Tagged: regulation cf

January 4, 2023 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

During 2022, Reg CF, the smallest crowdfunding securities exemption, took a bit of a hit as the number of investors declined, and the total amount of investments dropped by 12.8% from $578.8 million in 2021. This is according to a report by Crowdfund Capital Advisors… Read More

December 30, 2022 @ 3:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

GUARDD, a Fintech that was co-founded by Sherwood “Woodie” Neiss, Doug Ellenoff, and Jim Dowd, is looking to raise up to $2 million in growth capital on SeedInvest. For those of you in the know, Neiss, Ellenoff, and Dowd are Fintech superstars, each active in… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Once again, CI has reviewed the list of FINRA-regulated Funding Portals. These platforms may offer securities under Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) to accredited and non-accredited investors. Funding Portals were created by the JOBS Act of 2012 specifically for online capital formation, but at the same… Read More

December 21, 2022 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

GenesisAI is raising money on Netcapital as it aims to create an open marketplace for artificial intelligence (AI) applications. According to the offering page, GenesisAI is raising up to $3 million under Reg CF. Investors are receiving Class A Common Stock at a pre-money valuation… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The team at Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) has issued their annual warning to firms that utilized Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) to file their annual statements – as required by the exemption. If a company has not filed their annual report they are in breach of… Read More

December 9, 2022 @ 11:56 am By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a broker-dealer and online capital formation specialist, has signed an agreement to power PicMii’s crowdfunding platform. PicMii is a FINRA-regulated funding portal offering securities under Reg CF. PicMii is a Pennsylvania-based firm that was approved as a funding portal in 2020. The company focuses… Read More

December 8, 2022 @ 11:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate investment platform Small Change is looking to raise growth capital, and they are utilizing Wefunder to pursue new investors. According to the offering page, Small Change hopes to raise up to $1.07 million by offering a SAFE with a valuation cap of $9… Read More

December 2, 2022 @ 3:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online capital formation is getting hit by all of the things impacting public markets. Record high inflation, rising interest rates, war in Ukraine, and tension with China all combine to compel investors to pull back. Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) has shared some information on activity… Read More

November 14, 2022 @ 12:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

  One of the key elements of online capital formation is the fact that geography is not as important. While traditional venture hubs, like the Bay area and New York City, continue to garner much of the activity in securities crowdfunding, expanding access to capital… Read More

November 8, 2022 @ 5:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mainvest, a FINRA-regulated Funding Portal, is looking to raise money on another funding portal – Republic. Mainvest is a securities platform that aims to provide access to capital for “main street” type firms. According to the offering page on Republic, Mainvest is looking to raise… Read More

November 6, 2022 @ 4:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

A recent report from Crowdfund Capital Advisors indicates that investment crowdfunding under Reg CF is experiencing a pullback in the month of October. Virtually all markets have been roiled by exceptionally high inflation, rising interest rates, and general risk-off sentient. CCA reports that October is… Read More

October 31, 2022 @ 2:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Wefunder, one of the leading funding portals raising money for early-stage firms, is nearing the close of its most recent Reg CF investment crowdfunding round. The round is being hosted on HoneyComb Credit – another funding portal that typically provides small business loans. Currently,… Read More

October 20, 2022 @ 12:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Weltio, a Y-Combinator alumni that aims to service Latin American investors with an investing app, is raising growth capital on Wefunder. According to the offering page, Weltio is aiming to raise $1.15 million in a SAFE with a $15 million valuation cap. So far, Weltio… Read More

October 19, 2022 @ 4:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Connecticut Green Bank is raising capital via its fourth Green Bond offering using the Reg CF securities exemption. The Green Liberty is open for investment via CGB Green Liberty Notes LLC, a FINRA-regulated funding portal. Offered in partnership with Raise Gren, investors may participate… Read More

October 13, 2022 @ 12:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

SeedInvest, a full-stack investment crowdfunding platform, reports that a current securities offering is the largest Reg CF issuer ever on its platform. While many offerings on SeedInvest are listed under Reg A+ and Reg D, SeedInvest also leverages Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding), an exemption that… Read More

October 10, 2022 @ 4:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, a full-stack securities crowdfunding platform, has circulated an email reporting that it has raised more than any other platform under Reg CF and Reg A+ during the third quarter of 2022. Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) is a securities exemption that allows companies to raise… Read More

October 5, 2022 @ 3:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Almost 28,000 investors backed Reg CF securities offerings in September 2022 – over 20% greater than the year prior but 2.3% down from August as the economy sputters with high inflation and a recession. A report from Crowdfund Capital Advisors indicates that people are writing… Read More

October 1, 2022 @ 1:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder, a funding portal that is a top Reg CF investment crowdfunding platform, has returned to HoneyComb Credit to raise another funding round. HoneyComb is a bank replacement funding portal that typically provides small businesses with an alternative path for business loans that are financed… Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Atlis Motor Vehicles, an EV company, listed its shares on the Nasdaq this week trading under the ticker symbol AMV.  One of the most interesting aspects of the initial public offering (IPO) is the fact that Atlis first raised capital under Reg CF as well… Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 5:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

The number of FINRA-regulated Funding Portals continues to increase. These are broker-light platforms that may issue securities under Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF), a new exemption created by the JOBS Act of 2012. The Funding Portal sector received a bit of a boost last year as… Read More