500 Startups Creates Pooled Investment Fund for Fintech

May 19, 2017 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois |

500 Startups has filed a Form D 506(c) for a pooled investment fund targeting Fintech. The 500 Fintech LP is seeking $25 million according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 500 Startups and its co-founder Dave McClure is one of the most… Read More

Read more in: Fintech, Offerings | Tagged 500 startups, dave mcclure, regulation d

Sondors Electric Car Company Expects to Raise Capital via Reg A+ & Reg D (506c)

May 15, 2017 @ 4:25 pm By JD Alois |

Sondors Electric Car company raised $1 million on StartEngine using Reg CF at the end of 2016. The company is back on StartEngine now with a smaller funding round but buried within the Offering Memorandum was the statement that Sondors apparently intends on using both Reg… Read More

The JOBS Act Turns Five, Regulation A+ Turns Two, Regulation Crowdfunding Turns One: What Should Be Next on the SEC Chair Jay Clayton’s Agenda

May 15, 2017 @ 11:00 am By Samuel Guzik |

With the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act having just reached its five year milestone, Regulation Crowdfunding hitting its one year milestone, and the two year anniversary of Regulation A(+) fast approaching, I thought this would be a good time to (briefly) reflect on the… Read More

Pearachute Founder Desiree Vargas Wrigley Shares Insight into Successful Crowdfunding Offer on Republic

May 10, 2017 @ 9:00 pm By JD Alois |

Desiree Vargas Wrigley is the founder of two companies, GiveForward and Pearachute. GiveForward is the well-known donations based crowdfunding platform that was recently acquired by YouCaring. The combined platforms have helped to raise over $800 million for medical expenses and other charitable causes. Vargas Wrigley… Read More

How To Blow Your Reg D Offering: General Solicitation

May 9, 2017 @ 6:59 am By Jonathan Nieh |

Welcome to Part 1 of a series discussing the various ways an issuer can easily screw up their offering. In this part, we’ll be talking about general solicitation as it applies to Regulation D (Reg D) offerings. For those that are unaware, Reg D is, for… Read More

Update on Regulation D: Data from 2016 Form D’s

April 19, 2017 @ 9:17 am By Jonathan Nieh |

It’s been over a year since the SEC’s Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) published its report on Private Securities Offerings post-JOBS Act. And while since that time, DERA has published more data about Regulation CF and Regulation A, the SEC has yet to… Read More

Read more in: Fintech, General News, Offerings | Tagged data, dera, form d, reg d, regulation d, regulation d filings, research, stats

Rule 506, Reg D: Two Ways to Conform with SEC Exemption Law

April 13, 2017 @ 10:36 pm By Allen Shayanfekr |

According to the Securities Act of 1933, any company that sells securities must either register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or file for an exemption. The JOBS Act 2012 provides a way for companies to use crowdfunding as a means of selling securities,… Read More

Live Crowdfunding with SeedInvest at LAUNCH Festival Combines Pitch & Investment Opportunity for All

April 7, 2017 @ 1:40 pm By JD Alois |

LAUNCH Festival, a two-day event hosted by Jason Calacanis, kicked off yesterday with a new twist. Live crowdfunding was offered for a handful of companies that were simultaneously listed on the SeedInvest crowdfunding platform. These companies each delivered a 3 minute explanatory pitch to a… Read More

Netcapital Announces Reg CF Crowdfunding Portal. Will Offer Side-by-Side Reg D Offers to Top $1M Cap

February 22, 2017 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois |

Netcapital has announced the launch of its securities crowdfunding platform. Netcapital has received the approval of FINRA and will empower companies to raise capital under Reg CF in a structured and standardized process. Netcapital said it would also facilitate side-by-side offers under Reg D (506c)… Read More

SeedInvest Partners with Jason Calacanis with Live Investing at Launch Festival

February 16, 2017 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois |

SeedInvest, a leading equity crowdfunding platform, has revealed a new partnership with Jason Calacanis’ Launch Festival. Launch is said to be the largest startup event in the United States. Past headliners at Launch have included Mark Cuban, Paul Graham, Evan Williams, and Yves Behar. Calacanis is… Read More

