Laws nearly eight decades old bar roughly 97% of American households from investing in private companies, such as startups and small businesses. That’s a lot of people.

In 2012, however, Congress passed the JOBS Act. In doing so, they charged the SEC with implementing a part of the Act called Title III that would letanyone invest in private companies. Title III has the potential to transform the startup ecosystem and our broader economy. Yet, nearly three years past a December 2012 deadline set by Congress, the SEC still hasn’t implemented the law.

We may see Title III pass, and these changes may be published as early as this Friday. The SEC announced just this morning that it will consider final rules for Title III at the end of the week.

We look forward to reviewing the new rules, and to collaborating with the SEC to ensure their success. Yet questions remain: Is there demand for Title III? What would the investing landscape look like when the law is finalized?

To assess these questions, we partnered with Mattermark last month to conduct the 2015 Startup Investing Survey. The results are in. They help debunk the myths used to uphold the current prohibitions, and they shed light on the incredible opportunity Title III offers.

Read on for the Survey’s key findings and for a detailed breakdown. You can also find the dataset here. We invite you to do your own analysis, and to share it using #FinalizeTitleIII.

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