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August 3, 2021 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Sherwood “Woodie” Neiss is one of the creators of Title III of the JOBS Act of 2012 – the legislation that legalized Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) and launched a new sector of financial innovation. Neiss also co-founded Crowdfund Capital Advisors along with Jason Best –… Read More

February 10, 2020 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) and its co-founders have been a leading voice advocating on behalf of online capital formation since Sherwood “Woodie” Neiss and Jason Best helped to create the language of the JOBS Act law that legalized securities crowdfunding in the United States. Neiss… Read More

January 9, 2017 @ 11:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdfundBeat Media has named Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss as Crowdfunding Persons of the Year for 2017. Best and Neiss are co-founders of Crowdfund Capital Advisors a consulting group focused on the global alternative finance industry.  CrowdfundBeat Media stated; “Each year, Crowdfund Beat Media Group… Read More

December 21, 2015 @ 7:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  “We believe the potential of crowdfunding is not about a single company or single crowdfunding platform.  It is about the evolution from an institutional framework for allocating capital (otherwise known as banks, funds, and foundations) to a more individually driven framework enabled by existing and… Read More

November 12, 2015 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Sherwood (Woodie) Neiss, one of the early proponents of equity crowdfunding, visited with MSNBC to explain what changed with the advent of final rules under Title III of the JOBS Act. Neiss talked about how technology is changing the capital formation process as you may… Read More

July 31, 2015 @ 4:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Shewood (Woodie) Neiss, co-founder of Crowdfund Capital Advisors, joined the studios of CNBC today – a visit that coincided with a visit by former Congressman Eric Cantor who happened to have published an Op-Ed on crowdfunding today. Neiss spoke about Title II, accredited crowdfunding, and… Read More

August 20, 2014 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Capital Advisors principles Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss have joined the growing group of crowdfunding industry participants demanding the Securities and Exchange Commission release final rules on Title III crowdfunding immediately.  In a comment letter addressed to SEC Chair Mary Jo White, Best and… Read More

October 30, 2013 @ 3:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sherwood Neiss, one of the leading figures in the crowdfunding industry, testified before the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs today in which the merits and challenges of crowdfunding were reviewed.  Neiss, who is a founder of Crowdfund Capital Advisors as well… Read More

April 7, 2013 @ 12:21 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

On the anniversary of the JOBS Act, Woodie Neiss of Crowdfund Capital Advisors and University of Mississippi Law Professor Mercer Bullard discuss investment crowdfunding, investor protection and fraud. It is an interesting microcosm of the arguments being made from both sides of the crowdfunding debate…. Read More

March 18, 2013 @ 7:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Sherwood Neiss is one of a handful of people credited with the drafting and passage of the JOBS Act, legislation that will soon legalize investment crowdfunding in the United States. He is also one of the principals of crowdfunding consulting and advisory firm Crowdfund Capital… Read More

January 16, 2013 @ 9:59 am By Bloomberg  |  

Crowdfund Capital Advisors Principal Sherwood Neiss discusses crowdfunding rules and the fight against fraud. He speaks with Betty Liu on Bloomberg Television’s “Money Moves.” (Source: Bloomberg)

January 4, 2013 @ 10:33 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Sherwood Neiss will be speaking at SXSW this year, which should provide some awesome exposure for the crowdfunding space as a whole. Below are details from the info page on SXSW.com… Description A global fight is currently underway to democratize access to capital for entrepreneurs…. Read More

December 31, 2012 @ 10:49 am By Ina Paiva Cordle, Miami Herald  |  

Sherwood Neiss is passionate about entrepreneurship. And he has helped lead the charge to change nearly 80-year-old federal securities laws about investing, so that entrepreneurs can gain access to capital. Called crowdfunding, the changes will allow small investors to fund start-up businesses, hopefully creating jobs… Read More

November 28, 2012 @ 6:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Last month I wrote an article about how a fund of funds may help some investors participate in crowdfunding.  Interested in additional perspective on the idea, I reached out to Sherwood Neiss of Crowdfund Capital Advisors for his take.  His response was as follows: (f) Applicability- Section 4(6) shall not apply to transactions… Read More

October 31, 2013 @ 2:09 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Yesterday the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled “The JOBS Act At A Year And A Half: Assessing Progress And Unmet Opportunities.” It was set to be a particularly interesting hearing because of the panel, which included… Read More

August 2, 2023 @ 5:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) money raised during the month of July increased from $28 million in July 2022 to $33.7 million this July. But when comparing consecutive months, June 2023 faired better as the month prior generated $43.7 million in money raised. Crowdfund Capital  Advisors… Read More

July 6, 2023 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) has distributed a report on Q2 2023 securities crowdfunding under Reg CF. According to their data, Q2 showed “steady growth” along with a slight decrease in new deals when compared to Q1 2023. CCA says that new deals during the quarter… Read More

June 21, 2023 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

D3VC.ai, a new investment and funding platform founded by crowdfunding experts, says it has raised $775,000 in the first week of availability for its inaugural Fund I.  This first fund is looking to raise up to $5 million, which it will invest in approximately 200… Read More

June 5, 2023 @ 4:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) experienced a tepid month of online capital formation during May. In their monthly update, Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) said that while the number of new deals increased by 22.7% compared to April, the capital committed decreased by 40.4%. CCA notes that… Read More

May 16, 2023 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

While the Jobs Act of 2012 was signed into law that year, towards the end of the Obama Administration, it took a few more years to complete the rules. The Securities and Exchange Commission eventually completed “Title III” of the JOBS Act, and Reg CF… Read More