Thanks to SeedInvest, everyday Americans can now invest in startups

For many years, only the top 2 percent of Americans could invest in startup companies due to excessive regulations. Ryan Feit made it his goal to change that. And now he has built SeedInvest,  a company that opens access to more than 240 million would-be investors. "One of the biggest challenges to changing laws is that you have to deal with incumbents who don't like change," Feit told Opportunity Lives. The process of changing the law that restricted access to the startup market wasn'

For many years, only the top 2 percent of Americans could invest in startup companies due to excessive regulations. Ryan Feit made it his goal to change that. And now he has built SeedInvest,  a company that opens access to more than 240 million would-be investors. "One of the biggest challenges to changing laws is that you have to deal with incumbents who don't like change," Feit told Opportunity Lives. The process of changing the law that restricted access to the startup market wasn't easy. F…