SEC Warns Investors About Dangers of SAFEs

September 2017

Earlier this month, the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy issued an Investor Bulletin entitled “Investor Bulletin: Be Cautious of SAFEs in Crowdfunding.” The bulletin was meant to warn and educate retail investors – an individual investor who buys and sells securities for their personal account – about the dangers of investing in startups through a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE). Read more.