Tagged: accredited investors

September 25, 2017 @ 7:44 am By JD Alois  |  

FundedHere, a Singapore-based crowdfunding platform, has successfully raised S$ 505,500 for two local startups. Both campaigns included the pairing of professional investors with individuals not classified as Accredited Investors (AI).  This is a first for FundedHere and follows a recent global trend where investment crowdfunding… Read More

December 10, 2015 @ 5:22 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

For David Behin, co-founder and CEO of CityFunders, proving real estate investment opportunities for accredited investors, his goal was to help bring real estate investing to the masses. Fast forward to now, and the pool of real estate investors has noticeably increased, with the passage of the JOBS Act, Title III. The… Read More

October 21, 2015 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bondora, a pan-European marketplace lender, opens to accredited investors from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Australia. The platform now allows global accredited investors to invest directly into personal unsecured loans across three European markets including Spain,… Read More

February 27, 2015 @ 3:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC has shared the agenda for the next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Small & Emerging Companies.  This committee was recently re-animated by SEC Chair Mary Jo White.  The Committee provides insight and advice to the SEC on privately held small businesses and publicly… Read More

December 16, 2014 @ 10:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Initial USD $5.2 Million Seed Round Secured From Prominent Investors  InvestX Capital announced on Tuesday (December 16th) the beta launch of its cross-border private equity crowdfunding marketplace for U.S. and Canadian investors, opening up an asset class previously only accessible through larger (USD $1 million or… Read More

December 5, 2014 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfundraiser, a crowdfunding platform that is focused on both debt and equity crowdfund investing now offers investment options for both accredited and non-accredited investors alike. The company provides both private and public equity investments for crowdfunding deals across all platforms in the crowdfunding ecosystem. This means all… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 5:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prodigy Network has announced the launch of its new real estate crowdfunding website, which will feature a secure transactional platform to permit accredited investors – certain investors who have regular income of over $200,000 or net worth, excluding their primary residence, of over $1 million… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Money360, Inc., a peer-to-peer (P2P) real estate lending marketplace, has closed a $2 million commercial real estate loan crowdfunded by accredited investors. This was the third loan closed by Money360 in September. Money360 is on track to fund $25 million in peer-to-peer real estate loans before… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 12:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdStreet, a crowdfunding marketplace connecting accredited investors with institutional-quality real estate investments, announced it has listed an equity investment opportunity for Timber Oaks, an 11-building, Class A multifamily property in the Dallas metro area. The opportunity is sponsored by Windmill Investments LLC, a privately held,… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 8:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfundraiser announced on Wednesday (October 8th) a new partnership with equity crowdfunding professionals for financing startup companies through various equity crowdfunding platforms. Currently, Crowdfundraiser is focused on Title I crowdfunding, which includes rewards and donations for various projects and personal campaigns. The company’s latest partnerships and… Read More

March 28, 2014 @ 11:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably been exposed to some of the promise everyone found in the Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign. The democratization of film finance! People funding films they want to see made! We don’t need the studios! A new accredited-only crowdfunding platform… Read More

March 19, 2014 @ 10:51 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Bancbox Invest is getting into the investor accreditation game with the launch of a new accreditation service. This is in addition to Bancbox’s existing slate of features, including escrow and investment solutions. The goal: to be “a one-stop shop for Private Placement and Equity/Debt based Crowdfunding… Read More

February 13, 2014 @ 10:05 am By Charles Luzar  |  

FundersClub has announced the launch of the FundersClub Theme Series, a series of managed funds focused on early-stage companies in specific verticals. The first three funds will focus on health & wellness, Bitcoin & payments and hardware. FundersClub is an invite-only equity crowdfunding play. Just last month the… Read More

February 7, 2014 @ 10:24 am By David R. Burton  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering substantial increases in the Regulation D thresholds for “accredited investor” income and net worth, which would reduce the pool of potential investors in small businesses and start-up companies by 60 percent to 70 percent. This will impede… Read More

January 29, 2014 @ 12:32 am By Charles Luzar  |  

FundersClub just announced the release of a new social content channel called Venture News. The news aggregator aims to provide a hub of conversation and content for the world of finance. It works similarly to Hacker News, Y-Combinator’s tech news meritocracy. Users can sign up and… Read More

January 23, 2014 @ 9:08 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Bob Rice is Managing Partner at Tangent Capital Partners and Bloomberg TV’s Alternative Investment Editor. He sat down with Steven Dresner of Dealflow.com to discuss crowdfunding, the JOBS Act and some perhaps unforeseen hangups for equity crowdfunding in the US. Interestingly, Rice and Dresner discuss something… Read More

January 13, 2014 @ 10:40 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A new crowdfunding platform called Breakaway Funding launches next Tuesday. It aims to provide both equity-based and debt-based crowdfunding models for companies seeking to access the crowd’s capital. In order to take advantage of a new and ample source of business capital made available by the… Read More

January 13, 2014 @ 10:05 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Buffalo-based crowdfunding compliance backend service provider CrowdBouncer has announced an addition to their portfolio of services. The addition targets attorneys and other individuals involved in the due diligence process phase of capital raises. The service provides a front-end user interface that aims to streamline the… Read More

January 10, 2014 @ 9:56 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The implementation of an exemption under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D in September of 2013 creates a new set of opportunities for private issuers looking to raise capital. It also creates a new set of challenges, specifically a need for issuers (and, by proxy, the… Read More

January 3, 2014 @ 10:28 am By David Drake  |  

Under the proposed rules, Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) will create a new investor class by allowing non-accredited investors to participate in crowdfunding. These rules will lead to a democratized investment landscape profitable to entrepreneurs, inventors, artists, writers, and… Read More