Tagged: steve case

March 20, 2020 @ 1:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The New Business Preservation Act. Senator Amy Klobuchar, fresh off the Presidential campaign trail, has introduced legislation to help boost entrepreneurship and SMEs during a time when the economy is being pummeled by the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Senators Chris Coons and Tim Kaine have co-sponsored… Read More

April 6, 2017 @ 12:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US House of Representatives passed the Supporting America’s Innovators Act (HR 1219) today. The bill received solid backing with a vote of 417 for and 3 against. The bill now moves to the Senate for review. Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry, the Vice Chairman… Read More

March 19, 2017 @ 8:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Today, exactly 5 years ago, thousands of US Citizens asked the Senate to push forward and pass the JOBS Act of 2012 into law.  The letter, embedded below was signed by a diverse group of stakeholders, including: 534 investors 18 incubators 2,726 Entrepreneurs and… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Revolution Ventures led a $15 million Series B funding round for PolicyGenius today;  funding will be utilized by PolicyGenius to reshape the direct-to-consumer insurance industry. Launched in July 2014, PolicyGenius facilitates the insurance discovery and purchase process for life, long-term disability, renters, and pet insurance. The company… Read More

May 10, 2015 @ 1:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

AOL co-founder, and entrepreneur advocate, Steve Case created Rise with the Rest in 2014.  Since that time he has been traveling across the country to identify promising young companies to back with his money and seal of approval. Rise with the Rest seeks startups in… Read More

March 19, 2015 @ 9:22 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Shortly into 2015, Kelly Rodriques, president and CEO of PENSCO Trust Company, a leading alternative asset custodian, shared his top five predictions for the year underway. Crowdfund Insider caught up with him for a more detailed Q-and-A about his predictions—from the $1 million investment cap… Read More

March 6, 2015 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Steve Case, a staunch proponent of investment crowdfunding and advocate of access to capital for SMEs, called out billionaire pundit Mark Cuban on CNBC this morning. Ostensibly the discussion was on the Tech Bubble “Yes or No” polemic but discourse ended up being a bit… Read More

October 25, 2013 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The following is a statement by Steve Case, Chairman and CEO of Revolution LLC, on the latest SEC rules on crowdfunding: “I’m pleased that the SEC has taken this step to implement the bipartisan JOBS Act. The rules bring us closer to the day when… Read More

July 14, 2013 @ 10:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Steve Case the former CEO of AOL, crowdfunding advocate and current Chairman and CEO of Revolution – a venture capitalist group, released a formal statement regarding the recent movement by the SEC on a portion of the JOBs Act. “I was pleased to see the… Read More

April 30, 2013 @ 10:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Steve Case, Jobs Act / Crowdfunding supporter, is participating in the Milken Institute Global conference, talks about the importance of entrepreneurship. He also mentions immigration reform which is a current topic in congress.

March 22, 2013 @ 12:33 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

In this video former AOL CEO Steve Case discusses the future of crowdfunding and its effect on venture capital with JJ Colao of Forbes. He also expresses some optimism regarding the SEC’s timeline. Watch below…

January 21, 2013 @ 7:41 am By USAToday  |  

In April, President Barack Obama signed the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act into law. The entrepreneurial community cheered, saying the law would help small businesses raise money during their most vulnerable periods, when companies try to move from early to late stage. “The thing… Read More

January 15, 2013 @ 1:01 am By Washington Business Journal  |  

The SEC is dragging its feet on hashing out the rules for equity crowdfunding, and thekvetching from crowdfunding advocates is growing louder. Mary Schapiro stepping down as SEC chairwoman hasn’t exactly lifted hopes that the agency will produce a set of rules in a timely fashion. AOL co-founder and… Read More

October 23, 2012 @ 7:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Steve Case emerged from the most maligned merger in American business history to become one of the nation’s leading proponents of entrepreneurship. Backing innovation across a wide range of industries through his Revolution investment company and working tirelessly on Capitol Hill to push legislation in… Read More