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February 21, 2014 @ 9:40 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Documentary on Nutritional Therapy for Cancer Beats Crowdfunding Goal. With 14 days to go, Sarah Mabrouk, Amy Thomasson and their Upwind Pictures team raised over $75,000 on their kickstarter campaign, surpassing their $68,000 minimum, to fund their film’s post-production costs.  The project met their goal on February… Read More

February 20, 2014 @ 6:41 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

FundersClub is just a little over 18 months old now. The equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors has just published its first report on unrealized net Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and the numbers are telling. First, note that FundersClub is realistic about this data;… Read More

February 19, 2014 @ 10:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Australia based equity crowdfunding platform VentureCrowd has officially opened for business today.  The platform, which allows wholesale investors to take equity positions in innovative high growth-potential startups, opened this morning with over 200 registered investors and 36 startups which have been pre-screened by the best… Read More

February 19, 2014 @ 4:04 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

It isn’t every day you get to interview a crowdfunding campaign creator that is currently sitting on top of a $2 million raise with over a month to go, but that is what Alon Goren and myself will be doing Monday, February 24th at 2:00… Read More

February 19, 2014 @ 9:58 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Lobbyists. Love them or hate them, they have a strong voice in the political narrative here in the United States, and sometimes the goals of a lobby do not align with the goals of the American people. According to the polls, that is precisely what… Read More

February 19, 2014 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding has been the catalyst for many incredibly unique and innovative creations. It has also spawned more than a few new and fascinating methods of financing a growing number of niche verticals. Blancfleet is one of those new unique verticals as they look to make… Read More

February 18, 2014 @ 7:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

CultureCrowd, an organization that helps the arts and creative industries with equity crowdfunding by connecting their audiences and developing new revenue streams, has declared the future has arrived and that 2013 will be noted as a turning point for crowdfunding and the arts. Back in… Read More

February 18, 2014 @ 9:26 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Last updated Tuesday, February 18 @ 10:42 AM EST When I came across The Dash on Kickstarter, I thought it was a mistake. $2 million raised with 41 days to go? That is impressive even by Kickstarter’s standards. Munich, Germany-based Bragi LLC has raised this… Read More

February 17, 2014 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

BeerBods, a company that delivers 12 beers to subscribers every 12 weeks, quickly raised their £100,000 crowdfunding goal in just one day and then continued over-funding hitting £150,000 in the next twelve hours. Launched in 2012, BeerBod’s original intent was to offer 15% equity in… Read More

February 15, 2014 @ 4:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Company Claims No Credit Card Information Has Been Stolen. In a note to users of the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, CEO Yancy Strickler announced that unauthorized access to customer data had occurred as hackers had compromised the Kickstarter platform. The information was said to have come… Read More

February 14, 2014 @ 6:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

“The Results Have Been Inspiring”. Betaworks,  a startup studio and seed stage funding group based in New York City, launched their own crowdfunding platform earlier this week.  Appropriately called Alphaworks (it’s a progression), this is a their funding platform with a mission to: “To empower… Read More

February 13, 2014 @ 8:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kiva is a pretty cool site.  The entire concept of micro-finance and getting funds straight into the hands of the people who are going to put it to work has totally altered the world of foreign aid.  What’s even cooler about Kiva is the fact… Read More

February 12, 2014 @ 9:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Somolend, a high profile crowdfunding startup, has settled with the State of Ohio over allegations by the State the company had transgressed state securities laws.  The company was previously led by Candace Klein, who had become one of the leading champions for the fast growing… Read More

February 12, 2014 @ 10:05 am By Charles Luzar  |  

It’s one of the top 1,000 web sites in the world. It’s been used to fund small, personal pet projects and it’s been used to spur enormous companies. It creates jobs. It’s a platform, an idea, and now even a verb. Do you start a… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 9:42 am By Charles Luzar  |  

UPDATE: This Kickstarter campaign was cancelled at approximately 1:30 PM EST. The reason for the cancellation comes via a backer update posted today… Thank you for your support of Jeremy Spencer’s tour and music. We have received some truly unfortunate news from Jeremy and have… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 9:17 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

While the commenting period officially ended this past week, letters with recommendations on Title III crowdfunding or Regulation CF continue to be posted on the SEC web site.  The letter from global law firm Seyfarth Shaw was posted yesterday   The approach is simple, limit it… Read More

February 10, 2014 @ 9:18 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Saying a web site is the Match.com or Airbnb of some niche has become a bit clichè, but in the case of Geostellar it is probably most apt to call it the Kayak of solar installations. Part search engine and part matchmaking service, Geostellar aims… Read More

February 9, 2014 @ 7:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding on Indiegogo Mars One, which hopes to be the first private mission to Mars, is set to close at the end of the day short of hitting their $400,000 goal.  The campaign is a flexible funding project so all funds will be received by… Read More

February 9, 2014 @ 6:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White testified before the Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Committee this past week.  In her prepared comments, entitled “Oversight of Financial Stability and Data Security“, she addressed a litany of challenges and initiatives presently being addressed… Read More

February 7, 2014 @ 11:22 am By JD Alois  |  

  Fastest Campaign Ever on Kickstarter to Raise Goal of $250,000. Mobile personal Theater “Glyph” recently went over the $1 million mark crowdfunding on Kickstarter. Currently this project is the most funded / active campaign on the platform just ahead of RPG Kingdom Come Deliverance…. Read More