And this is because if you're a startup and you take investment from these "small investors" I can't recall the actual classification (class 3 maybe or something like that?) VC and accelerators simply won't touch you. So there's no point.
Sure there is, if you never planned to seek VC funding anyway. I'm sure there are plenty of companies that just need a little money to get over the initial hump or two, and then plan to rely on organic growth. If you're not worried about being a "moonshot" and don't have huge capital expenses (eg, manufacturing a physical product, drug trials, etc.) then this could quite possibly work for you.
Sure there is, if you never planned to seek VC funding anyway. I'm sure there are plenty of companies that just need a little money to get over the initial hump or two, and then plan to rely on organic growth. If you're not worried about being a "moonshot" and don't have huge capital expenses (eg, manufacturing a physical product, drug trials, etc.) then this could quite possibly work for you.