Tagged: regulation a

September 8, 2020 @ 11:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a public statement, the Association of Online Investment Platforms (AOIP) has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to move quickly and to improve the regulatory environment to support small businesses during the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis. Addressed to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, and… Read More

August 31, 2020 @ 8:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  We recently caught up with Kendrick Nguyen, the co-founder and CEO of Republic, a leading US-based investment crowdfunding platform. He is also a founding director of the Association of Online Investment Platforms (AOIP). In July 2020, Republic added 30 more venture partners to its… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Dan Miller, alongside his brother Ben Miller, founded one of the first real estate crowdfunding platforms in the US. Fundrise was the very first online investment platform to leverage Regulation A (now referred to as Reg A+), to offer securities to investors based on property… Read More

August 7, 2020 @ 5:00 pm By Andrew Corn  |  

A shark is never your friend, even if he or she happens to be carrying big bags of money. After all, sharks eat people.  They do this literally in the ocean and figuratively in shark tank competitions. Best case: they invest in your deal at… Read More

July 23, 2020 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

NowRX, a great business for the current COVID-19 infused world, raised $20 Million in Series B funding via securities listed on SeedInvest. The $20 million securities offering is the largest raise ever for SeedInvest, according to a note from NowRX. The securities are being issued… Read More

July 21, 2020 @ 4:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform Groundfloor says it had a record-breaking quarter. According to a post on its offering page, Groundfloor states that it experienced an investment volume record during Q2: “This past Q2 2020, the company generated its highest quarterly retail investment volume in the… Read More

July 21, 2020 @ 11:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic Note, a profit-sharing digital asset launched by the crowdfunding ecosystem Republic, has reportedly generated solid interest – apparently in excess of its stated $8 million goal. According to reports, Republic Not has surpassed $10 million after launching live last week.   Republic Note, The… Read More

July 20, 2020 @ 2:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the largest crowdfunding platforms in the US, has formed a partnership with Jamestown Invest to facilitate real estate investment opportunities. According to a release,  the new online real estate investment vehicle will offer property investments under Reg A+. Reg A+ is a… Read More

June 27, 2020 @ 5:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

TrustStamp is an artificial intelligence (AI) platform providing identity authentication on a global basis. The company is raising up to $6.875 million in a Series securities offering on SeedInvest. According to the offering page, TrustStamp is selling preferred equity at a pre-money valuation of $25… Read More

June 26, 2020 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Lex – an Oneline Marketplace for Real Estate Securities Real estate investment has historically been a challenging sector of opportunity for smaller investors. If you want to go it alone it takes a lot of time and knowledge to flip houses or rent flats. Of… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 4:45 pm By Aaron Reuben  |  

Incentivize Affordable Housing through Crowdfunding Liberalization for Community Investors In recent decades, increases in urban employment and population have outpaced residential development in U.S. cities. Nationwide, from 1974 through 2008, the number of new homes exceeded the number of new households. But since 2009, the… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 3:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a leading investment crowdfunding platform, has announced the offering of Republic Note – scheduled to go on sale July 16, 2020. Republic Note is a profit-sharing token with a funding cap of $8 million. According to the company, Republic Note is in line with… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 3:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

NowRX is raising growth capital on SeedInvest and it is nearing its $20 million crowdfunding goal, according to the offering page. NowRX is an on-demand pharmacy, a new entrant in the gig-economy that is perfectly positioned for the new COVID-19 reality. NowRX seeks to disrupt… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 12:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

It appears that StartEngine, a leading securities crowdfunding platform in the US, is asking platform investors to comment on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Proposed Rule: Facilitating Capital Formation and Expanding Investment Opportunities by Improving Access to Capital in Private Markets. The SEC has noted that… Read More

June 10, 2020 @ 5:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

In May, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee met to discuss pending decisions by the SEC regarding an update to the exempt offering ecosystem. The SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee was established by the SEC Small Business… Read More

June 5, 2020 @ 5:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

  StartEngine, a leading US investment crowdfunding platform, reports that its newest Reg A+ offering has been qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Reg A+ is a securities exemption that allows issuers to raise up to $50 million. An offering must be approved… Read More

May 25, 2020 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Groundfloor is turning to SeedInvest to raise additional growth capital.  Groundfloor has posted an offering page for indications of interest and, as of today, the “amount reserved” stands at $280,700. Indications of interest are non-binding. Groundfloor is seeking up to $10 million in a… Read More

May 13, 2020 @ 8:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine is one of the largest investment crowdfunding platforms in the US by funds raised. A full stack platform, StartEngine is raising capital under Reg CF, Reg A+ and, in the past, under Reg D. But the platform’s vision for the future of online capital… Read More

May 1, 2020 @ 4:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, a leading US-based investment crowdfunding platform offering securities under the full stack of available exemptions (Reg CF, Reg A+, Reg D) has filed for another funding round Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), StartEngine has posted a Reg A+ offering seeking $41… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 5:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

NowRx, a Medtech firm for the times, has now topped $8 million on SeedInvest as almost 4000 investors have backed the Reg A+ crowdfunding round. As has been previously reported, NowRx is an on-demand pharmacy providing free delivery. Kind of like the Uber Eats of… Read More