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Potential Game Changer for Funding Awaits Final Approval From SEC
Provision of JOBS Act could change how businesses raise capital. But it faces regulations that could make it useless.
Would a Higher Accredited-Investor Threshold Clip Angels' Wings?
The SEC is considering higher financial thresholds for accredited investors. That might not limit angel financing as much as feared.
One of the Nation's Top-Paid CEOs Leads an Unprofitable, Largely Unknown Company
Charif Souki of Cheniere Energy, a Houston-based enterprise hoping to one day capitalize on the fracking boom, raked in a whopping $142 million last year.
Why Fraudsters Won't Sink Equity Crowdfunding
As the SEC works on final regulations for equity-based crowdfunding, one of the pervasive fears has been that non-professional investors will be swindled by fraudsters. But is there really reason to worry?
Real Estate Has Benefited Most From SEC's General Solicitation Rule Change
Investors have shown the most interest in dumping their dollars into real-estate deals since the SEC's historic lifting of the general solicitation ban.
Aaron Levie, the Quintessential Silicon Valley CEO, Will Only Own 4.1 Percent of Box When It IPOs
Online file-storage service Box has finally filed to go public. Here's what we know.
This Startup Wants to Protect Your Startup From 'Bad Actors'
Legal compliance company CrowdCheck has a new service allowing entrepreneurs to protect themselves as they get ready to fundraise.
The JOBS Act Provision That Could Change IPOs Forever
If the SEC allows Regulation A+ to pass without the requirement of state compliance, entrepreneurs could raise up to $50 million.
In Crowdfunding, Who is Responsible for Preventing Fraud?
On the last day of the public comment period over the proposed equity crowdfunding rules, a slew of stakeholders wrote into the SEC on the topic of liability in the case of fraud.
Will Equity Crowdfunding Laws Be the Death of Kickstarter?
The JOBS Act and the proposed SEC rules really has nothing to do with the popular funding site. So what exactly is it?
As Comment Period Closes, Debate Over Equity Crowdfunding Rules Rages On
The Securities and Exchange Commission released provisional rules to regulate equity crowdfunding on Oct. 23. The comment period officially ends on Feb. 3, but there is no end in sight to the debate.
States Charge Ahead With Their Own Crowdfunding Laws
Michigan is the latest in a series of states to make moves to pass intrastate equity crowdfunding legislation.
SEC Releases Long-Awaited Rules on Crowdfunding
More than a year after President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law, the Commission released rules for regulating equity crowdfunding. Here's what you need to know.
Tech Billionaire Mark Cuban Heads to Trial Over Alleged Insider Trading
The SEC contends that the 'Shark Tank' star avoided a monetary loss on stock thanks to an insider tip.
AngelList CEO Says Being Accredited Is Not Enough
With the recent lift on the ban of general solicitation, the SEC also ruled that a third party has to verify that an investor is accredited. AngelList CEO Naval Ravikant says there are other critical components to be sure an investor is ready to play ball.