As we mentioned in our recent blog post about advocating for the investment crowdfunding regulatory framework, the SEC is inviting the public to comment on the JOBS Act, including the investment crowdfunding provisions found in Title III. Funding Launchpad formally submitted our comments to the SEC on Friday, April 27. Our comments can also be [...]
View PostCrowdfunding Leaders (Ourselves Included) Unite to Advocate for Regulatory Framework and Industry Support
Although some of us are big Garth Brooks fans, we admit that sometimes it helps to have friends in high places (a gold star to you if you get the reference). Last Wednesday, our adviser, Brian Tsuchiya, flew out to New York to meet with the founders of 12 other top debt and equity-based crowdfunding [...]
View PostU.S. Senate Passes Crowdfunding Bill!
By now you’ve likely already heard that the Senate finally passed a bill today that would legalize investment crowdfunding. This has been adequately summed up all over the web, but there’s a lot of confusion about what the final bill actually says, with all the amendments, amendments to amendments, and so on. We want to [...]
View PostInvestment Crowdfunding News: Details of the New CROWDFUND Act
Last night, we posted about the new CROWDFUND Act that was introduced in the Senate yesterday. We’ve managed to get our hands on a copy of the bill, and we thought we’d share, for those who are watching this development as excitedly as we are. Sorry the below is so lengthy, but we thought you’d [...]
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