Jobs Act: A great start, but more is needed
By Duncan L. Niederauer, CEO of NYSE Euronext The struggling U.S. economy received a welcome boost when the Jobs Act survived our bitterly divided Congress — it now awaits President Barack Obamas...
View ArticleWhat Alibaba’s IPO says about the rise of private investors
As Alibaba Group goes public later this month in an offering that could value the company at about $160 billion, its astonishing valuation highlights the evolving importance of the private markets....
View ArticleEx-NYSE CEO will now help companies stay private longer
Everyone from hedge funds to mutual fund managers to retail investors has been wading deeper into the private markets, buying shares of startups that have yet to go public. So perhaps it should come as...
View ArticleVirtuix Hosts First Virtual Reality ESports Tournament at CES
With virtual reality all the rage at CES this year, Virtuix is hosting the first-ever eSports tournament in VR. The company connected four HTC htc Vive headsets to four of its Omni multidirectional...
View ArticleWould You Pay for a Piece of a Video Game’s Revenues?
While Fig was the first startup to jump into the crowdfunding equity game, another company has quietly been offering accredited investors the opportunity to own a piece of a video game's revenues for a...
View ArticleYou Can Own a Piece of the Next ‘Rock Band’
Gaming developer Harmonix is turning to fans to fund--and own a piece of the profits--from Rock Band 4 for PC. The new version is being crowdfunded through Fig, a crowdfunding platform dedicated solely...
View ArticleNow Anyone Can Own a Piece of This Virtual Reality Company
Crowdfunding has expanded into the video game industry in recent years as companies like Fig and Gambitious take advantage of the JOBS Act that opened the door for average people putting money in...
View ArticleWhy Equity Crowdfunding Could Be Dangerous for Investors and Entrepreneurs
In the very near future, equity crowdfunding will no longer be reserved for the ultra-wealthy. That's thanks to the Securities and Exchange Commission passage of Title III JOBS Act, which goes into...
View ArticleUntil Congress Acts, Don’t Invest in Startups to Make Money
Investing in startups used to be an option only for accredited investors, or people with a net worth of at least $1 million or income of $200,000 a year. Thanks to the regulation crowdfunding portion...
View ArticleWhy the Most Significant Part of the JOBS Act Has Yet to Catch On
Like many small-business owners, Crista Freeman relied on personal savings when she first started her company, Phin and Phebe's Ice Cream. It was a small operation: from her Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment,...
View ArticleThis Cybersecurity Firm Just Quietly Filed for an IPO
Carbon Black, a cybersecurity firm based in Waltham, Mass., has quietly filed for an initial public offering the Wall Street Journal reports, citing unnamed sources. Founded in 2002 as Bit 9, Carbon...
View ArticleHow House Majority Leader McCarthy Is Building Bipartisan Support for Innovation
"Hi, it's Kevin." So began a remarkable conversation last week with Kevin McCarthy, the Republican congressman from California's Central Valley and the House majority leader. It was remarkable because...
View ArticleIndiegogo Launches Its New Equity Crowdfunding Service
Crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced Tuesday it has made the leap into the evolving world of equity crowdfunding. It will do so through a partnership with MicroVentures, an online investment...
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