Full Name
Sherwood Neiss
Name of ACA member affiliation or organization
Architect of Investment Crowdfunding and Creator of the Investomer Movement
Speaker Bio
Sherwood Neiss is a globally recognized pioneer in investment crowdfunding whose advocacy helped reshape U.S. securities laws and catalyzed a new era of entrepreneurial finance. As a principal co-author of the Crowdfund Investing Framework—adopted into Title III of the JOBS Act—he helped turn a vision of democratized capital into reality, opening the doors for everyday investors to fund the future.
Sherwood is the author of Investomers, a landmark book and movement redefining the economic relationship between customers and investors. Now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, the book explores how financial inclusion, behavioral economics, and digital infrastructure are transforming startup funding and global economies.
As co-founder of Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) and CEO of GUARDD, Sherwood drives industry transformation with data and compliance tools that underpin the modern investment crowdfunding ecosystem. CCA’s data division, CCLEAR, is the premier aggregator of Regulation Crowdfunding data—powering Bloomberg terminals and enabling actionable insights for investors, policymakers, and platforms. Through CCLEAR, Sherwood and his team produce tools like CapitalPulse (for investors), the Offering Insight Report (for entrepreneurs), and Investment Crowdfunding Monthly/Sector Reports (for ecosystem stakeholders). In 2025, the firm released the definitive 210-page State of the Investment Crowdfunding Industry Report.
Internationally, Sherwood co-authored the World Bank’s Crowdfunding’s Potential for the Developing World and has written for the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). He has served as an Entrepreneurial Ambassador for the U.S. State Department, advising governments and ecosystems on regulatory and capital formation strategies. His work spans over 43 countries, supporting the creation of crowdfunding frameworks that drive job creation, financial inclusion, and local innovation.
As Managing Partner of D3VC, a data-driven venture fund, Sherwood helps identify overlooked early-stage opportunities using AI and crowdfunding signals. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg, and CNBC, and he’s a frequent speaker at global forums—from TEDx and SXSW to the World Bank and the Thai SEC.
Keywords: Crowdfunding, Investomers, Entrepreneurial Finance, Data Analytics, Venture Capital, Global Economic Development, Financial Inclusion, Securities Regulation, Ecosystem Strategy
Sherwood is the author of Investomers, a landmark book and movement redefining the economic relationship between customers and investors. Now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, the book explores how financial inclusion, behavioral economics, and digital infrastructure are transforming startup funding and global economies.
As co-founder of Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) and CEO of GUARDD, Sherwood drives industry transformation with data and compliance tools that underpin the modern investment crowdfunding ecosystem. CCA’s data division, CCLEAR, is the premier aggregator of Regulation Crowdfunding data—powering Bloomberg terminals and enabling actionable insights for investors, policymakers, and platforms. Through CCLEAR, Sherwood and his team produce tools like CapitalPulse (for investors), the Offering Insight Report (for entrepreneurs), and Investment Crowdfunding Monthly/Sector Reports (for ecosystem stakeholders). In 2025, the firm released the definitive 210-page State of the Investment Crowdfunding Industry Report.
Internationally, Sherwood co-authored the World Bank’s Crowdfunding’s Potential for the Developing World and has written for the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). He has served as an Entrepreneurial Ambassador for the U.S. State Department, advising governments and ecosystems on regulatory and capital formation strategies. His work spans over 43 countries, supporting the creation of crowdfunding frameworks that drive job creation, financial inclusion, and local innovation.
As Managing Partner of D3VC, a data-driven venture fund, Sherwood helps identify overlooked early-stage opportunities using AI and crowdfunding signals. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg, and CNBC, and he’s a frequent speaker at global forums—from TEDx and SXSW to the World Bank and the Thai SEC.
Keywords: Crowdfunding, Investomers, Entrepreneurial Finance, Data Analytics, Venture Capital, Global Economic Development, Financial Inclusion, Securities Regulation, Ecosystem Strategy
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