Tagged: regulation a

April 13, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samuel Guzik  |  

  In my last article on Crowdfund Insider, entitled: “JOBS Act Crowdfunding Begins on May 16, 2016: Don’t Get Busted for Solicitation!,” I warned of one of the hidden dangers for companies embarking on a Title III equity crowdfunding campaign – which goes live on… Read More

April 9, 2016 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Title III crowdfunding will join the other two variants of investment crowdfunding, Title II and Title IV (Reg A+) this coming May to create a more vibrant capital ladder for companies seeking to raise capital using the internet. While no exemption is perfect, both accredited… Read More

April 5, 2016 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Med-X declared this week that its StartEngine equity crowdfunding offer was already “full steam” ahead.  The offer is now accepting investors. Back in February, the Med-X received SEC approval to raise funding under Regulation A+. The company considers itself the first company engaged in cannabis cultivation and technologies… Read More

April 1, 2016 @ 1:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

NewsBeat Social is a social news platform that has many unique users (around 59 million) but little in the way of revenue – yet. The company is now working with WR Hambrecht to raise growth capital by using updated rules under Title IV of the… Read More

March 31, 2016 @ 6:01 pm By Robin Sosnow  |  

The “democratization of investment” in historically closed industries have been the buzzwords of choice since the JOBS Act was signed into to law in 2012. But only since March 25, 2015, when the SEC voted to adopt the proposed rules implementing Title IV, was access… Read More

March 28, 2016 @ 4:00 am By Samuel Guzik  |  

  It’s been five months or so since the SEC published its long awaited investment crowdfunding rules.  Though Congress dictated that this task be completed by the end of 2012, the SEC missed the mark by nearly three years.  Now, with rules in hand, and… Read More

March 21, 2016 @ 7:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

The lawsuit against the SEC targeting the updated exemption called Reg A+ will take another step forward next month as oral arguments are scheduled to be heard in the US Court of Appeals, District of Columbia. The case known as Monica J. Lindeen, Montana State… Read More

March 17, 2016 @ 4:52 pm By Amy Wan  |  

The RECF (real estate crowdfunding) community has been keenly interested in finding creative ways to use the new Regulation A+ that came into effect earlier last year. However, not all filings have been successful or made much business sense. Last year, I wrote about Groundfloor’s… Read More

March 16, 2016 @ 11:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

WayBetter launched a “Test the Waters” campaign on SeedInvest last summer.  The posting soliciting indications of investor interest pretty much killed it out of the gate. Now WayBetter is taking the next step to raising capital under Regulation A+ with a Series B funding round… Read More

March 15, 2016 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Generation Income Properties, a real estate investment trust, announced it has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise capital through Regulation A+ as part of its growth plans. The company is looking to secure $20 million.  Generation’s founder and… Read More

March 15, 2016 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

StreetShares, an online lender providing access to capital for SMEs, has announced it has received SEC approval to leverage Regulation A+, enacted under Title IV of the JOBS Act, to deliver a crowdlending product. StreetShares described the qualification as “Historic” and a first for the… Read More

March 14, 2016 @ 10:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Commercial real estate manager Allegiancy announced their $30 million Reg A+ equity crowdfunding offer today during a presentation at SXSW.  While speaking at the NextGen Crowdfunding Ignition 1.0 event, Allegiancy CEO Steve Sadler explained how his firm would use the new capital to “attack inefficiencies in… Read More

March 11, 2016 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

BrewDog, and its Equity for Punks campaign, is crossing the Atlantic and they are leveraging Regulation A+ to pay the way. Equity for Punks USA is accepting emails now for anyone interested in receiving updates on the forthcoming equity crowdfunding offer. The investment opportunity is… Read More

March 9, 2016 @ 3:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

The odyssey of Elio Motors (OTCQX:ELIO) and the process of raising capital online is notable not because of the fact it raised $17 million on StartEngine  and then quickly followed with a listing on the OTCQX but because it is a “first”. As all forms… Read More

March 5, 2016 @ 12:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

As the very first equity crowdfunding offer to go through the process of issuing shares and then listing on a public exchange under Reg A+, Elio Motors was bound to encounter a few bumps along the way.  One of the challenges was the transfer process… Read More

March 4, 2016 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Video first news agency, NewsBeat Social, has filed a Regulation A+ offer with the SEC. The company is seeking a raise of up to $50 million – the maximum amount possible under Tier 2 of Regulation A+. NewsBeat Social has enlisted WR Hambrecht to manage… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 4:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Elio Motors (OTCQX:ELIO), the first company to complete the full capital stack of a Regulation A+ equity crowdfunding round on Startengine to listed security on OTCQX, has seen a nice increase in share price since it became a publicly traded security. According to the OTCQX… Read More

February 26, 2016 @ 3:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BeautyKind, a beauty website, announced that it has filed an offering statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a Regulation A+ public offering to raise up to $10 million with a minimum raise of $5 million. The offer will be conducted by WR… Read More

February 25, 2016 @ 10:48 pm By Ron Miller  |  

As equity crowdfunding under Regulation A+ continues to grow since its implementation in June 2015, it’s no surprise that there is a plethora of information about this new financial resource. Unfortunately, that info is not always accurate. From my experience, it’s not just investors or… Read More

February 25, 2016 @ 11:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Scott W. Bauguess, Deputy Director, Division of Economic and Risk Analysis at the SEC, delivered an interesting presentation  during the ACSEC meeting today. Bauguess updated the group with data on raising private capital post the JOBS Act of 2012.  Bauguess acknowledged that fewer companies are… Read More