The OBridge Journal

Writing on capital,
discovery, and platforms.

Deep pieces on Regulation Crowdfunding, SPVs, verification and compliance, and the mechanics of how modern founders and investors actually meet. No fluff.

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Regulation Crowdfunding, ten years in: how Reg CF actually works, and where it breaks

The exemption that let anyone invest in startups turned ten this year. It has funded $2.7 billion of raises, birthed WeFunder and StartEngine, and confused more founders than it has helped. A working guide.

18 min read Regulation

The SPV explained: how one line on your cap table pools twenty investors and closes in seven days

Special purpose vehicles are the plumbing of modern syndicated angel investing. This is a working founder-and-investor's guide to what they are, how they get formed, what they cost, and why AngelList changed venture forever.

22 min read Capital

KYC, KYB, and AML for platforms: what verification actually costs, and why it protects both sides

Every platform that touches money and identity ends up here: mapping the regulation, choosing the vendors, deciding what to check and when. A practitioner's tour of the U.S. and EU verification stack in 2026.

24 min read Compliance