PharmaRoth Labs, Inc. (ROTH)

[old biohf guy]

Jayyy, yes, people have gone directly to the company and negotiated a below market stock deal. The money has been used to pay expenses such as temporary office space (sometimes called 'rent'). When these deals occur there are some strings attached, such as you have to buy a lot of shares and there might be trading restrictions.

There is nothing wrong with doing this. Assuming the company is looking to raise money you could do this too.