Equity crowdfunding involves the issuance of securities whereas the other forms of crowdfunding do not.
Not exact matches
Stengel is joined on stage by Doug Ellenoff, a corporate and securities attorney with a specialty in business transactions and corporate financing who has been actively
involved in working with federal government agencies as the rules are being rewritten, and Pelli Wang (on the right end of the couch), the venture director at SeedInvest, a leading
equity crowdfunding platform and early - stage VC fund.
The alternative, which require determining an individual's net worth, would be a complex process that could potentially derail the immediacy of
equity crowdfunding, says Marlett, who has been
involved in rulemaking discussions with lawmakers, regulators and industry advocates.
Now, however, the time is ripe for not just
equity - based
crowdfunding, but also for all kinds of other ways to raise money from the crowd — and to do so seriously, without really
involving any foodstuffs.
Equity crowdfunding investments in private placements, and start - up investments in particular, are speculative and
involve a high degree of risk and those investors who can not afford to lose their entire investment should not invest in start - ups.
The main point of difference is that donation
crowdfunding doesn't require the entrepreneur to sacrifice
equity in their business, whereas investment
crowdfunding does
involve exchanging money for securities.
Equity crowdfunding investments in private placements, regulation A offerings and start - up investments in particular are speculative and
involve a high degree of risk and those investors who can not afford to lose their entire investment should not invest in start - ups.