Prior to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, advertising investment opportunities in private companies were banned. That all changed when the JOBS Act was signed into law but it required the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to write the rules for three different ways private companies could raise money: Crowdfunding from accredited investors — […]

Thinking of raising money through crowdfunding? Since the rules for Regulation Crowdfunding went into effect last May, 186 entrepreneurs have launched campaigns, attracting a total of $19 million in investment by year end. Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) recently crunched the numbers to come up with some insights about what makes a successful campaign. Here are […]

The JOBS Act, which was signed into law in April 2012, led to the adoption of three exemptions from the registration requirements of securities offerings in the U.S. All three allow raising capital via crowdfunding. The first to go effective (September 2013) was Reg D Rule 506(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, which allows […]