Help Us Create a FREE, Safe Space for Victims of Bullying, Stalking, and Harassment
My name is James McGibney. I took over and shut down the despicable revenge porn website www.isanyoneup.com, but my work is not done. We’re building and online community that helps victims of bullying, stalking, and harassment - instead of asking for a donation, I’m inviting you to join the team as an investor in AnyOneUp, Inc.
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The Most Hated Man on the Internet
Premiers July 27 on Netflix
Bullying and Harassment affects millions of Americans every year
1 in 3 school kids between Grade 6-10 identifies as a victim of bullying, and over 3 million Americans every year are victims of stalking.
Online stalking, bullying, and harassment can trigger severe anxiety and depression, but the specific effects and experiences of online victims is often misunderstood by traditional self help resources. We want to make AnyOneUp a thriving community where victims can support one another, browse curated self-help resources purpose-built for victims of online bullying and harassment, and get access to professionals like therapists and lawyers to help them on their journey to recovery.
The Team
James McGibney, CEO
American entrepreneur and former Marine, James is the CEO and founder of Las Vegas, Nevada based ViaView, Inc., which owns and operates the web sites BullyVille.com, CheaterVille.com, CupidVille.com, KarmaVille.com, and DramaVille.com.
McGibney served in the United States Marine Corps, serving tours of duty with Third Surveillance Reconnaissance Intelligence Group (overseas deployment) and Marine Security Guard Battalion. He was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal while serving as the Operations Chief at Marine Security Guard Battalion in Quantico, Virginia.
McGibney received a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice from Boston University and attended Harvard Business School for his Executive Education. On August 16, 2021, McGibney earned Harvard University's Cybersecurity Certification: Managing Risk in the Information Age. Mr. McGibney is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Technology at Pepperdine University.
Melissa Hargis, CTO
A full stack software developer with a successful Silicon Valley career, Melissa is the winner of three hackathons, was founder and CTO of her own 20 person VC backed startup, and has most recently been Engineering Manager at Upstart (UPST), having joined since before its IPO.
Melissa completed her Bachelor’s and Masters degrees at Purdue University.
Rick Bentley, Advisor
A Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Rick started Televoke Inc. which was backed by Softbank and sold to Uber. He was a full time Advisor to Google. As Chairman/CEO of Cloudastructure he raised over $35M in crowdfunding and runs a team of 50. He also co-founded HydroHash where he raised $5M in crowdfunding in under 24hrs.
Rick received a BA in Physics and a Master’s Degree in Engineering from UC Berkley.
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FAQs
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Crowdfunding allows investors to support startups and early-growth companies that they are passionate about. This is different from helping a company raise money on Kickstarter. With Regulation CF Offerings, you aren’t buying products or merchandise. You are buying a piece of a company and helping it grow.
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Investors other than accredited investors are limited in the amounts they are allowed to invest in all Regulation Crowdfunding offerings (on this site and elsewhere) over the course of a 12-month period: If either of an investor’s annual income or net worth is less than $107,000, then the investor’s investment limit is $2,200, or 5 percent of the greater of the investor’s annual income or net worth, whichever is greater. If both an investor’s annual income and net worth are $107,000 or higher, then the investor’s limit is 10 percent of the greater of their annual income or net worth, or $107,000 whichever is greater. Accredited investors are not limited in the amount they can invest.
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Calculating net worth involves adding up all your assets and subtracting all your liabilities (excluding the value of the person’s primary residence). The resulting sum is your net worth.
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We cannot give tax advice, and we encourage you to talk with your accountant or tax advisor before making an investment.
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Individuals over 18 years of age can invest.
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Investing in startups and small businesses is inherently risky and standard company risk factors such as execution and strategy risk are often magnified at the early stages of a company. In the event that a company goes out of business, your ownership interest could lose all value. Furthermore, private investments in startup companies are illiquid instruments that typically take up to five and seven years (if ever) before an exit via acquisition, IPO, etc.
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AnyOneUp Inc. is a privately held company, and its shares are not traded on a public stock exchange. As a result, the shares cannot be easily traded or sold. As an investor in a private company, you typically receive a return on your investment under the following two scenarios: The company gets acquired by another company. The company goes public (makes an initial public offering on the NASDAQ, NYSE, or another exchange). In those instances, you receive your pro-rata share of the distributions that occur, in the case of acquisition, or you can sell your shares on the exchange. It can take 5-7 years (or longer) to see a distribution or trading, as it takes years to build companies. In many cases, there will not be any return as a result of business failure. Investments in private placements and start-up investments in particular are speculative and involve a high degree of risk, and those investors who cannot afford to lose their entire investment should not invest in start-ups. Companies seeking startup investments tend to be in earlier stages of development, and their business model, products and services may not yet be fully developed, operational or tested in the public marketplace. There is no guarantee that the stated valuation and other terms are accurate or in agreement with the market or industry valuations. Additionally, investors on Regulation CF offerings will receive securities that are subject to holding period requirements. The most sensible investment strategy for start-up investing may include a balanced portfolio of different start-ups. Start-ups should only be part of your overall investment portfolio. Investments in startups are highly illiquid and those investors who cannot hold an investment for the long term (at least 5-7 years) should not invest.
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Shares sold via Regulation Crowdfunding offerings have a one-year lock up period before those shares can be sold under certain conditions.
Exceptions to limitations on selling shares during the one-year lock up are transfers:- to the company that issued the securities; - to an accredited investor;
- to a family member (defined as a child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse or spousal equivalent, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships.);- in connection with your death or divorce or other similar circumstance;
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If a company does not reach their minimum funding goal, all funds will be returned to the investors after the closing of their offering.
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All available financial information can be found on the offering pages for the company’s Regulation Crowdfunding offering.
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You may cancel your investment at any time, for any reason until 48 hours prior to a closing occurring. If you have already funded your investment and your funds are in escrow, your funds will be promptly refunded to you upon cancellation. To submit a request to cancel your investment please email info@.