To have a comprehensive conversation about the state of the industry in 2022 and beyond, we need to take a look back to where it started.

Devin Thorpe and his multifaceted Superpowers for Good is changing my life as I wrote about in one of my first substack posts. Among other things, he has gotten me interested in crowdfunding as one way of financing the kinds of of social change initiatives we will need if we want to “connect the dots” and produce what McArthur Foundation calls a “more just, verdant, and peaceful world” in its tagline.

Lee A. Schneider is a financial services and technology lawyer with extensive experience in blockchain.

With the fundraising climate now showing cloudy skies, equity crowdfunding is getting ready for a field day.

CI connected with Sara Hanks, a securities attorney, former SEC official and founder/ CEO of CrowdCheck – a digital compliance platform for online capital formation. Hanks is an expert in Reg A+ and one of the top attorneys partnering with issuers to complete mandated SEC filings to pursue an offering.

The solar-powered farm is about 80 kilometers east of Harare. Owned by Nhimbe Fresh Exports, it grows crops such as blueberries and peas for export to Europe and Australia.

Unearth & QueueMed emerge winners from inaugural Demo Day Plays critical role for Malaysian entrepreneurs to encourage growth and innovation The funding options for Malaysian SMEs and growth-stage businesses have now evolved beyond bank loans, grants, schemes, angel investors and venture capitalists. Equity Crowdfunding (ECF) is gaining popularity as a new and viable way for businesses to raise funds.

On May 4, 2022, FINRA announced that it had fined two FINRA-registered funding portals a combined $1.75 million for failing to comply with securities...

FINRA announced today that it has fined two FINRA-registered funding portals a combined $1.75 million for failing to comply with securities laws and rules designed to protect crowdfunding investors.

The new regulations contain rules regarding equity-based crowdfunding and financing-based crowdfunding and are covered under Crowdfunding Platform Operators Module (Module CFP). Module CFP can be found under CBB Rulebook - Volume 5: Type 7 – Ancillary Service Providers