MNvest is not administered by the Minnesota Department of Commerce or any other state agency. MNvest is only a shorthand reference to a 2015 amendment to the Minnesota Securities Act (Minn. Stat. § 80A.461). Minnesota Department of Commerce
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Raising capital for a Minnesota business through crowdfunding with small investments from a large number of investors
In Minnesota, beginning June 20, 2016, eligible businesses can use a crowdfunding exemption from securities registration to raise investment funds by selling securities to Minnesota residents. The exemption is known as the “MNvest Securities Registration Exemption”—or, simply, “MNvest.”
MNvest is not administered by the Minnesota Department of Commerce or any other state agency. MNvest is only a shorthand reference to a 2015 amendment to the Minnesota Securities Act (Minn. Stat. § 80A.461).
During the 2017 legislative session, the statute that regulates MNvest was changed. The changes are effective as of: April 20, 2017. Read the specific changes to the Minn. Stat. § 80A.461
Determining qualification for the MNvest exemption
General requirements for a crowdfunding offering under MNvest
Filing requirements for an offering under MNvest
Limits on offerings under the MNvest exemption
Differences between MNvest and federal Regulation Crowdfunding
Portal Operator Registration Form
Registered Portal Operator Renewal Instructions
Per Minn. Stats. § 80A.461 Subdivision 7 (b): A portal operator's registration expires 12 months from the date the administrator has approved the entity as a portal operator and subsequent registration for the succeeding 12-month period shall be issued upon written application and upon payment of a renewal fee of $200, without filing of further statements or furnishing any further information, unless specifically requested by the administrator.
To renew a portal operator registration, the portal operator must submit a MNvest Portal Operator Registration Form marked to indicate it is an application for renewal, along with the fee required by Minn. Stats. § 80A.461, subdivision 7, paragraph (b), to the administrator at least 15 days prior to the expiration of the portal operator's registration. Unless an order is in effect under Minn. Stats. § 80A.67, a complete application for renewal of a portal operator registration automatically becomes effective 16 days after the administrator receives the renewal application, or immediately upon the expiration of the portal operator's existing registration, whichever occurs later.
Applications marked for renewal and the renewal payment must be received by the MN Department of Commerce before the above-referenced deadline. The renewal application and the $200 payment has to be mailed to:
Minnesota Department of Commerce
Securities Section
85 7th Place East, Suite 280
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Filing fee - $200
Renewal fee - $200
Filed MNvest Portals and Offerings
