Tagged: startengine

October 16, 2024 @ 12:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the US, says the number of firms raising money on its platform has more than doubled in just one year. StartEngine reports that 69 issuers signed in Q1 of 20224, with 148 following in Q2 and… Read More

September 6, 2024 @ 1:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

“Fan-owned” film studio Legion M is nearing the close of its most recent securities offering. The longtime crowdfunding proponent is scheduled to complete its ninth online securities offering in the past eight years. The company has utilized several different platforms in the past. The current offering… Read More

September 5, 2024 @ 11:32 am By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the largest online investment platforms in the US, is considering its next self-crowdfunding round utilizing the Reg A+ securities exemption. Under the exemption, an issuer may raise up to $75 million from both Accredited and Non Accredited investors. According to the platform,… Read More

August 29, 2024 @ 2:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, a leading securities crowdfunding platform, is now offering investors to purchase securities in Chime – a very popular neobank. Chime claims to be the “most loved banking App.” While not a digital bank, Chime is a neobank that provides a broad range of services… Read More

August 14, 2024 @ 2:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cerebras, an artificial intelligence enabler, sold securities using the StartEngine platform. Part of its private deal room, the offering was opened to accredited investors who are allowed to invest alongside well known VCs. According to StartEngine, Series Cerebras 1 and 2 sold out on the… Read More

August 5, 2024 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sweater, which is focused on becoming the VC fund for everyone, explains that it’s building the first venture capital fund that everyone can invest in—accredited or not. The company is currently in the midst of a funding round on StartEngine. According to the offering page,… Read More

May 29, 2024 @ 3:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

While the US Congress has a pending ban on China-owned TikTok (ByteDance), if the company is sold to a US entity, it may still operate in the country. The fear is the tendrils of the Chinese Communist Party are utilizing TikTok to garner data from… Read More

April 5, 2024 @ 3:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine has listed a new securities offering for Fanatics, a company that works with top sports properties by selling apparel, etc., by licensing the brands. Fanatics also has entered the sports betting sector having acquired PointsBet sportsbook. StartEngine notes that Fanatics has already raised $8.9… Read More

April 2, 2024 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Boxabl will be returning to the crowdfunding market to raise more money. The company has pursued multiple online funding rounds as it seeks to execute its mission of mass-producing affordable prefab housing. According to a recent Form 1-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,… Read More

March 12, 2024 @ 11:58 am By Howard Marks  |  

Look, I’m the CEO of an equity crowdfunding company, so believe me when I say that I want Regulation Crowdfunding [Reg CF] to work. But I’m deeply concerned that an apparent recent trend of non-compliance with SEC filing requirements could erode investor trust and pose… Read More

February 25, 2024 @ 6:10 pm By Howard Marks  |  

  My father-in-law always used to say, “If you sleep with dogs, you wake up with fleas.” Well, increasingly, it seems many founders – and their early investors – are discovering how painfully true that is, as the promise of an early IPO turns into… Read More

January 9, 2024 @ 6:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder was the top platform for Reg CF [Regulation Crowdfunding] offerings during 2023, according to data provided by KingsCrowd. Reg CF is a securities exemption that allows for online capital formation. A notice filing and other documentation is required under the exemption, which is open… Read More

December 11, 2023 @ 7:00 am By Howard Marks  |  

When the JOBS Act passed in 2012, and the Regulation Crowdfunding Exemption (Reg CF) was introduced in 2015, many, including myself, saw it as a step-change toward democratizing access to capital. Suddenly, founders had a new avenue to seek funding for their businesses, even those… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine has closed its most recent self-crowdfunding round, having raised over $24.5 million. The Reg A+ securities offering was for equity in the investment platform. StartEngine was selling its shares at a pre-money valuation of $1.32 billion. In the hours just prior to the funding… Read More

November 6, 2023 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the largest investment crowdfunding platforms in the US, is nearing the close of its most recent self-funding round. StartEngine launched a Reg A+ securities offering earlier this year, selling equity in the company at a pre-money valuation of $1.32 billion. You may… Read More

October 5, 2023 @ 11:34 am By Howard Marks  |  

There’s no question that by allowing entrepreneurs to raise capital from a broad investor base, Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) has transformed the landscape of small business financing. But recently, some in the industry, including several prominent crowdfunding platforms, have started to question exactly how broad… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 2:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pre-fab home firm Boxable is looking to raise more money online on StartEngine. As was previously reported in May, Boxable revealed its intent to raise capital by raising money in a Reg A+ and Reg D offering as well as a pitch on FrontFundr in… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 5:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the US, says the first secondary transaction has taken place on its marketplace. StartEngine said in an email: “Since launching Marketplace a little over three weeks ago, we’ve received a little over 300 offers to buy… Read More

July 22, 2023 @ 4:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

One of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the US continues to move the ball down the field in a self-crowdfunding round. It was reported in May that StartEngine had raised $14 million. Today that amount is well over $16 million. Almost 9000 investors have… Read More

July 14, 2023 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the US, has announced the official launch of its long-anticipated secondary marketplace. StartEngine has been approved to operate an ATS or Alternative Trading System for some time now. Yet the launch of the previously announced platform… Read More