Watch: Bloomberg’s “Market Makers” Talk Equity Crowdfunding, Oculus Acquisition

March 28, 2014 @ 9:58 am By Charles Luzar

It seems everyone has an opinion on Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus VR and what it means for crowdfunding. That was the topic of conversation on Bloomberg Television’s “Market Makers.” Yesterday the program hosted New York University Stern School of Business Professor Anindya Ghose and a discussion on the fallout from the acquisition.

Ghose says that Kickstarter, Indiegogo and others are “between a rock and a hard place,” presumably because of a problem with the alignment of interests between company leadership and their backers. He is also clearly bullish on a forthcoming federal exemption for equity crowdfunding.

Watch and see the eureka moment that ensues after Ghose explains how Title III equity crowdfunding will allow unaccredited investors to invest in early-stage rounds…

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 29, 2026 vs Jan 1, 2025 - Oct 29, 2025

Number of Filings132Prior 128 +3.1%

Target Raise, Total$3.44BPrior $3.56B -3.5%

	This YTD	Year prior	Change
Filings	132	128	+3.1%
Target raise	$3.44B	$3.56B	-3.5%

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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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