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Going Public® is a groundbreaking original series that follows founders on their capital-raising journey. For the first time ever, viewers can Click-to-Invest while they watch.
Each season, our documentary team follows several companies on their quest to raise capital and potentially take their companies public. You'll learn their stories and watch them interact with mentors, billionaires, and a variety of investors along the way.
Season 1 streamed on
Entrepreneur.com and
goingpublic.com in Winter 2022.
Entrepreneur.com boasts millions monthly unique visitors in the US and abroad. Entrepreneur distributed the series across their network including Facebook Watch, YouTube, and Instagram TV.
To invest in any of the companies featured on the show, navigate to their
respective investment pages, review the information contained therein as you see fit, and decide whether making an investment is right for you. Each company also provides a detailed Offering Circular where you can learn more about their business, financial condition, and risks associated with investing. You can access all of the companies featured on Going Public® by clicking
here.
Season One of Going Public® featured companies from a variety of sectors:
- PROVEN, a technology first customized skincare company
- TREBEL, a Premium Music Application that's free to the consumer
- HAMMITT, a luxury designer handbag company
- NGT ACADEMY, a military grade cyber security training academy
The compensation received by Going Public® from the companies featured in the show is standardized across all featured companies. You can find more specific information
here.
To be featured on the next season of Going Public®, fill out our application form
here. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of $10 million in annual revenue; with at least 2 years of operating history, and should be seeking to raise at least $15 million ($75 million maximum). Applicants that are pre-product or pre-revenue will not be reviewed.
Going Public® may offer significant brand exposure to potentially millions of viewers who can Click-to-Invest in any featured company while they watch. Being featured on Going Public® could result in significant customer acquisition, which could accelerate revenues and turn fans into brand ambassadors.
All companies featured in Season 1 received guidance from 1-3 mentors including:
- Josh Snow, founder and CEO of global teeth whitening brand Snow Oral Care
- Jeff Hoffman, global entrepreneur from Priceline.com
- Jaime Schmidt, founder of Schmidt’s Naturals
Crush Capital, Inc. is compensated by Hammitt, Inc. for publicizing the offering of Hammitt, Inc.’s securities. The total fees due to Crush Capital for its services consist of a $250,000 cash fee and up to $2,222,222 stock warrant fee.
AN OFFERING STATEMENT REGARDING THIS OFFERING HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SEC. YOU MAY OBTAIN A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR THAT IS PART OF THAT OFFERING STATEMENT FROM:
Crush Capital, Inc. is compensated by SALEEN (Saleen Automotive, Inc.) for publicizing the offering of SALEEN’s (Saleen Automotive, Inc.’s) securities. The total fees due to Crush Capital for its services consist of a $250,000 cash fee and up to $2,222,222 stock warrant fee.
AN OFFERING STATEMENT REGARDING THIS OFFERING HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SEC. YOU MAY OBTAIN A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR THAT IS PART OF THAT OFFERING STATEMENT FROM:
Crush Capital, Inc. is compensated by PROVEN (Life Spectacular, Inc.) for publicizing the offering of PROVEN’s (Life Spectacular Inc.’s) securities. The total fees due to Crush Capital for its services consist of a $250,000 cash fee and up to $2,222,222 stock warrant fee.
AN OFFERING STATEMENT REGARDING THIS OFFERING HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SEC. YOU MAY OBTAIN A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR THAT IS PART OF THAT OFFERING STATEMENT FROM:
Crush Capital, Inc. is compensated by NGT Academy (NEXGENT Inc.) for publicizing the offering of NGT Academy (NEXGENT Inc.) securities. The total fees due to Crush Capital for its services consist of a $250,000 cash fee and up to $2,222,222 stock warrant fee.
