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For entrepreneurs, startup founders, VC, angel investors and others: news and commentary on latest regulatory issues to impact crowdfunding A @JDSupra feed.

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New Corporation Finance Interpretations on Beneficial Ownership Reporting and Other Topics jdsupra.com/legalnews/new-co…
New Corporation Finance Interpretations on Beneficial Ownership Reporting and Other Topics

New Corporation Finance Interpretations on Beneficial Ownership Reporting and Other Topics

On July 9, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a number of new Corporation Finance Interpretations (“CFIs”) (marking more than 150 new and...

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Client Alert: Fundraising Platform Failures and Increasing Government Scrutiny Highlight Need for Diversification and Ongoing Vigilance by Nonprofits jdsupra.com/legalnews/client…

Client Alert: Fundraising Platform Failures and Increasing Government Scrutiny Highlight Need for...

Charitable fundraising is under increased regulatory oversight and heightened donor expectations as evidenced by four recent developments. Together with the possible end of one fundraising...

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SEC Chairman Atkins Speaks on Steps SEC is Taking to Encourage IPOs jdsupra.com/legalnews/sec-ch…
SEC Chairman Atkins Speaks on Steps SEC is Taking to Encourage IPOs

SEC Chairman Atkins Speaks on Steps SEC is Taking to Encourage IPOs

Welcome to Goodwin’s Public Company Advisory Practice News Roundup, which highlights the latest developments in SEC and stock exchange regulatory activity, corporate governance and other topics...

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SEC Chairman Atkins Speaks on Steps SEC is Taking to Encourage IPOs jdsupra.com/legalnews/sec-ch…
SEC Chairman Atkins Speaks on Steps SEC is Taking to Encourage IPOs

SEC Chairman Atkins Speaks on Steps SEC is Taking to Encourage IPOs

Welcome to Goodwin’s Public Company Advisory Practice News Roundup, which highlights the latest developments in SEC and stock exchange regulatory activity, corporate governance and other topics...

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SEC Staff Issues More CDIs on Exempt Offerings jdsupra.com/legalnews/sec-st…
SEC Staff Issues More CDIs on Exempt Offerings

SEC Staff Issues More CDIs on Exempt Offerings

In the second update to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance’s Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations in less than a week, on February 17, 2025, the Staff...

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House passes the INVEST Act that proposes sweeping changes to securities laws jdsupra.com/legalnews/house-…
House passes the INVEST Act that proposes sweeping changes to securities laws

House passes the INVEST Act that proposes sweeping changes to securities laws

On December 11, 2025, the US House of Representatives, with a vote of 302 to 123, passed the Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation (INVEST) Act. The INVEST...

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House Passes Bipartisan Capital Formation Package: The INVEST Act jdsupra.com/legalnews/house-…
House Passes Bipartisan Capital Formation Package: The INVEST Act

House Passes Bipartisan Capital Formation Package: The INVEST Act

Today, the US House of Representatives passed a bipartisan capital formation bill, H.R. 3383 or the Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation (“INVEST”) Act of...

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GoFundMe & Divorce: Risks You Need to Know Before Crowdfunding Your Legal Fees jdsupra.com/legalnews/gofund…
GoFundMe & Divorce: Risks You Need to Know Before Crowdfunding Your Legal Fees

GoFundMe & Divorce: Risks You Need to Know Before Crowdfunding Your Legal Fees

Going through a divorce is expensive both emotionally and financially. Between attorney fees, court costs, and the financial upheaval of separating one household into two, the temptation to seek...

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The Risks of Crowdfunding for People With Special Needs jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-ri…
The Risks of Crowdfunding for People With Special Needs

The Risks of Crowdfunding for People With Special Needs

Crowdfunding can provide financial support for people with special needs but may jeopardize their ability to qualify for means-tested government benefits such as Supplemental Security Income and...

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FiDA Impact Report - October 2025 jdsupra.com/legalnews/fida-i…
FiDA Impact Report - October 2025

FiDA Impact Report - October 2025

Introduction - The Second Payments Services Directive ((EU) 2015/2366) (“PSD2”) provided payment service users with access to their payment data by mandating that payment service...

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Choosing Between Financing Instruments for Your Startup jdsupra.com/legalnews/choosi…
Choosing Between Financing Instruments for Your Startup

Choosing Between Financing Instruments for Your Startup

Choosing the right financing instruments early on impacts not only how your cap table evolves, but also your ability to attract subsequent investors and navigate regulatory compliance. The stage...

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Reg A and Reg CF: A Decade of Data, and Still Not Worth It? jdsupra.com/legalnews/reg-a-…
Reg A and Reg CF: A Decade of Data, and Still Not Worth It?

Reg A and Reg CF: A Decade of Data, and Still Not Worth It?

Over the past two decades, the SEC has tried to make it easier for early-stage companies to raise capital, and for main street investors to access those opportunities, by expanding registration...

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SEC News Roundup - June 2025 jdsupra.com/legalnews/sec-ne…

SEC News Roundup - June 2025

Petition for Rulemaking with Respect to Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure - A group of financial services industry trade associations submitted a joint petition for rulemaking...

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SEC News Roundup - June 2025 jdsupra.com/legalnews/sec-ne…

SEC News Roundup - June 2025

Petition for Rulemaking with Respect to Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure - A group of financial services industry trade associations submitted a joint petition for rulemaking...

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Changes in fundraising trends: Considerations for Guernsey funds jdsupra.com/legalnews/change…

Changes in fundraising trends: Considerations for Guernsey funds

Fundraising in the global investment space has undergone a significant shift in recent years driven by a range of factors, among them: evolving investor preferences as new generations of...

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Changes in fundraising trends: Considerations for Guernsey funds jdsupra.com/legalnews/change…

Changes in fundraising trends: Considerations for Guernsey funds

Fundraising in the global investment space has undergone a significant shift in recent years driven by a range of factors, among them: evolving investor preferences as new generations of...

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(Minimum Investment) Size Matters, When it Comes to Rule 506(c) Verification jdsupra.com/legalnews/minimu…

(Minimum Investment) Size Matters, When it Comes to Rule 506(c) Verification

Before 2013, issuers were prohibited from using any means of general solicitation or advertising when raising capital in the private markets.  The prohibition was perceived by many to be the...

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Regulation CF: An Ultimate Guide to the SEC’s Crowdfunding Regulation jdsupra.com/legalnews/regula…

Regulation CF: An Ultimate Guide to the SEC’s Crowdfunding Regulation

Early crowdfunding often broke securities laws due to unregistered offerings. In 2015, the SEC's Regulation Crowdfunding (Regulation CF) addressed this, stemming from the JOBS Act. It provides an...

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SEC Staff Releases Updated Guidance on Private Offerings Involving General Solicitation jdsupra.com/legalnews/sec-st…
SEC Staff Releases Updated Guidance on Private Offerings Involving General Solicitation

SEC Staff Releases Updated Guidance on Private Offerings Involving General Solicitation

On March 12, 2025, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a series of updates to the Securities Act Rules Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs), primarily...

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Corp Fin issues new and revised Securities Act CDIs—primarily Reg A and Reg D jdsupra.com/legalnews/corp-f…

Corp Fin issues new and revised Securities Act CDIs—primarily Reg A and Reg D

Corp Fin has just issued a slew of new and revised CDIs regarding the Securities Act and related rule and forms—primarily Reg A and Reg D. Some are updates that relate back to the 2020 amendments...

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