Tagged: dealmaker

January 20, 2026 @ 3:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Dealmaker, a tech-infused broker-dealer that specializes in online capital formation, recently shared a brief update on platform performance for 2025. In July, CI reported that DealMaker supported over $300 million during the first half of 2025. For the full year, Dealmaker reports over $500 million in… Read More

August 15, 2025 @ 5:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a leading platform supporting online capital formation, recently met with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to discuss crypto. DealMaker is a tech-infused broker-dealer that enables issuers to raise funds under Reg D, Reg CF, and Reg A. DealMaker has facilitated several billion in… Read More

July 31, 2025 @ 4:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a broker-dealer that specializes in enabling online capital formation, says that it has supported over $300 million during the half of 2025. The platform notes that the industry raised in aggregate $447.5 million, so DealMaker captured the bulk of the market. DealMaker assists firms… Read More

July 24, 2025 @ 4:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Legion M, a crowd-powered film studio, is reporting that it is nearing the close of its 10th online securities offering, having now raised over $25 million from 58,000 investors. This most recent funding round has raised almost $3 million from 5,840 investors, with nearly 70%… Read More

July 16, 2025 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a tech-enhanced broker-dealer offering online capital formation services, has announced the acquisition of Rally On Media. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to a statement distributed by DealMaker, Rally On Media has supported over $250 million in online investments since 2020…. Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a tech-infused broker-dealer specializing in online securities offerings, reports that its platform raised $116.5 million during Q1. This entailed 107 different securities offerings under the full stack of exemptions, including Regulation A (Reg A), Regulation D (Reg D), and Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF). Over… Read More

July 2, 2025 @ 6:37 am By JD Alois  |  

The CLARITY Act, or the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (HR 3633), is expected to move to a House floor vote as soon as next week. Sponsored by Representative French Hill, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, the legislation aims to… Read More

May 30, 2025 @ 12:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a tech-enabled online investment platform serving the full stack of securities exemptions, is now accepting stablecoin transactions. In a widely distributed email, CEO and co-founder Rebecca Kacaba said that following the clarification by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that stablecoins are not securities,… Read More

April 28, 2025 @ 11:46 am By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a tech-infused securities crowdfunding enabler, has announced new headquarters in New York City. Ostensibly, DealMaker was founded and has been based in Toronto. Having already established additional offices in the US, the move to the world’s leading financial center makes a lot of sense…. Read More

April 1, 2025 @ 3:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, an online capital formation enabler, says it processed over $96 million in investments during March. This amount incorporates funds committed from 40,657 individual investors. This volume has been boosted by a single issuer. An unnamed media company that is “expanding its community ownership model.”… Read More

February 26, 2025 @ 5:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker CEO and co-founder Rebecca Kacaba participated in a Congressional hearing today. Hosted by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, part of the House Financial Services Committee, the topic was improving access to capital and more significant investor opportunities.   DealMaker is a tech-enabled broker-dealer that… Read More

February 25, 2025 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker founder and CEO Rebecca Kacaba is scheduled to testify this week in front of the Capital Markets Subcommittee, part of the House Financial Services Committee. Kacaba will be joined by others to discuss capital formation for smaller firms. The hearing is entitled The Future… Read More

October 1, 2024 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a tech-enabled broker-dealer that specializes in online capital formation, is reporting that issuers using its platform raised over $104 million during Q3 of 2024. The amount raised under the various securities exemptions, grew significantly when compared to previous quarters. DealMaker shares the following information… Read More

September 12, 2024 @ 3:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Vacation home marketplace Pacaso has filed a Form 1-A indicating its intent to raise money online. According to the offering circular,  Pacaso is offering up to 28,957,528 shares for $2.50/share or a gross amount of $75 million – the maximum allowed under the exemption. Pacaso… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 2:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Oakland Ballers, a new minor league baseball team aiming to fill the void left by the departure of the Oakland A’s, is gearing up for a securities offering and is leveraging DealMaker’s services to potentially raise funding. DealMaker is a tech provider that can enable… Read More

April 23, 2024 @ 2:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a  broker-dealer that specializes in online capital formation, has posted an example of an issuer that has raised funding multiple times utilizing different platforms. In venture capital (VC), it is typical for a company to start with a Seed Round and then move on… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 4:05 pm By Nick Morgan  |  

Rebecca Kacaba, CEO and co-founder of DealMaker, a prominent capital-raising platform, was welcomed by Capital Ideas co-hosts Nick Morgan and Dara Albright.  With her extensive experience spanning over 25 years in the capital markets, Kacaba delved into the challenges faced by smaller issuers and investors in… Read More

March 11, 2024 @ 5:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the US House of Representatives approved HR 2799, or the Expanding Access to Capital Act. The legislation incorporated a long list of items aimed at supporting entrepreneurs and innovators while helping investors participate in promising offerings. House Representatives voted along party lines. Some items… Read More

February 14, 2024 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a tech-enabled broker-dealer specializing in online capital formation, has announced a new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Jonathan Stidd. DealMaker co-founder and CEO Rebecca Kacaba said that Stidd’s track record of working with issuers to raise over $600 million has helped to define the crowdfunding… Read More

February 2, 2024 @ 1:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) issued a comment letter criticizing the Expanding Access to Capital Act (HR 2799). This legislation was introduced into Congress last year but has yet to move forward with a Committee vote. Sponsored by the Chairman… Read More