EU Internal Market DG Holds Tweetchat on Crowdfunding (Storify)
The European Commission Internal and Services Directorate General (DG) organized a Tweetchat on crowdfunding which took place earlier today. The tweetchat is part of an ongoing discussion regarding...
View ArticleEU: Communication on Crowdfunding
The European Commission has published a brief communication on crowdfunding describing the roadmap for managing this new financial innovation. The document, which is subject to change, recognizes that...
View ArticleCoolest Cooler Crowdfunds Over $60,000 in First 12 Hours on Kickstarter
Captures 10 Contributions at $5000 Level with Special Perk. Crowdfunding on Kickstarter now is the best thing that has ever happened to the concept of coolers since they were created. Watch the pitch...
View ArticleVulcan Capital Invests $125M In Emergent P2P Lender
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s venture capital firm Vulcan Capital has invested $125 million into Freedom Financial Network, a debt consolidation firm with aspirations to enter the P2P lending...
View ArticleCrowdfunding 2014: Making A Million, Making A Difference
Crowdfunding exploded in 2013, and so revealed its massive potential in a way that’s impossible to ignore. Not least December’s ‘The Rise of Future Finance” and the World Bank Report which preceded it....
View ArticleLaunch Angels Closes First Equity Crowdfunding Fund
Investment platform Launch Angels has closed their first venture fund, Where Angels Fund (WAF), which raised approximately $1 Million. WAF will invest in early stage companies with an emphasis on...
View ArticleSmart Sleep Mask NeuroOn Raises 4x Crowdfunding Goal
Ever wish there were more hours in the day? Yes that is a rhetorical question but it appears that Polish startup IntelClinic, and their founder Kamil Adamczyk, may have found a solution for this...
View ArticleSkulpt Aim Closes at Over $384,000 on Indiegogo
After receiving some stellar recognition at CES by winning the Last Gadget Standing competition and being an Awards Honoree for Innovations and Design. Skulpt Aim ended their Indiegogo crowdfunding...
View ArticleNASAA Posts Letter Objecting to Preemption of State Authority
The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has posted a comment letter regarding proposed rule amendments regarding Regulation A+ on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s web...
View ArticleFunded on Seedmatch, Larovo Hit with Bankruptcy Rumors
German equity crowdfunding platform Seedmatch has responded to inquiries regarding a company that was crowdfunded on their platform back in June of 2o12. Larovo, an online buying guide, raised €...
View ArticleBritish Columbia Crowdfunding Exemption (PDF)
The below document was published by the British Columbia Securities Commission describing the proposed crowdfunding exemption. Certain conditions on the issuers are being proposed including a limit of...
View ArticleDash Wireless Headphones Surges Past $3 Million Crowdfunding
The Dash, a wireless – two piece headphone – crowdfunding on Kickstarter has broken the $3 million dollar mark as over 14,000 backers have signed up to support the project. Their crowdfunding goal was...
View ArticleComments on Title IV, Regulation “A”, Deadline Today
Comments on proposed rules regarding Title IV of the JOBS Act are due today pursuant to the deadline set by the SEC. Traditionally public comments continue to be posted on proposed rule amendments...
View ArticleZuli Plugs into Fundable for their Second Round of Crowdfunding
For their next round of funding, Zuli has shifted from rewards-based crowdfunding to equity-based crowdfunding on Fundable in order to grow its micro-location based automation. With the help of 925...
View ArticleHealbe GoBe Closes on Indiegogo at Over $1 Million in Crowdfunding
The Healbe GoBe closed this week on Indiegogo raising $1,084,556 from supporters. The crowdfunding campaign or “scampaign” as it had been referred to became a hot topic of conversation as question...
View ArticleFlorida State Crowdfunding Exemption Hits Roadblock
It was only this past March that Florida announced investment crowdfunding legislation to help foster economic growth in the state. The bi-partisan bill, sponsored by State Representative Bryan...
View ArticleSeedInvest Self-Crowdfunding Campaign Grows
Sharing some news about its progress, New York based equity crowfunding platform SeedInvest announced it has already raised $2,850,000 out of its campaign goal, which recently kicked off. Of that...
View ArticleDana.io Gears Up For Its Crowdfunding Donation Platform
Hoping to change crowdfunding as we know it, a new Vancouver-based platform Dana.io is ready to take on the industry leaders Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Dana.io is a crowdfunding website that charges...
View ArticleUpdate: Gosnell Movie Passes $1 Million on Indiegogo
The Gosnell Movie crowdfunding on Indiegogo, that caused some controversy as allegations of censorship arose as the film moved from Kickstarter to Indiegogo, has now passed the $1 million mark charting...
View ArticleGamCrowd & Clarion Partner Up on Startup LaunchPad
Clarion Events and gambling industry crowdfunding platform GamCrowd have signed a cooperation agreement. Under the agreement GamCrowd has become a supporting partner for Clarion’s Start-Up LaunchPad...
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