SyndicateRoom accepts 2% or fewer of startup pitch applications
Tom Britton · 20 VC 023: The Recipe for a successful Crowdfunding campaign with Tom Britton · Mar 30, 2015 · at 10:55
Tom Britton, co-founder and CTO of Syndicate Room, explains the platform's strict screening requirements and low acceptance rate for startups.
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“Maybe one in one in 50 would be a best guess. We're able to actually list on the platform, if not more.”
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