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Crowdfund Capital Advisors: SEC Report on Reg CF Falls Short

Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA), a data service provider for the securities crowdfunding sector, says the Securities and Exchange Commission missed the mark in its recent report on Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding). CCA states that while the SEC relies on Form C-U, these filings have historically… Read More

SEC Provides Analysis of Reg CF Crowdfunding Activity

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) has provided an analysis of Reg CF and Reg A as enabled under the JOBS Act of 2012. The SEC has previously provided data on the various online capital formation exemptions, but… Read More

SEC Shares Exempt Offering Numbers: Reg D, Reg A, Reg CF – All Down in 2024

  The Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Economic Risk Analysis (DERA), has posted a report reviewing exempt offerings under Reg D, Reg A, and Reg CF. According to DERA, 2024 was a down year across the board as investment activity drooped. The three exemptions… Read More

Reg CF Activity Declines – Report

Regulation Crowdfunding, or Reg CF, is a securities exemption that allows firms to raise up to $5 million in an online offering. While Reg D 506c and Reg A+ both allow online securities offerings, they are difficult to track due to the characteristics of the… Read More

Reg CF: Connecticut Green Bank Announced Another Green Liberty Note Offering

Connecticut Green Bank has launched its 12th Green Liberty Note in partnership with Honeycomb Credit. Honeycomb is a FINRA-regulated Funding Portal that may issue securities under Reg CF. The platform is a top issuer in this segment of online capital formation. It was reported earlier… Read More

Crowdfund Capital Advisors Publishes Comprehensive Report on Reg CF Investment Crowdfunding Environment in the US

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Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) has published a report updating readers on the status of securities crowdfunding. The founders of CCA were deeply involved in the creation of the JOBS Act of 2012, the legislation that legalized online capital formation with three different securities exemptions. Since… Read More

CfPA Advocates for Reg CF Tax Exemption: Targeting Resources to Unleash Market Prosperity (TRUMP) Jobs Act

The CfPA, or the Crowdfunding Professionals Association, is touting potential legislation aiming to boost the utilization and benefits of Reg CF or Regulation Crowdfunding. The proposed legislation, supported by the Coalition for Crowdfunding American Jobs and Prosperity (CCAJP); the Targeting Resources to Unleash Market Prosperity… Read More

Andreessen Horowitz Crypto (a16zcrypto) Exits UK Market to Focus on US, Wants Reg CF Updated to Support Crypto

Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto business, or a16zcrypto, is exiting the UK market. a16z opened its London office in 2023, intending to create a Crypto Startup School accelerator program. Via X, Anthony Albanese, head of crypto at a16z, said that while they are excited about crypto development in… Read More

Investment Crowdfunding Report Provides Update on Reg CF, Reg A

Kingscrowd, a data specialist in the securities crowdfunding sector, has provided some data on 2024 activity. While not including Reg D 506c, which is almost impossible to track, Kingscrowd shares information on Reg A and Reg CF, which are available to both Accredited and non-accredited… Read More

CCA: Reg CF – $375 Million in Crowdfunding for 2024

Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) has distributed an end-of-year update on activity in securities crowdfunding. More specifically, securities sold under Reg CF. According to CCA, a total of $375 million was raised during 2024 – the third year of consecutive decline for this sector of capital… Read More

SEC Updates Data on Exempt Securities Including Reg D, Reg CF, Reg A

The Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has provided an update regarding information on exempt securities offerings, including Reg D, Reg CF, and Reg A+. The data is as of the end of 2023. Reg CF or… Read More

Reg CF Investment Crowdfunding Trends: Report Highlights Need for Online Capital Formation, Access to Capital

  Last month, at the CfPA [Crowdfunding Professionals Association] Summit, a presentation was delivered that highlighted the demand and need for access to capital and the growing sector of online capital formation. Investment crowdfunding mainly covers three separate securities exemptions in the US. Reg D… Read More

Online Lending: A Growing Number of Issuers are Using Reg CF to Issue Debt or Small Business Loans

Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) was initially pigeonholed as a new exempt offering for smaller private firms to raise equity capital, so much so that many people described securities crowdfunding as “equity crowdfunding,” a term that is not really accurate. Today, private firms pursue online capital… Read More

SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda Compliments SBCFAC’s Recommendation to Raise Threshold for Reviewed Financials for Reg CF Issuers

Recently, the SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) issued a recommendation to the Commission to adjust the threshold when issuers using the Reg CF securities exemption are required to provide reviewed financials. The formal letter told the Commission the hurdle should be moved… Read More

SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Tells Commission to Increase Threshold for Reviewed Financials Under Reg CF

The SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) has posted its recommendation to the Commission, taking the stance that issuers using Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) should receive some relief under the current requirement to provide reviewed financials starting at an offering of $124,000. The… Read More

Report States There Have Been 14 IPOs by Firms Which Raised Money Using Reg CF

A report shared at the most recent meeting of the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Access Committee (SBCFAC) on women and minority-owned businesses participating in Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) provides an update on exits for firms utilizing the securities exemption. Authored by Melody Change, PhD,… Read More

SEC: SBCFAC Expected to Recommend Threshold for Reviewed Financials Under Reg CF Should Rise to $350,000

After discussing the activity of the Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), has decided to recommend raising the threshold for reviewed financials from $124,000 to $350,000. Currently, reviewed financials cost around $5000 to… Read More

SEC Issues Report on Minority, Women Activity Under Reg CF

The Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of the Advocate for  Small Business Capital Formation, has posted a report on minotry and women activity in the Reg CF securities crowdfunding sector. Reg CF is one of the exemptions that enables online capital formation as well as… Read More

Crowdfunding: Newsletter Says it Will Name and Shame Reg CF Issuers Who Do Not File Form C-AR

Community Round Ventures says it will create a “naughty list” for firms that raised money using Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) that have not filed their mandated Form C-AR [Annual Report]. Form C-AR is mandated for issuers that use the Reg CF securities exemption. The annual… Read More

Reg CF Issuers Must File Form C-AR by Today

Companies that raised money online using Reg CF or Regulation Crowdfunding must file Form C-AR by today (April 29, 2024). Form C-AR references the required filing of the company’s annual report. While there have been thousands of firms that have leveraged the JOBS Act securities… Read More

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