October 8, 2018 @ 11:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

DSTLD, the direct to consumer fashion label the provides high quality clothing at lower cost, is now part of the Digital Brands Group. The company reorganization was paired with a new crowdfunding round on posted on SeedInvest. According to the DSTLD / Digital Brands Group… Read More

September 26, 2018 @ 6:00 am By Nick Bhargava  |  

In March of this year, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4263, better known as the Regulation A+ Improvement Act. The bill passed with bipartisan support, being co-sponsored by two Democrats: Representatives Sinema and Gottheimer, alongside two Republicans: Representatives Stivers and Hollingsworth. Signing this bill… Read More

September 23, 2018 @ 1:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Elio Motors (OTCQB: ELIO) is back raising money once again for its three wheel concept vehicle that has been delayed multiple times.  But this time is different as Elio is planning an initial coin offering with a security token: ElioCoin. Elio Motors hit the crowdfunding… Read More

September 21, 2018 @ 4:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

High Times has extended its Reg A+ crowdfunding offer to the end of October from its original deadline of September 12th. The Cannabis focused company said that it had received investment subscriptions in excess of $5 million which is far short of the possible $50… Read More

September 10, 2018 @ 8:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

In an about face, a High Times spokesperson has shared with CI that crypto, like Bitcoin, will be accepted as payment for securities issued during their Reg A+ crowdfunding round. CI reported this past August that High Times would be accepting cryptocurrencies in exchange for… Read More

August 30, 2018 @ 8:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform StartEngine has filed an updated Form 1-A with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that indicates its intent to accept both Bitcoin and Ethereum during a Reg A + security token offering (STO). The document, filed this week with the SEC, is… Read More

August 27, 2018 @ 8:13 pm By Samuel Guzik  |  

President Trump:  It’s High Time for a few More Tweets to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Any good litigator can tell you that the difference between success and failure is often the ability to ask the right questions – at the right times – and asking… Read More

August 15, 2018 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, an online real estate investment platform, has filed an updated Form 1-A with the Securities and Exchange Commission that provides insight into their ongoing share offering. Fundrise commenced a securities offering for “Rise Companies Corp.” back at the beginning of 2017. When first revealed,… Read More

August 4, 2018 @ 6:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

High Times, the inimitable marijuana magazine, is in the midst of a Regulation A+ crowdfunding round. CI first covered the offering when the media firm first issued its first Form 1-A with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The offering documents have since been qualified… Read More

July 25, 2018 @ 7:37 pm By Samuel Guzik  |  

  Often repeated, but not always followed, is the advice: follow the money. Sometimes basic problems – and their solutions – are more readily understood (and solved) with this simple mantra. Effective capital markets are no exception. They demand faithful adherence to this principle. Lose… Read More

July 19, 2018 @ 8:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Atlanta-based real estate investor, Jay Morrison, announced last week the initial public offering (IPO) of the Tulsa Real Estate Fund, which is claimed to be the first African-American owned Regulation A+ Tier II crowdfund designed to revitalize urban communities across the U.S., secured more than… Read More

July 17, 2018 @ 3:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tripoint Global, a boutique investment bank based in Manhattan, and its online capital formation platform Banq – have been leaders in the Reg A+ crowdfunding space since the beginning. When the  rules were quite new, Mark Elenowitz, CEO of Tripoint, was quick to recognize the potential… Read More

June 23, 2018 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

It appears that RealtyMogul, an online real estate investment platform, is preparing a new fund for investors. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, RealtyMogul is looking to offer a new “blind pool” REIT under Reg A+. The offering is seeking up… Read More

June 21, 2018 @ 11:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Game crowdfunding platform Fig adds the most requested crowdfunding payment feature – PayPal. PayPal allows backers to pay for items using their credit cards, bank accounts, and stored balances, without having to share their financial information with merchants, and is a particularly desired payment method for… Read More

June 18, 2018 @ 7:32 am By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, a leading investment crowdfunding platform in the US, has just closed its self-crowdfunding round hitting its goal of $5 million backed by 3400+ investors. The Reg A+ offer was first filed in September of 2017 as the platform sought to raise growth capital. In… Read More

June 6, 2018 @ 1:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Brew Dog, one of the most successful investment crowdfunding offerings of all time, has returned to the US for its second go at a Reg A+ securities offering. CI caught wind of the second round earlier this year due to a public filing posted on… Read More

May 30, 2018 @ 11:00 pm By Samuel Guzik  |  

  If the Wall Street Journal is any indicator, so called Regulation A+ offerings, which sprung to life in June 2015, courtesy of Title IV of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the JOBS Act) and SEC rulemaking,  are (or should be) all… Read More

May 30, 2018 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Buried within the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act” that was signed into law last week, was an expansion of Regulation A or Reg + that it is popularly called. The securities exemption is now available to not just private companies but also… Read More

May 20, 2018 @ 7:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, an online real estate investment platform, has just filed a Reg A+ update with the Securities and Exchange Commission that updates on their equity eREIT offering. Several years old now, the eREIT offering circular indicates the company has sold approximately $73 million in shares… Read More

May 13, 2018 @ 5:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Two recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have provided some insight into the progress of Fundrise’s eFunds. Last year, Fundrise launched two eFunds – both targeting “For Sale Housing” in two different markets: Washington, DC and Los Angeles. These new funds were… Read More