Kingscrowd Review: Is the Equity Crowdfunding Data Platform Worth Using for Due Diligence?
    Startups

    Kingscrowd Review: Is the Equity Crowdfunding Data Platform Worth Using for Due Diligence?

    TL;DR: Kingscrowd is a data and ratings platform for equity crowdfunding deals on Reg CF and Reg A+ offerings. It is not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer, and it says so explicitly in...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Reg CF vs. Reg A+: The 2025 Scorecard Behind $924.8 Million in Crowdfunding
    Startups

    Reg CF vs. Reg A+: The 2025 Scorecard Behind $924.8 Million in Crowdfunding

    TL;DR: Investment crowdfunding raised $924.8 million in 2025, up 58% from 2024, according to Kingscrowd's 2025 Investment Crowdfunding Annual Report . Reg A+ did most of the heavy lifting, jumping...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    BOXABL's Nasdaq Debut: What Years of Crowdfunding Investors Should Actually Expect
    Capital Raising

    BOXABL's Nasdaq Debut: What Years of Crowdfunding Investors Should Actually Expect

    TL;DR: BOXABL, the Las Vegas maker of foldable prefab homes, began trading on the Nasdaq on July 20, 2026 under the ticker BXBL, closing a SPAC merger with FG Merger II Corp. at a roughly $3.5...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Republic Crowdfunding Platform Review 2026: What Accredited Investors Actually Get (and What They Don't)
    Capital Raising

    Republic Crowdfunding Platform Review 2026: What Accredited Investors Actually Get (and What They Don't)

    Republic Crowdfunding Review 2026: Accredited Investor Guide Republic Crowdfunding Platform Review 2026: What Accredited Investors Actually Get (and What They Don't) By Jeff Barnes, MBA | July 1, 2026

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··12 min read
    StartEngine Review 2026: What the 1.2% Exit Rate Means for Investors
    Capital Raising

    StartEngine Review 2026: What the 1.2% Exit Rate Means for Investors

    TL;DR Only 77 of 6,375 funded companies (a 1.2% exit rate) have produced any liquidity event for investors since launch. Round-trip fees on StartEngine's secondary market total 8.5%, trades take 30-pl

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    Wefunder Review 2026: What the 41% IRR Actually Means for Accredited Investors
    Capital Raising

    Wefunder Review 2026: What the 41% IRR Actually Means for Accredited Investors

    TL;DR Only 18 of 3,500+ Wefunder-funded companies have produced exits — a 0.5% exit rate. Most of your capital will sit indefinitely in companies that are neither dead nor successful. The headline 41%

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    Reg A+: The Mini-IPO Accredited Investors Keep Ignoring (And Shouldn't)
    Regulatory & Compliance

    Reg A+: The Mini-IPO Accredited Investors Keep Ignoring (And Shouldn't)

    Reg A+: The Mini-IPO Accredited Investors Keep Ignoring (And Shouldn't) TL;DR: Regulation A+ lets companies raise up to $75 million per year from both accredited and non-accredited investors under...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··13 min read
    Wefunder Review 2026: The Equity Crowdfunding Numbers They Don't Advertise
    Capital Raising

    Wefunder Review 2026: The Equity Crowdfunding Numbers They Don't Advertise

    Wefunder is the largest equity crowdfunding platform in the United States. It has raised $983 million across 2,200-plus startups and claims roughly 33 percent of all Regulation Crowdfunding capital. A

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read
    Regulation A+: The Mini-IPO Most Accredited Investors Overlook
    Regulatory & Compliance

    Regulation A+: The Mini-IPO Most Accredited Investors Overlook

    According to SEC data published in June 2025 , Reg A+ issuers have raised approximately $9.4 billion across 800-plus offerings since 2015 — but more than 50 percent of qualified issuers reported zero

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read
    StartEngine Review 2026: Is This Equity Crowdfunding Platform Worth It?
    Capital Raising

    StartEngine Review 2026: Is This Equity Crowdfunding Platform Worth It?

    According to Crowdfund Insider's January 2025 report , StartEngine raised $143 million across 243 offerings in 2024, securing 24% of the U.S. Reg CF market — second only to Wefunder. The platform cros

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read