Tagged: regulation a

August 15, 2016 @ 2:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

In December of 2015 Fundrise, a trailblazer in the real estate crowdfunding sector, made a dramatic strategic shift. The platform decided to leverage Title IV of the JOBS Act, otherwise known as Reg A+, to create a fund of diversified real estate assets they labeled… Read More

August 10, 2016 @ 10:47 pm By Scott Andersen & George S. Georgiades  |  

General solicitation is growing for securities offerings conducted under Rule 506(c) and Reg A+ Tier II in the US.  A more limited form of general solicitation is also available to issuers participating in offerings pursuant to Title III of the JOBS Act (Crowdfunding).  Issuers may… Read More

August 9, 2016 @ 8:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

BrewDog, the largest independent craft brewer in Scotland, is going big in its move to set up operations in the US. Not only is BrewDog planning to open up a Columbus, OH-based brewery to distribute its beers across the US, BrewDog is doing an equity… Read More

August 8, 2016 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

BrewDog and their Equity for Punks US campaign has topped $1 million in indications of interest in the first three days of going live on BankRoll. This is according to an email just sent out by the BrewDog team. According to the update; On Thursday… Read More

August 4, 2016 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity for Punks Crosses the Atlantic and Invades the USA. BrewDog to Challenge “Archaic Financial Institutions.” BrewDog, Scotland’s largest independent brewer, has launched its US equity crowdfunding offer following years of success in raising capital from its consumers in the UK. BrewDog was founded in… Read More

August 1, 2016 @ 4:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Snapwire, a photo start­up that  allows brands to crowdsource photos for their social and marketing needs, announced that is had successfully filed and launched a Reg CF / Title III equity crowdfunding campaign under new rules provided by The JOBS Act that went into effect… Read More

August 1, 2016 @ 2:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Virtuix, the perfect platform to pair your Oculus VR goggles to get the full augmented reality experience, closed its funding round on SeedInvest last night at 11:59PM (Sunday, July 31, 2016). According to the campaign page, Virtuix raised $7,734,764 in preferred equity. A tweet by Virtuix… Read More

July 25, 2016 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

XTI Aircraft has re-launched its crowdfunding offer on StartEngine altering the offer and stating it has accelerated its development schedule with a plan to fly a 10% scale model after it receives its next $1.2 million financing round. XTI will then bump up to a… Read More

July 20, 2016 @ 2:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Paul Elio presented at the SEC ACSEC meeting yesterday (July 19th), and as part of his presentation regarding his experience with raising capital online via Reg A+, Elio stated that his company, Elio Motors (OTCQX:ELIO), is about a year away from production. The entire video should… Read More

July 20, 2016 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Two important elements of the JOBS Act are Title III and Title IV.  These two portions of the act created Reg CF, retail crowdfunding, and Reg A+, a scaled disclosure exemption for companies to raise up to $50 million.  In the opening remarks of the… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 5:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Daniel Zinn, General Counsel of OTC Markets, visited the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies (ACSEC) today. He followed a presentation by Paul Elio of Elio Motors to continue a theme on Reg A+, providing liquidity and the future of venture markets. The… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 12:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

During the ACSEC meeting this morning, the SEC provided some interesting numbers regarding Reg A+.  Title IV of the JOBS Act, now commonly referred to as Reg A+, has been actionable for over a year so it was interesting to get an update from the… Read More

July 15, 2016 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Rayton Solar, Inc. (Rayton Solar), announced it was testing the waters of Regulation A+ through crowdfunding platform, StartEngine. The California-based solar panel company is seeking to attract more investors as it prepares to develop a cost-effective source of energy through essential particle acceleration manufacturing technology…. Read More

July 14, 2016 @ 3:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies (ACSEC) has published its agenda for its meeting next week and it should be a more interesting gathering. As part of the ACSEC program, the SEC Division of Corporate Finance will deliver an update on the… Read More

July 12, 2016 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise deserves much credit for being a trailblazer in the real estate crowdfunding sector of finance. Officially launched in 2012, the concept of Fundrise was crafted before the JOBS Act even existed. Entrepreneurs and brothers, Ben and Dan Miller, conceived a plan to allow residents… Read More

July 11, 2016 @ 10:29 am By Amy Wan  |  

Regulation A+, which revamped the old Regulation A, became effective on June 19, 2015—just over a year ago. Here’s what we’ve seen during the past year of utilization: Statistics: Approximately 105 publicly-filed Regulation A+ filings to date, with approximately 44 of those filings qualified by… Read More

July 10, 2016 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

The budding Marijuana industry has attracted a legion of “ganjapreneurs” seeking the chance to cash in on the US movement to legalize and legitimize Cannabis. ArcView Group, a “hub for investment, data and progress” estimates the industry will drive around $7 billion in revenue during 2016…. Read More

July 7, 2016 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Virtuix, creators of the Omni platform that pairs active virtual reality to games and more, has formed a joint venture with Hero Entertainment, creators of the largest first-person shooter (FPS) game in China.  This is a significant deal for Virtuix as it opens up the… Read More

July 5, 2016 @ 5:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

ASMX Sets Out to Tame “Wild West” of Reg A+. ASMX Capital is a “one stop shop” for Reg A+ funding. Founded by Wes Johnson and David Dobkin, the duo envisions a platform that provides a full suite of advisory services for smaller companies seeking… Read More

July 3, 2016 @ 11:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Fig, the game crowdfunding platform, has updated the status of its Reg A+ filing with the SEC. The hybrid funding platform has been working to gain approval of their securities offer and has recently filed an updated Form 1-A with the SEC seeking approval to… Read More