Crowdfunding Anticipation Swells

January 16, 2013 @ 5:02 pm By NuWire Investor

Equity crowdfunding may eventually grow to be a $300 billion industry, as a well-known venture capitalist predicted last year, but there are high hurdles to jump, experts say.

Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures suggested last May that crowdfunding eventually would take massive market share from bank lending, giving a boost to the alternative lending industry.

Angel investor Chris Camillo, speaking at last week’s inaugural Crowdfund Texas conference in Austin, cautioned that there are legal and cultural barriers that are impeding the popularity of crowdfunding.

“I think it’s realistic, but you really have to look out not months, but years, many, many years,” Camillo said during the “Crowdfund Investing: Funding 3.0” panel, in answer to an attendee’s question regarding Wilson’s outlook.

Reg A - Form 1-A Filings Beta

Beta. Initial Form 1-A only. Target raise is the stated Amount to be Raised, totaled. Compared with the same dates one year earlier.

YTD: Jan 1, 2026 - Nov 4, 2026 vs Jan 1, 2025 - Nov 4, 2025

Number of Filings134Prior 129 +3.9%

Target Raise, Total$3.45BPrior $3.59B -3.8%

	This YTD	Year prior	Change
Filings	134	129	+3.9%
Target raise	$3.45B	$3.59B	-3.8%

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This display counts initial Form 1-A filings only. It does not represent subsequent filings, including Form 1-A/A amendments or Form 1-A POS post-qualification updates filed by the issuer. Amounts are the stated Amount to be Raised on the initial filing, not capital raised and not amounts revised in later filings.

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