The Original Crowdfunding Platform. 15,543 entrepreneurs 20,171 investors $222,811,700 in funds raised by entrepreneurs*
The recently announced deal between EquityNet and Dow Jones MarketWatch gives the multi-patented crowdfunding platform the industry’s largest exposure to potential investors.
The partnership, made possible through additional unions with Crowdnetic and North Capital, is a sign of crowdfunding’s growing acceptance in mainstream finance.
Listen to Judd Hollas, Founder and CEO of EquityNet, discuss the equity crowdfunding space in this interview with Barry Moltz on Blog Talk Radio. Topics include:
You have, no doubt, noticed that many U.S. companies have moved their companies abroad and re-incorporated overseas. This happens for many of the same reasons that ships of many countries ply the seas under the Liberian flag of convenience, to enjoy anonymity, advantageous taxation rates and other financial perks. Corporations don’t usually float, but they are interested in some of the same things. Corporations also relocate to reduce labor costs or to be closer to their major markets.
Critical Comment Period Issue on SEC Title III for Crowdfunding By Joy Schoffler
As you may know, the comment period for the proposed rules for Title III crowdfunding will be up in a matter of weeks. I wanted to reach out as one of the items within crowdfunding legislation that may cause a problem for entrepreneurs looking for capital and the investors trying to sort deal flow is the prohibition against non-registered broker-dealers having the ability to do Assessments of companies.
Just some years ago the term “crowdfunding” was a foreign concept to many people who didn’t understand this new and alternative way to access capital. However, today the word has now become a part of the everyday business vernacular. In fact, businesses last year raised more than 5.1 billion dollars worldwide using this practice.
Because most people tend to associate the term “crowdfunding” with platforms like Kickstarter and GoFundMe, many people assume that equity crowdfunding platforms (ECPs) operate just like they do. There are some similarities between those platforms and ECPs, but at the end of the day, sites like those don’t provide investors with a material return on investment.
The SEC released its proposed rules for Title III of the JOBS Act this past October that will eventually allow average investors to participate in equity crowdfunding for the first time much as they would on E*TRADE or other self directed investment platforms. These rules will come into effect sometime next spring.
While this new legislation will open the doors for a wider base of investors and revolutionize access to capital, it will now also present unique challenges to equity crowdfunding platforms (ECPs).
Here are three of the top challenges:
Wix.com is a leading do-it-yourself (DIY) platform that has recently gone public. It is the first of its peers to do so. Now that the opportunity to invest has presented itself to everybody, the question arises as to how Wix compares to its competitors.
Have you ever met an entrepreneur who didn’t have something cool that someone would buy the day it goes to market? I haven’t talked to an entrepreneur who wasn’t passionate about what they were bringing to market. When the entrepreneur evangelizes we all get a little excited.
Wix.com is a leading do-it-yourself website development platform. It was founded in Israel in 2006 and has since emerged as a global leader in the space. Wix filed for its IPO and started trading publically on November 6th 2013, giving every investor the opportunity to be a part of the company. This post explains part of why I feel Wix is a great investment opportunity.
