Weekly report – VC and operating companies captured 3.2% of the overall pool of money raised via Regulation D


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During the seven day period, the Regulation D market contracted at a slightly faster pace both in terms of funds raised by issuers and number of transactions. The amount of money raised was propped by a small number of companies that raised unusually big financing rounds. Additionally, the activity of the VC & SMB market contracted with a fundraising and activity growth rates that underperformed the overall Regulation D market.

VC and operating companies captured 3.2% of the overall pool of money raised via Regulation D, however they accounted for 35% of Form D filers during the past seven days. Issuers collected 68 cents for each dollar offered, representing a decline of 14% for the period. Following a more stable trend, compliance scores on average reached 94.

45 issuers, or 31%, checked ” Other “ as industry when filing with the SEC. XDATA through its curating process narrowed it down to 26 or 6.9%.

On-demand fashion brand AYR unveils details on its $6.23 million unregistered offering


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XDATA – June 24th 2016
After twenty financial backers subscribed to 88% of its equity financing round, AYR disclosed initiating a first close after raising $5.5 million. The subscription to the $6.23 million non-brokered private placement started a week ago according to information filed with the SEC. Based on the offering’s structure, the company has until June 2017 to raise an extra $735,000. The company doesn’t appear to have previously sold securities under a registration exemption with the SEC.
The company is an on-demand women’s apparel brand that makes high-quality pieces designed for everyday life. The company spun-out of Bonobos. Investors include Leandra Medine, Scott Morrison, Hayley Barna (First Round Capital), and Andy Dunn (Bonobos).
AYR, registered in 2016, is headquartered in New York NY. It is led by Margaret Winter (CEO). Revenues were not disclosed.
The executive team includes Alexander Reich, Jacqueline Cameron and Max Bonbrest.
The board of directors includes Andrew Dunn, Jack Schwefel and Sanderson Cass.
Offering recap
Status: First close
Company: AYR
Industry: Retailing
Amount offered: $6.23 million
Amount placed: $5.5 million
SEC filing: Source
First sale: 06-17-2016
Data as of: 06-24-2016

Weekly report – subscriptions in VC & SMBs increased to $1.89 billion


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During the past seven days, the Regulation D market expanded at a faster pace in terms of transactions while the pool of money raised grew at milder rate. Furthermore, the activity of the VC & SMB market expanded at a slower pace than the overall Regulation D market, though fundraising growth outpaced it.

Last week, the number of fundraising transactions increased by 15% to 223. Reg D issuers were significantly more bullish than before and offered the market $2.34 billion worth of securities, an improvement of 91%. Charting a similar path, investors purchased much more, subscriptions rocketed 122% to $1.89 billion.

Weekly report – subscriptions in VC & SMBs rocketed 18% to $834 million


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“The average financing round gathered by seed stage companies was stable and reached $1 million. Investors increased their subscriptions to $58 million via 43 closed and partially closed placements. Seed stage Reg D offerings accounted for 23% of the issuances and 6.9% of the money raised. The average compliance score for companies falling into this development stage bracket stood at 96.
Analysis: the activity of seed stage issuers expanded, however their fundraising growth was below the overall SMB market benchmark.”

“Biotech companies sold 51% of their planned issuances, a steep decline from 114%. Slightly smaller private placement transactions typified the period. On average, they eased by $158,804 to $1 million. Investors subscribed to $24 million worth of securities (up 101%) via 18 Reg D offerings (up 125%). Biotech companies were behind 2.8% of the money raised during the seven days ending on June 12, and were a negligible market participant in terms of amount raised. Issuers saw their compliance score drop to 92 from 99.”

“New York-headquartered companies funneled 8.7% of the pool of money available to VC-backed and operating companies and accounted for 7.5% of the activity. Financing targets set by issuers were 95% met. They captured 13 cents more for each dollar offered. Reg D issuers on average collected more money per security issuance than before. The average financing size went up by $1 million to $5 million. 15 private placement transactions were launched, eventually gathering $72 million (up from $51 million) via 14 fundraising events. Companies saw their compliance score go down to 90 from 95.
Analysis: the activity in the State of New York expanded, however the growth of funds raised outperformed the market.”

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Weekly activity report – VC & SMB raised $698 million this week


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“The activity of the VC & SMB market contracted with a growth rate that underperformed the overall Regulation D market.

VC and operating companies captured 13% of the overall funds raised via Regulation D, however they represented 34% of Form D filers during the seven days ending on June 5. Financial backers acquired 75 cents for each dollar offered, representing a decline of 22% for the period. Following a more stable trend, compliance scores on average reached 95.

During the week, the number of closed and partially closed financing rounds decreased by 31% to 159. Reg D issuers were much less bullish than before and offered the market $936 million worth of securities, a decline of 66%. Following a similar pattern, investors subscribed to much less, subscriptions shrank 74% to $698 million.”

And this one, Heatworks disclosed issuing $5 million worth of equity


“Heatworks Technologies reported closing its $5 million private placement almost two weeks ago. All the unregistered equity securities issued were acquired b…”

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“A total of nineteen backers bought $23.31 million worth of unregistered mezzanine securities issued by QADIUM. The company is anticipating to raise $26.41 million via the non-brokered…”

…and that’s the tip of the iceberg.

SkyWard IO lands $2.38 million mezzanine round


“$2.38 million worth of mezzanine securities started to be placed by SkyWard IO a little over a week ago. Based on the information disclosed, a total of sixteen investors bought 89% of the…”

Moog issues $31.6 million worth of equity


“Late filer Moogsoft placed $31.63 million worth of securities as part of a non-brokered equity financing round. The placement, which started a few months ago, lured a…”

SeedInvest launched a $7.5 million offering and placed 68%


XDATA – June 1st 2016
According to a document filed by SeedInvest with the SEC, the company launched a $7.5 million non-brokered equity offering. So far SeedInvest sold….