Equity crowdfunding was first legalized in May 2016 with the passage of Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF), which Wefunder’s co-founders lobbied Congress for back in 2012. We have since referred to that set of laws as “flawed” in a variety of ways - most notably, investment limits ($1M per year) th...

On May 16th, the law changes: startups can raise up to $1 million per year from their friends and supporters, who can invest as little as $100 each. (Before, companies could sell products on Kickstarter, but not stock). This is part of the “Regulation Crowdfunding” portion of the JOBS Act, a bill...

Today, the JOBS Act has been partly enacted - the ban on general solicitation has fallen! For the first time in 80 years, it's legal for startups to talk about their fundraising publicly. The world just changed. To celebrate, we are featuring great 25 startups from Y Combinator, Techstars, and MI...

This morning the SEC voted YES to make Title II of the JOBS act a reality. This will remove the ban on General Solicitation (effective September 23rd), allowing companies to publicly promote their fundraising rounds. We're going to see some exciting changes to the startup ecosystem! Some Backgrou...