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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IMS Platform

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AInvestor Management Services (IMS) headquartered in Charlotte offers the IMS Platform, an investor relations management platform that provides a more transparent reporting and documenting process for investors, with distribution workflow and waterfall calculator as well as waterfall audit.N/A

    The Q4 Platform

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AQ4 Inc. is a provider of IR Ops software offering access to their proprietary investor data, purpose-built to remove obstacles between public companies and their investors. Q4 gives investor relations leaders, C-Suite Executives and their teams tools to attract, manage, and understand investors.N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Testimonials
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    Investor Management Services (IMS)
    In our specific use case we used IMS to manage the investor acquisition process and manage reporting going forward. Basically, it's a powerful, real-estate focused CRM that understands our pain points and issues. Additionally, it was cost efficient for our organization since we weren't using any of the waterfall technology, nor did we have extensive complicated ownership structures that we needed to import. We were essentially starting from the beginning, with very few implementation needs. In this situation, the software worked perfectly. We have been very happy with the service and technology. That said, if you have an extensive investor relations apparatus and need something that requires a tremendous amount of implementation (i.e. an entire, existing, investor management system) it may be a more difficult process
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    Q4, Inc
    This is one of two providers to go with if you are considering an investor relations website. We evaluated both of them and landed on Q4 Desktop due to their reputation of solid customer service. The additional CRM software is a nice to have as there are many other solutions you may have access to before you make that product your main go to.
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    Pros
    Investor Management Services (IMS)
    • Investor Management
    • K-1 Distribution
    • New Investment Pages
    • Clear Dashboards
    • Customer Support
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    Q4, Inc
    • easy to use
    • comprehensive database access
    • good looking ux/ui
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    Cons
    Investor Management Services (IMS)
    • Confusing UI (Hard to Use)
    • Implementation Issues
    • Missing Functionality
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    Q4, Inc
    • speed of platform
    • lacking mobile app
    • pricing structure is fragmented
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    Alternatives Considered
    Investor Management Services (IMS)
    We evaluated IMS against Juniper Square and the Crowdstreet white label platform. IMS came to the top for us because of our specific use case (i.e. less implementation needs, primarily investor acquisition and investor management). Also, at the time, IMS was way more cost effective for the functionality that was offered compared to its immediate competitors
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    Q4, Inc
    Q4 Desktop had the highest market share and good customer references.
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    Return on Investment
    Investor Management Services (IMS)
    • Increased investor acquisition
    • Increase investor engagement
    • Saved significant time in managing investor
    • Massive time savings in K-1 distribution
    • High quality investor reporting system
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    Q4, Inc
    • reduced engineering time for website maintenance (2 hours per release)
    • reduced collaboration time with marketing team
    • automatic press release postings
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