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This Month: SEC Small Business Advisory Committee to Review Reg CF, IPOs

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) will review Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) and modernize initial public offerings (IPOs).  Under the leadership of Chairman Paul Atkins, the Commission has long expressed its intent to adhere to its mission of… Read More

September Reg CF Market: 49 Deals, $16.9 Million Committed

The Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) market continues to operate at a choppy pace. According to data from Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA)/CCLEAR, September saw 48 new securities offerings, a 15.8% decline from August and a 40.7% decline versus the same month the prior year. Closed deals… Read More

Most For, One Against Petition for the SEC to Increase Reg CF Funding Limit to $20 Million

A few months ago, Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) submitted a petition to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to increase the Reg CF [Regulation Crowdfunding] funding cap from $5 million to $20 million. In general, industry insiders support the move, viewing it as more closely… Read More

Crowdfunding Professional Association Asks SEC to Deliberately Compare Exemptions, Avoid Patchwork of Exemptions

The Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) has adopted a policy objective to ask the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to “deliberately compare exemptions” and avoid a “disjointed patchwork of regulations.” The new “Presumptive Parity” advocacy was distributed by the CfPA board of directors this week. The… Read More

Reg CF: FINRA Regulated Funding Portals Hover Around 70

Funding Portals, a new type of intermediary created by the JOBS Act of 2012, were established to facilitate online capital formation through Reg CF, or Regulation Crowdfunding. Reg CF allows a firm to issue or sell securities to anyone, raising up to $5 million in… Read More

Notre Dame Professor Conducts Research on Reg CF Crowdfunding Offerings and Investor Decisions

John Aland, an accounting professor at the University of Notre Dame, is currently conducting research on crowdfunding offerings and investor decisions. Aland, a contributor at Kingscrowd, is partnering with the firm to promote the effort to better understand investors who are considering or have participated… Read More

Kingscrowd Executive Shares What He Believes Needs to be Changed to Improve Reg CF and Reg A

Recently, CI shared its thoughts on what could be improved, via rule changes or legislative action, to boost online capital formation. Specifically, under Reg CF and Reg A. Reg CF, Reg A, and Reg D 506 (c) each enable online capital formation. Reg CF and… Read More

Reg CF: Investor Count Drops But Commitments Jump by 9% in August

The Reg CF securities exemption has had a choppy 2026 so far. The smallest exemption for issuers raising funds online, the numbers are off versus their peak but activity continues to generate funds for smaller, private firms in need of growth capital. Crowdfund Capital Advisors… Read More

Reg A and Reg CF: What Policymakers Should Change

Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) and Regulation A (Reg A) were both part of the JOBS Act of 2012, the legislation that enabled online capital formation. Today, there is an established ecosystem of platforms including regulated Funding Portals and Broker Dealers that support companies that need… Read More

Reg CF Funding Drops by Almost 20% in July, Reg A by Over 4%

Firms using Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) raised $23.1 million in the month of July 2026. This is a month-over-month decline of -19.3% from June 2026, which totaled $28.6 million, and a year-over-year decline of -33.5% from July 2025 at $34.8 million. More optimistically, there were… Read More

Kingscrowd on Netcapital Fraud Allegations: Only Three Reg CF Offerings Were Successfully Funded

Kingscrowd, a provider of data and analysis of online securities offerings, has commented on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s allegations of fraud against Netcapital (NASDAQ:NCPL), a company that operates a FINRA-regulated Funding Portal. Kingscrowd notes that only three of the eleven securities offerings mentioned in… Read More

Regulation Crypto Assets: Here is a Comparison to Reg A and Reg CF

Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced new proposed rules for issuers to raise capital under new exemptions for crypto assets. Regulation Crypto Asset (Reg CA) is widely modeled after two existing securities exemptions, Reg CF and Reg A. Reg A and… Read More

SEC Small Business Forum Report: Sherwood Neiss Comments on Recommendations, Tells SEC to Move Forward on Reg CF

In March of 2026, the 45th Annual Small Business Forum took place at the Securities and Exchange Commission. The report on the proceedings was published last month. Participating individusals were asked top submit recommendations in advance and during the event, with a vote following to… Read More

Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) Outlines Best Practices for Online Capital Formation

The Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) has posted an annual report on best practices for online capital formation under Regulation CF (Reg CF), specifically addressing Form C-AR. Reg CF is a securities exemption that allows issuers to raise up to $5 million in an online solicitation… Read More

Rentberry Nears Maximum Raise on Republic

Rentberry is raising money on Republic and is nearing the $5 million maximum allowable under Reg CF. Rentberry has raised over $40 million in venture capital and has raised growth funding through previous securities crowdfunding offers under Reg A and Reg CF. This is its… Read More

Netcapital Charged with Fraud by Securities and Exchange Commission

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Netcapital (NASDAQ:NCL), an early entrant in the securities crowdfunding sector, has been charged with fraud. According to a report by Reuters, the Securities and Exchange ​Commission has filed charges in Boston Federal Court alleging that NetCapital improperly recorded $14 million in revenue from consulting by… Read More

GUARDD Meets with SEC to Discuss Secondary Trading of Tokenized Exempt Securities

GUARDD, founded by Sherwood Neiss who is also the co-founder of Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) and one of the authors of the JOBS Act which approved online capital formation, recently met with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to discuss secondary trading of tokenized exempt… Read More

SEC Small Business Forum Recommends Raising Reg CF Funding Cap to $20 Million, Other Key Changes to Improve Access to Capital

The Securities and Exchange Commission held its annual Small Business Forum back in March of this year. This past week, the SEC published recommendations from participants in the gathering. These recommendations are available here. Several of the suggestions impact online capital formation, including Reg CF…. Read More

Kingscrowd Extends Reg CF Offering on StartEngine

Kingscrowd, a leading data provider for online capital formation, is extending its Reg CF funding round listed on StartEngine. Typically, platforms in the funding portal/online capital formation sector will partner with another platform to raise money online. Kingscrowd covers data for both Reg CF and… Read More

Capital Ideas: Going Public’s Darren Marble on Streaming Capital Formation and the Retail Investor Appetite That Won’t Go Away

Darren Marble has spent years arguing that the wall between entertainment and investing doesn’t need to exist – and that tearing it down could actually make private capital formation more transparent, not less. Marble, Founder and CEO of Going Public, joined ICAN co-hosts Nick Morgan,… Read More

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