MassCatalyst Says Investment Crowdfunding Platform to Launch in January

Coincides with New State Crowdfunding Regulations in Texas.

MassCatalystMassCatalyst has announced its investment crowdfunding platform, handling both debt and equity financing, will launch in January targeting both startups and mature companies in need of capital. The MassCatalyst platform was previewed this past Fall at TechCrunch Disrupt.

In October, the state of Texas finalized intrastate crowdfunding regulations thus allowing non-accredited and accredited investors alike to participate in unique investment opportunities previously only available to the elite few. Texas is the latest in a series of states seeking to eliminate wealth and income requirements for investors. MassCatalyst founders Bobby Katoli and Jonathan Startz believe that the federal equivalent isn’t far behind.

Jonathan Startz and Bobby KatoliMassCatalyst has an interesting spin on crowdfunding by using an auction system —t he first known of its kind in the US. The auction model is said to allow investors to bid on the price per share for equity or the interest rate on debt auctions. The end result is a dynamic and genuine free marketplace for investments in private companies.

MassCatalyst states that two companies, Glass-Media and Curious Marketplaces, will launch crowdfunding campaigns with MassCatalyst in January 2015. Glass-Media is a marketing company, specializing in interactive projection-based storefront displays, while Curious Marketplaces facilitates community-based, online marketplaces. MassCatalyst has several other companies within the registration phase that it will be presenting to investors early next year.



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