Jeff Kelisky

Spear’s Review

Seedrs CEO Jeff Kelisky has taken the world’s first regulated crowdfunding platform to record levels of investment. The company has facilitated around £1 billion invested in more than 1,000 deals.

Despite admitting that much of its potential income is ‘difficult to quantify’, Seedrs became the world’s first regulated crowdfunding platform in 2009, and is unique in allowing small-scale investments from £500-£1,000, meaning there is no need for funders to ‘sell their souls’ to support a business.

The company’s mission is to ‘enable all types of investors to invest in businesses they believe in and share in their success’. Seedrs was acquired by Republic for $100 million in September 2022 and Kelisky heads up the global retail division.