Running a poll is the easiest way to survey investor interest and validate demand before you launch—while also building an email list of potential investors.

When to run one:

• You’re still deciding if a Community Round is right for you
• You want to gauge interest before investing time into a full campaign
• You’re gearing up to launch and want to collect emails first, then redirect people to your live page when ready

How it works:

Head to wefunder.com/raise and follow the steps to set up a poll. If you've already created a company on Wefunder, you can visit wefunder.com/[yourcompany]/community/edit to access the landing page builder.

You'll customize a simple landing page with a few key details and one core question:
👉 “If we launched a Community Round, would you invest?”

We recommend adding a letter from the founder to share why you're building this company and how your community can get involved. Here are some letter templates.

Anyone who says yes is prompted to drop their email and an amount they might invest. You'll have access to a list of poll submissions and potential investment amounts.

Unlike a real fundraise or Testing the Waters campaign, a poll is just a survey. Responses are non-binding, and respondents don’t need to create an account.

Once you feel like you’ve got real momentum, you can proceed with launching your fundraise.