Crowdfunding startup ready to make connections
The Securities and Exchange Commission is still drafting its rules for crowdfunding—a provision in last year’s Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act that allows private companies to raise capital by...
View ArticleIn-Depth: BancBox’s Payment Solution for Crowdfunding Platforms
One of the most important decisions any crowdfunding platform will undertake is deciding how to process payments. Platforms operate in a very specific (and complicated) context. In particular, two...
View ArticleMichigan’s First Investment Crowdfunding Candidate Is Tecumseh Brewing Co.
The Michigan Invests Locally Exemption, or MILE for short, has its first potential benefactor. Tecumseh Brewing Co. will seek cash from the crowd in exchange for a revenue share in a bid to launch...
View ArticleLocalstake Partners with Zacks CF Research on Intrastate Crowdfunding
Zacks and Localstake have announced a partnership where Zacks CF Research will offer valuation and rating reports on Localstake listed crowdfunded issues. “Localstake is providing a funding platform in...
View ArticleMichigan Seeks to Create New Type of Broker Dealer
Michigan has been one of the states at the forefront of allowing intrastate investment crowdfunding to occur as Title III retail crowdfunding remains in a regulatory holding pattern. The state has...
View ArticleLiveLink, a Mobile Startup, Chooses Localstake for Equity Crowdfunding Offer
In 2013, LiveLink raised $1 million from Indiana angel investors through traditional private placement techniques. As a result, Mike Alley, chairman of Patriot Investments, joined the board along with...
View ArticleCrowdfunding Day in Indiana as State Exemption Goes Live
A growing number of states have taken it upon themselves to push forward with investment crowdfunding while the SEC still ponders Title IV and Title III of the JOBS Act. While Title II of the fabled...
View Article“We went through bank after bank. They couldn’t justify giving out a loan to...
While regulators and some politicians worry that investors may lose money, since investing happens to involve risk, the quote below is exactly why investment crowdfunding is dearly needed: “We went...
View ArticleHow Good Is Too Good? The Underwriting Risks Of Crowdfunding Real Estate Deals
The awareness and popularity of real estate based equity crowdfunding (i.e. “RECfunds”) continues to grow exponentially. As do the number of real estate crowdfunding portals. RECFunds offer substantial...
View ArticleCrowdfunding startup ready to make connections
The Securities and Exchange Commission is still drafting its rules for crowdfunding—a provision in last year’s Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act that allows private companies to raise capital by...
View ArticleIn-Depth: BancBox’s Payment Solution for Crowdfunding Platforms
One of the most important decisions any crowdfunding platform will undertake is deciding how to process payments. Platforms operate in a very specific (and complicated) context. In particular, two...
View ArticleMichigan’s First Investment Crowdfunding Candidate Is Tecumseh Brewing Co.
The Michigan Invests Locally Exemption, or MILE for short, has its first potential benefactor. Tecumseh Brewing Co. will seek cash from the crowd in exchange for a revenue share in a bid to launch...
View ArticleLocalstake Partners with Zacks CF Research on Intrastate Crowdfunding
Zacks and Localstake have announced a partnership where Zacks CF Research will offer valuation and rating reports on Localstake listed crowdfunded issues. “Localstake is providing a funding platform in...
View ArticleMichigan Seeks to Create New Type of Broker Dealer
Michigan has been one of the states at the forefront of allowing intrastate investment crowdfunding to occur as Title III retail crowdfunding remains in a regulatory holding pattern. The state has...
View ArticleLiveLink, a Mobile Startup, Chooses Localstake for Equity Crowdfunding Offer
In 2013, LiveLink raised $1 million from Indiana angel investors through traditional private placement techniques. As a result, Mike Alley, chairman of Patriot Investments, joined the board along with...
View ArticleCrowdfunding Day in Indiana as State Exemption Goes Live
A growing number of states have taken it upon themselves to push forward with investment crowdfunding while the SEC still ponders Title IV and Title III of the JOBS Act. While Title II of the fabled...
View Article“We went through bank after bank. They couldn’t justify giving out a loan to...
While regulators and some politicians worry that investors may lose money, since investing happens to involve risk, the quote below is exactly why investment crowdfunding is dearly needed: “We went...
View ArticleHow Good Is Too Good? The Underwriting Risks Of Crowdfunding Real Estate Deals
The awareness and popularity of real estate based equity crowdfunding (i.e. “RECfunds”) continues to grow exponentially. As do the number of real estate crowdfunding portals. RECFunds offer substantial...
View ArticleFirst Investment Offer Qualifies Under Intrastate Crowdfunding Rule NC Paces Act
North Carolina is one of many US states that pushed forward with intrastate crowdfunding rules. In some states, the rules were more rational than the federal Reg CF exemption created by the JOBS Act of...
View ArticleCrowdfundNC Acquires Boon
CrowdfundNC (CFNC), an investment crowdfunding platform and syndication service affiliated with broker-dealer Localstake, has acquired Boon – a marketplace technology platform that started as a...
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