AN OFFERING STATEMENT REGARDING THIS OFFERING HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SEC. YOU MAY OBTAIN A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR THAT IS PART OF THAT OFFERING STATEMENT FROM:
There are several relationships among Crush Capital, the people who appear on the show and the companies who appear on the show. These relationships, consisting of compensated arrangements and ownership of securities, could potentially result in conflicts of interest. These relationships are summarized here.
- Darren Marble and Todd Goldberg: Darren Marble and Todd Goldberg Executive Producers of Going Public and are Co-CEOs of Crush Capital Inc. Darren Marble is also the CEO of Issuance Inc. Issuance is providing technology and marketing services for featured companies in Going Public.
- Jeff Hoffman: Jeff Hoffman is an Executive Producer of Going Public®, and is an advisor to Crush Capital Inc. Mr. Hoffman holds a Warrant to purchase up to 210,486 shares of the Company’s Non-Voting Common Stock for an exercise price of $1.145 per share.
Mr. Hoffman also has interests in several of the issuers featured in Going Public®, as follows:
TREBEL – In consideration for Mr. Hoffman’s services as an Advisor to TREBEL, Mr. Hoffman is entitled to receive an option to purchase 100,000 shares of TREBEL’s common stock at the then fair market value of the stock on the grant date, as determined by TREBEL’s board of directors.
PROVEN – In consideration for Mr. Hoffman’s services as an Advisor to PROVEN, Mr. Hoffman is entitled to receive an option to purchase 9,045 shares of PROVEN’s common stock at the then fair market value of the stock on the grant date, as determined by PROVEN’s board of directors.
- Lauren Simmons: Lauren Simmons, the host in Season 1 of Going Public, is paid an appearance fee of $8,500 per episode.
- Chris Burch: Chris Burch is an investor and advisor to Crush Capital Inc. An entity controlled by Mr. Burch purchased 1,912,987 shares of the company's Series A Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $350,000. In consideration for Mr. Burch’s advisory services, the Company issued an entity controlled by Mr. Burch a Warrant to purchase up to 2,732,838 shares of the company’s Series A Preferred Stock for an exercise price of $0.18296 per share.
Mr. Burch also directly or indirectly has interests in several of the issuers featured in Going Public®, as follows:
NexGenT – Mr. Burch invested in a Simple Agreement for Future Equity that may result in shares being issued to him at a price per share that represents a significant discount from the price per share of NexGenT’s Regulation A financing.
TREBEL– Mr. Burch invested in a Convertible Note that may result in shares being issued to him at a price per share that represents a significant discount from the price per share of TREBEL’s Regulation A financing. In addition to the Convertible Note, Mr. Burch received a warrant to purchase 500,000 shares for an exercise price of $1.00 per share; $250,000 invested in TREBEL’s Regulation A offering; and in consideration for Mr. Burch’s services under an Advisor Agreement, TREBEL issued an option to purchase 100,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at a price per share that represents a significant discount from the price per share of TREBEL’s Regulation A financing.
- Tony Drockton: Tony Drockton, Founder of Hammitt, is an investor in Crush Capital Inc. Mr. Drockton purchased 60,857 shares of the company's Series A-1 Preferred Stock and a Warrant to purchase up to 30,428 shares of the Company’s Non-Voting Common Stock for an exercise price of $0.4108 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000.
- Andrew Forbes: Andrew Forbes, CEO of Hammitt, is an investor in Crush Capital Inc. Mr. Forbes purchased 60,857 shares of the company's Series A-1 Preferred Stock and a Warrant to purchase up to 30,428 shares of the Company’s Non-Voting Common Stock for an exercise price of $0.4108 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000.
- Issuance: Issuance is partially owned by Crush Capital's Co-Founder Darren Marble. Issuance receives service fees of approximately $100,000 from each company featured on Going Public, as well as a processing fee of $15.95, paid by each potential investor, for each subscription submitted by a potential investor in any of the companies featured on Going Public, whether or not a subscription is accepted. Of that processing fee, $13 is paid to Crush Capital, Inc. as a referral fee.