Reg CF SAFEs Stay in SEC Final Rules
Reg CF SAFEs will stay. The SEC’s Final Rules reversed its proposal to remove Reg CF ‘nontraditional’ securities in its 18-month private-exemption review. Companies have used Simple Agreements for Future Equity (SAFEs), Simple Agreements for Future Tokens (SAFTs), and...
Paul H Jossey, founder of thecrowdfundinglawyers.com participates in DC Startup Week crowdfunding panel
Paul H Jossey, founder of thecrowdfundinglawyers.com participated in a panel at DC Startup Week titled Crowdfunding and the Different Models (alternative models for raising capital). The other panelists included Larry Bard, Partner at Shulman Rogers, Katherine...
Patent Portfolio Builders names thecrowdfundinglawyers.com Trusted Partner!
Patent Portfolio Builders has named thecrowdfundinglawyers.com a trusted partner for startup capital raising. Patent Portfolio Builders PLLC, was founded in 2002 by patent attorneys with extensive experience in the areas of electrical and computer technologies. They...
Crowdfund Capital Advisors’ Bad Idea
Crowdfund Capital Advisors has always led the equity crowdfunding (Reg CF) charge. It provides the public free and invaluable data about Reg CF’s promise and growth. It deserves accolades for its leadership. But last week it released a report and with The Small...
How the expanded accredited investor definition affects equity crowdfunding
To much fanfare, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently expanded the Accredited Investor (AI) definition. Individuals can now qualify as AIs via sophistication criteria and not just hard monetary limits. This change will increase the AI pool for...
Neighborhood Sun Crosses $300K mark on Wefunder!!
Neighborhood Sun, the innovative Maryland company revolutionizing the solar industry has now crossed $300k in investments from 336 investors in its equity-crowdfunding campaign. If you're interested in investing or learning more about this fast-growing company,...
Equity crowdfunding keeps gaining despite national uncertainty
Equity crowdfunding keeps gaining on other forms of capital raising despite (or perhaps because of) capital-raising headwinds. The pandemic, economic uncertainty, and the tumult of an approaching election has gripped America with anxiety. Not so with equity...
Neighborhood Sun is live on Wefunder!!
Neighborhood Sun is an innovative Maryland-based public-benefit company that allows people to use solar energy without panels or expensive equipment. The Company is currently conducting an equity-crowdfunding raise on Wefunder, a major funding portal in California....
Equity crowdfunding poised to explode under SEC proposal
Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed sweeping changes to Regulation Crowdfunding (equity crowdfunding or Reg CF) as well as the other private capital-raising exemptions. The proposals come just months after the SEC closed comments on last...
SEC Commissioners talk Crowdfunding, Crypto before Congress
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) commissioners testified last week to the House Financial Services Committee. The otherwise nondescript 3.5-hour confab briefly surveyed the crowdfunding and crypto landscape. But Congress missed a huge chance to examine...