May 19, 2013 @ 8:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

The much anticipated journo crowdfunding site Vourno is on track to launch live on Monday, according to a recent tweet from their twitter account. Vourno hopes to be world’s largest funding platform and independent news network for video journalism.  A crowdfunding platform where news is funded, produced and distributed openly and the crowd decides how… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals  |  Tagged journalism, journos, vourno

May 19, 2013 @ 2:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

New Energy System Trust, a network dedicated to advocating and supporting exotic free energy systems, has launched a crowdfunding site called New Energy Funding.  Powered by white label crowdfunding platform Launcht, NEST hopes to give entrepreneurs a platform to connect their ideas with the necessary seed funding so they may succeed. NEST was founded in… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals  |  Tagged energy, green, launcht, nest, new energy funding

May 18, 2013 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs recently released on their Facebook page that Seedrs has been named one of the UKs top 250 Businesses by Lord Yound and Sir Terry Leahy as part of the Accelerate 25o program. Accelerate 2103 was designed to bring together Britain’s best and brightest businesses in recognition of their importance to the… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Global  |  Tagged accelerate 2013, carlos silva, seedrs, uk

May 18, 2013 @ 9:32 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

New Model for Crowdfunding Healthcare Innovations for Accredited Investors VentureHealth has announced a new model for equity crowdfunding which will  focus on innovations that dramatically improve clinical outcomes.   The investment platform offers qualified investors access to life sciences deals that traditionally were reserved for venture capitalists. VentureHealth is led by a team with extensive success… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals  |  Tagged accredited, andrew farquharson, incube, mir imran, venturehealth

May 17, 2013 @ 11:30 am By RetailTimes.co.uk  |  

Despite the current economic climate, there is no shortage of retail entrepreneurs. However, getting a new operation off the ground and competing with brands takes capital, and that is hard to come by… or is it? Luke Lang, co-founder of crowdfunding website Crowdcube, takes a look at an alternative way to finance growth that has… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Strategy  |  Tagged crowdcube, retail, uk

May 17, 2013 @ 9:49 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Today a press release from SaveOurCommunityTheaters.org hails the arrival of the “new trend” of hyperlocal crowdfunding sites. SaveOurCommunityTheaters.org seeks to utilize niche or “neighborhood marketing” to create a community of resources and ideas that are locally driven and specifically targeted. Instead of going to a supermarket in another town these new hyperlocal Crowdfunding sites act… Read More

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May 17, 2013 @ 7:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

AlbertaBoostR.ca looks like any other beta-level crowdfunding web site at first glance. Projects are somewhat sparse but for those that are participating funding seems strong. Those in the know will like the hyperlocal slant of the site, focusing on projects and startups in the province of Alberta. What users may not recognize at first is… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Featured Headlines  |  Tagged alon goren, avril lavigne, eva longoria, invested.in, israel, italy, jeff henderson, performance, uk, white label, yadid ramot

May 17, 2013 @ 1:00 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

BankToTheFuture, the crowdfunding platform that allows people to invest in start-ups and mature businesses, is providing an investment platform for Fabfob, the latest venture by Wowcher founder, Nick Brummitt, who has chosen cowdfunding over traditional venture capital funding. “He says it how it is, how it has been and how it will be in the… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Global, Offerings  |  Tagged banktothefuture, fabfob, uk

May 17, 2013 @ 12:03 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

Equity Crowdfunding platform MicroVentures hits  Investment Milestone Hit as MicroVentures Invests in Graphicly, SupplyHog, Kickfolio and Republic  MicroVentures, a US based combined equity crowdfunding platform and broker-dealer, has announced  that accredited investors on their platform have invested $16M in startups. Investments in 34 companies to date, MicroVentures has now claims they have invested more with… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals  |  Tagged accredited, microventures, tim sullivan

May 16, 2013 @ 11:27 pm By CFI Correspondent  |  

Crowdfunding site CrowdIt has announced it has joined the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) as a virtual business incubator. NBIA is the world’s leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship. Joining NBIA aligns with CrowdIt’s mission, which is to provide opportunities beyond funding activities to support entrepreneurs and small business growth through mentoring support, professional advice, peer-review and business… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals  |  Tagged crowdit, national business incubation assocation, nbia, randy morris

May 16, 2013 @ 4:02 pm By CFI Correspondent  |  

That’s right.  Crowdfunding $660,000,000 on Indiegogo to purchase the  Tribune Company which includes storied newspapers like the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times.  If nothing else, the effort is certainly a bold and audacious move on the part of the organizers as they attempt to “meet our lofty fundraising goal”. The campaign has been initiated by… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Featured Headlines, General News, Offerings  |  Tagged agit-prop communications, indiegogo, newspapers, the other 98%, the tribune company

May 16, 2013 @ 9:00 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

All this week CNBC will be sharing their list of 50 disruptors.  Crowdfunding platforms CircleUp, LendingClub and Kickstarter have made the list of a new companies which are shaking up their sector – financial services.  LendingClub has recently hit front page headlines with the $125 Million investment for tech powerhouse Google. Kickstarter and CircleUp are… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, General News  |  Tagged circleup, cnbc, kickstarter, lendingclub, list of disruptors

May 16, 2013 @ 8:54 am By Forbes  |  

With the success of the Veronica Mars and Garden State-sequel Kickstarter campaigns, it appears that the crowdfunding business model has made its way to mainstream Hollywood. While crowdfunding certainly has advantages, including giving filmmakers more creative control over their projects, this business model is open to potential claims of fraud, misappropriation, conversion and embezzlement, which lead to the risk… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Opinion  |  Tagged film, kickstarter, lawsuit, movies, tips

May 16, 2013 @ 8:13 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

Planet Money, a joint project of NPR and This American Life, has trail-blazed a new path for NPR.  They have crowdfunded themselves on Kickstarter.  The initial campaign commenced on April 30th and ended on May 15th.  The goal was an admirable $50,000 target.  The finally tally far exceeded that – amounting to $590,807.00.  Over 20,000… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Offerings, Strategy  |  Tagged charity, kickstarter, npr, planet money, t shirts, the american life

May 15, 2013 @ 6:07 pm By CFI Correspondent  |  

I-Bankers Direct has announced the launch of a web-based crowdfunding platform designed to transform the process of investing in private and public growth-stage companies for accredited investors. The platform, ibankersdirect.com, allows individuals to invest as little as $5,000 directly in selected small-cap growth businesses, pairing accredited investors with a growing list of emerging companies with… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals  |  Tagged accredited, i-bankers direct, mike mccrory