While I thought the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand was lost forever to the late ’90s-early ’00s era, I clearly was not paying attention. On Friday, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. announced that it completed its $30 million initial public offering, selling 2.5 million shares at $12 each.

While I thought the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand was lost forever to the late ‘90s-early ‘00s era, I clearly was not paying attention. On Friday, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. announced that it completed its $30 million initial public offering, selling 2.5 million shares at $12 each.

The company will begin trading later today on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “CSSE.”

Chicken Soup’s IPO is the largest public offering to be completed under Regulation A+, a format created by the JOBS Act that aimed to give smaller companies access to capital; this will also be the first Reg A+ IPO to list on the higher tier Nasdaq Global Market.

“We are extremely pleased with the investor demand for our IPO,” said William J. Rouhana, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer. “Our fans and customers are truly loyal and passionate about our brand, and we are thrilled to have them join us as shareholders. To accommodate such demand, we upsized the offering repeatedly until we reached the $30 million maximum under our offering circular.”

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment was actually created last year as a subsidiary by its then parent company, Chicken Soup for the Soul Holdings, to…