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Sherwood Neiss
Sherwood Neiss @Sherwood_Neiss published: 6/30/2026 7:41:29 AM

The #1 city for startup crowdfunding in America isn't San Francisco.

We ranked America's top 30 startup-crowdfunding ecosystems. Los Angeles came out #1 — ahead of San Francisco and New York.

Each metro is scored 1–10 across five factors: momentum, capital, expertise, ...more

How Interest Rate in Debt Offerings has Changed

The cost of crowdfunded debt doubled — and it tracked the Fed almost perfectly.

We mapped the actual terms behind every funded Reg CF deal. The median interest rate on crowdfunded debt and convertible ...more

1 in 2 crowdfunded companies stop reporting - here's what we see after the raise

Only about half of the companies that crowdfund ever file an annual report. We tracked every Reg CF company with a reporting obligation since 2016. Of those whose first report has come due, just 50% h ...more

Devin Thorpe
Devin Thorpe @devinthorpe published: Jun 11

Can We Make Impact Investing as Fun as Gambling?

John Oliver’s main story a few weeks back focused on prediction markets, the fast-growing platforms that allow people to wager on the outcomes of future events.

The segment was funny because John Oliv ...more

If SpaceX Is a Bet on Elon Musk, Then Reporters Should Cover the Whole Bet

The New York Times recently published a piece titled “Want to Invest in SpaceX? Here’s What to Know Ahead of Its I.P.O.”  In a section asking how much investors could make from the IPO, the artic ...more

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Coalition for Crowdfunding American Jobs and Prosperity (CCAJP)

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

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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CfPA 2025 Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Summit – The Future of Crowdfunding is Now!

Join industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators at the CfPA 2025 Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Summit—the premier event for ... more>

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Kingscrowd is the trusted data, research, and advisory platform for the online private markets. We help investors, founders, platforms, advisors, researchers, and institutions make better decisions across Regulation Crowdfunding, Regulation ... more>

National Union Building
918 F St NW
Washington, DC 20004

CfPA 2026 Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Summit – The Future of Crowdfunding is Now!

Join industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators at the CfPA 2026 Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Summit - the premier ... more>

2025 Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Summit

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