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Common Trust Raises $2.6M In Seed Funding To Support Small Businesses To Exit Through Employee Ownership Buyouts

PRIVATESep 11, 2023

Amount Raised

$2.6 Million

Round Type

Seed

San FranciscoFinancial ServicesEmployee Benefits

Investors

Schmidt FuturesCrossbeam Venture Partners

Description

Common Trust, an employee ownership buyout platform that enables small business owners to access liquidity by exiting to their employees, today announced $2.6 million in seed funding. Crossbeam Venture Partners led the round with participation from Schmidt Futures and additional funding from leading investors in the space.

Quick answer

Common Trust raised $2.6 Million in a Seed round, dated September 11, 2023. Investors: Schmidt Futures and Crossbeam Venture Partners. Common Trust is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

How much did Common Trust raise?
Common Trust raised $2.6 Million in a Seed round on September 11, 2023.
Who invested in Common Trust?
Schmidt Futures and Crossbeam Venture Partners are named as investors in this round.
What does Common Trust do?
Common Trust is a financing platform that equips small business owners to exit to their employees and community.
Where is Common Trust based and how big is it?
Common Trust is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
Who are the decision-makers at Common Trust?
Fundz holds 1 contact at Common Trust. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Financial Services and Employee Benefits around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Common Trust that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Authentic raised $5M (Funding Round) on September 20, 2023.
  • Teamshares raised $245M (Funding Round) on August 18, 2023.
  • Triple-A raised $10M (Series A) on October 25, 2023.
  • Kota raised $5.4M (Funding Round) on October 25, 2023.
  • Canopy Connect raised $6.5M (Series A) on October 25, 2023.
  • Triple-A raised an undisclosed amount (Funding Round) on October 25, 2023.

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Company Information

Company

Common Trust

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Common Trust is a financing platform that equips small business owners to exit to their employees and community. Using purpose trusts, our methodology is based on the idea that owners should be able to transition their business profitably while protecting their legacy, purpose and people through a sale, ensuring both high performance and community impact for generations to come.

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