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The Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) announced today that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended rules governing crowdfunding under both Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding. The CfPA has provided guidance to the SEC regarding these changes since before the bipartisan passage of the governing JOBS Act in 2012.
Rule amendments harmonize registration exemptions, eliminating complexity and facilitating access to capital and investment while preserving or enhancing important investor protections
Crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe have become an alternative to securing bank loans.
Thanks to an update in the rules by the SEC, small companies can raise up to $5 million in the same way hardware startups can raise millions on Kickstarter, but instead of delivering a product, these Regulation Crowdfunding companies deliver profits or equity.
On November 2, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), by a 3 - 2 vote, amended certain rules under the Securities Act of 1933…
Crowdfunding, it appears, is still going strong and backers are eager to support their favorite projects or businesses.
It’s a heartbreaking thing to see when a person launches a crowdfunding campaign, hoping to fund their dream product. They’ve put their heart and soul into the project and are desperate to get it off
THIS Seedrs crowdfunding campaign was publicly live for just 2.5 days before hitting its £4 million overfunding target.
CfPA's comment letter to the SEC on CfPA's recommendation for changing SEC's definition for accredited investors.
It should be obvious to most everyone that the current definition of an Accredited Investor not only disenfranchises the vast majority of the population it is not really an effective proxy to evaluate an individual's ability to assess risk and the opportunity affiliated with private