Regulation CF

Regulation CF, also known as Regulation Crowdfunding or Reg CF is a section of the United States Code of Federal Regulations, in particular 17 CFR § 227 (2021) dealing with equity crowdfunding.{{Cite web|title=SEC.gov {{!}} Regulation Crowdfunding|url=https://www.sec.gov/smallbusiness/exemptofferings/regcrowdfunding|access-date=2021-10-18|website=www.sec.gov}} This section of the law originated with Title III of the 2012 JOBS Act which went into effect on May 16, 2016.{{Cite web|title=SeedInvest|url=https://www.seedinvest.com/|access-date=2021-10-18|website=SeedInvest}} It was amended in November 2020, and those amendments effectively became law in 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-273|title=SEC.gov | SEC Harmonizes and Improves “Patchwork” Exempt Offering Framework|website=www.sec.gov|accessdate=29 March 2023}}

Several U.S. platforms, called funding portals, currently facilitate Reg CF investments, including Honeycomb Credit, SeedInvest and Wefunder.