Regulation Crowdfunding
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Regulation Crowdfunding is a U.S. securities exemption that allows small businesses and startups to raise limited amounts of capital from a large number of investors, including non-accredited investors, through registered online funding portals or broker-dealers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Regulation Crowdfunding canonical | 2 |
| 17 CFR § 227 (Regulation Crowdfunding) | 1 |
| Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) | 1 |
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Target entity: Regulation Crowdfunding Context triple: [Regulation A, contrastWith, Regulation Crowdfunding]
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Regulation A
Regulation A is a U.S. securities offering exemption that allows smaller companies to raise limited amounts of capital from the public with simplified registration and reporting requirements compared to a full SEC-registered offering.
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Regulation D
Regulation D is a Federal Reserve Board rule that governs reserve requirements for depository institutions and defines certain types of bank accounts and transaction limits in the U.S. banking system.
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C.
Regulation D
Regulation D is a set of SEC rules that provides exemptions from the registration requirements for certain private offerings of securities in the United States.
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D.
Regulation S
Regulation S is a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule that provides a safe harbor exemption for offers and sales of securities made outside the United States, allowing issuers to avoid registering those offerings under the Securities Act of 1933.
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E.
Rule 144A
Rule 144A is a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission safe harbor rule that facilitates the private resale of restricted and control securities to qualified institutional buyers, enhancing liquidity in the private capital markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Regulation Crowdfunding Target entity description: Regulation Crowdfunding is a U.S. securities exemption that allows small businesses and startups to raise limited amounts of capital from a large number of investors, including non-accredited investors, through registered online funding portals or broker-dealers.
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A.
Regulation A
Regulation A is a U.S. securities offering exemption that allows smaller companies to raise limited amounts of capital from the public with simplified registration and reporting requirements compared to a full SEC-registered offering.
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B.
Regulation D
Regulation D is a Federal Reserve Board rule that governs reserve requirements for depository institutions and defines certain types of bank accounts and transaction limits in the U.S. banking system.
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C.
Regulation D
Regulation D is a set of SEC rules that provides exemptions from the registration requirements for certain private offerings of securities in the United States.
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D.
Regulation S
Regulation S is a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule that provides a safe harbor exemption for offers and sales of securities made outside the United States, allowing issuers to avoid registering those offerings under the Securities Act of 1933.
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E.
Rule 144A
Rule 144A is a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission safe harbor rule that facilitates the private resale of restricted and control securities to qualified institutional buyers, enhancing liquidity in the private capital markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. securities exemption
ⓘ
crowdfunding exemption ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
ⓘ
Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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| allows |
issuers to communicate with investors through the intermediary’s platform
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issuers to raise capital from a large number of investors ⓘ participation by non-accredited investors ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Regulation Crowdfunding
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF)
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| effectiveDate | 2016-05-16 ⓘ |
| enables | equity crowdfunding in the United States ⓘ |
| enactedUnder |
Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
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Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act ⓘ
surface form:
Title III of the JOBS Act
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| excludes |
blank check companies
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investment companies ⓘ non-U.S. issuers ⓘ reporting companies under the Exchange Act ⓘ |
| implementedBy | SEC final rules on Regulation Crowdfunding ⓘ |
| imposes |
annual offering limits on issuers
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investment limits on individual investors ⓘ issuer eligibility requirements ⓘ |
| intermediaryTypes |
registered broker-dealer
ⓘ
registered funding portal ⓘ |
| investorProtectionMeasures |
intermediary obligations to reduce fraud risk
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investment caps based on income and net worth ⓘ mandatory disclosures ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ |
| offeringLimitPer12Months | 5000000 USD ⓘ |
| offeringLimitPer12MonthsEffectiveDate | 2021-03-15 ⓘ |
| previousOfferingLimitChangeDate | 2017-01-01 ⓘ |
| previousOfferingLimitPer12Months | 1070000 USD ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow non-accredited investors to invest in private companies
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to facilitate capital raising by small businesses and startups ⓘ |
| regulates | online securities crowdfunding offerings ⓘ |
| regulatorRuleCitation |
Regulation Crowdfunding
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
17 CFR § 227 (Regulation Crowdfunding)
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| relatedTo |
Regulation A
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Regulation A ⓘ
surface form:
Regulation A+
Regulation D ⓘ Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act ⓘ
surface form:
Title II of the JOBS Act
Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act ⓘ
surface form:
Title IV of the JOBS Act
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| requires |
disclosure of information about the issuer and the offering
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filing of Form C with the SEC ⓘ ongoing annual reporting for certain issuers ⓘ use of a registered funding portal or broker-dealer ⓘ use of an intermediary that provides an online platform ⓘ |
| restricts | advertising of the terms of the offering ⓘ |
| sector |
small business capital formation
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startup financing ⓘ |
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Subject: Regulation Crowdfunding Description of subject: Regulation Crowdfunding is a U.S. securities exemption that allows small businesses and startups to raise limited amounts of capital from a large number of investors, including non-accredited investors, through registered online funding portals or broker-dealers.
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