Proton, crowdfunded Gmail killer
Proton, crowdfunded Gmail killer In 2014 some physicists at the CERN research institute in Switzerland batted around an idea, privacy-based email. As Andy Yen, CEO of what became Proton would later say, the company was not likely to entice venture capital: In 2014 our...
Wall Street Journal Flubs Crowdfunding
Wall Street Journal Flubs Crowdfunding by Never Asking ‘Compared to What’? It does seem the two companies the piece features are struggling to get above water and the founders of one may have engaged in financial subterfuge. (Many of their issues seem typical for...
Are changes coming to Reg CF?
Are changes coming to Reg CF? Maybe Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) is helping small businesses and startups across a broad range of demographic and geographic cohorts. But some tweaks could make it even more appealing for founders. So concluded the Securities and...
thecrowdfundinglawyers.com founder Paul H Jossey joins Next by Shulman Rogers for Equity Crowdfunding Webinar
thecrowdfundinglawyers.com founder Paul H Jossey joined Anthony Millin and Larry Bard of the Next startup law program at Shulman Rogers for a webinar presentation about equity crowdfunding. The presentation covered the rules, elements of successful raises, industry...
thecrowdfundinglawyers.com founder Paul H Jossey joins Competitive Enterprise Institute as Adjunct Fellow
thecrowdfundinglawyers.com founder Paul H Jossey has joined the Competitive Enterprise Institute as an Adjunct Fellow for Cryptocurrencies and Crowdfunding. In this role, Mr. Jossey will research and publish on crypto, equity crowdfunding, alternative and...
Join thecrowdfundinglawyers.com founder Paul H Jossey, on May 19 for a free Equity Crowdfunding Webinar!
About this webinar This webinar will cover all aspects of Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) from the rules (including November 2020 amendments), choosing a financial instrument, portal economics, how the industry has evolved since its 2016 inception, and why it's...
Eight reasons founders should retain a lawyer before a portal when crowdfunding
Equity crowdfunding (Reg CF) exploded in 2020 setting records for new investors and capital raised. New rules begun in March will mean even more records as companies can offer, and investors can devote, more per raise. But as more founders find Reg CF, many will err...
New SEC Crowdfunding Rules Go Live
New SEC crowdfunding rules go live today. Some questioned whether the Biden Administration would try to kill the rules approved last November. But that did not happen, and now entrepreneurs and private investors can engage more freely, although further improvements...
Crowdfunded revenue share loans offer promise for retail businesses
Crowdfunded revenue share loans hold promise for certain businesses raising capital during the pandemic. The SEC considered banning these Reg CF instruments along with other nontraditional instruments like SAFEs during its recent review and Final Rules vote. The...
Neighborhood Sun closes equity crowdfunding campaign with $930,000!
Neighborhood Sun, a Maryland Public Benefit Corp, completed it's Reg CF raise on Wefunder last week raising $930k. The raise almost reached the current maximum 12-month offer limit of $1,07M. This raise shows how companies can use this new capital raising tool. Reg CF...