Steven Urry, Ph.D., is the founder and CEO of EquityCF, an equity crowdfunding platform focused on helping startups raise capital from their communities and investors. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin, where his research focused on entrepreneurial finance, and he has taught investments at the university level.

His work centers on startup investing, private markets, and early-stage financing. Through EquityCF, he works closely with founders, investors, and crowdfunding professionals to evaluate opportunities and understand how young companies can successfully raise and deploy capital.