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January 6, 2014 @ 1:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Small Business Administration has scheduled a Small Business Roundtable on Crowdfunding. The event will be taking place on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at the SBA offices in Washington, DC.  As previously reported the two hour meeting will feature prominent Securities Attorney and Crowdfund Insider columnist… Read More

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

Modena, Italy based company GlassUp may claim the first non-UK listing on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs.  The company is seeking to raise £100,000 for 7.69% equity in the tech company.  Pre-money valuation of GlassUp is posted at £1,200,390.   The company had previously completed a… Read More

January 6, 2014 @ 8:29 am By Charles Luzar  |  

GrowthCap.co launches today as a funding platform with an aim to connect institutional investors with established private companies. Specifically, the site is targeting high-growth private companies with capital needs north of $10 million and up to or exceeding $75 million. GrowthCap aims to become the… Read More

January 5, 2014 @ 5:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mission is to create new, innovative and flexible system of funding for independent media. The media landscape is scattered with traditional companies attempting to adapt to a future where their culture is the biggest obstacle.  Then there are the digital entrepreneurs building new models to… Read More

January 3, 2014 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Woody Harrelson is of course best known for his many successful films and television characters including the recent mega-hit Hunger Games series.  What many people do not know is that he is also an avid environmentalist and entrepreneur.  Now you can add crowdfunder to Woody’s… Read More

January 2, 2014 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Academy Award nominated actor Mark Ruffalo is doing some grass-roots campaigning for Solar energy and he is partnering with Mosaic to get it done. In an emailed missive to Mosaic supporters the well known actor shared his ambition to place Solar energy at the top… Read More

December 31, 2013 @ 5:59 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Crowdfund Global Expo Features Leading Experts in Debt, Equity and Real Estate Crowdfinance for In-depth Education on the Opportunities and Risks of New Financial Regulations Coastal Shows, the organizer for the Crowdfund Global Expo, taking place at the San Diego Convention Center January 30-31, 2014, has… Read More

December 31, 2013 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Targets Growth, both Domestic and International, for 2104. December was a good month for equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs.  Boosted by their own, incredibly successful, self-crowdfunding round, the UK based company raised over £3 million via their site during the last month of the year.  The… Read More

December 30, 2013 @ 4:32 pm By Georgia Quinn  |  

By December 18, 2014 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had proposed or adopted regulations mandated by Titles II, III and IV of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (JOBS Act). Those regulations impact crowdfunding in many ways. Issuers will now have a… Read More

December 30, 2013 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

There have been multiple crowdfunding initiatives looking to raise funds for space based technologies or ventures.  From new propulsion techniques to incredible space telescopes, crowdfunding is being used to finance the exploration of space.  There have been multiple crowdfunding campaigns focused on the red-planet of… Read More

December 29, 2013 @ 5:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

The list below represents the largest investment crowdfunding campaigns in Germany during 2013.  The compilation is courtesy of Crowdstreet.de and includes the largest equity campaigns from a variety of crowdfunding sites.  Klaus-Martin Meyer is the owner and operator of Crowdstreet.de, a blog that covers the German… Read More

December 29, 2013 @ 2:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Farmable has a vision to create a crowdfunding platform that empowers small holder farmers, fight hunger, and create a sustainable business one cow at a time and they are starting in Ghana. Without reliance on external aid or charity, Farmable wants to provide a path from… Read More

December 28, 2013 @ 10:41 am By JD Alois  |  

The campaign creators for the campy 80’s style action film Kung Fury must still be in shock as they launched their crowdfunding campaign this past Thursday and rocketed past their $200,000 goal on Friday.  As of today the campaign, which is in their very first… Read More

December 27, 2013 @ 1:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to reports, the hearing scheduled by the Ohio Division of Securities with former SoMoLend CEO Candace Klein has now been postponed until late February 2014.  This is the second postponement for the Cease and Desist notice which was originally filed by the state of… Read More

December 27, 2013 @ 10:04 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Kung Fury is part comedy, part action and – from the looks of the trailer – completely hilarious. The movie is currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter and the film’s creator is seeking $200,000 from the crowd to turn the movie into a feature length film. With… Read More

December 26, 2013 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Well known charity St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital is getting some help from donation crowdfunding site Prizeo this Holiday season.  Mariah Carey is using the platform to help raise $250,000 and one lucky donor will receive a private concert at her home in New York… Read More

December 24, 2013 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bigger does not always mean better but we all find high profile, big money crowdfunding campaigns interesting and of note.  They may act as a barometer for new products, or services, and can distill future industry trends. The top rewards campaign for 2013, the Veronica… Read More

December 24, 2013 @ 11:20 am By John Scaletta, Motion Source  |  

In November of 2013 my company, Motion Source Video Production, ran a Kickstarter campaign for a shoulder rig for video cameras. The campaign was very successful, with final totals leaving us at 376% funded beyond our original funding goal. In preparation for the campaign my… Read More

December 24, 2013 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading Australia based crowdfunding platform has announced they have “spread their wings” and hit the shores of both Malaysia and Singapore in Southeast Asia.  Crowdfunders in both of these countries are now able to crowd fund in their own currencies:  Malaysian Ringit and Singapore Dollars…. Read More

December 23, 2013 @ 5:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In applying a loose definition of the term “crowdfunding,” Rodrigo Nino stands as the undisputed king of the emerging fundraising methodology. He and his team at Prodigy Network crowdfunded a building in Colombia to the tune of over $175 million from investors both in Colombia… Read More