On October 30, 2015, the SEC voted to adopt new regulations governing Title III of the JOBS Act. This is specifically about small crowdfunded investor opportunities. It is another equity crowdfunding opportunity.
The general consensus is that this is great for smaller startups, and companies that are not interested in immediately having a public market for their owners.
Companies will be able to complete Title III offerings in 2016, after the comment period has passed.
There are over 600 pages of regulations in Title III as adopted.
Various outlets are commenting on this: