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Why Raising the Reg CF Cap to $20M Could Be the Biggest Mistake the Crowdfunding Industry Makes

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The crowdfunding industry is once again pushing for a dramatic increase to the Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) cap - this time to $20M. Many portal...

Seasonal Timing Risk in Equity Crowdfunding: The Data

Crowdfunding Shanelid -
There is a piece of advice that every experienced crowdfunding consultant should give their clients, usually delivered with a firmness that surprises first-time founders:...

“People Invest in People They Know, Like & Trust.” That’s Half the Story – and the Wrong Half for Retail.

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After 13+ years in crowdfunding I’m done nodding politely at this cliché. It’s not wrong, it’s dangerously incomplete. And...

Across the Atlantic: The UK’s Hybrid Equity Model

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While the U.S. is still finding its feet, the UK has been running equity crowdfunding at scale for over...

Crowdfunding Weekly – 22nd December 2025

Asia Pacific Brian -
Crowdfunding is ending the year in its most “2025” form: platform innovation + community rounds + hard regulator warnings...

Crowdfunding Weekly – 9th December 2025

Crowdfunding Brian -
This week shows exactly where crowdfunding sits going into 2026: cooling but not crashing, platforms reinventing themselves, communities still...

Crowdfunding Weekly – Tuesday 25th November 2025

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The crowdfunding universe keeps evolving for better or for worse. This week we’re covering a mix of good wins,...

PopCom Crowdfunding Investigation: Where Did Dawn Dickson’s $6M+ Raise Go?

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PopCom raised over $6M from retail investors via StartEngine and Wefunder. Now, CFWatchdog investigates where the money went, as...
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