Tagged: reg d

June 1, 2023 @ 11:30 am By JD Alois  |  

In recent days, Elon Musk tweeted that “commercial real estate is melting down fast. Home values next,” in response to a Tweet about the rapidly declining value of office real estate in Los Angeles and San Francisco, which is selling for less than the amount… Read More

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

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

March 31, 2023 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

GlobexUS Holdings Corp., the company that powers Upstream – a digital asset marketplace, is pursuing an online securities offering to raise growth capital. Upstream is a joint venture with MERJ Exchange – the regulated marketplace based in Seychelles. Upstream has been announcing digital securities cross-listed… 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 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

In a diplomatically worded missive, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, has posted a “Parting Perspective Letter” regarding its efforts in recent years while outlining its recommendations – that the Commission has ignored. The letter, signed by Committee Chair Carla… 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 6, 2023 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

CI recently published an update on Reg CF [Regulation Crowdfunding], an exemption that allows a business to raise up to $5 million in an online securities offering. Investors may be non-accredited or accredited. While the legislation creating Reg CF was signed into law in 2012,… Read More

December 21, 2022 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

GenesisAI is raising money on Netcapital as it aims to create an open marketplace for artificial intelligence (AI) applications. According to the offering page, GenesisAI is raising up to $3 million under Reg CF. Investors are receiving Class A Common Stock at a pre-money valuation… Read More

November 30, 2022 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), has posted two letters advising the Commission on key policy goals that impact capital formation, especially for smaller – private firms. The Committee is the creation of the SEC Small Business… Read More

November 18, 2022 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s regulatory agenda during the current leadership has changed little since it was first revealed in 2021. One item that has been near the top of the list is Reg D “improvements,” including an update to the Accredited Investor definition. Regulation… Read More

October 20, 2022 @ 12:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Weltio, a Y-Combinator alumni that aims to service Latin American investors with an investing app, is raising growth capital on Wefunder. According to the offering page, Weltio is aiming to raise $1.15 million in a SAFE with a $15 million valuation cap. So far, Weltio… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 8:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The social crypto trading platform Blockport plans to launch a multi-stage security token offering (STO) starting in March 2019, with the goal to raise at least 15 million EUR for company expansion. STO Funds are earmarked for establishing operations in the U.S. and other countries,… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 12:07 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

World’s Best, a leading online destination for the luxury lifestyle, has launched a capital raise through SeedInvest to expand their offerings and continue to disrupt the luxury shopping model. At this writing, World’s Best, which is offering securities under both Reg D and Reg CF, has… Read More

May 9, 2017 @ 6:59 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

Welcome to Part 1 of a series discussing the various ways an issuer can easily screw up their offering. In this part, we’ll be talking about general solicitation as it applies to Regulation D (Reg D) offerings. For those that are unaware, Reg D is, for… Read More

April 19, 2017 @ 9:17 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

It’s been over a year since the SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) published its report on Private Securities Offerings post-JOBS Act. And while since that time, DERA has published more data about Regulation CF and Regulation A, the SEC has yet to… Read More

November 28, 2016 @ 1:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo entered into the investment crowdfunding sector with a big splash this month. Partnering with MicroVentures, a FINRA approved Reg CF portal and Broker-Dealer, Indiegogo launched with four diverse investment opportunities: BeatStars, Republic Restoratives, Play Impossible, and ArtCraft Entertainment. Three of these offers have hit… Read More

September 16, 2016 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The JOBS Act of 2012 legalized three different variations of investment crowdfunding. Title III or Reg CF, allows for anyone to invest in smaller companies that are raising up to $1 million.  Title IV, or Reg A+, allows issuers to raise up to $50 million… Read More

April 24, 2013 @ 8:19 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that AngelList will roll out it’s investment crowdfunding service to all its accredited users this week. The system has been available in beta form for months now and has reportedly raised over $6 million for 18 companies from 620… Read More

April 20, 2013 @ 3:00 pm By Mondaq  |  

On March 26, 2013, the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets issued a no-action letter indicating that it would not recommend enforcement action under Section 15(a)(1) of the Exchange Act if a venture capital fund adviser and its management company (collectively, the “fund”) operated a… Read More