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November 18, 2013 @ 8:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Nicola Horlick is back on Seedrs again but this time she is crowdfunding a London Restaurant – Times Place Brasserie. This follows her first go at crowdfunding on Seedrs where she funded her startup, Glentham Capital, an off shore company which was set up to… Read More

November 17, 2013 @ 5:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coming out of Sydney, Australia, Ninja Blocks have logged their second success using the Kickstarter to launch a new product.  In March of 2012 they raised $102,935 on a goal of $24,000 for their first step in creating a dynamic interconnected world with their Ninja… Read More

November 15, 2013 @ 2:01 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

We’re beginning to get a better picture of what the long-rumored secondary JOBS Act bill may look like, thanks at least in part to recent remarks by Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. The full video is below… Of note is… Read More

November 14, 2013 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Single Card Replaces All Credit Cards, Debit Cards & Loyalty Cards. As hard as I try to minimize the number of cards I lug around in my wallet the number continues to grow.  Yes I have an app for loyalty cards which I regularly use,… Read More

November 14, 2013 @ 8:25 am By Charles Luzar  |  

RealtyShares has announced the public launch of their accredited-only real estate crowdfunding platform. The site joins a growing cadre of platforms active in the real estate niche including Prodigy Network, Realty Mogul, Fundrise and others. RealtyShares has been in beta, testing the market with five… Read More

November 13, 2013 @ 11:03 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The same individual backed over 150 projects. We have been in communication with a number of project owners, all of whom have been duped out of money by this scammer. This scam has been going on for months; one project backer lost over $5000, and… Read More

November 12, 2013 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

With only a few days left to go in this crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, LUCI, Advanced Lucid Dream Inducer was cancelled after having raised $363,302 on a goal of just $40,000.  Funds raised had reportedly broken the $400,000 mark but as allegations of fraud started… Read More

November 10, 2013 @ 12:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Launched in 2011 the mission is simple: connect communities and individuals with renewable energy projects while providing reasonable returns to investors. Abundance Generation is in the business of crowdfunding solar and wind projects where everyone benefits.  Regulated by British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the company… Read More

November 9, 2013 @ 12:38 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Pledge a huge amount of money. Secure the promise of an awesome reward. Wait for the rewards to ship. File a dispute with Amazon Payments. Get your money back. It is a simple scam, and it may have worked for one “Encik Farhan” to the… Read More

November 8, 2013 @ 7:11 am By Samuel Guzik  |  

On the Proposed SEC Regulations & Crowdfunding – A Postscript. Behind the unanimous vote that accompanied the SEC’s issuance of proposed crowdfunding regulations on October 23, 2013, I sensed that there was more afoot behind the congenial surface.  It seemed unlikely to this Commission observer… Read More

November 7, 2013 @ 6:00 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Today Governor Scott Walker signed Rep. David Craig’s CASE (crowdfunding and securities exemptions) for Jobs Act (2013 Wisconsin Act 52) into law, putting Wisconsin in an innovative group of states leading the way in expanding access to small business capital. In response, Rep. Craig (R-Town… Read More

November 7, 2013 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

UK Program, Used by Crowfunding Platforms,  Dramatically Encourages Investments in Small Businesses. Her Majesty’s Treasury has released some initial results from their Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) which is a widely used tax incentive on UK based equity crowdfunding platforms.  The HM Majesty’s early data… Read More

November 6, 2013 @ 10:12 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Real estate is a huge driver of growth in the crowdfunding space, and it plays an important role in furthering crowdfunding’s exposure in the global narrative. Real estate investing can provide a nice balance of safety and return, and these investments are backed by tangible… Read More

November 4, 2013 @ 8:00 am By Samuel Guzik  |  

(Editors Note: The content below was corrected to reflect text included in the original article that was not clearly attributed to Dara Albright.) There was an air of euphoria in the crowdfunding community on October 23 when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission finally issued… Read More

November 3, 2013 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Corporate Attorney T. Hale Boggs, a partner at well respected law firm Manatt, founded their Palo Alto office in 1998.  He also helped establish the San Francisco office.  He has had the unique opportunity to work with a very diverse clientele in the Silicon Valley… Read More

November 3, 2013 @ 10:49 am By Charles Luzar  |  

British investment fund manager Nicola Horlick is planning to launch a lending-based crowdfunding portal in the UK market. Called Money&Co, the company aims to take on stalwart UK crowdfunding platforms like Crowdcube and Seedrs for a share of the growing crowdfinance market. Yes, Crowdcube and… Read More

November 1, 2013 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

BloomVC (or Bloom Venture Catalyst), a rewards based platform launched in 2011, was founded to fill the funding gap for innovative ideas, community initiatives and small business.  Founder and CEO Amanda Boyle has been an entrepreneur for over 20 years and understands the joys of success… Read More

October 31, 2013 @ 2:09 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Yesterday the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled “The JOBS Act At A Year And A Half: Assessing Progress And Unmet Opportunities.” It was set to be a particularly interesting hearing because of the panel, which included… Read More

October 31, 2013 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding and co-creation platform JumpStartFund is determined to keep Elon Musk’s Hyperloop mass transport dream moving forward and they are building a team which is forging ahead. The incubator has announced the formation of a new company, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, which will be led by… Read More

October 30, 2013 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) – a stalwart proponent of crowdfunding – has put together a fabulous overview of the regulatory environments for crowdfunding across Europe, North American and Israel – 29 countries in all.  The publishing team included the vital support of Tanja Aschenbeck-Florange… Read More