Sherwood (Woodie) Neiss's Linkedin Analytics

Mr. Sherwood Neiss co-authored the "Crowdfunding Exemption Framework," which became the basis of Title III of the U.S. JOBS Act to legalize equity and lending-based crowdfunding. He is at the forefront of the crowdfunding industry, from issuance to data analysis, to secondary trading and liquidity. He co-founded Crowdfund Capital Advisors ("CCA"), a consulting firm serving certain governments and multi-lateral organizations, including the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, governments of Chile, Malaysia, Israel, and the UAE, professional investors, crowdfunding professionals, and the entrepreneurial community. He is also a co-founder of GUARDD, the EDGAR of financial disclosures for private companies, and is a General Partner of D3VC; a Venture firm focused on diversified investing among investment crowdfunding issuers. Mr. Neiss co-authored the World Bank's research report "Crowdfunding's Potential for the Developing World," the MIF report "Creating a Crowdfunding Ecosystem in Chile," and "Crowdfund Investing for Dummies." He is the chief architect of the CCLEAR Regulation Crowdfunding Database, which tracks and monitors online security transactions for investors, regulators, platforms, and the media. He is a co-founder and former board member of the Crowdfunding Professional Association and the Crowdfunding Intermediary Regulatory Advocates. Mr. Neiss was selected as a recipient of the Crowdfunding Visionary Award and Crowdfund Beat's Person of the Year. VentureBeat listed Mr. Neiss as one of the most influential thought leaders in crowdfunding. Before crowdfunding, Mr. Neiss co-founded FLAVORx, Inc., acted as its chief financial officer, and won Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award, as well as the Inc. 500 award three years in a row.