New York, NY — May 2014
A new asset class and a new investor class is being creating through securities based crowdfunding. Re-regulating and democratizing the global capital markets is necessary given the world economy continues to drag along at a snails pace after six long years of recession.
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5/24/2014
The World Economic Forum, is a global outreach and is in collaboration with Stanford University, E&Y and Endeavor, surveyed over 1,000 entrepreneurs from around the globe with the goal of better understanding how successful entrepreneurial companies accelerate access to new markets and become scalable, high-growth businesses. Ushering entrepreneurs through an eco-friendly infrastructure should aid in the success of companies globally.
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Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Around the Globe and Company Growth Dynamics
On January 7, 2014, host Bill Kearney explored the world of finance with Kim Wales, the founder and CEO of Wales Capital and CrowdBureau. They discussed the current status on the JOBS Act, the future and impact of equity and debt crowdfunding and new market opportunities. Click the link to listen to the show.
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – July 11, 2013) – As crowdfunding becomes a viable capital-raising tool for startups worldwide, fifty leaders in the crowdfunding industry are uniting to create a think tank for the advancement of a global crowdfunding ecosystem. CF50 is a global nonprofit invite-only membership organization consisting of industry professionals, portal CEOs, academics, and policy makers who will carefully deliberate the direction crowdfunding takes as it becomes an internationally widespread practice. The recent lifting of the ban on general solicitation by the U.S. highlights the recent movements towards the democratization of capital formation.
The organization will convene at an annual global conference in which leaders are able to discuss highlighted issues and the future of crowdfunding. CF50 announced today that its leadership will consist of: Read more:
Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 03, 2013
The White House hosted Kim Wales, Founder of Wales Capital and Board Member of the Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CFIRA) along with other distinguished crowdfunding industry thought leaders for the Champion of Change Ceremony on June 4th recognizing entrepreneurs using crowdfunding to fuel growth.
Oxford Valuation Partners, Crowd Valley and KPMG featured experts, Kim Wales, founder of Wales Capital, Douglas Ellenoff, senior attorney with the firm Ellenoff, Grossman & Schole, Nicolas Hodge, Partner at K&L Gates, Alejandro Cremades, founder of RockThePost, Vamsi Sistla, CTO of CrowdValley and an Angel Investor with the ARC Angel Fund and Daniel Miller, Co-Founder of Fundrise, who are at the cutting edge of this new field, Crowdfund investments. Together they discussed and debated the landscape of funding options and how quickly it changing. Driven by new SEC no-action letters and changes stemming from the JOBS Act that is permitting a broader scope of activity in the space outside of the traditional networks. The current focus seems to be on platforms that link Accredited Investors and investment opportunities, while more retail options are being developed since the final rulemaking process for Title III remains underway.
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Google led a $125 million deal to buy a stake in the Lending Club from existing investors valuing Lending Club at $1.55 billion – nearly triple the valuation of the last fund-raising round that closed last summer. This is a defining moment for the crowdfund investing industry; if you are not aware, it is this new alternative asset class that is positioned to democratize the capital markets under the Jumpstart Our Business Startup Act.
Click here to read the full WSJ article: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/
April 18, 2013 – Crowdfund investment pioneers speak at the NYC Angel and Crowdfund Investing Conference.
On December 14, 2012, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published the OSC Staff Consultation Paper 45-710 Considerations for New Capital Raising Prospectus Exemptions. The Consultation Paper sets out four concept ideas for new prospectus exemptions in Ontario, together with a number of specific consultation questions. The concept ideas are: a concept for an exemption to allow crowdfunding subject to limits for issuers and retail investors, a concept for an offering memorandum exemption, a concept for an exemption based on an investor’s investment knowledge, and a concept for an exemption based on an investor receiving advice from a registrant.
Wales Capital participated in a forum along with other industry thought leaders such as Crowdfund Capital Advisors, SomoLend, Arctic Island, GATE Technologies, Nehemiah Investments, and Ellenoff Grossman & Schole, LLP.
Subsequently, Wales Capital provided comment letters to the OSC for consideration as related to a). Investment Size; b). Oversubscription; c). Two Business Day “cooling period”; d). Revenue Models; e). Rescission Period (Withdrawal Rights).
Top 10 Most Influential in Equity Crowdfunding (via SBWire)
Omaha, NE — (SBWIRE) — 03/29/2013 — As Equity Crowdfunding is sitting at a standstill it will take an army of people to keep the momentum moving forward to get the laws passed and everyone on the same page. Equity Crowdfunding is coming up almost a year since the signing of the JOBS Act by president…
