A Crowdfund Insider reader reached out to us last week with an excellent question: can foreign nationals invest in US investment crowdfunding offers. We checked with several leading Fintech legal experts for their feedback on this question and we share some of this below.
In the US there are three different iterations of investment crowdfunding. There is Reg D, 506(c) which is for (US) accredited investors only. While individuals may invest online, and platforms may “Generally Solicit” (SEC-speak for advertising), you have to prove you are able to invest based off of economic metrics.