March 21, 2013 @ 10:38 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

In this video, ProHatch co-founder and Director of Community Jason Kulik explains how their phased raises work. For more about ProHatch, check out last month’s exclusive.

March 21, 2013 @ 10:26 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Sharewave is a company aimed at helping businesses coordinate and communicate with numerous disparate shareholders. (They’re looking at you, equity crowdfunders.) From their site… Why do we have so many protections against small investors participating in private equity? Even with the recent JOBS act, which… Read More

March 21, 2013 @ 9:35 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

UPDATE: No more Kickstarter… see what platform Soylent launches on here Rob Rhinehart recently set out to replace all of his meals with a beverage that delivered everything his body needed to survive and thrive. His now-famous blog post has gone viral, with follow-ups appearing… Read More

March 21, 2013 @ 10:22 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Crowdfunder has partnered with Enterprise Nation to help fund UK businesses which will reach a network of over two million people. The partnership will help educate UK businesses on how crowdfunding could work for them. The combined Crowdfunder and Peoplefund.it network have already contributed £500,000… Read More

March 21, 2013 @ 8:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

As time goes on, a picture of what crowdfunding’s secondary market will look like becomes clearer. Recently we’ve learned of two major happenings in regards to small business liquidity that may prove pivotal going forward. The California Stock Exchange Headed by Howard J. Leonhardt, The… Read More

March 18, 2013 @ 7:01 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Two weeks ago I was sitting in on a web chat held by the United States State Department. The subject was crowdfunding. Jessica Jackley of popular microloan platform Kiva and Sherwood “Woodie” Neiss of the Startup Exemption and Crowdfund Capital Advisors were discussing crowdfunding in… Read More

March 18, 2013 @ 7:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Sherwood Neiss is one of a handful of people credited with the drafting and passage of the JOBS Act, legislation that will soon legalize investment crowdfunding in the United States. He is also one of the principals of crowdfunding consulting and advisory firm Crowdfund Capital… Read More

March 15, 2013 @ 5:16 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The California Department of Corporations recently released this crowdfunding update to help educate the public regarding crowdfunding’s progress and current legality. Document is below…

March 15, 2013 @ 5:09 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Interesting comments from film industry vets Elle Schneider and Joe Rubinstein share their thoughts on where Kickstarter is going, what they can do to improve and a need for due diligence for rewards crowdfunding campaigns. Watch below…

March 15, 2013 @ 9:39 am By Charles Luzar  |  

From Invested.in’s blog… Last night Invested.in won the “Best Marketplace Platform Funding” award at LAVA’s (Los Angeles Venture Association) annual award ceremony!  We were extremely honored to be included in the list of nominees, and extremely excited to have won.  Woohoo! Congratulations to the Invested.in… Read More

March 15, 2013 @ 9:31 am By Charles Luzar  |  

This week Inc ran a story on Kickstarter’s slowing growth. In it Michael Wolf of NextMarket divulges some data from NextMarket’s recent analysis of Kickstarter campaigns and activity. From the article… “Because Kickstarter and crowdfunding experienced a huge rush of new projects in 2012, there… Read More

March 14, 2013 @ 10:50 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Last month it was brought to our attention that Amazon Payments had stopped completing transactions on behalf of crowdfunding platform GetGayFunded.com. According to CEO Adam Kotkin, Amazon has now reinstated service. He has just sent the following letter: GetGayFunded’s relationship with Amazon Payments has been… Read More

March 13, 2013 @ 11:51 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Richard Garriott, the award winning designer and creator of the Ultima franchise, makes his triumphant return to the genre that earned him a place in the Hall of Fame and a Lifetime Achievement Award. Shroud of the Avatar is the first installment of Richard’s new… Read More

March 13, 2013 @ 10:55 am By Charles Luzar  |  

This is an excellent 6-7 minute primer on crowdfunding. Watch below… hat tip to Greater Louisville Inc. Bill Dawson – EnterpriseCorp Crowdfunding from Greater Louisville Inc. on Vimeo.

March 13, 2013 @ 8:51 am By Charles Luzar  |  

I recently had a chance to sit down with Derek Uittenbroek, CEO of UK equity crowdfunding platform FundTheGap. I was able to get some great insight into the UK crowdfunding landscape as well as how FundTheGap differentiates itself from other platforms in its approach to… Read More

March 8, 2013 @ 9:22 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Hill reported yesterday that House Republicans have sent a letter to SEC Chairman Elisse Walter regarding the SEC’s recent allocation of resources. From the article… In a letter sent Tuesday to SEC Chairman Elisse Walter and obtained by The Hill, the quartet of lawmakers… Read More

March 8, 2013 @ 8:58 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In a post in Tech City News this week, FundTheGap CEO Derek Uittenbroek offers up an excellent explanation of the four types of crowdfunding and how to choose the right one for your raise. He also reminds readers to do their due diligence before launching their… Read More

March 7, 2013 @ 8:56 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest announced this week that StearClear is the first company to complete a successful raise on the SeedInvest platform. Read more about SeedInvest StearClear is a service that enables anyone with a smartphone to summon a driver. That driver will then drive… Read More

March 6, 2013 @ 1:50 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Recently Steve Rattner, founder of private equity firm Quadrangle Group, had some pointed criticism regarding investment crowdfunding. In a post on the New York Times, Rattner criticized the term “JOBS Act,” the loosening of restrictions on general solicitation, the definition of an emerging growth company… Read More

March 6, 2013 @ 7:58 am By Charles Luzar  |  

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