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Investing in Infrastructure
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Crowdfunding ‘a potential game-changer’
Using crowdfunding to democratize the infrastructure investment process could revolutionize the industry, experts have suggested. Read the full article on P3Bulletin here.
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InSite: Getting Eyeballs on Site in a Remote World
Location services have captured a lot of attention in the last few years. Everyday, you are probably negotiating with your smartphone: “Do you want location services on (1) all the time, (2) only when this app is open, or (3) never?” The accuracy of geospatial data helps us get from place to place and refines…
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A Market for Green Infrastructure
A few weeks ago, we wrote a blog about green infrastructure and how it can help cities adapt to weather events and protect our water sources. Most urban areas consist of impervious surfaces, think of the roads, sidewalks, parking lots, and roofs that surround us. These surfaces can get dirty with oil, sediment, and trash.… -
Turning Infrastructure on It’s Head with New Business Models
The public investment and ownership model for infrastructure assets isn’t working anymore. As the infrastructure funding gap increases, it’s time for us to find and invest in new business models for constructing and maintaining key infrastructure assets. This means looking for new revenue streams and rethinking life cycle costs. We often think about private investment…
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Evaluating ConTech for your next Investment
In 2015 and again in 2020, the SEC published new rulings that allow companies to offer and sell securities through online portals. This ruling gave birth to regulation crowdfunding. Investment opportunities, once restricted to banks and venture capital firms, opened to millions of individuals. Since then, dozens of crowdfunding platforms have registered with the SEC… -
Democratize Investments in ConTech and Drive Industry Innovation
In 2016, McKinsey published a scathing report of the construction industry. As compared to other industries, the report found that the construction industry had not only stagnated in terms of productivity, it was declining. In addition to that, the construction industry had the least amount of digitization. The only sector to lag behind construction was… -
SEC Issues Emergency Rules to Facilitate Title III Crowdfunding During COVID-19 Crisis
The SEC has adopted temporary rules to make Title III Crowdfunding a little easier from now until August 31, 2020. They aim to make Title III Reg CF crowdfunding offerings easier to launch in four ways: The relief will apply to offerings launched between May 4, 2020, and August 31, 2020. Companies raising up to $250,000 will… -
InfraShares Co-Founder Brian Ross Featured in BerkeleyHaas Magazine
Infrastructure allows societies to thrive. But too often, whether because of funding constraints or political in-fighting, development of roads, bridges, airports, mass transit, water systems, and more is ignored until a crisis occurs. The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Infrastructure Report Card estimates that nearly $4.6 trillion of investment is needed in the U.S.… -
Investing in Infrastructure Assets Through Self Directed IRAs
Self Directed IRA Basics You may have heard the terms Self Directed IRA, Alternative IRA, or Real Estate IRA before, but you are probably wondering: What exactly is a Self Directed IRA? What benefits does it offer? What kind of impact can a Self Directed IRA have on my retirement portfolio? Self Directed IRA… -
SEC Proposed Major Changes to Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF)
The SEC has proposed some major changes to Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) that would impact both investors and issuers. These changes could make it much easier to raise capital from the community for Smart Cities start-ups as well as projects delivered through Public-Private Partnerships(P3). At a high level, the SEC's proposed changes to Reg CF would:…