October 3, 2013 @ 10:22 am By Charles Luzar  |  

From today until the last day of 2013, the European Commission is seeking public comment on how the EU can facilitate crowdfunding in Europe. Anyone with an opinion on crowdfunding is invited to fill in the questionnaire. People who might contribute to, or launch, a… Read More

October 3, 2013 @ 9:48 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Invest Georgia Exemption (IGE) is an intrastate crowdfunding exemption for Georgia’s businesses. Today SparkMarket launches in order to take advantage of this law and facilitate capital formation within the state of Georgia. The exemption allows participation in crowdfunding raises of up to $1 million… Read More

October 2, 2013 @ 10:12 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Gerald Jones successfully built a team of mentors on Pave while raising $7,850. His mission? To attend UnCollege’s Gap Year program and use what he learns there to build a chain of successful small businesses in his hometown of Vallejo, California. Pave is a crowdfunding… Read More

October 2, 2013 @ 9:54 am By Charles Luzar  |  

“Sharewave is the hassle-free solution made exclusively for private companies, from the smallest startup to the largest pre-IPO.” said Joshua S. Levine, Sharewave co-founder and CEO. “It is simple, yet powerful and intuitive, so companies can spend more time building their business and less time… Read More

October 2, 2013 @ 9:32 am By Charles Luzar  |  

$3,845,170. That is how much cash Mighty No. 9 was able to raise from 67,226 backers in just 31 days on Kickstarter. That is about $125,000 a day. The average contribution: $57.20. When combined with funds raised off of Kickstarter through PayPal contributions, the total actually stretched… Read More

October 1, 2013 @ 11:19 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The JOBS Act may have been the last thing the US Congress could agree on. For now, vitriol and disagreement over issues, including but not limited to funding of the Affordable Care Act, have resulted in a government shutdown. What does this mean for the… Read More

October 1, 2013 @ 10:55 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Kickstarter campaign for Mighty No. 9 is in its final hours. With a fitting 9 hours to go at the time of writing, the campaign has raised over $3.4 million. This puts it about $800,000 short of the second all-time game-related Kickstarter campaign, Torment: Tides… Read More

October 1, 2013 @ 9:55 am By Charles Luzar  |  

For entrepreneurs and investment professionals, opportunity lies where there is access to investors. It is a reality that has paid dividends for AngelList, especially in light of the recent release of AngelList Syndicates. AngelList focused on the network first. Now Title II and general solicitation… Read More

September 30, 2013 @ 12:34 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

South Korea has long had an interest in replicating the crowdfunding model. Only 2% of money invested in early-stage South Korean companies comes from angel investors. According to the Xinhua News Service, equity crowdfunding could be legal in South Korea as early as next year. This news… Read More

September 30, 2013 @ 12:14 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

UK-based Abundance Generation is a platform with an innovative spin on crowdfunding that focuses on renewable energy projects. In short, investors contribute as little as £5 in order to secure a portion of the long-term returns on a green energy installation. In practice, investors are buying debentures,… Read More

September 29, 2013 @ 11:34 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Accolade Security Network is a Virginia-based security services provider. ASN provides both armed and unarmed security for residential security, nightlife and government detail. ASN recently took to RocketHub in an effort to fund an effort they’re calling The Warfighter Initiative. The campaign is seeking $25,000… Read More

September 28, 2013 @ 2:00 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The story starts with Carmageddon: Reincarnation, a game that was fully funded on Kickstarter to the tune of over $625,000. It ends with backers having their voice be heard on the subject of downloadable content for the game. Game developer Stainless Games expressed in a recent… Read More

September 28, 2013 @ 1:12 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

We recently reported on a lawsuit filed by Kristin and Chapman Ducote that accused Kickstarter of pulling their crowdfunding campaign without any basis to do so. In synopsis, the campaign was launched for a book called Naked Paddock. The campaign aspired to produce a “novel based on… Read More

September 27, 2013 @ 10:43 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In May we tipped the start of Baratunde Thurston’s new crowdfunding-centric web series. Called Funded, the series is made up of five minute shorts that explore crowdfunding success stories. As of today there are five segments available. The five projects outlined are… Ouya: Ouya CEO Julie… Read More

September 27, 2013 @ 10:18 am By Charles Luzar  |  

If we’ve said it once we’ve said it a thousand times: crowdfunding is all about the crowd. Any smart crowdfunder will build that crowd before launching a crowdfunding campaign in order to increase the likelihood of success. Jasco Games is right in the midst of this… Read More

September 27, 2013 @ 10:01 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Started by Greenwich Village mask maker and puppeteer Ralph Lee in 1974, the Parade began as a walk from house to house in his neighborhood for his children and their friends. In 1981, with audiences reaching into the hundred thousands, Celebration Artist and Producer Jeanne… Read More

September 26, 2013 @ 12:43 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged is a hugely influential (and hugely controversial) piece of literature. A Library of Congress survey famously placed Atlas Shrugged as the second most influential book ever produced. Number one? The Bible. The book was turned into a movie series starting with Part I… Read More

September 26, 2013 @ 10:50 am By Charles Luzar  |  

San Francisco’s Crowdtilt has just released an app for iOS devices that allows users to create or contribute to crowdfunding campaigns right from their smartphones. Click here to get the app. Features of the app include the following… Quickly start, contribute to and/or manage campaigns… Read More

September 25, 2013 @ 10:47 am By Charles Luzar  |  

While the crowdfunding world was busy celebrating the lifting of the ban on general solicitation, Valve Corporation made a big announcement in the gaming world. The announcement has the potential to provide a boon to an increasingly robust crowdfunded indie game scene. First, a bit… Read More

September 25, 2013 @ 9:25 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In a recent interview with The Wrap, Indiegogo co-founder Danae Ringelmann has a short discussion about what she says are the benefits of Indiegogo’s approach to crowdfunding as opposed to the competition. She explains that Indiegogo’s open approach makes the platform a great market testing… Read More