Crowdfunding and ROI

[MisanoPayments]

If I remember correctly there was a general consensus when investing in firms via crowdfunding, that one should expect to have invested money tied up for between three and five years.

I appreciate that is a general statement, but as I ponder the fact that my latest investment is five years old next month, I wondered, has anyone invested in a firm to have [all/more/less than] their investment back when a company has been bought?

[MisanoPayments]

Nothing to shout about, token sums in Brewdog & Innis & Gunn.

Although in terms of spending the money it's best with them than in Premium Bonds!

[MisanoPayments]

Interesting notes, thanks all.

I agree with the point raised a couple of times from those who have invested but find the industry saturated now. I rarely log in to the Crowdcube site now (As above my portfolio is tiny so I don't need to sign in to remind myself how it's made up) but there seems to be loads of companies vying for people's funds now.