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DealMaker Reports Over $100 Million Raised by Issuers in Q3

DealMaker, a tech-enabled broker-dealer that specializes in online capital formation, is reporting that issuers using its platform raised over $104 million during Q3 of 2024. The amount raised under the various securities exemptions, grew significantly when compared to previous quarters. DealMaker shares the following information… Read More

Pacaso Plans Reg A+ Funding Round, Enlists DealMaker

Vacation home marketplace Pacaso has filed a Form 1-A indicating its intent to raise money online. According to the offering circular,  Pacaso is offering up to 28,957,528 shares for $2.50/share or a gross amount of $75 million – the maximum allowed under the exemption. Pacaso… Read More

Oakland Ballers Said to See $8 Million in Indications of Interest on Testing the Waters Initiative, Uses Dealmaker Tech

Oakland Ballers, a new minor league baseball team aiming to fill the void left by the departure of the Oakland A’s, is gearing up for a securities offering and is leveraging DealMaker’s services to potentially raise funding. DealMaker is a tech provider that can enable… Read More

DealMaker Highlights Issuer’s Multi-Round Funding Strategy

DealMaker, a  broker-dealer that specializes in online capital formation, has posted an example of an issuer that has raised funding multiple times utilizing different platforms. In venture capital (VC), it is typical for a company to start with a Seed Round and then move on… Read More

Capital Ideas: DealMaker CEO and Co-Founder Rebecca Kacaba

Rebecca Kacaba, CEO and co-founder of DealMaker, a prominent capital-raising platform, was welcomed by Capital Ideas co-hosts Nick Morgan and Dara Albright.  With her extensive experience spanning over 25 years in the capital markets, Kacaba delved into the challenges faced by smaller issuers and investors in… Read More

DealMaker CEO Welcomes House Passage of the Expanding Access to Capital Act

Last week, the US House of Representatives approved HR 2799, or the Expanding Access to Capital Act. The legislation incorporated a long list of items aimed at supporting entrepreneurs and innovators while helping investors participate in promising offerings. House Representatives voted along party lines. Some items… Read More

DealMaker Announces New Chief Marketing Officer

DealMaker, a tech-enabled broker-dealer specializing in online capital formation, has announced a new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Jonathan Stidd. DealMaker co-founder and CEO Rebecca Kacaba said that Stidd’s track record of working with issuers to raise over $600 million has helped to define the crowdfunding… Read More

NASAA Blasts the Expanding Access to Capital Act, Top Crowdfunding Platform Calls Opposition Concerning

Earlier this week, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) issued a comment letter criticizing the Expanding Access to Capital Act (HR 2799). This legislation was introduced into Congress last year but has yet to move forward with a Committee vote. Sponsored by the Chairman… Read More

Wefunder was Top Reg CF Platform in 2023: Report

Wefunder was the top platform for Reg CF [Regulation Crowdfunding] offerings during 2023, according to data provided by KingsCrowd. Reg CF is a securities exemption that allows for online capital formation. A notice filing and other documentation is required under the exemption, which is open… Read More

DealMaker Update: 2024 is Going to Be a Big Year For Our Products and Services

DealMaker is part of a new group of broker-dealers that are focusing on online capital formation, providing a tech-enhanced environment for companies looking to crowdfund a securities offering. Based in Canada, the company has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing young firms in the… Read More

DealMaker Settles with Darren Marble and His Companies Issuance, Crush Capital

Earlier this year, DealMaker announced that it was filing a lawsuit accusing Issuance, Crush Capital, and founder Darren Marble of misrepresenting a strategic collaboration to conduct offerings. After the lawsuit was announced, Marble denied any misdeeds on his part, stating the allegations were without merit…. Read More

DealMaker Shares September and October Funding Data

DealMaker, a broker-dealer specializing in online capital formation – mainly for exempt securities offerings, has shared some information on performance during the months of September and October. While venture capital markets have been somewhat subdued, there has been anecdotal information that issuers raising money online… Read More

Time List of Best Inventions of 2023 Includes at Least Two Crowdfunded Firms

Recently, CI received a note from DealMaker indicating that several of their issuers have been recognized by Time magazine as the Best Inventions of 2023. DealMaker is a tech-enabled broker-dealer helping firms to raise capital online utilizing various securities exemptions. This is certainly not the… Read More

DealMaker CEO Acknowledged as”Most Admired” CEO

DealMaker CEO and co-founder Rebecca Kacaba has been recognized as the Most Admired CEO of 2023. Kacaba called the acknowledgment an “absolute honor.” DealMaker is an online capital formation platform based in Canada but provides services in the US as well. The company works with… Read More

Dealmaker Recognized by Deloitte as Top Company to Watch

DealMaker, a tech-enhanced broker-dealer providing online capital formation services, has been recognized by Deloitte as a top company to watch. DealMaker has already made a notable list published by the Globe and Mail as one of the fastest-growing companies in Canada – its home country…. Read More

Dealmaker Hires Chief Financial Officer, Plans for Further Growth

DealMaker, one of the fastest-growing companies based in Canada, has hired a Chief Financial Officer. According to a statement from the firm, Mike Rasic has spent the last 35 years working in regulated industries, including with Fintechs. DealMaker says that Rasic specializes in mid-stage firms… Read More

2nd Home Ownership Platform Pacaso Reports 1500+ Owners After Three Years of Operations, Raises Funding via DealMaker

Real estate platform Pacaso provided a brief update earlier this month, reporting on three years of operations. According to the platform, it has now enabled over 1,500 owners who have spent 90,000 nights in the homes at forty different destinations. The company says that second… Read More

Rumors Indicate SEC Amendments to Reg D, Accredited Investor Definition are Near

  One of the top items on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) agenda under the leadership of Chair Gary Gensler is changes to Regulation D (Reg D) along with updates to the definition of an Accredited Investor. Currently, these amendments are number seven on… Read More

DealMaker Recognized in Canada as one of the Country’s Fastest Growing Firms Again

DealMaker, a tech-enhanced online capital formation company, has been recognized by the Globe and Mail as Canada’s 6th fastest-growing firm in the country. In 2022, DealMaker ranked number 3 on the list. In an X (Tweet), DealMaker said the recognition is “an incredible validation of… Read More

DealMaker Reports Total Raised for Month of September Tops $14.5 Million

DealMaker, a broker-dealer and tech platform that allows firms to raise money online from the full stack of securities exemptions, says it has helped issuers raise over $14.5 million during the month of September. In the past, September has been a strong month for online… Read More

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