equity crowdfunding

Investing in startups can deliver 1,000x returns in a fraction of the time required to earn an equivalent return on stock investments. For instance, Airbnb is one of the most successful startups of the past decade, debuting as the largest initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. in 2020. This...

SVB Financial Group subsidiary Silicon Valley Bank was the 16th-largest bank in the U.S. and was often referred to as the “financial partner of the innovation economy.”  But in an unexpected turn of events, shares of SVB Financial fell nearly 60% after the bank announced its plans...

Aura Health is an all-in-one mental wellness app designed with one goal in mind: to help anyone, regardless of background, find peace, manage stress, improve sleep and transform their lives for the better. Used by more than 7 million people worldwide, it’s safe to say that Aura has met and...

Every week, millions of viewers watch “Shark Tank” and dream of the opportunity to invest — and win big — in early-stage companies. While you may never have the opportunity to join the Sharks in an investment round, it doesn’t mean you’re out of luck. Investment...

Colorado has been a destination for cannabis tourists since the first sale of recreational marijuana in 2014. But at the time, state laws prohibited consuming cannabis in public places, so those tourists technically didn’t have a place to enjoy their purchases. But with the advent of...

Republic is the third largest equity crowdfunding portal in the U.S. and the owner of the largest U.K. portal, Seedrs. In March of 2021, they launched the “Realm Metaverse Real Estate" fund available exclusively to a handful of accredited investors. In December of 2021, they launched a...

For 79 years, if you wanted the right to invest in early-stage companies like Apple in the 1970s, Facebook in 2004, or Airbnb in 2009, you had to be an “accredited investor.” The concept came from a 1933 law that created the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to guard...

Despite rising interest rates, the housing market is still red hot. With the average 30-year fixed rate mortgage nearing 7%, the average homeowner will pay over double the asking price at the end of those 30 years. Sky-high housing prices and insane interest rates mean being a homeowner isn’t...

The race for the right self-driving solution is a hot topic.  For the past few years, companies ranging from Tesla Inc. and Ford Motor Co. to Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Uber Technologies Inc. have been getting in on the self-driving car space. The first-to-market...

Almost everyone has dreamt of hitting the lottery and played the “What would you do?” game. It’s fun to imagine hitting it big, and every year millions of Americans buy lottery tickets every week, leaving their pursuit of wealth up to fate. Some, however, take their financial...

Something is better than nothing — especially if you’ve invested in a vacation rental that isn’t always rented.  More than half of vacation rental properties are empty each night, resulting in billions of dollars in lost earnings.  But San Francisco-based Whimstay Inc....

As housing prices continue to escalate, at least one Las Vegas-based company offers a product that won’t break the bank.  Boxabl has created a building system that’s easily scalable for mass production that makes the houses it manufactures extremely affordable — provided...

When it comes to receiving capital for their businesses, women have been at a disadvantage. However, things are changing in the right direction. Women are now part of the conversation when it comes to removing artificial barriers imposed by those who control capital. How is it possible that...

This year has brought a flurry of high-profile IPOs, but the new stocks have hit the market with mixed returns for early investors. Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) is up more than 500% from its IPO price and MMTec Inc (NASDAQ: MTC) is up more than 300%. Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) and LYFT...