If you meet
the requirements of an accredited investor, then you can invest in venture capital investments without either you the company you invest in running afoul of any legal requirements.
Not exact matches
Those restrictions, which are the subject
of an op - ed in today's Journal and a blog post last month by Fred Wilson, would raise the net worth
requirements for becoming an «
accredited investor,» which could make it harder for start - ups to find willing angel
investors.
Until now,
investors had been able to declare that they meet the U.S.
requirements for being
accredited, but as
of Monday, they will need to have a third party, such as an accountant or lawyer, vouch for their
accredited status.
Interested non-US
investors can become clients
of CoinList Capital as long as they meet US
accredited investor requirements.
The securities may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are
accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45 - 106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3 (1)
of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31 - 103 Registration
Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations.
Most alternative investments on the AI platform are sold on a private placement basis to eligible clients who must be
Accredited Investors and / or Qualified Purchasers depending on the
requirements of the specific investment.
Entrepreneurs can also conduct equity crowdfunding campaigns in Canada relying on other exemptions from the prospectus and registration
requirements of Canadian securities laws such as the
accredited investor exemption, and offering memorandum exemption (both exemptions available across Canada).
The shares were issued in a transaction that was exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the «Securities Act»), pursuant to Section 4 (a)(2)
of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder inasmuch as the securities were offered and sold solely to
accredited investors and the Company did not engage in any form
of general solicitation or general advertising in making the offering.
An «
Accredited Investor» is defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission as someone who meets at least one
of the following
requirements:
The act responds to the SEC's December report by expanding the list
of accredited investors to include the following individuals, regardless
of whether they meet the income or net worth
requirements:
This is in contrast to the high verification
requirements for Rule 506 (c)
of Regulation D and is consistent with how
accredited investor checks have been done in the past (prior to Sept 23).
In addition to meeting the
requirements as an
accredited investor,
investors must be made aware
of and acknowledge the high financial risks
of startup investing when investing through some intermediaries.
The Class A common stock may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are
accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45 - 106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3 (1)
of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31 - 103 Registration
Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations.
The only one I am aware for Canadians in CommunityLend (and only in 3 provinces right now), but their eligibility
requirements for becoming a lender there are pretty high (you need to be certified as an
accredited investor which means you need $ 1M in assets and an income
of at least $ 100k / year).
Also, reaching this threshold is one
of the ways to attain «
accredited investor» status in some provinces (such as Ontario), which gives you access to specialized investments like hedge funds that bypass some
of the regulatory
requirements and protections
of mainstream investments (which means you need to do more
of your own due diligence in assessing risk).
These rules impose additional sales practice
requirements on broker - dealers that recommend the purchase or sale
of penny stocks to persons other than those who qualify as «established customers» or «
accredited investors.»
The document also adds that «an Offer may nevertheless be exempt from the Prospectus
Requirements where... the Offer is a small
of securities
of an entity, or units in a CIS, that does not exceed S5 $ million...; the Offer is a private placement off made to no more than 50 persons...; the Offer is made to institutional
investors only; or the offer is made to
accredited investors.»
The tZERO SAFT is being issued in a private placement offering solely to
accredited investors pursuant to one or more exemptions from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the «Securities Act»), including in compliance with Rule 506 (c)
of Regulation D, as promulgated under the Securities Act.
How do they get past the
requirement of having to be an
accredited investor to invest in their notes?