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
    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
    DealMaker Review: What Investors Need to Know About the Infrastructure Behind Self-Hosted Reg CF/Reg A+ Raises
    Capital Raising

    DealMaker Review: What Investors Need to Know About the Infrastructure Behind Self-Hosted Reg CF/Reg A+ Raises

    TL;DR: DealMaker is not a crowdfunding marketplace you browse like Wefunder or StartEngine. It's white-label infrastructure that lets a company run its own Regulation A+ or Regulation Crowdfunding...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 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
    Streitwise Review 2026: Low Fees, a 77% Dividend Cut, and What Non-Accredited Investors Need to Know
    Real Estate

    Streitwise Review 2026: Low Fees, a 77% Dividend Cut, and What Non-Accredited Investors Need to Know

    TL;DR: Streitwise charges one of the lowest fees in the non-traded REIT business, a flat 2% annual management fee with no promote, no acquisition fee, and no 7-10% load buried in the fine print. That

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 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
    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