Asia

November 28, 2014 @ 8:57 am By Yangjie She & Naiwen Zhang  |  

The biggest Peer to Peer (P2P) lending market, China, has been experiencing explosive growth. After two articles introducing the historical growth and outlook for this market, we are going to take a micro look on the huge variety of (P2P) lending platforms emerging in China…. Read More

November 27, 2014 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Handcraft India based winemaker, Soul Tree, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £350,000 to expand its already successful business. The company, which has already won various awards such as Startups 100, Real Business Future 50 and Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Award,… Read More

November 27, 2014 @ 7:40 am By JD Alois  |  

In a public release Formax has announced a new “trading community” that seeks to become a “one stop shop” individual trading platform.  Formax states it has collaborated with 6 securities firms in China that aggregates various asset classes including peer to peer lending.  China is… Read More

November 24, 2014 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

CoAssets, a Singapore based real estate investment crowdfunding platform, has released that total payout on the Asian platform is now over S $120,000 to date with the expectation for that amount to surpass S $ 700,000 over the next 12 months.  Projects listed on CoAssets… Read More

November 18, 2014 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Sweden based FundedByMe’s says their strategic decision to focus mainly on business building crowdfunding has proven to be a success.  The hybrid crowdfunding platform claims a surge in membership and new funding campaigns.  FundedByMe’s experience is exemplified by Finnish interactive yoga platform Yoogaia, a young… Read More

November 17, 2014 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

JD.com or JingDong has announced third quarter financial results today delivering a 111% increase in year over year results in Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) totaling $11 billion (RMB 29 billion).  Net revenues came  in at $4.7 billion an increase of 61% versus Q3 of 2013…. Read More

November 13, 2014 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

ieCrowd, a company that seeks to develop innovative solutions for global life and health challenges, has agreed to partner with YuYu Pharma based in South Korea.  YuYu, a publicly traded company, will assist in expanding iCrowd’s access to the Southeast Asian markets.  YuYu is a… Read More

November 12, 2014 @ 11:12 pm By Getty Goh  |  

It is exciting times for the nascent crowdfunding industry in Asia. While the crowdfunding movement is slowly gaining steam, there are still some people who are not clear what it constitutes and the possibilities that it holds. To share my views on the topic, this… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 12:32 pm By Farah Bashir  |  

  It was only a few weeks ago that CrowdFundHerLive, organized by Woomentum, hosted a live crowdfunding campaign for start-ups led by women. Founded by Mouna Lagendorf, the event attracted a crowd of over 100 women to the site of the event – the MCCAAN offices… Read More

November 7, 2014 @ 12:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Coolest Cooler, the largest crowdfunding campaign ever on the Kickstarter platform, is working with Dragon Innovation to aid in the production process of manufacturing, shipping and delivering over 60,000 tricked out coolers by early 2015.  In a note to backers, project creator Ryan Grepper delivered… Read More

November 6, 2014 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

AutoChina International, a commercial financing company for China’s transportation industry, has announced the launch of a new peer to peer (P2P) lending platform called K-Lend.  The news was revealed as part of a report regarding 3rd quarter results where AutoChina experienced a quarter over quarter… Read More

November 4, 2014 @ 7:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Australia based Crowdfunding Platform Pozible Partners with China Government Office  to Connect Entrepreneurs with Capital, Manufacturing Support, Chinese Entity Setup and More. Pozible, an international crowdfunding platform based in Australia, has partnered with IDG Capital Partners and the Shanghai-Nanxiang government to award matching funds and other… Read More

October 30, 2014 @ 3:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Singapore Exchange (SGX), described as the gateway to Asia, is exploring the feasibility of incorporating an equity crowdfunding platform to aid early stage companies in raising capital.  According to multiple reports, SGX has created an internal team evaluating options to boost SME’s. Former SGX… Read More

October 22, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Moov, a device that has claimed the mantle of the “most successful crow funded fitness device of all time” has raised $3 million in a series A run led by big name investor Banyan Capital.  Moov raised $1 million in a crowdfunding round earlier this year  –… Read More

October 22, 2014 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

HWTrek, a platform providing an ecosystem for digital electronics, has announced that Hooke, a Brooklyn, NY-based audio innovation lab, has selected HWTrek Product Development Hub (PDH) to manage and monitor its project of the same name’s progress to mass production. Hooke, the first Bluetooth headphone… Read More

October 21, 2014 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding Asia launched their inaugural crowdfunding convention this past August.  It was the first event of its kind in the entire Asian region gathering thought leaders, portal operators, high level politicians and public officials from around the world to convene to discuss this new approach… Read More

October 17, 2014 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform Sees Opportunity in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Other Emerging Markets. Southeast Asia’s first real estate crowdfunding site CoAssets, has partnered up with Alternaty as it expands its footprint into other Asian countries. Altneraty, a real estate company based in Vietnam, specializes… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

According to a release, over one million supporters raised 18 million RMB in just 3 minutes on Baifa Youxi, a crowdfunding platform jointly created by iQIYI and Baidu this past September.  The project was for a film, “The Golden Era” by Ann Hui. On October 5, 2014,… Read More

October 5, 2014 @ 7:03 pm By Getty Goh  |  

Many stakeholders are becoming more aware of the potential crowdfunding has. Specifically, some see this as a viable avenue for projects and start-ups that are looking to raise funds of between S$1million and S$5million. When it comes to million-dollar deals, established crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter… Read More

October 1, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Described as the worlds largest lost and found, Tile – an item finder device, has received significant funding from two big name investors.  In a public statement, Tile indicated they have closed on $13 million in funding, including $9.5 million Series A from GGV Capital… Read More