Tagged: regulation cf

December 15, 2021 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Atom Limbs, a company co-founded by CEO Tyler Hays along with a leadership team with resumes that include names like Tesla and Apple, raised over $1 million in under one hour, according to a note from the company. Hays holds a good amount of entrepreneurial… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 4:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Rialto Markets, a broker-dealer active in the crowdfunding sector, is raising growth capital under Reg CF. Rialto has selected NetCapital, a funding portal, to complete this funding round. According to the offering page, Rialto is seeking up to $4,999,999  of Series A-2 Units. The company… Read More

November 22, 2021 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a lead investment crowdfunding platform, has announced Republic Local –  a vision of bringing securities crowdfunding to main street businesses. Republic Local is said to be an extension of NextSeed, a crowdfunding platform acquired by Republic in late 2020. At that time, Republic said… Read More

November 11, 2021 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, CI reported that a damaging clause included in pending legislation had been pulled from the language of the bill. The portion of the legislation was ostensibly designed to halt IRA investors (investment retirement accounts) from holding private securities in these tax-sheltered, retirement vehicles…. Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 2:41 pm By Ahmad Glover  |  

When it comes to small businesses and startups, funding is crucial. It’s also one of the most difficult steps in the entrepreneurial journey. Why? Because nine out of 10 startups fail within a decade of forming, and financial problems are one of the main culprits…. Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 10:54 am By JD Alois  |  

SMBX, a FINRA regulated crowdfunding platform, has raised $11.5 million in seed funding, according to a note from the company. The seed funding round was led by Dovi Frances’s Group 11, with participation from existing investors Better Ventures, Impact America Fund (IAF), Unpopular Ventures, Berkeley SkyDeck,… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 8:49 am By Erin Holloway  |  

Investment crowdfunding took off when the JOBS Act regulation went into effect back in 2016 and has become a booming industry in short order. We saw some significant regulatory changes in March of this year, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirming capital formation… Read More

October 29, 2021 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a top online investment platform, has listed its first litigation funding offer or “Initial Litigation Offering” (ILO) a tokenized security for a court case initiated by Apothio. Litigation funding is a method to crowdfund a legal case that is expected to be brought to… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 1:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Shari Noonan, CEO of Rialto Markets, has issued a positive statement on investment crowdfunding while warning of “choppier waters” in the crypto sector and labeling NFTs [Non-Fungible Tokens] ” unregulated securities.” Rialto Markets is a FINRA regulated broker-dealer that offers securities under Reg CF (Regulation… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 4:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Earlier this month, John Berlau, a Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), wrote an article discussing the controversial $3.5 trillion social spending bill that is currently stuck in the US Senate due to intraparty disagreements. While initially pitched as “infrastructure” or “reconciliation”… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 2:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) has topped $1 billion – five years after the securities exemption became actionable for issuers in need of growth capital. According to Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA), 1.2+ million investors have backed over 4500 companies to achieve this milestone. The third quarter… Read More

October 24, 2021 @ 4:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, an investment crowdfunding platform, has distributed an email touting its industry-leading  Reg CF offerings that topped $60 million during Q3. Since the start of 2021, StartEngine reports it has raised $184 million through Q3 surpassing both Wefunder and Republic at $123 million and $130… Read More

October 23, 2021 @ 5:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Qoins, a Fintech that aims to help to you save money and pay debt faster, is raising growth capital on Republic. According to the offering page, Qoins is seeking up to $1.07 million in a CrowdSAFE with a valuation cap of $12 million. As it… Read More

October 23, 2021 @ 3:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate tokenization platform RedSwan CRE is raising preferred equity capital on SeedInvest seeking up to $5 million in funding. The securities are being issued under both Reg CF and Reg D so it is open to both accredited and non-accredited investors. The “tiered preferred… Read More

October 12, 2021 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Silicon Prairie has acquired Miventure, according to a note from the company. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Silicon Valley lists securities under Reg CF as well as other exemptions. Miventure is a FINRA regulated funding portal seeking to raise… Read More

October 7, 2021 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Republic, the financial services firm offering a full-stack investment crowdfunding platform, has introduced “Republic Music,”  which is described as a new type of investment product that aims to provide an innovative way to create, produce and share royalties acquired from music. The initiative has been… Read More

September 28, 2021 @ 4:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Speaking at the opening of the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Committee meeting held earlier this week, Commissioner Hester Peirce shared her opinion on several key topics regarding access to investment opportunities and improvements for crowdfunding exemptions. The subject of the definition of an accredited… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

MicroVentures is a broker-dealer that raises capital under the various crowdfunding exemptions including Reg CF+, Reg D, and Reg A+. An early entrant into the sector, MicroVentures got its start catering to accredited investors but expanded its portfolio of services following the enactment of the… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 10:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundify has officially announced its launch as a FINRA regulated funding portal offering securities under Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding). In a company release, Josh Chodniewicz, founder and CEO of Fundify, stated: “This is an incredible time in the equity crowdfunding market. It’s growing by triple-digit… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 7:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

FINRA regulated broker-dealer Young America Partners (YA Partners) says it will launch a Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) platform powered by Capital Engine. Reg CF is a securities exemption where issuers may raise up to $5 million from both accredited and non-accredited investors. The exemption was… Read More