If your company has always thought about crowdfunding as only a means to fund charitable causes, then it’s about time you changed that perception. Since the coming of Indiegogo in 2008 and Kickstarter the following year, business owners have become exposed to how effective crowdfunding can be as an option to raise funds. After all, who ignores an industry like crowdfunding estimated to grow to nearly $10.9 billion in total funding in 2015 from $1.5 billion in 2011. Equity crowdfunding is the latest model making waves in the crowdfunding industry since the passing and implementation of the Title II of…
Traditional Crowdfunding VS Equity Crowdfunding
Reg A+ Now Available For All Public Reporting Companies
By Dan Carter | 01/23/2019 | 7:07 pm ET
On December 19, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued final rules that they will now allow public reporting companies to utilize Regulation A+ (Reg A+). Reg A+ creates a registration exemption for public offerings, based on two separate offering tiers. Tier 1 applies to offerings up to $20 million in a 12-month period, while Tier 2 applies to offerings up to $50 million in a 12-month period. The extension of Reg A+ had been signed into law since May 24, 2018, as part of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. However, the SEC did not adopt…
Proposal to Raise Reg CF Cap to $20 Million
By Eric Mellmer | 08/08/2018 | 3:33 pm ET
Many prominent companies and Regulation CF platforms have expressed concern over the limited amount of capital that issuers can raise under Reg CF: $1 million. On July 19, 2018, they sent a detailed letter to the SEC requesting that they raise the Reg CF cap to $20 million. In general, the Reg CF industry feels that the current $1 million cap is costing issuers time and money meeting regulatory requirements─they add that some issuers have to conduct a second offering to raise sufficient startup capital. This concern matches with SEC Chairman Jay Clayton’s remark concerning retail investors. Before the industry…