Tagged: mainvest

May 21, 2024 @ 5:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

CI reported earlier this week that Mainvest, a FINRA-regulated funding portal, is winding down operations. In an email, a spokesperson for the company provided additional insight into the unfortunate outcome. CI noted that Mainvest was one of many companies that have been impacted by the… Read More

May 20, 2024 @ 5:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mainvest, a FINRA-regulated funding portal, is ceasing operations. According to the platform’s website, the firm has raised over $30 million for issuers since its inception. A pop-up on the Mainvest website also states that payment processing is currenlty unavailable: “Due to the ongoing dispute between… Read More

January 4, 2023 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

During 2022, Reg CF, the smallest crowdfunding securities exemption, took a bit of a hit as the number of investors declined, and the total amount of investments dropped by 12.8% from $578.8 million in 2021. This is according to a report by Crowdfund Capital Advisors… Read More

November 8, 2022 @ 5:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mainvest, a FINRA-regulated Funding Portal, is looking to raise money on another funding portal – Republic. Mainvest is a securities platform that aims to provide access to capital for “main street” type firms. According to the offering page on Republic, Mainvest is looking to raise… Read More

January 6, 2021 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

The year of COVID-19 was a difficult time for all. 2020 saw government-mandated lockdowns, a shift to virtual offices, and a health crisis that has not been experienced in many decades. While all industries had to adapt, some thrived – typically tech-centric firms that have… Read More

July 9, 2020 @ 9:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nick Mathews, CEO of Mainvest – a FINRA regulated funding portal offering securities under Reg CF, believes that the highly touted and popular Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), launched by the US Government to backstop the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been ineffective in getting money… Read More

October 30, 2019 @ 2:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

MainVest, a FINRA regulated funding portal based in Massachusetts, is a localized investment crowdfunding platform that is targetting main street type businesses. The crowdfunding portal is celebrating one year of operations and Crowdfund Insider has received an update from the platform. MainVest raises capital online… Read More

January 6, 2019 @ 5:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Reg CF (or Regulation Crowdfunding as it is inconveniently called) is a securities exemption that enables companies to raise up to $1.07 million online via a regulated funding portal or broker-dealer. The concept of a funding portal was created alongside the exemption which was part… Read More