UinGun

Well I am new to forex, forums, etc. I'm really excited to get started in forex. Looking at demo accounts now. Also looking at other ways to invest. A friend of mine suggested crowdfunding as an option. Supposedly he's done pretty well with it. The idea's pretty new- you can help to fund new startups with the help of different sites that sell portions of equity in the companies. I know of a few sites already that seem interesting like kickstarter, crowdcube, seedrs, and uinvest. The last one seems to be the one I was most interested in. Their people seemed really ready to help, and I liked their approach to the whole crowdfunding thing. The whole thing seems like a really good idea with possibilities... but has anyone else out there had any experience with this? Any suggestions?