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Discover the founders, brands, and companies opening their doors to everyday investors.

What lands in your inbox

Four American companies. Four promises.

Four things we look for, every week, in the companies opening their books to ordinary people.

American

The part of the story that usually gets left out. Founders who were turned down, ran out of road, and built the thing anyway.

American

The ones who broke through. Companies past $5 million in revenue that started exactly where the rest of this list is standing now.

American

Designed and built here. The companies still choosing American factories, American materials, and American hands to make what they sell.

American

They served, and then they started something. Veterans building their second act, and hiring the people who had their back in the first.

Recent issues

Vol. III, No. 3 · Oct 16, 2026

Shark Wheel, Azure Printed Homes, Ballers Bank, Pathfinder Resources

Vol. III, No. 2 · Oct 9, 2026

MAGA Beer, xCraft, Misunderstood Brands, PROOF

Vol. III, No. 1 · Oct 2, 2026

Shark Wheel, Republican Red Winery, Saleen, Nine Line Apparel

Included with every subscription

See live rounds the day they open. Real companies, real offerings, updated in real time, while there's still room in the round.
Skip the noise. Every company we surface is American-owned and American-built, curated with live campaign data and ratings.
Go from shopper to shareholder. Many of these offerings start at a few hundred dollars, which means the brand in your cabinet can become the brand on your cap table.

The open Reg CF rounds on the list this week, and who's new.

One figure from the private markets, explained in a paragraph.

One piece of jargon, defined in plain English.

A one-tap poll. Next week, you see how the crowd voted.