Raise equity
Bring your community into the company.
Prepare a public offering through Backers Bootcamp and apply to raise up to $1.5 million under NI 45-110.
- 21-day Bootcamp
- Up to 90 days open
- Backers approval required
Equity, Business financing, and live company stories
How it works
Companies raise. Investors decide. Backers runs the process between them.
- Up to $1.5M
- equity crowdfunding
- $25K-$500K
- business financing
- From $100
- to invest
- NI 45-110
- crowdfunding framework
Choose your path
Three reasons to use
.
The application, documents, decisions, and money movement differ by path. Start with the outcome you need, then follow the process built for it.
Business financing
Finance growth without selling equity.
Apply for $25,000 to $500,000 through a Bactoring note with a fixed assessed rate and equal weekly repayments.
- 1, 3, 6, or 12 months
- 12.99%-17.99% annualized
- No application fee
Invest
Review the facts and make your own decision.
Explore Canadian equity offerings and business notes, watch founders on Water, and invest from $100.
- $0 Backers investor fees
- Required document review
- Capital is at risk
Raise equity
From company application to a public offering.
Equity is for companies asking a community to become shareholders. Bootcamp prepares the record; Backers still makes a separate listing decision after review.
- 01
Get
Share the company, team, amount sought, traction, and intended use of funds with Backers.
- 02
Complete Bootcamp
Build the company record, offering plan, audience, and pitch through the 21-day program.
- 03
Prepare the F1
Complete and certify the Form 45-110F1 offering document investors will rely on.
- 04
Pass
reviewBackers reviews eligibility, documents, agreements, and launch readiness before deciding whether to list.
- 05
Open the offering
An approved offering may run for up to 90 days. Purchaser funds remain separate until closing.
Bootcamp completion and Backers LIVE selection do not guarantee an offering. Backers decides whether and when an offering may launch.
Business financing
From operating business to scheduled repayment.
Bactoring is debt financing for an operating Canadian business with revenue that can support weekly payments. The company keeps its equity.
- 01
Get
Provide the business, revenue, requested amount, use of funds, and bank information needed for assessment.
- 02
Get assessed
Backers evaluates repayment capacity and sets the proposed amount, term, rate, and weekly schedule.
- 03
Complete documents
Review the note, debit mandate, security, repayment terms, and offering disclosure before signing.
- 04
Pass
reviewBackers decides whether the note may be listed. Applying or completing documents is not an approval.
- 05
Raise and repay
If funded and closed, the business makes equal weekly payments under the published note schedule.
Every listed note states its principal, fixed annualized rate, term, weekly schedule, security, and any guarantee. Fixed terms do not mean guaranteed repayment.
Invest
From first look to an informed subscription.
The live feed can introduce a company. The investment flow then slows the decision down: identity, documents, acknowledgements, amount, and confirmation.
- 01
Explore
Browse open offerings, company profiles, founder updates, live sessions, and available replays.
- 02
Read the F1
Review the Form 45-110F1, security terms, use of funds, company information, and stated risks.
- 03
Verify and acknowledge
Complete identity checks and electronically sign every required Form 45-110F2 risk acknowledgement.
- 04
Invest from $100
Choose an amount within the applicable limits. Backers does not recommend or assess suitability.
- 05
Track the outcome
Follow an equity holding after close or receive scheduled note repayments when the business pays.
Note investors can set amount, term, and minimum-rate preferences for weekly repayment notices. Each link shows currently open matches, but the investor must choose an offering, access its current F1, complete its F2, and confirm that subscription. No response sends the repayment to the investor's payout queue.
The infrastructure
One experience, three distinct jobs.
Backers remains the funding portal and decision point. Water provides the live media layer. Gwen assists with preparation without replacing review or judgement.
Funding portal
Runs issuer and purchaser workflows, F1 and F2 records, trust and closing controls, and the portal compliance calendar.
Live experience
Water
Powers the video feed, Backers LIVE channel, founder pitch rooms, broadcasts, clips, and replays.
Workflow assistance
Gwen
Helps organize company information and preparation. Gwen does not approve listings or provide investment advice.
Investors review Form 45-110F1 and complete Form 45-110F2. Backers separately maintains the portal information and principal filings, financial-resources certifications, closing controls, and required distribution records.
Start here
Choose the next action, not the whole journey.
Tell Backers what your company needs, or open the offering catalog and review what is available now.
Backers does not recommend investments or assess whether an investment is suitable for you. Securities crowdfunding and business notes involve significant risk. A company can fail or default, and you may lose some or all of the money invested.