The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

Crowdfunding is the process of raising capital by offering rewards to ‘backers’ by pre-selling your product or offering equity in exchange. While the latter is not yet legal in the United States, the JOBS Act, which was signed into law in April 2012, mandates that the SEC makes it legal by January 1st of 2013.

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Scott Edward Walker

AUGUST 30, 2020

This past Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments expanding the definition of “accredited investor” to include individuals who hold certain professional certifications/licenses or have certain “credentials,” as determined by the SEC. Background. Current Definition of “Accredited Investor”.

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SiliconHills

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

The new rules allow companies to offer up to $1 million a year in securities through online equity-based crowdfunding portals. The difference is up until the change, only so-called accredited investors, high net worth individuals, could […] The post SEC Adopts New Equity-based Crowdfunding Rules appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 21, 2013

As part of the JOBS Act, equity-based crowdfunding was made legal in the US. However, before entrepreneurs could start using equity-based crowdfunding, the SEC had to write the specific rules governing it. The SEC was given 9 months to write those rules; they were due on December 31, 2012.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 16, 2013

A number of the provisions have been slow to get written into law and the SEC has missed their deadlines on a bunch of stuff, including the often talked about equity crowdfunding activity. Recently, the SEC weighed in on a number of the things they were required to with much fanfare. So much for deregulation!”

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David Teten

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Expert networks have been in the news a lot for the past few weeks, due to the SEC’s attempt to look for insider trading amongst hedge funds, following on their Galleon investigation (Raj Rajaratnam of Galleon is in the photo shown). The best source of information on this topic is as usual the Integrity Research blog.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors, is still not legal in the U.S., despite having been passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability, waiting for the rules to be finalized by the SEC. Startup equity model. In the U.S.,

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 21, 2020

In June of 2019, the SEC adopted Regulation Best Interest (or Reg BI), which went into effect as of June 30, 2020. An insurance agent doesn’t need to be licensed with a broker-dealer, but if you want to sell equities, you will need that licensing. We’re approaching one such time right now.

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Gust

AUGUST 2, 2014

In the United States, equity-based crowdfunding will not be legal until January, 2013 at the earliest, when the SEC issues its rules regarding the process. Invested Interests crowdfunding equity JOBS act legal site' original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *. original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Of course, that means a mindset willing to give up much more equity, and taking on a whole new level of risk. That requires work and risk to comply with reporting requirements of the SEC, including the additional accounting and reporting processes.

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Business Plan Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2013

SEC Crowdfunding Proposal. In September of this year, the SEC voted to overturn the ban on “general solicitation” that made it illegal for companies to publicly advertise that they are raising capital.

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Growthink Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The JOBS Act Opens Up Equity-Based Crowdfunding The key goal of the JOBS Act was to make it possible to raise funds from investors through certain crowdfunding sites in exchange for equity in your company. So now you can tell the world that you''re raising equity funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2019

To refresh your memory, angel investors are typically high net worth individuals, accredited by the SEC and willing to invest their own money in a high-potential startup for a share of the ownership. I think it’s great to have more options, but I still see each one having a place, so don’t be too quick to limit your alternatives.

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Growthink Blog

AUGUST 14, 2012

Equity Based Crowdfunding Sites: Once the SEC provides its rulings on how equity-based crowdfunding will work, we will see a crop of new equity-based crowdfunding sites. This is helpful because even some funds are better than none in some cases.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

In April 2012, Congress passed the JOBS Act , which authorizes equity crowdfunding and liberalizes some requirements regarding the issuance of securities by privately held companies. Now all eyes are on the SEC as it adopts regulations to implement the new law with the hope that it won’t get tied up in red tape.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

The JOBS Act makes equity-based crowdfunding much easier The JOBS Act makes it possible to raise funds from investors and donors through certain crowdfunding sites in exchange for equity in your company. As mentioned above, equity based crowdfunding was supposed to go live on January 1st 2013. more on this below).

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 19, 2012

Letting small companies sell equity stakes online would be a huge boost to those firms—like angel investing on steroids. Broadening the Base Currently, equity-based crowd funding falls under strict Securities and Exchange Commission rules governing angel investing. That hinders broad-based online fund raising in a couple of ways.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 26, 2020

Some of these potential issues can include: profit sharing, equity splits, decision-making, and division of responsibilities. SEC Regulations. Issuance of an equity instruments to founders, seed investors, venture capitalists, or even as stock options, normally must be must registered with the relevant securities authority.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Public investors, cross-over investors, and even traditional private equity firms have taken notice, further blurring the lines of what constitutes true venture capital. Hundreds of new micro funds somehow keep getting into the market. More and more angels will be minted as the 2019 IPO class emerges.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 14, 2018

