I've recently begun dabbling in startup (or seed or angel, whatever term you prefer) investing. Apps such as Republic and StartEngine are bringing this incredibly high risk, possibly high reward investment vehicle to the non-accredited masses. I started looking into this early in the year and pulled the trigger on my first startup investment in April. I've since invested in six more startups. My goal is to keep my startup investments in the range of 1-2% of all of my various investments.

Startup investing is highly illiquid and very often will lead to a complete loss of funds. It's even more risky for us non-accredited retail investors. We don't have the same access to the company and their founders, business plans, financials, etc. as a VC would. However, if you find one that gets to the public markets or is acquired, you could just hit a 10+ bagger. I like the risk and will keep my expected losses minimal with moderation.

My current allocation is at ~0.9% so I have some room for one or two more investments over time.

For full transparency (the thing I like most about Commonstock), below are the companies I invested in. All investments are for common stock.