Doug Ellenoff: Crowdfunding is CREDIBLE

February 19, 2013 @ 11:10 am By Charles Luzar

During today’s crowdfunding press conference at the National Press Club, Doug Ellenoff of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole mentioned a rather hilarious acronym he’s built for the crowdfunding community. He shared that crowdfunding is CREDIBLE…

Caps on the amount an individual can invest inherently protect investors
Registration requirements for portals via the SEC and FINRA aid transparency
Education is a focal point for investors
Disclosure is a focal point for portals
Information on the risks the business and the investor face is available
Background checks will be performed to nullify bad actors
Lively social media due diligence will help protect investors
Entrepreneurs are limited to a $1 million dollar raise

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 - Oct 23, 2026 vs Jan 1, 2025 - Oct 23, 2025

Number of Filings131Prior 125 +4.8%

Target Raise, Total$3.40BPrior $3.54B -3.9%

	This YTD	Year prior	Change
Filings	131	125	+4.8%
Target raise	$3.40B	$3.54B	-3.9%

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Source: DisclosureQuest. Initial Form 1-A only.

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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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