By Moira Vetter There are many people who have their hopes pinned to equity crowdfunding—not the least of which are the entrepreneurs hoping to fund their startups. There is a cottage industry of those that see the bigger picture promised by crowdfunding. The NextGen Crowdfunding Conference held November 19th in Santa Monica was a place for […]

By JD Alois Prominent venture capitalist Tim Draper, founder of DFJ and Draper Associates, joined Crowdfunder CEO Chance Barnett earlier this month to chat about equity crowdfunding and what it means to the world of early stage / VC funding. Draper believes there is a chance that VCs may get “Napsterized” referring to the fabled file […]

By Brooks Crankshaw By January 2016, you’ll be able to invest in start-up companies even if you don’t have a lot of money to invest. Earlier this month, the SEC adopted new rules allowing internet-based equity crowdfunding as a way for companies to raise funding from would-be individual investors to support the companies’ growth. The move […]

By Jason Best In five years, we will no longer talk about crowdfunding versus traditional funding — it will all just be “funding.” Crowdfunding will be treated as a regular part of the private capital markets because it will co-exist with angel, VC, and private equity funding; it will also incorporate some of their their […]

By Denham Sadler The equity crowdfunding revolution is “unstoppable” and will give anyone the chance to invest in the next Facebook or Google, the founder of the world’s largest platform offering the service says. OurCrowd founder and CEO Jonathan Medved says the trend towards opening up equity crowdfunding to all potential investors is gaining momentum […]

By Samantha Hurst Real estate crowdfunding platform, Fundrise, has filed a Regulation A+ offering for $50 million as part of the world’s first “e-REIT”. Under Reg A+ rules, non-accredited investors will now have access to the real estate offers listed on the Fundrise platform. The form 1-A  filed with the SEC is available for viewing here. The […]

By Kendall Almerico Ever since Regulation A+ became the law in June, I have been inundated with calls from companies excited about the prospect of raising up to $50 million in new capital online through a Mini IPO (initial public offering). Potential clients I speak to understand that Regulation A+ offerings need approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission […]

By JD Alois The ongoing battle between the States and the Securities and Exchange Commission took another step forward this week as the Commission responded to the States claims.  States securities regulators in both Montana and Massachusets, supported by the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), have persistently expressed their dislike and disdain of Regulation […]

By Nicholas Gorham The model of crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter is on its way to providing investors with another way to get involved in alternative finance: equity crowdfunding. In the US, the “Jumpstart Our Business Startups” act, signed in 2012, aims to relax securities regulations in order to boost funding for small businesses. In particular, parts […]

By JD Alois View original article: http://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2015/11/76983-regulation-a-explained-infographic/