What is gTrade

gTrade global trading platform provides investors and venture capitalists a platform to trade equity in an open market for emerging and seed web 2.0 companies.

gTrade is a Web 2.0 company that promotes technology start-ups. It represents the next generation securities exchange: not just trading conventional equities, but enabling everyday investors to purchase shares in companies that have not yet listed publicly. As opposed to traditional venture capital, gTrade brings a start-up company to the collective attention of millions of Internet users, letting the people decide in a start-up's future by investing their own money.

The gTrade marketplace facilitates the connection of Businesses, Venture Capitalists and the average investors. Users trade equity on the online market just like traditional equity markets such as the Nasdaq, Dow Jones of FTSE. This allows you, the average investor to get in on the ground level of the next big web 2.0 startup like facebook, Google and the likes.

Why is there a need for gTrade?

As it currently exists, a small handful of people decide whether a new startup should be granted funds or not. If they're wrong in their decision, the outcome will amount to either a bad investment and massive financial write off, or a missed opportunity. One solution to this problem is to bring a startup company to the collective attention of millions of Internet users, and let the people decide in a startup's future by investing their own money.

In light of the recent economic downturn the flaws of the current model are becoming more apparent gTrade will alleviate this problem by spreading the risk and reward in an open market with the best interest for all parties.

How do I get a login?

Currently the platform is running in a private beta. This is to ensure we have the most robust platform for when we go live. You can however, register for our private beta to have a play on a mock-market here . We will let you know via email if your registration was successful.

What type of companies are listed?

Initially gTrade will be trading in the startup Web 2.0 and ICT businesses. We are focusing on this area as this is the industry we know best. Once the platform has matured, we will be looking to expand to other industry – so feel free to send your business plan even if you fall outside our target area.

How do I list my business?

In order to list on gTrade you need to submit information about your business/idea here. We will review submission careful and provide you feedback, irrespective of us accepting you or not. We will then go through the process of due-diligence and the listing processing if your submission in successful.

In order increase your chances of being accepted and to make our job easier, make sure you review our business plan tips.

Where is the best place to get gTrade updates?

Our Blog of course! We make all announcements and updates on that page first. We also offer an RSS feed on our blog for easy and quick updates.

Is there a risk of investing on gTrade?

Yes! As with every investment or venture capital raising process, there is risk involved. With startup companies the risk is greater however the return on investment is also greater. gTrade makes every effort to increase the likelihood of success for our listings through a raft of measures and procedures – it is in our best interests too that you succeed.

What kind of return on investment will I get?

Do you have a magic crystal ball? If no, then there is no possible way to give any indication as to your return or loss on your investment.

How secure are my financial details?

Very! We take every measure to ensure you personal details are secure, encrypted and only ever accessed by those that truly need the information. Take a look at our Privacy Policy to see how we maintain your personal information.