From a small personal fundraising platform in 1997, crowdfunding has evolved into a comprehensive validation tool for startups, nonprofit organizations, and corporations. And, it will continue to transform in years to come. In fact, The World Bank reported that the crowdfunding investment market is projected to hit $93 billion by 2025, wherein “the potential size of developing world crowdfunding would represent 1.8 times global venture capital investments.”
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In December 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission staff issued a report on its review of the "Accredited Investor" definition under Regulation D. At the February 2017 annual SEC Speaks conference, attendees heard that the SEC Acting Chair seeks a looser accredited investor definition in line with the staff review and report. Read on to find out why the SEC seeks this change.
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The event will take place on May 19, 2017, at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. Check out the Agenda below. Our Co-founder, Jor Law, will be speaking about Finding and Verifying Accredited Investors.
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Crowdfunding has been growing in popularity over the years. The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken notice and in partnership with New York University hosted an open dialogue on February 28th, 2017 to discuss challenges, market research, opportunities, and the effects of securities-based crowdfunding on market participants.
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The culture around crowdfunding is rapidly maturing. Over the last several years, crowdfunding websites in the United States have been a popular way for artistic enterprises like films or musical products to obtain charitable support. Under recently adopted rules, the general public will have the opportunity to participate in a broader range of early capital raising activities for start-ups and early-stage companies.
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Hunting for accredited investors that invest a minimum of $500,000 at a time and only expect a 1% return? Then learn more about the secretive world of EB-5 finance. Join our co-founder, Jor Law, on a webinar that explores EB-5 finance and how changes in securities laws, including the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), make it easier than ever before to find highly coveted EB-5 investors. Click through for more information.
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This week our Co-Founder, Jor Law, was interviewed on CalCap Radio - The Private Investing & Business Finance Hour. Click through to access a link to the interview, which discussed Title II Crowdfunding.
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Ice cream magnates, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, remained true to their adopted state's roots in 1984 when they raised more than $750,000 in a direct public offering ("DPO") entirely from residents of the state of Vermont. DPO's allow small or local companies to raise investment capital apart from the strict registration requirements of federal and state securities laws. Crowdfunding seems like a new thing, but as Amy Cortese pointed out in an article entitled “Old-School Crowdfunding: Meet the Direct Public Offering”, crowdfunding has been around in the form of direct public offerings for a quite a while.
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SAFE stands for Simple Agreement for Future Equity, and they are simple. They’re fantastic, actually, but do crowdfunding investors understand what they are receiving when they "invest" in a young company and get SAFEs in return?
Properly used, SAFEs serve a great niche in the investment world. But without proper disclosure and education, sadly, in time, SAFEs may discourage and disillusion investors who hoped to participate in the success of small start-up companies.
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