At the 35th Annual Federal Securities Institute, a representative of the Securities and Exchange Commission shared some market data.
From its effective date in June 2015 through December 2016, there were 171 Regulation A offerings filed. Of these, 76 were Tier 1 offerings and 95 were Tier 2 offerings. The aggregate proceeds sought to be raised in the filed deals was approximately $3 billion. There were 97 offerings qualified. Thus far, $238 million has been reported sold, though more complete data will be available when issuers file their reports in a few months.
From its May 2016 effective date, 163 companies have filed to undertake crowdfunded offerings. The average minimum raise sought is $100,000 and the average maximum raise is $647,000. The average time period has been between four and six months. 28 deals have been completed raising approximately $8.1 milllion. 24 issuers failed to meet the minimum amount sought and withdrew their offerings.
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