Tagged: regulation cf

June 18, 2024 @ 5:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Honeycomb Credit, a top FINRA regulated Funding Portal, has raised $6 million in Seed + funding, according to a note from the platform. Honeycomb Credit is a bank replacement platform that provides loans to smaller businesses. The company leverages the Reg CF securities exemption, which… 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

May 20, 2024 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) has issued a Policy Platform containing eighteen recommendations for the investment crowdfunding industry. The CfPA believes the recommendations will help to fuel the growth of online capital formation using the Reg CF securities exemption. Brian Christie, the 2024 President of… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 2:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

After discussing the activity of the Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), has decided to recommend raising the threshold for reviewed financials from $124,000 to $350,000. Currently, reviewed financials cost around $5000 to… Read More

May 1, 2024 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of the Advocate for  Small Business Capital Formation, has posted a report on minotry and women activity in the Reg CF securities crowdfunding sector. Reg CF is one of the exemptions that enables online capital formation as well as… Read More

May 1, 2024 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Community Round Ventures says it will create a “naughty list” for firms that raised money using Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) that have not filed their mandated Form C-AR [Annual Report]. Form C-AR is mandated for issuers that use the Reg CF securities exemption. The annual… Read More

April 29, 2024 @ 2:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Companies that raised money online using Reg CF or Regulation Crowdfunding must file Form C-AR by today (April 29, 2024). Form C-AR references the required filing of the company’s annual report. While there have been thousands of firms that have leveraged the JOBS Act securities… Read More

April 26, 2024 @ 7:50 am By Michael Wong  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) is set to convene on Monday, May 6, 2024, to discuss key topics in small business financing, including the state of Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) and trends in angel investing. The meeting, accessible… Read More

April 2, 2024 @ 11:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Reg CF or Regulation Crowdfunding is a securities exemption that allows a company to raise up to $5 million from both Accredited and Non-Accredited investors. To pursue a Reg CF offering, a company must file documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The documents… 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

March 25, 2024 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

There are three securities exemptions created by the JOBS Act of 2012 that enable firms to raise money online. Reg CF [Regulation Crowdfunding], Reg D 506c (accredited only), and Reg A+ [Regulation A]. If a company uses Reg A+, they may raise up to $75… Read More

March 20, 2024 @ 12:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Amendment for Crowdfunding Capital Enhancement and Small-business Support Act of 2023 has re-emerged in Congress. Originally introduced into the House in December of 2023, HR 2865 has now been referred to the House Financial Services Committee, indicating it may come up for a vote…. Read More

March 13, 2024 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Honeycomb Credit, a FINRA-regulated funding portal that provides online capital formation for small businesses, is reporting that it has surpassed $25 million in money raised for small businesses. Honeycomb can help SMEs sell securities online under the Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) securities exemption. Firms may… Read More

March 4, 2024 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

  Numerous types of private securities are being sold to investors via online investment platforms. Investment crowdfunding has opened up a new market for all investors – including non-accredited investors. While debt is less risky than equity, in general, the returns may be limited if… Read More

March 1, 2024 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

  Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) has published a new report that investigates trends in online capital formation under Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding). CCA was co-founded by the creators of the JOBS Act – the legislation that legalized investment crowdfunding. While the bill was signed into… Read More

February 28, 2024 @ 12:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HoneyComb, which connects growing small businesses with local investors to build vibrant, financially empowered Main Streets, is reporting $23.2M+ invested in local businesses. There have been a total of around 23,000 different investments to date, 426 loan offerings at the time of writing, along with… Read More

January 9, 2024 @ 6:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder was the top platform for Reg CF [Regulation Crowdfunding] offerings during 2023, according to data provided by KingsCrowd. Reg CF is a securities exemption that allows for online capital formation. A notice filing and other documentation is required under the exemption, which is open… Read More

December 11, 2023 @ 7:00 am By Howard Marks  |  

When the JOBS Act passed in 2012, and the Regulation Crowdfunding Exemption (Reg CF) was introduced in 2015, many, including myself, saw it as a step-change toward democratizing access to capital. Suddenly, founders had a new avenue to seek funding for their businesses, even those… Read More

December 7, 2023 @ 8:46 am By Nick Morgan  |  

With the investment crowdfunding industry surpassing the $2 billion mark and involving over 6,600 companies conducting 7,600 offerings across 580 industries, Capital Ideas checks in with Sherwood “Woodie” Neiss, one of the early architects of what evolved into Regulation Crowdfunding [Reg CF].  Among other things,… Read More