January 15, 2018 @ 4:39 pm By Jason Best & Sherwood Neiss  |  

Recently, my company crafted a report for the US Securities and Exchange Commission that summarizes progress on Title III of the JOBS Act of 2012, also referred to Regulation Crowdfunding or Reg CF. This newest securities exemption was added to the options that smaller companies… Read More

August 2, 2017 @ 12:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding announced on Wednesday that the total amount in investor commitments in Title III equity crowdfunding campaigns has surpassed $50 million. The company revealed that its Crowdfunding Industry Dashboard includes data on the progress of all 342 of the Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) offerings to date…. Read More

May 19, 2017 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding is out with some data on the status of Title III Regulation Crowdfunding or Reg CF. NextGen has a tracking application that follows all past and active Reg CF offers. According to their numbers, over $37 million has been raised since the securities… Read More

May 16, 2017 @ 7:52 am By JD Alois  |  

NextGen and a group of crowdfunding experts look at Title III Crowdfunding one year after it went into effect. The webinar will be co-hosted by NextGen Chief Strategy Officer Dr. Richard Swart and investment crowdfunding expert Adam Chapnick. The program will also feature guest host… Read More

May 16, 2017 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding, a platform that helps people explore new types of crowdfunding, has announced a webinar special celebrating the one year anniversary since Title III regulations took effect in May 2016. The webinar will take place today (May 16, 2017) at 1PM PT / 4PM ET…. Read More

December 16, 2016 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding announced on Friday investor commitments into Title III equity crowdfunding campaigns have surpassed $15 million. The company is currently tracking Title III offerings through its NextGen Dashboard, which displays the progress of investor commitments since the new SEC crowdfunding regulations took effect last May. The new… Read More

October 31, 2016 @ 8:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding reported on Monday that investor commitments for Title III equity crowdfunding campaigns have officially surpassed $10 million. NextGen is tracking Title III companies through its “NextGen Dashboard.” The dashboard notably displays investor commitments progress since the new crowdfunding regulations went into effect less than… Read More

October 20, 2016 @ 10:51 pm By Marc Snover  |  

I have been immersed in the equity crowdfunding industry since late 2015 and have tried to collect as many different perspectives on the industry from as many experts as possible. And while it is hard to predict the ultimate fate of an industry that had… Read More

October 19, 2016 @ 7:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Christian Catalini, a Professor at MIT Sloan School of Managment and one of the leading academics in the crowdfunding sector, recently published a new video sharing his views on the emerging investment crowdfunding sector. Catalini has long followed both the rewards iteration and accredited crowdfunding under… Read More

September 9, 2016 @ 12:30 pm By Youngro Lee  |  

“So why did you leave law to pursue crowdfunding?” Over the past couple years, I’ve received this question more than any other.  Prior to starting NextSeed in 2014, I was a lawyer for over 7 years specializing in private equity fund formation and private investments. … Read More

August 8, 2016 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Title III of the JOBS Act created a new securities exemption that allowed equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors. This new exemption, also called Reg CF, may be viewed as another step in the capital ladder to complement Title II of the JOBS Act (accredited crowdfunding)… Read More

August 5, 2016 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Title II and Title IV of the JOBS Act created two different forms of investment crowdfunding. Title II allows issuers to “generally solicit” or advertise securities  sold under this exemption. The catch is that only  accredited investors may purchase these securities.  Title IV of the… Read More

July 27, 2016 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

DreamFunded has added its name to the growing roster of crowdfunding platforms approved by FINRA/SEC to operate a funding portal under Title III of the JOBS Act.  Title III or Reg CF allows companies to raise up to $1 million from non-accredited and accredited investors… Read More

July 26, 2016 @ 3:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

With AngelList spinoff Republic’s official launch last week, we decided to take a deeper look at Republic to see how they plan to differentiate themselves in this rapidly expanding crowdfunding marketplace. AngelList, arguably the largest and most successful investment crowdfunding platform in the world, provides… Read More

July 6, 2016 @ 10:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, SeedInvest CEO and co-founder, Ryan Feit sat down with Jason McCabe Calacanis on This Week in Startups to share details about his involvement in passing the JOBS Act and his work on the Title III rules (which went into effect on May 16th). The discussion’s… Read More

June 30, 2016 @ 3:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tom Britton, SyndicateRoom co-founder and CTO, shared his views on Reg CF, Title III of the JOBS Act, a few days ago. Britton, a US citizen transplanted in the UK, is helping to manage one of the most successful investment crowdfunding platforms in the UK,… Read More

June 27, 2016 @ 7:30 am By Samuel Guzik  |  

  When it comes to capital formation for SME’s through federal legislation, one can usually count on the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) to do their best to block or narrow any new paths which Congress or the SEC may seek to create.  The… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 10:12 pm By Amy Wan  |  

We’ve hit the one month mark since Title III became effective on May 16, 2016, and are just starting to see the first data points of this new industry. Here are some juicy statistics: In the first 30 days of the filing’s becoming effective, 40… Read More

June 9, 2016 @ 3:00 pm By Samuel Guzik  |  

  It’s been more than four (very long) years since the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act) made its debut, with much fanfare, in the White House Rose Garden. And on May 16, 2016, the official date of the emancipation of investment crowdfunding… Read More

June 8, 2016 @ 7:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Learn About the First Month’s Traction of the New Title III/ Reg CF Crowdfunding NextGen is creating the world’s first Title III Crowdfunding Summit. Executives from the leading Title III Platforms will attend. Learn about their passion, their vision and their platforms. Investors can explore… Read More