Equity Crowdfunding is Here … And it’s Total BS

January 20, 2017 @ 4:16 pm By Victoria Silchenko, PhD |

“The more cashless our society becomes, the more our moral compass slips.” ― Dan Ariely Happy New Era, my fellow entrepreneurs, and next generation financiers! In a world of dramatically accelerating technological, social and economic changes, it is clear we are heading into a time where… Read More

Wefunder Plans to Triple Crowdfunding Growth in 2017

January 19, 2017 @ 12:43 pm By JD Alois |

Wefunder Leads Reg CF Crowdfunding Space in Both Successful Funding Rounds and Total Raised. Once Title III of the JOBS Act (Reg CF) became actionable, Wefunder jumped out of the gate and never looked back. In fact, Wefunder’s founders lobbied Congress to legalize investment crowdfunding…. Read More

Reg D or Reg A+? Mark Elenowitz of Tripoint Global Equities Explains

January 15, 2017 @ 4:29 pm By JD Alois |

Mark Elenowitz, CEO and founder of Tripoint Global Equities, is a firm believer in the potential of Regulation A+. The updated securities exemption, improved under the JOBS Act, enables companies to raise up to $50 million from both accredited and non-accredited investors. Typically most early… Read More

Needed Policy Reforms to Improve Entrepreneurs’ Access to Capital

December 19, 2016 @ 7:00 am By David Burton |

Capital formation and entrepreneurship improve economic growth, productivity and real wages. Existing securities laws impede entrepreneurial capital formation. To promote prosperity, Congress and a reconstituted Securities and Exchange Commission need to systematically reduce or eliminate state and federal regulatory barriers hindering entrepreneurs’ access to capital…. Read More

Patch of Land is Raising Money

December 14, 2016 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois |

Patch of Land, a real estate crowdfunding platform, has filed a Form D (506c) with the SEC to raise $3.2 million in debt capital. According to the document, Patch of Land has already raised $1.5 million. A minimum investment threshold has been set at $250,000…. Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Real Estate | Tagged patch of land, real estate, regulation d

So You Want to Equity Crowdfund: A No-B.S. Guide to Crowdfunding Your Business

December 8, 2016 @ 3:00 pm By Amy Wan |

Crowdfunding campaigns tend to look like sexy, overnight successes, but rarely are the successful ones so effortless. What I’m about to say sounds dumb—so dumb that I’m reluctant to have to even say it—but a lot of folks contact me thinking that crowdfunding is easy,… Read More

WeFunder Has Raised $1.8 Million in a Self-Crowdfunding Campaign

December 4, 2016 @ 4:29 pm By JD Alois |

Wefunder is in the midst of a self-crowdfunding round and things are moving along quite well. The minimum raise was pegged at a $1 million goal and as of today stands at $1.77 million. WeFunder has created a WeFund SPV to hold the shares in… Read More

Oil & Gas Crowdfunding Platform Crudefunders Completes First Reg CF Offer

November 30, 2016 @ 7:42 pm By JD Alois |

Investment crowdfunding is not just for startups. While originally anticipated as a vehicle to fund the next cool startup, crowdfunding is being utilized to finance a growing variety of businesses – large and small – and industries. So why not Oil & Gas? Crudefunders has… Read More

Update to Intrastate Crowdfunding Rules 147 & 504 Hit Federal Register

November 23, 2016 @ 3:09 pm By JD Alois |

The final rule updates to Rules 147 and 504 have finally hit the pages of the Federal Register. Now the countdown begins for the rules to become actionable. The amendments to Rule 147 and new Rule 147A are designed to facilitate capital formation, including through… Read More

Read more in: Politics | Tagged intrastate, regulation d, regulations, rule 147, rule 505, sec

SeedInvest Update: Interest is Growing in Crowdfunding but Improvements Will Help

November 18, 2016 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois |

At the Annual SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation SeedInvest, a prominent US based investment crowdfunding platform, delivered an update to the Commission and forum participants. SeedInvest is a full stack investment crowdfunding platform. They work with issuers looking to raise capital under Reg… Read More

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