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April 25, 2013 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

As laws and perceptions regarding marijuana usage start to change, new business ventures soon follow.  Legalization is slowing growing in the United States and crowdfunding will, inevitably, be a part of it. Enter WECANNA, a new web site that is focusing on the industry of… Read More

April 24, 2013 @ 8:19 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that AngelList will roll out it’s investment crowdfunding service to all its accredited users this week. The system has been available in beta form for months now and has reportedly raised over $6 million for 18 companies from 620… Read More

April 24, 2013 @ 8:36 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Zach Braff is perhaps most famous for his prominent role on the hit TV show “Scrubs,” but he also wrote and directed “Garden State.” The 2004 movie which also featured Natalie Portman won various awards, including a Grammy for best soundtrack. It is now a… Read More

April 23, 2013 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The TABB Group recently published a research report entitled, Capital Reformation: Alternative Financing and the Fate of Intermediaries,  part of this report discussed the emerging industry of crowdfunding and its impact on the finance industry in general. “Wall Street is No Longer a Protected Class”… Read More

April 22, 2013 @ 7:30 am By Sang Lee  |  

This article is contributed by Sang Lee (@rocsang), CEO and founder of Return on Change, the next generation’s investment crowdfunding portal (www.returnonchange.com). Follow Return on Change @rocspeaks for investment crowdfunding advice and updates. As we are (hopefully) nearing the implementation of investment crowdfunding, it is becoming ever… Read More

April 20, 2013 @ 6:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding as Entertainment. Kickstarter has announced a new method of viewing crowdfunding on their platform:  Video Mode.  A statement on Kickstarter indicated they had been “blown away” by the high caliber of video pitches they have experienced on their site.  They specifically mentioned, Allison Weiss,… Read More

April 19, 2013 @ 9:42 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The concept of “crowd wisdom” is often cited as a strength of crowdsourcing and crowdfunding. The wisdom of the crowd is the process of taking into account the collective opinion of a group of individuals rather than a single expert to answer a question. A large group’s… Read More

April 18, 2013 @ 7:54 am By Charles Luzar  |  

I look forward to talking tomorrow. I have 2 worries – one is that if these guys (CFA, et al) feel this strongly, it seems like we should give them a comment period. Its not really asking for much… The other is that I don’t want… Read More

April 17, 2013 @ 9:35 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In a few hours, Elisse Walter will sit in front of members of the House of Representatives Oversight Committee to answer questions on why key elements of the JOBS Act are still in limbo more than a year after the Act was signed into law…. Read More

April 17, 2013 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube has released they have raised almost £1 Million in equity funding in April.  Four crowdunding companies were raising funds to achieve this level. East End Manufacturing – A clothing manufacturer located in East London raised £150,000 The RushMore Group – A parent company for… Read More

April 16, 2013 @ 7:33 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Yesterday the Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CfIRA), an industry group representing crowdfunding intermediaries, submitted a letter to the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations urging those frustrated with inaction to apply pressure to those who have the power to enact change. This letter precedes tomorrow’s… Read More

April 15, 2013 @ 7:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

After recently hearing about Sharewave, I wanted to track down the Sharewave team in an effort to hear more about the company and how they can help entrepreneurs interface with their investors. They were able to share some really interesting insight into how the platform… Read More

April 14, 2013 @ 10:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding site RocketHub has started a project with Popular Science to crowdfund their readers best ideas.  Popular Science has been around for a long time.  By their own records over 140 years having been founded in 1872 by Edward Youmans whose mission was to share… Read More

April 13, 2013 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based Equity Crowdfunding platform Seedrs has announced hitting their first £1 Million milestone after only 9 months.  This amount represents capital raised for 21 UK based start-ups.  The platform has ramped up quickly with the bulk of funds, £700,000, being raised in the past… Read More

April 13, 2013 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The Veronica Mars film crowdfunding saga has been covered extensively in the press, including these pages.  The incredible amount of funds, the high profile of the organizers and the glam of Hollywood have combined to create a compelling crowdfunding odyssey which has come to exemplify… Read More

April 12, 2013 @ 1:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A big part of the crowdfunding narrative has been centered around the concept of concious capitalism and an increased awareness of the complex relationship between industry and society. Through crowdfunding, backers and investors have an opportunity to vote with their wallets and reward those companies that consider… Read More

April 11, 2013 @ 12:21 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Today the US House of Representatives Committee on Small Business held a meeting today in an effort to provide an update on the implementation of the JOBS Act. Two panels were invited to testify on the record. The first panel included Lona Nallengara and John Ramsay of… Read More

April 11, 2013 @ 12:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

North Carolina Introduces Bill to Legalize Crowdfunding in North Carolina. As the parlor game surrounding the question as to when the SEC will release their thoughts on regulating crowdfunding, some states are looking to move forward without the guidance of our federal government. In North… Read More

April 10, 2013 @ 7:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Monday’s conference on crowdfunding fraud and regulation in Washington, DC was an event I had been looking forward to for some time. It didn’t disappoint. Organized by Virginia-based CrowdCheck, the speaking roster of this conference was distinctly and obviously set up to put all sides… Read More

April 8, 2013 @ 10:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, has surpassed their stated $1 Million goal on Kickstarter by raising just shy of $2 Million via support from over 22,000 backers.  This comes soon after the most money raised by a video game was announced as Torment: Tides of… Read More