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February 27, 2013 @ 4:15 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Celery has launched a payment tool that allows anyone to take pre-orders for a product they plan on creating. Credit cards are not charged until the product is ready to ship. You can see an example page here. According to their web site, Celery is… Read More

February 27, 2013 @ 8:44 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based equity crowdfunding site CrowdCube surpasses £5,000,000 in funds raised.  This amount represents 39 businesses funded £2,547 average amount invested 30,239 members Crowdcube was established in 2011 and claims their platform as the first crowdfunding site  to allow ordinary people invest in start ups… Read More

February 27, 2013 @ 7:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding has  already inexorably altered many  industries.  The financing of Real Estate projects is another example of the power of crowdfunding. The shear efficacy of attracting a disperse and diverse group of individuals to finance a project or business of which they share an affinity is… Read More

February 26, 2013 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Coming from the consulting group Deloitte Touche are their Tcchnology Media and Telecommunications (TMT) predictions for 2013. Crowdfunding and the revolutionary potential of this new industry is a focus of part of Deloitte’s prognostications. There was a previously released version of this report earlier this… Read More

February 24, 2013 @ 5:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Update:  The Crowdfunded Film Inocente won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short.  Congratulations!     Love or hate the annual Oscars, the Academy Awards has become a seminal event for the film industry.  Anticipated almost as much for the antics and theatre that surrounds the… Read More

February 21, 2013 @ 7:32 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Product launches on Kickstarter are the best, aren’t they? It is amazing to see the things people come up with. The following two campaigns on Kickstarter live up to this and then some. They’ll blow your mind! Mycestro, The Next Generation 3D Mouse Ah, the… Read More

February 20, 2013 @ 3:59 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

According to sources in the crowdfunding industry who were present for yesterday’s meetings in Washington, there is reason for cautious optimism in regards to Title III implementation. The message from the industry was clear; We’ve examined the problem domain and we’re ready to go, but… Read More

February 20, 2013 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

For those of us who are fortunate enough to be considered an “Accredited Investor”, crowdfunding is available today.  In fact Private Placements or Regulation D offerings have been around for quite some time.  It is just with the internet and a vibrant interest in crowdfunding… Read More

February 19, 2013 @ 1:15 am By JD Alois  |  

FundTheGap, a new equity crowdfunding platform, has launched their service for start-ups and small businesses in the UK.  They are looking to offer a seamless fundraising channel for businesses looking to raise up to £2m ($3.1M) of investment.  The  site is designed to bring together… Read More

February 17, 2013 @ 2:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Insider recently published a list of white label crowdfunding platforms available today.  As interest in crowdfunding has grown, the diversity of needs and requirements by different crowdfunding groups has created a growing and dynamic market for various platforms and options. Running y0ur own crowdfunding… Read More

February 15, 2013 @ 1:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Insider recently received a tip from one of our visitors (Thanks!  You are the best!) regarding a posting on the Veeqo blog regarding the crowdfunding experience of Matt Warren founder of both Veeqo and Jura.  Jura sells watches in the UK and around the… Read More

February 14, 2013 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

UK equity crowdfunding site Crowdcube announce the successful funding of two companies listed on their site today.  Bike Leasing which successfully raised £80,000 for 16% equity in the corporation by receiving support of 46 investors.  The A shares were listed at £7,500 each. The start… Read More

February 13, 2013 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

  Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com   Daniel Gorfine, Director, Financial Markets Policy and Legal Council at the Milken Institute, was interviewed yesterday on Fox Business regarding the Jobs Act and crowdfunding.  If you have 6 minutes the interview is worth watching.  Gorfine and… Read More

February 13, 2013 @ 7:01 am By JD Alois  |  

It used to be that stock transactions were a laborious task.  Phone calls were made, account verifications were processed, confirmations were mailed and summarily filed away.  The advent of internet based stock trading was a natural and exciting evolution of  investing in equities.  No longer… Read More

February 12, 2013 @ 10:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

SeedInvest co-founders Ryan Feit and James Han always knew they wanted to start a business, even as they both found themselves working in New York private equity firms. That entrepreneurial drive took them back to Wharton to pursue their MBAs. While at Wharton, Feit read… Read More

February 11, 2013 @ 7:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Promises Made An individual identifying himself as Michael Waller of Syracuse, NY launched a Kickstarter campaign in the summer of 2012. The project was called the “MD-Pen,” or “minimal and durable pen.” It is an aluminum housing compatible with many off-the-shelf pen cartridges. Pre-orders were offered… Read More

February 9, 2013 @ 4:20 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

UPDATE: The bill has been deferred A bill has been introduced by a group of Republican legislators in Hawaii aims to create a state-sponsored platform for crowdfunding projects. From billtrack50.com… Introduced Chamber: Lower Introduced Session: 2013 Regular Session Bill Summary:Creates a state crowdfunding website, which allows members… Read More

February 7, 2013 @ 9:10 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The SEC has a mandate to protect investors while facilitating access to capital. The crowdfunding industry has a mandate to facilitate access to capital while protecting investors. In theory, the goals of the SEC and the crowdfunding industry align. Industry participants know that there will… Read More

February 6, 2013 @ 6:45 am By Charles Luzar  |  

One of the interesting points that emerged from last week’s Sunshine Act meeting of the SEC Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies was the following recommendation: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should facilitate and encourage the creation of a separate U.S. equity market… Read More

February 4, 2013 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Seed&Spark, an Independent film crowdfunding site launched last year, has crowdfunded over $146,000 in funding plus goods and services for seven films in first 60 days.  Seed&Spark, founded by Emily Best, set out last year on a quest to create a crowdfunding platform and ecosystem… Read More