Republic Review 2026: Fees, Volume, and the Accredited-Only Pivot
    Capital Raising

    Republic Review 2026: Fees, Volume, and the Accredited-Only Pivot

    Republic raised only $15.6 million through Reg CF in the United States in 2024. Wefunder raised $99.4 million. StartEngine raised $85.6 million, according to Kingscrowd's 2025 crowdfunding exits and...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Regulation A+ Offerings Explained: The Accredited (and Non-Accredited) Investor Guide for 2026
    Regulatory & Compliance

    Regulation A+ Offerings Explained: The Accredited (and Non-Accredited) Investor Guide for 2026

    Regulation A+ is the SEC exemption that lets a private company raise up to $75 million in a 12-month period from both accredited and non-accredited investors without running a full-blown IPO regi

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read
    7 AngelList Alternatives That Actually Work in 2025: A Platform-by-Platform Breakdown
    Capital Raising

    7 AngelList Alternatives That Actually Work in 2025: A Platform-by-Platform Breakdown

    AngelList changed the game, then got complicated. What started in 2010 as a scrappy investor-founder matching board morphed into a layered ecosystem of syndicates, rolling funds, SPVs, and venture funds—each with...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··14 min read
    Investment investment insights — Regulatory Arbitrage in Reg CF: How Crowdfunding Portals Are Pushing Boundaries
    Regulatory & Compliance

    Regulatory Arbitrage in Reg CF: How Crowdfunding Portals Are Pushing Boundaries

    Regulation Crowdfunding has evolved far beyond its original intent, with portals raising $1.2 billion in 2025 through increasingly creative — and sometimes questionable — deal structures. A deep dive into the regulatory gray zones.

    AIN Editorial Team··7 min read
    Capital Raising investment insights — The SEC's 2026 Regulation Crowdfunding Overhaul: What Angel Investors Need to Know
    Capital Raising

    The SEC's 2026 Regulation Crowdfunding Overhaul: What Angel Investors Need to Know

    The Securities and Exchange Commission has been quietly working on the most significant update to Regulation Crowdfunding since the framework launched in 2016, and the proposed changes — expected to be finalized by mid-2026 — could fundamentally alter the landscape for both angel investors and the s

    AIN Editorial Team··8 min read