When I first heard the phrase “ ICO ” three or four years ago, my immediate thought was something like “that’s just an invitation to the SEC to regulate that. Knowing the SEC would move very slowly, I didn’t pay much attention. In both cases, the idea of advertising an ICO is ludicrous to me.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

It’s hard enough to get a job at a venture capital or private equity firm; it’s even more complex to join as a Partner. Also see Preqin’s Key Due Diligence Considerations for Private Equity Investors. . VC and private equity are very illiquid on both the investing and the personnel side. So assessing fit is critical.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Equity Crowdfunding: Your Solution for Small Business Financing? But unbeknownst to many, there are four different types of crowdfunding taking place on various platforms: Rewards, Donation, Lending, and Equity. Under current regulations, Equity crowdfunding opportunities are only available to Accredited Investors.

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Venture Chronicles

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The SEC fulfilled their obligation under the Frank-Dodd financial reform bill and defined what venture capital is. Only invests in equity securities of private operating companies to provide primarily operating or business expansion capital (not to buy out other investors), U.S.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 8, 2021

They happily traded equities for me, which mostly just cost me fees in the end, although I covered it all with a crazy transaction into a weird Exchange Fund that GS created in 2000. In the mid-1990s, when I had a bunch of money after the sale of my first company, I bought and sold some public company stocks.

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Austin Startup

JULY 19, 2021

To give a high-level snapshot of the activity in just the investment community alone this past June, ATX Venture Partners closed a $150M fund, 8VC filed with the SEC regarding plans to raise an $880M fund and Mainsail Partners, a growth equity fund based in San Francisco, is planning to open an office in Austin this September ( Source: AustinInno ).

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Gust

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

But by far the biggest issue is that the very essence of public markets (and what makes them “public”) is that the SEC mandates an enormous amount of transparency, including complete quarterly financial statements, complete publication of the company’s cap table including all significant shareholders, and so forth.

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Early Growth Financial Services

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

New UK regulations for equity-based crowdfunding While the U.S. market waits for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to complete its rulemaking, new rules brought in by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have divided the opinion of its peer-to-peer lenders and crowd-funding websites.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 2, 2018

Tactic Three – Sell Business Equity. Selling equity is the public form of seeking private investment. Jonathon Clarke is a qualified pharmacist with experience across hospital, community andacademia sec tor. We have two investors – one who is in the pharmacy technology space and second who is a software veteran.

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Pascal's View

MARCH 18, 2010

I remain surprised that this seems to be difficult for our policy makers to understand, but I am encouraged that the SEC has recently invited public comments for a 90 day period to address structural problems with the U.S. equity markets. For more on the SEC Concept Release, click HERE. I believe that the U.S.

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Gust

AUGUST 30, 2014

Unfortunately, a private company in the US may not take investment money from “anyone” The only people who are legally eligible to purchase an equity interest in a private company without a great deal of special paperwork are, as you noted, Accredited Investors.

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Berkonomics

MAY 22, 2014

The sale of equity in private companies is regulated by the Securities Act of 1933, which requires that the company either register with the SEC or meet one of several exemptions (Regulation D). A Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) is a special business plan defined to meet an SEC exemption.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

But, in the US, only wealthy accredited investors * have been allowed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to invest in entrepreneurs and their startup companies (without extensive disclosure of the business plan and risks inherent to such new ventures). This is a rather controversial change in the SEC regulations.

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Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Per SEC rules “accredited investors” need to meet one of the following criteria: 1. The above definition of accredited investors is being currently reviewed by the SEC in terms of current financial thresholds of income and net worth. Various terms such as price cap, discount, conversion to equity, etc., Startup Funding'

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

That’s great, because it’s the best kind of financing, sales, not equity. The SEC is supposed to issue new regulations, but it hasn’t yet. No, it doesn’t let you get equity investment in your startup. The SEC rules about accredited investors and broadcasting investment offerings still apply.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

SEC Greenlights One Style Of Equity Crowdfunding For Startups | TechCrunch – [link]. What Would-Be Entrepreneurs Fear Most About Starting Up | Entrepreneur – [link]. 26 Time Management Hacks I Wish I’d Known at 20 – [link]. “Products take off not just because of WHAT they do but HOW they make us feel.”

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SiliconHills

APRIL 12, 2013

The company is one of several firms taking advantage of the JOBS act of 2012, which relaxes regulations for equity investing and allows individuals to own stock in new startups without being SEC accredited. Finding Funding for your startup is hard, but Greenhouse is trying to make it easier. This means that you, or a [.]

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 4, 2012

It makes it legal for crowdfunding sites to give actual equity to investors - not just thank-you gifts such as T-shirts and coffee mugs - and it’s expected to draw a vast amount of capital to crowdfunding. In the past couple of weeks alone, two new equity-model crowdfunding sites have gone live, Fundable and CrowdFunder.

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