Tagged: safe

August 26, 2023 @ 1:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Reserve Bank’s ongoing efforts to ease inflation by increasing net borrowing costs and then cooling demand for products/services could begin to undermine investments in innovative tech that might make the economy more robust in the long-term. This, according to research released this past… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Celo, the carbon-negative, mobile-first EVM-compatible layer-1 blockchain is now integrated with Safe, the self-custody infrastructure provider and trusted decentralized custody protocol. Users and builders can now use Safe’s custody and asset management solution “natively on the Celo blockchain.” The events of the past year “have… 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

April 28, 2022 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

French biotech firm HCS Pharma, will be offering pre-IPO securities via a security token offering on the European Digital Assets Exchange or EDSX. EDSX entered the digital security space earlier this month announcing that it had completed all of the necessary requirements to operate as an… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 8:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In 2020, Fairmint had introduced the Continuous Agreement for Future Equity (CAFE). The company recently announced that Fairmint’s own CAFE offering had gone live on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Fairmint explains that making stakeholder capitalism “a reality” is quite bold objective and the firm plans… Read More

May 31, 2020 @ 4:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Snowball Money is an app-based platform that seeks to help users generate more money from their crypto investments. Staking/crypto lending platforms have risen in popularity as crypto-holders look to put their money work. A good amount of crypto is parked doing nothing yet there is… Read More

June 11, 2018 @ 6:08 am By JD Alois  |  

SAFEs or Simple Agreements for Future Equity are popular investment options for early stage startups that are not quite ready to peg a value on the company.  They are also commonly used on investment crowdfunding platforms. SAFEs typically represent an opportunity to purchase stock at… 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

June 26, 2017 @ 11:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Not too long ago the SEC came out with an Investor Bulletin, emanating from the Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, regarding the utilization of SAFEs as an investment vehicle on crowdfunding platforms. The SEC stated; “Some issuers have been offering a new type of… Read More

June 19, 2016 @ 7:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, Crowdfund Insider Contributor Robin Sosnow wrote about “Simple Agreements for Future Equity” (SAFEs) and how they were quickly becoming the investment vehicle of choice for Reg CF crowdfunding portals. In brief, SAFEs are similar to convertible debt except founders are not faced… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 11:58 am By Robin Sosnow  |  

    Exploring the emerging role of SAFEs or Simple Agreement for Future Equity in Reg CF offerings.   Examining SAFEs pros and cons to founders and financiers investing in seed stage companies. You’ve started a new business, established your team, and you’ve self-funded all… Read More