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Are secondaries the same as crowdfunding?
Are secondaries the same as crowdfunding?

Secondaries aren't the same as crowdfunding

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Written by Luca Barrie
Updated over a week ago

No, Secondary Share Sales are not the same as primary equity crowdfunding campaigns. In a Secondary Share Sale, as a Seedrs investor, you are buying existing shares from existing private shareholders in exchange for cash, which is paid to the seller. The issuing company is not issuing new shares to raise fresh capital.

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