Invest Smarter. Invest Tax-Free. Invest with Purpose.

"Veteran-owned businesses aren't charity, they're smart investments in leadership under pressure."
— Mark Rockefeller, Air Force Veteran & Co-founder of StreetShares

VETREPRENEURS

Invest in the next generation of American leadership.

Veterans have historically outperformed the broader population in entrepreneurship—with nearly 2.5 million veteran-owned businesses employing over 5 million people. And yet they remain underfunded and overlooked by traditional finance.

We turn overlooked talent into high-upside investment opportunities.

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  • Veteran entrepreneurs have a 30% higher success rate than non-veteran business owners in their first five years.

    Source: Bunker Labs / Syracuse IVMF

  • Veteran-owned businesses generate more than $1 trillion in annual revenue and employ over 5 million Americans.

    Source: SBA Office of Advocacy

  • 62% of veteran entrepreneurs use personal savings to fund their startups, only a fraction receive outside capital.

    Less than 0.5% of venture capital dollars go to veteran-owned startups.

    Source: Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), Syracuse University and National Venture Capital Association / VETCON data

  • 87% of Americans trust veteran business owners more than non-veterans when it comes to ethical leadership.

    Source: StreetShares Foundation Survey

  • Only 5.5% of post-9/11 veterans own a business, down from 49.7% of WWII veterans—a sharp decline due to lack of access to capital.

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau / SBA Historical Trends

QSBS

Tax-free gains. Real equity. Built-in incentives.

The QSBS exclusion (Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code) allows early investors in qualified startups to exclude up to 100% of capital gains, making it one of the most powerful wealth-building tools in the U.S. tax code.

CivicForge integrates QSBS into its core by ensuring all offerings are structured to meet eligibility from day one:

  • 100% capital gains exclusion if held for 5+ years (on the greater of $10M or 10x investment).

  • C-Corp compliance, under $50M assets, and active business use required—we help founders hit every benchmark.

  • Token metadata records holding periods and compliance status, giving investors auditable, automated proof.

Whether you’re an investor or an issuing founder, understanding QSBS can significantly alter the ROI landscape.

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BLOCKCHAIN

Built on Avalanche. Engineered for compliance.

Forget the crypto chaos—CivicForge uses blockchain as infrastructure, not hype. Our platform issues real equity as tokenized shares that integrate directly with compliance frameworks like QSBS, Reg D, and C-Corp governance. The benefits of this approach are significant:

  • Immutable cap table stored on-chain, removing friction around ownership and audit trails.

  • Smart contracts automate the 5-year QSBS holding period, reducing the risk of human error or regulatory failure.

  • Investor dashboards integrate token performance, lockup status, and governance features—no spreadsheets or third-party transfer agents needed.

  • Built on Avalanche C-Chain for speed, scalability, and low-cost transactions (<$0.01 typical gas fees).

This isn’t a speculative token. It’s programmable, regulatory-grade ownership.