[video id="4BnL-HgPoOE" type="youtube"] I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jilliene Helman, the CEO of RealtyMogul. RealtyMogul is an accredited crowdfunding platform for real estate, and we discussed how crowdfunding is going to re-imagine this asset class in a big and beautiful way. I highly encourage watching the interview in its entirety as Jilliene provides great insight into her company's st ...

EquityNet is an online network that connects capital-seeking businesses with accredited investors. The platform's calling card is its data-driven approach to supporting investors and businesses in the matchmaking process. It does so by delivering standardized, and contextual, analytics and tools to both sides of the market. Currently, introductions are facilitated online, with transactions executed offline ...

[video id="8p3DWzYBx4k" type="youtube"] Crowdfunding Insight is a series of interviews with global leaders in the investment crowdfunding industry. The intent is to capture their learnings and data so that we may better prepare for the genesis of security crowdfunding in the United States. I had the chance to sit down with the Chairman and Co-Founder of Invesdor, Lasse Makela. Based out of Helsinki, Finland ...

[video id="7yrPSMsVKqY" type="youtube"] I had the opportunity to sit down with David Rose. Penned by Forbes as the "Father of Angel Investing in New York," David is a serial entrepreneur and mentor, Chair of the New York Angels, and the CEO of Gust. A global platform for startup funding, I believe Gust —along with other existing networks of startups and accredited investors— is uniquely positioned to capita ...

[video id="U5NXu7hZzos" type="youtube"] Crowdfunding Works is a series of interviews with the CEOs of major investment crowdfunding platforms globally. The intent is to learn from their experiences, data, and insight and use it to guide our understanding, and expectations, of the advent of security crowdfunding here in the United States. Fingers crossed, I hope our regulators take note: democratized private ...

[video id="bZLTk_LJIE4" type="youtube"] Crowdfunding Works is a series of interviews with CEOs of major investment crowdfunding platforms worldwide. The intent is to learn from their experiences, data, and insight. This can help shape our understanding, and expectations, around the advent of security crowdfunding in the United States. And, fingers crossed, I hope our regulators take note of these proof poin ...

I had the pleasure of interviewing Paul Niederer, CEO of ASSOB, the world’s largest equity crowdfunding platform. It's available on YouTube here. Structuring the interview as a story, Paul and I walked through a crowdfunding lifecycle on ASSOB from cradle to grave, from the perspective of both the business and the investor. This was my first time interviewing via Google + so please forgive my redundancies a ...

Overview Company: SoMoLend Holding, LLC Crowdfunding Portal: SoMoLend.com Date of Incorporation: May, 2011 Location: Cincinnati, OH Target Demographic: Small Businesses Securities Offered: Debt securities Tagline: Lend.Borrow.Grow Status:  Allowing businesses to create campaigns today; will open to non-accredited investors Post-JOBS Founders Spotlight Candace Klein Founder, CEO; Prior to SoMoLend, Candace f ...

Overview Company: Bolstr, Inc Crowdfunding Portal: bolstr.com Date of Incorporation: 2011 Location: New York, NY Target Demographic: Small Businesses Securities Offered: Revenue share transactions Tagline: Bolstr your business. Become part of a growing community that invests in your future Status:  The company's legal framework allows for them to crowdfund today - from both accredited and non-accredited inv ...

Overview Company: Fundable LLC Crowdfunding Portal: fundable.com Date of Incorporation: 2012 Location: Columbus, OH Target Demographic: Startups Securities Offered: Perks offered today; will offer equity post-JOBS Tagline: Crowdfunding for startup companies Status:  Successfully crowdfunding today with a perk-based model; will offer equity post-JOBS implementation Founders Spotlight Wil Schroter: Co-founder ...