May. 30, 2020
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Sir/Madam In addition to the boiler plate below, please allow me to explain that my request is for a very practical reason. I have always wanted to be able to invest in the initial fund raising of startup ventures, when per share prices are at rock bottom levels, but do not have the capital to play with the billionaires. Start Engine gives me the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of investing modest amounts in new companies who have the vision be very profitable. I am an octogenarian. As such, asking me to wait 5-10 years before a company will be in a position to go public is highly impractical. There should be a forum for small players like me to be able to capitalize on my willingness to help startups that can make a huge difference to the benefit of the American public.. I surely hope that you will grant what Start Engine is seeking for the sole benefit of their investors. Bernie Cohen I am an investor in StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc, a startup that has raised capital through a Tier 2 Regulation A campaign. I would like the ability to trade these shares in a secondary market place. Please provide a federal preemption for Secondary sales of a Tier 2 Regulation A or Regulation Crowdfunding raise so investors from any state, like myself, can trade our shares. On behalf of all investors, thank you for your help in getting the SEC to create this preemption to allow for the secondary trading of Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding securities.