Tagged: regulation cf

December 31, 2017 @ 9:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last month, we visited the roster of FINRA approved Reg CF funding portals which stood at 34. Today, that number has increased by 2 so now it stands at 36 in total. Last week, we discussed the three Reg CF platforms that departed this segment… Read More

December 24, 2017 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Reg CF crowdfunding sector has had a mixed bag this year. While several platforms are experiencing success most approved portals have had little to no activity. This is due to a combination of ill thought out rules where myopic officials made compliance too harsh… Read More

December 17, 2017 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Good news for North Carolina. LocalStake NC is a new full stack crowdfunding platform that has just launched in the Tar Heel state. The investment crowdfunding platform will offer securities under Reg D (both 506(b) & 506(c)), Rule 504, Reg CF, and the instrastate rule… Read More

December 13, 2017 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

The opportunity is simply too strong to resist. The rapid rise of tokenized securities and the booming initial coin offering market is compelling crowdfunding platforms to reposition provide issuers the platform they demand. As the United States is the top ICO issuer in the world,… Read More

December 11, 2017 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The “sexiest App ever” has launched a Reg CF crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo / Microventures. Aptly named Nude, is an App where you can safely stow your naughty photos. We have all read about, or viewed, naked pictures of celebrities and others that have been… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Indeco, the first Initial Coin Offering (ICO) pre-sale under the SEC’s rules for Regulation Crowdfunding or Reg CF, as it is widely called is open for investors now on StartEngine. First announced during the ICO Summit hosted by StartEngine in November, by using Reg CF… Read More

November 21, 2017 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

  First Ever Side-by-Side Reg D – Reg CF Initial Coin Offering Takes Place YouNow, a global video platform featuring mobile live streaming, has announced an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on CoinList using Reg D (506c).  The offering for PROPS tokens will also be  listed… Read More

November 13, 2017 @ 2:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine announced its intent to provide Initial Coin Offering services to small businesses seeking to leverage the new form of raising capital this past August. In October, StartEngine started accepting applications for companies looking to do a compliant ICO. Last week, StartEngine listed the first… Read More

November 12, 2017 @ 3:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

There are now 34 FINRA approved crowdfunding platforms leveraging Title III of the JOBS Act, widely called Reg CF. The number of Reg CF portals is inching higher having added 5 approved platforms since this past summer (after revoking Ufundingportal ‘s certification). Under Reg CF an… Read More

November 6, 2017 @ 4:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

We wrote about Daplie last year when the company decided to launch a side-by-side rewards/investment offer on both Indiegogo and Wefunder. Now Daplie is back on Wefunder looking to raise additional money. The Daplie offer on Indiegogo raised $682,000 and is now using In-Demand. The… Read More

October 26, 2017 @ 9:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

PieShell, a rewards based crowdfunding platform focused on the food and beverage industry, is raising money on SeedInvest. The securities sale is a side-by-side Reg D / Reg CF offer that will allow both accredited and non accredited investors to participate in the funding round. Running… Read More

October 15, 2017 @ 5:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Geostellar successfully crowdfunded on Republic last week and became the most funded campaign on the platform to date. According to the campaign page, Geostellar attracted the support of 729 investors who invested $325,308 on a minimum goal of $50,000. Geostellar is a platform that is… Read More

October 8, 2017 @ 6:35 am By JD Alois  |  

The US Department of Treasury has published a report on ways the government may streamline and reduce burdens of capital markets regulation. The report is an interesting compendium of the pressing need to reduce regulatory hurdles while pointing to policy initiatives that can improve access… Read More

October 3, 2017 @ 7:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or FINRA is currently in the midst of a comprehensive review of its rules and practices. The internal project has been labeled FINRA 360 and is said to ensure that FINRA is operating as the most effective self-regulatory organization it can be…. Read More

October 1, 2017 @ 10:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

When equity crowdfunding rules went into effect in the USA there was a lot of excitement in the emerging Cannabis industry.  There are plenty of predictions as to how big this industry could grow. Recent law changes in multiple states regarding recreational and medical use… Read More

September 27, 2017 @ 2:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Activist petition network Care2 has launched a Regulation CF campaign on StartEngine. Founded in 1998, Care2, which is a B Corporation describes itself as the world’s largest social network for good. It has more than 40 million users. The platform revealed: “Care2 was founded with a simple… Read More

September 26, 2017 @ 11:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding on NextSeed, Poitin has now raised over 80% of its $100,000 minimum goal. Meanshile, the campaign creator has shared that outside investors have stepped up to fund the company but he intends on keeping the offer open. The new bar and restaurant in Houston’s… Read More

September 22, 2017 @ 4:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ever since control of Flashfunders was migrated to Boustead Securities the platform has been rather quite in the crowdfunding space. An early FINRA approved Reg CF portal, Flashfunders helped Adomani become the first Reg A+ issuer to crowdfund and then successfully trade shares on NASDAQ. Following… Read More

September 19, 2017 @ 9:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Balance, an aggregator of cryptocurrency exchanges that will soon allow for users to buy and exchange digital currencies within a single app, cruised to the maximum allowed under Reg CF crowdfunding rules. Balance closed today having raised $1.07 million with the support of 1666 investors. … Read More

September 19, 2017 @ 8:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Electric cars will soon be the chosen type of transportation for much of the population as the internal combustion engine slowly fades away just like the horse and buggy did so many years ago. But what about electric boats? Quad Marine has a concept boat… Read More