Tagged: reg d

March 15, 2025 @ 4:14 pm By Robin Sosnow and Jason Siev  |  

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just made a game-changing move for capital raisers utilizing Rule 506(c) under Regulation D. On March 12, 2025; the SEC issued two new C&DIs as well as a pivotal no-action letter (the “Latham No-Action Letter”) which together significantly… Read More

March 12, 2025 @ 5:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Newsmax, a conservative-leaning news startup, plans to go public on March 31, 2025. Shares are expected to trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol NMAX. NewsMax recently completed a Reg D offering, reportedly raising $225 million from Accredited Investors. The company now says it… Read More

March 4, 2025 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Newsmax Inc. says it has closed its funding round involving shares of preferred stock. The company said that it had exceeded its original target of $150 million, with gross proceeds hitting $225 million. Newsmax is a news startup that provides a conservative alternative to mainstream… Read More

February 3, 2025 @ 5:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

GreatX is an online investment platform in the real estate sector with an interesting approach. The company states that it offers uncapped upside with income yield and capital protection in a single investment. GreatX is currently raising money on Republic. According to the offering page,… Read More

January 14, 2025 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently, CI reported that Silicon Prairie had exited its status as a Funding Portal. A Funding Portal is a relatively new FINRA-regulated intermediary created under the JOBS Act of 2012. Initially viewed as a path for firms to issue securities under Reg CF, most Funding… Read More

December 31, 2024 @ 1:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has provided an update regarding information on exempt securities offerings, including Reg D, Reg CF, and Reg A+. The data is as of the end of 2023. Reg CF or… Read More

December 30, 2024 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder, best known for its focus on issuers leveraging the Reg CF securities exemption, is also offering venture capital funds for Accredited Investors. While Wefunder is still one of the dominant players in the Reg CF space, like many other securities crowdfunding platforms, the company… Read More

December 27, 2024 @ 4:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Any issuer of securities using the Reg D exemption must file a document with the Securities and Exchange Comission 15 days after the first sale of securities. The two-page document is super simple to complete, and no follow-up filings are required. This simplicity has helped… Read More

November 28, 2024 @ 12:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Last month, at the CfPA [Crowdfunding Professionals Association] Summit, a presentation was delivered that highlighted the demand and need for access to capital and the growing sector of online capital formation. Investment crowdfunding mainly covers three separate securities exemptions in the US. Reg D… Read More

November 20, 2024 @ 2:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regulation D (Reg D), the leading securities exemption for private offerings, is a huge market measured at over a trillion annually. Under the JOBS Act of 2012, Reg D received an update: old Reg D (506b) was joined by new Reg D (506c), an exemption that… Read More

August 29, 2024 @ 2:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, a leading securities crowdfunding platform, is now offering investors to purchase securities in Chime – a very popular neobank. Chime claims to be the “most loved banking App.” While not a digital bank, Chime is a neobank that provides a broad range of services… Read More

August 9, 2024 @ 2:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Plural Energy is a new entrant in the online capital formation sector. The company aims to help renewable or green firms raise debt capital to finance projects. Plural aims to leverage the full stack of securities exemptions, including Reg CF, Reg A+, and Reg D…. Read More

July 2, 2024 @ 7:06 pm By Andrew Corn  |  

The ecosystem for capital-raising for commercial real estate is slowly embracing something new: the ability to raise significant capital directly from retail investors and blending it with capital from family offices, and other smaller institutions. We’re in a new age of capital raising for the… Read More

May 30, 2024 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic, the largest investment crowdfunding company in the world, has revealed a partnership with niche crowdfunding platform RedCrow. RedCrow is an online investment platform that invests in early-stage healthcare firms. It is part of Alira Health, a healthcare consulting firm. Details of the relationship were not… Read More

May 29, 2024 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcheck is one of the foundational firms that entered the securities crowdfunding sector, supporting issuers and platforms that enable online capital formation. Crowdcheck is probably the top legal services firm preparing Reg A+ documents for issuers, which the Securities and Exchange Commission must qualify for… Read More

April 5, 2024 @ 3:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine has listed a new securities offering for Fanatics, a company that works with top sports properties by selling apparel, etc., by licensing the brands. Fanatics also has entered the sports betting sector having acquired PointsBet sportsbook. StartEngine notes that Fanatics has already raised $8.9… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 6:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Arrived, an online investment platform enabling access to rental and vacation homes, is raising money on Wefunder. According to the offering page, Arrived raised over $37 million in a side-by-side offering. Smaller investors may participate in a Reg CF offering, and Accredited Investors may… Read More

February 28, 2024 @ 11:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday (February 27, 2024), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), met to discuss several issues of importance that impact early-stage firms. Perhaps the most pressing issue is the definition of an Accredited Investor – a rule the Commission… Read More

October 18, 2023 @ 3:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

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

October 9, 2023 @ 5:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

  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