Tagged: reg a

October 31, 2025 @ 1:05 pm By Nick Morgan  |  

When iconic media brands raise capital on modern rails, the camera pans wide and the inequities of U.S. investor access come sharply into focus. Mohit Bhansali, founder and CEO of EquiDeFi, the platform powering the $500 million Los Angeles Times offering, joined ICAN’s Capital Ideas… Read More

September 17, 2025 @ 5:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made some rule changes today, and one of them will impact Regulation A (Reg A), a securities exemption utilized for online capital formation. Reg A requires an offering to be qualified by the SEC before commencing a funding round…. Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC has scheduled an open meeting for tomorrow where the members of the Commission will discuss and vote on certain regulatory items. The topics of discussion include: The Commission will consider action relating to the compliance date for the amendments to Form PF that… Read More

August 29, 2025 @ 2:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Angel Studios, a values-driven online streaming service, is raising additional funds through an online securities offering. With the sale ending this weekend, Angel Studios reports having topped $47 million in a Reg A offering hosted by Rialto. Investors are purchasing common shares for a minimum… Read More

August 25, 2025 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Old Glory Bank, a conservative affiliated financial institution, is raising growth capital online under the Reg A+ exemption, which opens up the sale of securities to non-accredited investors. Old Glory Bank, based in Oklahoma but offering digital banking services nationwide, is described as “pro-American” and… 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

August 6, 2025 @ 9:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pacaso, a marketplace for co-owned luxury vacation homes, has announced that it has raised over $36 million from more than 10,000 individual investors through its Reg A+ offering. Pacaso filed to raise over $75 million, which is the funding cap for the exemption. In the… Read More

July 21, 2025 @ 12:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), meets tomorrow (July 22, 2025) to discuss two key issues impacting capital formation. First, the Committee will review Reg A and explore ways to improve the exemption. Reg A or Reg A+… Read More

July 10, 2025 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise’s Innovation Fund (INNOX), a Reg A securities offering that enables access for retail investors for well-known private firms, will be made available on the SoFi (NASDAQ:SOFI) platform. This move should boost investor access to the fund, which does not trade on an exchange and… Read More

June 3, 2025 @ 9:53 am By Nick Morgan  |  

Crowdfunding a New Path to Wealth: Paul Lovejoy’s Leap Year Portfolio and the Fight for Investor Access Paul Lovejoy, founder of Stakeholder Enterprise, shared his bold vision for democratizing wealth creation. His ambitious “Leap Year Portfolio” experiment—making 366 crowd-based investments in 366 days—offers a compelling… Read More

May 30, 2025 @ 5:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA), has published a report on Regulation A (Reg A) alongside a document reviewing Reg CF. The report states that since Reg A was updated under the JOBS Act of 2012, over 800… Read More

May 9, 2025 @ 12:00 pm By Nick Morgan  |  

In the latest Capital Ideas interview, Mark Elenowitz, Managing Director at Digital Offering, revealed the strategies behind the historic Newsmax IPO. This groundbreaking Regulation A+ offering achieved the largest two-day opening gain in US market history. The success story provides a compelling blueprint for how… Read More

May 7, 2025 @ 4:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) met this week to discuss Regulation A. Regulation A or Reg A+ is a securities exemption that received an update under the JOBS Act of 2012 – the legislation that legalized online capital formation (investment crowdfunding). Prior to the JOBS… Read More

May 5, 2025 @ 12:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tomorrow (May 6, 2025), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) will meet to discuss the Regulation A, or Reg A+, securities exemption. Reg A existed before the JOBS Act of 2012, but few issuers utilized the exemption. Following… Read More

April 29, 2025 @ 1:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Economic Risk Analysis (DERA), has posted a report reviewing exempt offerings under Reg D, Reg A, and Reg CF. According to DERA, 2024 was a down year across the board as investment activity drooped. The three exemptions… Read More

April 21, 2025 @ 2:21 pm By Nick Morgan  |  

Investor Choice Advocates Network (ICAN) co-founder Nicolas Morgan and board member Dara Albright recently spoke with newly appointed ICAN Senior Legal Director and Policy Counsel Mark Hiraide, who shared insights on securities regulation reform, the JOBS Act, and potential legislation that could expand capital access… Read More

April 17, 2025 @ 11:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Regulation A or Reg A+ will be the topic of discussion for the SEC’s next Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) meeting which will take place on May 6th. The announcement of the topic shares that the Committee will review how firms are using… Read More

April 2, 2025 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

NewsMax (NYSE:NMAX) floated its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) this past week. Shareholders saw the value of the equity go hyperbolic as shares closed at $233 yesterday, rising almost $150 during the day, giving the company a market cap of over $20… Read More

April 1, 2025 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

NewsMax (NYSE:NMAX) shares are set to move higher today after rocketing to the stratosphere in the first day of trading. NewsMax recently raised $225 million in a Reg D offering sold to accredited investors. Following the Reg D round, NewsMax pursued a Reg A+ offering… Read More

March 31, 2025 @ 5:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equity Stock Transfer, LLC, has issued a statement on the NewsMax IPO, which saw its shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). NewsMax, a more conservative news service that has been rising in the ratings, recently issued shares to investors under Reg D… Read More