 On 11 January 2018 the first seven retail AFS Licenees were granted to Big Start, Billfolda, Birchal Financial Services, Equitise, Global Funding Partners, IQX Investment Services and On-Market Bookbuilds.Amendments expanding access to equity crowdfunding for (small) proprietary companies passed parliament into law on 28 September 2018.Austria introduced a new law in August 2015 which specifically regulates crowdfunding and other alternative forms of investment.