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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

April 7, 2013 @ 4:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding Food: Modern Times Beer, Lawless Jerky and NutShot Peanut Butter Movies, video games and cool tech captures a lot of headlines but crowdfunding has touched every product and service that exists by now.  One area we have covered from time to time are food… Read More

April 5, 2013 @ 12:50 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Today is the one-year anniversary of the signing of the JOBS Act. The JOBS Act is an extremely ambitious piece of legislation that aims to rework and rewrite regulations that have been in place for the better part of a century. This is especially true… Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 9:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Kickstarter crowdfunding effort launched by Rob Thomas to crowdfund the Veronica Mars film has set a new goal.  Thomas wants their crowdfunding campaign to be the largest ever – in number of supporters. On a recent update posted on their campaign page, Thomas stated,… Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 10:04 am By Charles Luzar  |  

We recently became aware of a patent filing service from Christie Street, a crowdfunding platform that specializes in inventions and bringing new products to market. It makes a lot of sense. Christie Street’s slogan is “Supporting Inventors, Protecting Buyers.” One of the most contentious aspects… Read More

April 3, 2013 @ 6:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Correspondent, an Amsterdam based start-up striving to launch a news site of quality news, has crowdfunded € 1 Million in 8 Days (approximately $1.3 Million).  As announced on the future news sites blog, More than 15,000 participants supported this crowdfunding event which was created by Rob… Read More

April 2, 2013 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a report that makes clear that companies can use social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to announce key information in compliance with Regulation Fair Disclosure (Regulation FD) so long as investors have been alerted about which social… Read More

April 2, 2013 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

As reported earlier today,  the Fung Institute at UC Berkeley has released a conservative estimate for debt and equity crowdfunding for the US Market.  Estimated to be just under $4 Billion, the technical report is posted in its entirety below. Abstract: The 2012 JOBS Act… Read More

April 2, 2013 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Fung Institute Estimate includes both Debt and Equity Crowdfunding for the US Market Crowdfund investing will go live later in 2013. With the release of the proposed crowdfunding rules, a wave of small business and startup financing is expected to sweep the nation. In a… Read More

April 1, 2013 @ 6:09 am By JD Alois  |  

India is a huge, developing country and enormous economy.  With a population of over 1.2 Billion, and a middle class that is expanding dramatically, one would expect the capital formation power of crowdfunding would be taking hold in this dynamic country.  Equity crowdfunding is not… Read More

March 28, 2013 @ 8:24 am By Charles Luzar  |  

As we approach the dawn of equity crowdfunding in the US, one of the challenges portals will eventually face has to do with educating their entrepreneurs about how to stay on the right side of the SEC. Specifically, I want to talk about the difference… Read More

March 27, 2013 @ 6:53 am By Dominique Litmaath River  |  

Crowdfunding started as a unique way to finance something small into something bigger – it has grown larger rather fast into funding or financing just about anything.  Today the largest crowdfunding sites are more generalists.  But we are now starting to see more niche focused… Read More

March 26, 2013 @ 11:25 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Original Grain is getting ready to close a monster $300,000-plus Kickstarter campaign for their wood-accented watches. I wanted to catch up with the Original Grain team and find out how hitting 30 times your original crowdfunding goal may change the rules in the middle of… Read More

March 25, 2013 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

As reported on the pages of Euroalert, “The European Commission has launched the first of the six parts that form the StartUp Europe campaign. A portion of the initiative attempts to structure crowdfunding in Europe.  The key objective of the plan is to interconnect the… Read More

March 25, 2013 @ 4:59 am By Charles Luzar  |  

We’ve put together a list of 20 niche crowdfunding sites we’ve covered on Crowdfund Insider recently. Many of these sites cater to specific interests and geographic areas, and many have unique ways of helping crowdfunders raise funds.  Angeldorm allows individuals to receive donations for college funds. Money… Read More

March 24, 2013 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Current SEC Chairman Elisse Walter will be delivering a speech to the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) via video this week where she will address issues of  international co-operation amongst security regulators.  According to The Australian, she was originally to attend the conference but due… Read More

March 22, 2013 @ 7:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Investment crowdfunding isn’t an idea born on Capitol Hill. It is an idea forged in the minds of entrepreneurs, a child of their own difficulties accessing capital. As Howard J. Leonhardt sat in the White House Rose Garden watching President Obama sign the JOBS Act… Read More

March 21, 2013 @ 9:35 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

UPDATE: No more Kickstarter… see what platform Soylent launches on here Rob Rhinehart recently set out to replace all of his meals with a beverage that delivered everything his body needed to survive and thrive. His now-famous blog post has gone viral, with follow-ups appearing… Read More