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What is the future of Equity Crowdfunding? Today we had two of the top experts in the industry join us for an insightful discussion about equity crowdfunding. Darren Marble is the CEO of issuance - one of the top equity fundraising platforms in the market. Christopher Lustrino, is the Founder of Kingscrowd, the leading data platform for the equity crowdfunding industry. Darren and Chris shared their insights into the history of Reg CF and the future of equity crowdfunding. It was fascinating!!! Chris emphasized that in 2018 there were less than 100 companies that raised an equity crowdfunding round, whereas we now consistently see 2,000+ companies of all kinds using equity crowdfunding as a legitimate source of funding. Darren noted that in the early days of equity crowdfunding, all shareholders had to be listed individually on the cap table and the max you could raise was capped at $1M. Regulators quickly acted to address both of these issues and there is a growing trend to make equity crowdfunding more applicable to more companies. Both Chris and Darren shared their vision of a future where the private and public markets blur, providing retail investors with opportunities to be the first money into companies and brands they love, with more efficient secondary markets emerging in the private markets. If you would like a link to the recording, drop a comment below. ________ www.kingscrowd.com www.issuance.com