Tagged: reg cf

May 19, 2023 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

The self-described “Tesla of Motorcycles,” Curtiss Motorcycle Co., has listed a securities offering on Wefunder. Investors are purchasing equity in the company at a pre-money valuation of $7.3 million.  The offering page indicates that $554,000 has been raised on an initial target of $581,000, but… Read More

May 18, 2023 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, CI reported that ten companies that raised money under the Regulation A (Reg A+) securities exemption were the targets of enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). All of these issuers settled with the Commission by paying a penalty ranging… 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

May 11, 2023 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

CI reported last month that Jumpstart Micro, a FINRA-regulated Funding Portal able to list securities under the Reg CF exemption, had been acquired by Issuance. Today, Issuance is officially acknowledging the business expansion, noting it will now be able to raise capital under Reg CF… Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 3:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine has been raising growth capital once again in a self-crowdfunding round that has been available for several months now. According to the offering page, $13,858,375 has been raised in a Reg A+ offering for common equity from 7669 investors. StartEngine is selling shares at… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Private equity markets around the world remain subdued due to economic challenges and geopolitical strife. At the same time, online capital formation, a growing component of capital markets, remains robust – at least in the US. According to a report by Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA),… Read More

April 10, 2023 @ 12:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

CI has once again reviewed the roster of FINRA-regulated funding portals to gauge the growth or decline of these platforms that provide online capital formation. Funding Portals were created under the JOBS Act of 2012 and typically list securities under Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF). This… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The JOBS Act of 2012 was signed into law eleven years ago, on April 5, 2012. While it took some time for the various acts to become actionable – with Title III Reg CF not going into effect until 2016, the bipartisan act of legislation… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 3:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic Note will be available to the broader investing public beginning next Monday, according to the company. No longer described as a token, Republic Note has now been labeled a digital security. “R/Note” aims to provide investors with exposure to the economic upside of some… Read More

April 4, 2023 @ 7:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Virtuix, previously a serial funder on SeedInvest, has filed a Form C to raise capital under Reg CF – this time with DealMaker. Simultaneously, Virtuix has filed a Form D to raise money under Reg D 506c for accredited investors – a fairly typical practice… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 5:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding, under the Reg CF exemption, is experiencing a “roller coaster ride,” according to the most recent quarterly update provided by Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA). According to the report, Q1 2023 saw the lowest capital committed since Q4 2020 – so several years ago… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 5:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

FibroBiologics has quickly raised $5 million in a Reg CF securities offering on StartEngine. This is the maximum amount a company may raise under the securities exemption. The offering has been live for about four weeks so it was fully subscribed pretty quickly. According to… Read More

March 14, 2023 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Last month, CI hosted a webinar to review the securities crowdfunding market of 2022 as well as expectations for 2023. While the consensus of the group was that online capital formation softened in the waning months of 2022, panelists participating in the webinar were more… Read More

March 9, 2023 @ 4:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Share Scoops, a “money activism platform” is raising growth capital on Republic. According to the offering page, Share Scoops is offering a “CROWD SAFE” at a valuation cap of $10 million. A SAFE allows an investor to make an investment at a later date following… Read More

March 3, 2023 @ 5:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

While January was dismal, February delivered a bit of bounce in Reg CF activity, according to Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA). The improvement in February reverses a downward trend that started in October. CCA reports that its Online Investment Index, which tracks the top 50 deals,… Read More

February 7, 2023 @ 8:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Do you remember Republic Note? Back in 202o, Republic sought to raise capital for a security that provides purchasers with a portion of the income generated by the investment crowdfunding platform. At that time, Republic raised about $16 million in a sold-out Reg D 506c… Read More

February 6, 2023 @ 10:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Doug Ellenoff, the managing partner of Ellenoff, Grossman, and Schole (EGS) – a Manhattan-based law firm, has been a supporter of innovation in financial services for many years now. A staunch proponent of the JOBS Act of 2012 before it became law, Ellenoff is a… Read More

February 3, 2023 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Both private and public markets slowed dramatically during 2022. While the year started off relatively positive, the realities of persistent (and not transitory) inflation hit everyone hard. This, combined with geopolitical challenges such as Russia’s unprovoked war with Ukraine and China’s chest pounding, pushed investors… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 4:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Wefunder has distributed a Tweet noting that it led the pack in regard to Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) funding during 2022. Reg CF is a securities exemption that allows an issuer (company) to raise up to $5 million in an online investment offering. Both… Read More

January 18, 2023 @ 12:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, a leading US-based investment crowdfunding platform, is reporting that it raised $33.9 million during Q4 2022 under the Reg A+ (Regulation A) and Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) exemptions. StartEngine added that this surpassed its two largest competitors. According to StartEngine, Wefunder raised $23.9 million,… Read More