To raise capital on Equivesto, companies issue shares to the people who invest in their offering. This is a form of ownership in the company. Depending on the type of company you are and business you do, we may suggest that you issue non-voting shares. These new shares allow the investors to become partial owners without voting rights so they cannot make decisions in the company.
Furthermore, Equivesto does not recommend issuing more than 40% of your total number of shares during an equity crowdfunding round, so the existing investors will always remain the majority owners.
Aside from the limits that the governing bodies set for investors, issuers can also set limits on the maximum amount of shares that one individual can purchase. This protects issuers from giving up too much ownership to one investor during the raise.