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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
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
Brainsy offers patented Software as a Service (SaaS) to power knowledge sharing networks for issuers, private companies, trade associations, professional societies, membership organizations, and media companies. Deploying a Brainsy powered ... more>
2026 CfPA Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Summit
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>
CfPA 2025 Summit
918 F St NW Washington, DC 20004
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>
BioTech Funding Portal is a funding portal member (FPRD or Org #334156) of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Under ... more>
Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA)
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>
