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October 8, 2014 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Prodigy Network, the largest real estate crowdfunding platform operating today, has been pushing forward led by founder and CEO Rodrigo Niño.  The entrepreneurial Niño claims the largest equity crowdfunding project ever. BD Bacata, in Bogota, Colombia, raised approximately $200 million in equity crowdfunding to finance the… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to Peer Lender Extends Product Line to Offer Mortgages. SoFi (or Social Finance), a leading peer to peer lending, has surpassed $1 billion in funded loans.  The site now claims to be the fastest P2P lender to reach this milestone. SoFi is the largest… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 8:10 am By Anthony Zeoli  |  

In a prior post “SEC Releases New Guidance On Intrastate Offerings,” I briefly reviewed Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“CDIs”)  numbers 141.03, 141.04 and 141.05 released by the SEC in April relating to securities offerings made pursuant to Rule 147 and Section 3(a)(11) of the Securities… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 4:00 am By Gonçalo de Vasconcelos  |  

Innovate Finance is a British not-for-profit membership organisation. With the vision of being the voice of the finance sector in Britain, from the Fintech agile startup to the largest financial corporations, and which aims to accelerate technology-led transformation in the finance sector. Innovate Finance’s recent… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 7:36 am By Oscar Jofre  |  

This is not the first international cross border equity crowdfunding offer, a title claimed by UK based Airline Odyssey, but this is a first for North America as consumer goods company WAFU has launched a duel listing in both Canada and the United States simultaneously…. Read More

October 5, 2014 @ 11:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to Peer Lender Funding Circle Leads Claims Largest Deal for 2014. According to a report from London & Partners, tech in London is booming and setting record levels of investment.  So far for 2014 technology firms have captured over $1 billion in aggregate investment…. 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 3, 2014 @ 12:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ron Miller, CEO and founder of StartEngine, launched a personal campaign to push the SEC forward with final rules on Title III of the JOBS Act, retail crowdfunding.  His own comment letter published on the SEC site was posted on July 25th, 2014.  Since that… Read More

October 2, 2014 @ 12:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

  As of October 1st, new regulations and guidelines managing “financement participatif” or crowdfunding are now in force.  The ordinance was initially filed this past May and a consolidated version was published yesterday. France jumped forward earlier in 2014 led by a government Minister Fleur… Read More

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

  In probably one of the cleverest crowdfunding campaigns of all time,  a creative group of concerned Californian’s has launched a project on Indiegogo to save water by literally dropping a brick in your toilet. Yes this is full of toilet humor but this is… Read More

September 30, 2014 @ 8:01 am By Anthony Zeoli  |  

While the industry waits for Title III crowdfunding rules to be released, the intrastate crowdfunding movement continues to move forward (as a whole). Here is a brief update as to the status of the enactment/use of intrastate crowdfunding exemptions in certain states. TEXAS – Unlucky… Read More

September 29, 2014 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Followers of the investment crowdfunding space all know the real estate sector is very hot.  Big names and big deals are migrating to the new approach to fund all types of property.  iFunding is one of these companies that claims a top pedigree of founders… Read More

September 28, 2014 @ 9:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Syndicate Room has shared an interesting depiction as to how investors in a film may enjoy some healthy returns.  Of course this is all predicated on the fact the film is a decent production (although we all know a lot of bad… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

On the anniversary of legalizing general solicitation for private placements, I had the opportunity to speak with Rory Eakin, COO and co-founder of  equity crowdfunding platform CircleUp.  Founded in 2012, since their  launch they have raised over $40 million for 40 different companies.  The CircleUp… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 1:58 pm By Yangjie She & Naiwen Zhang  |  

With the explosive growth over the past seven years, China has become the biggest peer to peer (P2P) lending market in the world. After introducing the four stage evolution in the previous article “The Evolution of Peer to Peer Lending in China”, we will now… Read More

September 24, 2014 @ 3:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

This one is almost too painful to write.  As many people know the Kreyos Smartwatch was one of the most successful Indiegogo crowdfunding campaigns of all time.  It is also probably one of the most spectacular crowdfunding failures ever.  Trust me – this one is… Read More

September 24, 2014 @ 9:49 am By Jason Futko  |  

There is a lot of media focus on crowdfunding, but sometimes the types of crowdfunding are not properly distinguished. You hear a lot about the Kickstarter’s and Indiegogo’s of the world and people are confusing these with actual investments in companies. To understand debt (lending)… Read More

September 24, 2014 @ 8:09 am By Rania Nasis, MD  |  

  The medical achievements of the last century will be dwarfed by the achievements of this century. Advances in technology will help make the practice of medicine better, faster, (and eventually) cheaper. Patients stand to benefit the most from this, and as everyone one of… Read More

September 23, 2014 @ 12:36 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Soothe mobile app, an Uber for Massage, delivers relaxation on demand. Growing quickly popular, the startup has seen an 100% increase in mobile app bookings in the past 60 days and topped Angellist’s coveted Trending list. Founded by  CEO Merlin Kauffman and CTO Bradley Herman, the… Read More

September 23, 2014 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Paul Niederer, a crowdfunding trailblazer, has been a consistent champion of the power and potential of investment crowdfunding.  The Australian Small Scale Offerings Board or ASSOB – has been regularly referenced for its knowhow and success in raising capital for small companies.  ASSOB has raised… Read More