California Investment Network

Entrepreneurs - How It Works

We have created a database of California investors who are regular investors in California startups and businesses requiring capital. Our site also gives you access to investors from our partner sites in in New York, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and Pennsylvania. We charge no commission and our rates are low, so the cost to you of finding investment can be as little as $149.

We offer a fast and easy process to get your business proposal in front of investors:

Step 1: Register as an Entrepreneur

The first step in reaching investors through the California Investment Network is to register. This involves answering a few questions about yourself in our one page registration form. It is free to register and the process only takes a few minutes. What are you waiting for? Register here.

Step 2: Create A Proposal

Once you have registered, you can then login and create an investment proposal. We don't ask you for a detailed business plan, only that you answer questions that investors need to know in order to do initial due diligence on your idea and your business. When you are ready to activate your proposal, a staff member will do a final review prior to releasing the proposal to investors.

Step 3: Find Matching Investors

Once your proposal is approved, our system will cross reference your proposal information with investor preferences to determine which investors should be notified about your proposal.

Step 4: Make Contact

Once your proposal is distributed to investors, you will be notified if an investor is interested in your proposal. Please be aware that we are a match-making service only. We receive no commissions so our rates for helping you find investors can remain low. Our system gives you access to contact information of interested investors, however, we do not become involved in due diligence, negotiations, or deal structuring between you and any interested investors.

Payment Options

Option 1 Submit your investment proposal for free using our Basic Services package. When our online matching service finds an investor interested in your opportunity, you can then contact the investor by upgrading to our Referral Services or Premium Services packages. Your proposal remains active for 180 days and all investor contacts are included in the price of the upgrade packages, no matter how many of them there are. Please Note: If you submit your investment proposal for free, it must be 100% anonymous.

Option 2 Alternatively you can pay an upfront fee for one of our two higher grade packages (Referral Services, Premium Services) and take advantage of our enhanced services. This will increase your chances of finding investment by allowing you easier and faster access to interested investors and the use of the many premium services discussed on our rates page.

Registered Investors

United States > Georgia

I have been investing for approx. 5 years now and have a high success rate. I have started and sold three business and tremendous profit in the past 15 years. I am a private investor

$500,000 to $5,000,000

United States > California

I have bought, operated, and sold 6 businesses in my career. I am now an investor in small businessses because I understand them. I am looking for new opportunities to invest in.

$10,000 to $10,000,000

United States > California

I am based in California. I am an economics major with an MBA and several years of business management experience. I work in the Financial insurance industry with a reputed private company. I am open to different sort of investments in various sectors. I am mostly an individual investor. My main investments are in commercial real estate and construction.

$70,450 to $3,500,500

United States > New York

I am a financial consultant for several small firms and throughout the years, I've assisted these firms in securing additional capital funding for various needs (i.e. expansion, refinance, equity draw, etc.) I represent a fundraising group for start-up companies as well as existing corporations seeking to expand their capital. We can work with companies eager to raise capital through regulation crowd funding and filing all SEC forms and regulations. Raise anywhere from $20,000 - $5M. We charge NO upfront costs, only 4% fee if your fundraise is successful. We offer free contracts and personal support throughout. My occupational background is as an accountant/financial advisor for the past 20 years including 10 years as a corporate controller. I am also a real estate investor and currently own and manage four investment properties under my real estate corporation.

$20,000 to $500,000,000

United States > California

20 years of senior management experience in the computer industry, principally with software startups, and 7 years with a boutique investment bank doing fund-raising and mergers and acquiisitions for software and Internet companies. Looking for an investment opportunity with an early stage company that could also benefit from my sales, marketing, business development, M&A and fundraising experience.

$25,000 to $250,000

United States > California

Corporate Finance Executive with 15 years of experience in fortune 500 corporations across process manufacturing, distribution, software (SaaS) and services industries. Six Sigma master black belt (process improvement) with expertise in sustained working capital improvement initiatives. Deep short-term and long-term financial planning and analysis across entire P&L. Seeking opportunity to be hands-on and engaged equity partner in a small business. I am a Private Investor.

$50,000 to $500,000

Canada > Grande Prairie

Private Investor, broadening horizons and looking to invest in the US market.

$100 to $50,000

United States > California

NON-RECOURSE FUNDING PROGRAM: Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Research & Development, Expansion... Critical Infrastructure Projects - Roads, Bridges, Corridors... Technology, Bio-Tech, Aviation, Aerospace, Automotive, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals... Energy - Oil, Gas, Petroleum Products, Renewable Energy, Storage... Natural Resources – Raw Material, Precious Metals, Gemstones, Chemicals -mining, refining, trading, solutions, safety, & more… Telecommunications, Electrical Power Generation/Distribution, and similar Infrastructure… Agriculture, Food Production, Packaging, Food & Beverage, Personal Products... Publication and Mass Media industry... Electronics, Digital, Medical Equipment and more... eCommerce and Accounts receivable/factoring... Transportation & Manufacturing (Supply Chain Systems). International Financing/Insurance (import/export, trade, development). Special programs for doctors, dentists, medical groups. Consumer Retail and Wholesale Distribution Industry...

$100,000,000 to $5,000,000,000