail. Portfolio managers will put together commentary on the performance of their portfolio, what happened in the last quarter and their plan for the coming quarter.

During the fundraising period, WebStreet raises funds from investors on behalf of the prescribed portfolio managers for the current fund. All investment funds are held in a segregated account.  After the fundraising period, the portfolio managers enter a 90 day acquisition period when they can make offers and acquire assets.  WebStreet ensures that funds are only deployed to purchase assets that match the portfolio managers’ predetermined criteria.

Note: If the money is not deployed within 90 days from the acquisition of full funding, it will be refunded to the investors. If the portfolio managers deploy less than the amount raised (including money set aside for growth) the difference will be refunded to investors proportionally.

The portfolio managers will acquire assets that match their acquisition criteria and growth plans. Once the funds are deployed and the businesses have been acquired, the portfolio managers may reinvest some of the monthly profits into growth. Some portfolio managers may set aside some of the raised money to be used for growth, and if they do, the amount will vary for each portfolio and will be outlined on the individual portfolio page.

Each fund is a separate legal entity consisting of several portfolios of assets, each run by it’s respective portfolio manager.  Raised funds are deployed on the most promising assets which meet the portfolio managers’ strategies, and held within the fund until exit.

Portfolio managers and investors own the LP equivalent to the cash they put in (95% Investors, 5% Portfolio Manager). The Portfolio Managers, WebStreet and Advisors receive an additional carried interest based on the profits but no additional ownership.

Each LP is a passthrough entity. You will get a K-1 that shows the income of the LP and your percentage ownership.  Any income and any eligible depreciation will pass through.  Please consult with your tax accountant for planning advice.

Yes, the setup is standard. If you’re a non-American and have invested internationally it will be exactly the same. Tax withholding on non-American companies is 21%. Tax withholding on foreign individuals is 37%. Please note that foreign trusts are taxed at the individual rate of 37% as well.

The US has tax treaties with many other countries so you should not be double taxed even if they withhold a higher amount you may be able to file a tax return and claim some of it back. Please consult with your tax accountant for planning advice.

Apart from investing your capital and choosing which Funds you want to be part of, this investment will be completely passive.  You will not have access to the portfolio managers to ask questions or give input on how to run the business. You will simply receive a quarterly report and a quarterly distribution for each fund you invest in.

Please fill out our portfolio manager interest form (PM Interest Form) including your experience, strategy, current and past portfolio performance. We will inform you of our vetting process and be in touch to discuss next steps. Please wait to hear back from us after you submit your form.

It is critical for WebStreet to get the best portfolio managers involved in the program. We are diligent in vetting our portfolio managers and making sure they’re qualified.

When we first started EF Capital, we had one goal in mind: to create a win-win business that would find common ground between experienced online business portfolio managers and accredited investors.

Initially, we had little choice but to incubate the business under the Empire Flippers brand. Establishing a fund without a track record is an uphill battle. Being de-facto pioneers in this alternative investment segment made it even more challenging.

Empire Flippers operates as a broker. It attracts clients who want to showcase the quality of their business and sell it at the best possible fair value. Although EF Capital eventually sells businesses, it first has to buy them and wants to do so at the lowest price possible to maximize returns for its investors.

While we mitigated that by using external advisors, we still knew that, eventually, we would need a clean split as we will have to work with other brokers. Regardless of Empire Flipper’s leading position, not all online businesses are sold there. Our duty to investors is to find the best fit for the proposed strategy at the best price, wherever that is.

As such, we are excited to announce that we have completed our rebranding process and are now WebStreet!

Although it wasn’t an easy process, we felt that this was the right next step in our journey to providing exposure to this asset class for the mainstreet investor.

We remain committed to the highest standards of excellence as the best place to invest in quality online businesses, with a plan to gradually scale up to our goal of deploying $150 million in funds per year while delivering excellent returns.