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Capital Ideas: Sherwood Neiss on the Evolution of Crowdfunding

With the investment crowdfunding industry surpassing the $2 billion mark and involving over 6,600 companies conducting 7,600 offerings across 580 industries, Capital Ideas checks in with Sherwood “Woodie” Neiss, one of the early architects of what evolved into Regulation Crowdfunding [Reg CF].  Among other things,… Read More

Reg CF Update: Sherwood Neiss of Crowdfund Capital Advisors Discusses H1 Performance, Expectations Going Forward for Investment Crowdfunding

Sherwood “Woodie” Neiss is one of the creators of Title III of the JOBS Act of 2012 – the legislation that legalized Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) and launched a new sector of financial innovation. Neiss also co-founded Crowdfund Capital Advisors along with Jason Best –… Read More

Sherwood Neiss of Crowdfund Capital Advisors Updates on Reg CF Progress: “Successful Reg CF companies have pumped almost $1 billion into local economies”

Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) and its co-founders have been a leading voice advocating on behalf of online capital formation since Sherwood “Woodie” Neiss and Jason Best helped to create the language of the JOBS Act law that legalized securities crowdfunding in the United States. Neiss… Read More

CrowdfundBeat Media Names Jason Best & Sherwood Neiss as “Crowdfunding Persons of the Year”

CrowdfundBeat Media has named Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss as Crowdfunding Persons of the Year for 2017. Best and Neiss are co-founders of Crowdfund Capital Advisors a consulting group focused on the global alternative finance industry.  CrowdfundBeat Media stated; “Each year, Crowdfund Beat Media Group… Read More

Sherwood Neiss Explains Title III Equity Crowdfunding (Video)

Sherwood (Woodie) Neiss, one of the early proponents of equity crowdfunding, visited with MSNBC to explain what changed with the advent of final rules under Title III of the JOBS Act. Neiss talked about how technology is changing the capital formation process as you may… Read More

Sherwood Neiss on Crowdfunding: “No Systemic Fraud Anywhere” (Video)

Shewood (Woodie) Neiss, co-founder of Crowdfund Capital Advisors, joined the studios of CNBC today – a visit that coincided with a visit by former Congressman Eric Cantor who happened to have published an Op-Ed on crowdfunding today. Neiss spoke about Title II, accredited crowdfunding, and… Read More

Jason Best & Sherwood Neiss to SEC: Vote Now on Title III Crowdfunding Rules

Crowdfund Capital Advisors principles Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss have joined the growing group of crowdfunding industry participants demanding the Securities and Exchange Commission release final rules on Title III crowdfunding immediately.  In a comment letter addressed to SEC Chair Mary Jo White, Best and… Read More

Sherwood Neiss Testimony Before US Senate Commmittee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs

Sherwood Neiss, one of the leading figures in the crowdfunding industry, testified before the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs today in which the merits and challenges of crowdfunding were reviewed.  Neiss, who is a founder of Crowdfund Capital Advisors as well… Read More

Video: Sherwood Neiss, Mercer Bullard Spar On Investment Crowdfunding

On the anniversary of the JOBS Act, Woodie Neiss of Crowdfund Capital Advisors and University of Mississippi Law Professor Mercer Bullard discuss investment crowdfunding, investor protection and fraud. It is an interesting microcosm of the arguments being made from both sides of the crowdfunding debate…. Read More

Interview: Sherwood Neiss On Crowdfunding’s Future

Sherwood Neiss is one of a handful of people credited with the drafting and passage of the JOBS Act, legislation that will soon legalize investment crowdfunding in the United States. He is also one of the principals of crowdfunding consulting and advisory firm Crowdfund Capital… Read More

Sherwood Neiss of Crowdfund Capital Advisors to Speak at SXSW 2013

Sherwood Neiss will be speaking at SXSW this year, which should provide some awesome exposure for the crowdfunding space as a whole. Below are details from the info page on SXSW.com… Description A global fight is currently underway to democratize access to capital for entrepreneurs…. Read More

Miami Herald Interviews Sherwood Neiss

Sherwood Neiss is passionate about entrepreneurship. And he has helped lead the charge to change nearly 80-year-old federal securities laws about investing, so that entrepreneurs can gain access to capital. Called crowdfunding, the changes will allow small investors to fund start-up businesses, hopefully creating jobs… Read More

Sherwood Neiss of Crowdfund Capital Advisors Responds to Group Crowdfunding

Last month I wrote an article about how a fund of funds may help some investors participate in crowdfunding.  Interested in additional perspective on the idea, I reached out to Sherwood Neiss of Crowdfund Capital Advisors for his take.  His response was as follows: (f) Applicability- Section 4(6) shall not apply to transactions… Read More

Senate Hearing On JOBS Act: Neiss, Fleming Spar Over Cost Of Capital

Yesterday the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled “The JOBS Act At A Year And A Half: Assessing Progress And Unmet Opportunities.” It was set to be a particularly interesting hearing because of the panel, which included… Read More

Investment Crowdfunding Trends in the US: Report

  Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) has published a new report that investigates trends in online capital formation under Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding). CCA was co-founded by the creators of the JOBS Act – the legislation that legalized investment crowdfunding. While the bill was signed into… Read More

Crowdfund Capital Advisors Launches Offering Ratings for Issuers Using Reg CF

The quality of securities issued under  Reg CF largely depends on the perception of the investor. One person’s belief that a security offering is going to the moon can be mirrored by another who sees it as a dog. Big-name venture capitalists mostly get it… Read More

Crowdfunded Firms Surpass Startup Survival Rate: Report

Early-stage firms, especially startups, are very risky investments. In fact, in the real world, most of them fail. It is widely understood that between 80% to 90% of startups die, so only about 20% or so of early-stage firms survive. In venture capital investing, that’s… Read More

Reg CF: November Saw 135 New Issuers, $55.2 Million in Investor Commitments

Regulation Crowdfunding, or Reg CF, experienced a solid month during November. A total of 135 new issuers sought to raise money under the exemption, generating $55.2 million in investor commitments. Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) monthly update shares that November offerings increased from the previous month… Read More

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