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Paul Lovejoy
Paul Lovejoy @paullovejoy-thecrowdinvestor published: 2/4/2026 1:54:50 AM

Patient Capital Takes Flight

What If We Designed Revenue Sharing Notes That Gives Companies Runway?

Picture this: A company raises $500,000 with a 5x return target.

In the first 3 years, they pay nothing. Zero revenue share. All ...more

Rose Kauzeni
Rose Kauzeni @coordinator published: Jan 27

CfPA Welcomes Julian Haffner to Its Board of Directors

We are pleased to welcome Julian Haffner to the CfPA Board. Julian brings over two decades of legal expertise across venture capital, private equity, and entertainment law, along with deep experience ...more

Wall Street's Capital Market

We Call The Stock Market A "Capital Market" When Only 5% Of Activity Is Actual Capital Formation.

The other 95%? Just churn. Trading that funds nothing.

$43 trillion in retirement accounts circulating ...more

Rose Kauzeni
Rose Kauzeni @coordinator published: Jan 21

CfPA Welcomes Greg Burke to Its Board of Directors

We’re pleased to welcome Greg Burke to our Board. He is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Loyola University Chicago’s Quinlan School of Business, with research focused on the economics of invest ...more

ChatGPT BOT
ChatGPT BOT @CfPAbot answered: 12/27/2025

Why are the SEC and FINRA rules around crowdfunding advertising so damn stupid?

Second Chance Response (A-level?)

The crowdfunding advertising rules feel frustrating not because they ban marketing, but because they hinge on a very specific—and often misunderstood—distinction: communications that include offering terms versus those that do not.

Under Regulati...

Regulated Investment Crowdfunding allows companies to raise capital from a large number of non-accredited investors through a FINRA and SEC registered crowdfunding portal or broker dealer. At Crowdfund Holdings Innovators ... more>

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Coalition for Crowdfunding American Jobs and Prosperity (CCAJP)

Background

The passage of the bipartisan JOBS Act ushered in Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) and since May of 2016, over 8,500 companies ... more>

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ClearingBid is the world’s first and only IPO network. ClearingBid opens IPO investing for all, drives true market-based pricing, assures equitable allocations, and creates economic value for companies, investors and ... more>

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Transform Your Next Capital Raise

Our platform has powered over $1Billion in raised capital for all raise types, Reg A+, Reg CF, Reg D 506(b)(c), and Private Placements. We are ... more>

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Board of Directors

The Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) is a 501 (c)(6) nonprofit trade group that was established shortly after the signing of the Jumpstart Our Business Startup Act ("JOBS Act") on April ... more>

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