General News

January 8, 2016 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Investment crowdfunding platform StartEngine has announced a significant investment from SE Agoura Investment LLC, a company associated with Aubrey Chernick who is also the founder of NextGen Crowdfunding. According to the announcement, the new capital will be used to boost awareness and grow the equity crowdfunding… Read More

January 8, 2016 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

If you are looking for a power point presentation on the equity crowdfunding rules under Title III of the JOBS Act here it is. The actual document is hundreds of pages long but this deck does a great job of distilling what you can, and… Read More

January 8, 2016 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged two Bitcoin mining companies for a Ponzi Scheme last month as part of an ongoing investigation into the activities of Homero Joshua Garza. Yesterday the SEC filed for an entry of default as  Garza apparently has not responded to… Read More

January 7, 2016 @ 5:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC dedicates much of its time and resources hunting down crooks and white collar thugs. In fact, the agency spent almost a billion dollars in the last fiscal year fostering and enforcing compliance with Federal securities laws. And why is that? Because there will… Read More

January 7, 2016 @ 4:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Revealing somewhat bad news to its Kickstarter backers, Nextbit announced to both early adopters and GSM models will be shipped next month. The Nextbit team stated in an update: “We’ve got some news Rebels. Unfortunately, it’s bad news but not as bad as you might think…. Read More

January 7, 2016 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Crowdfunder UK offered up two types of advice for the How to Crowdfund series. Recently, the reward-based crowdfunding platform revealed how important communication really is for campaigns. The Crowdfunder UK team declared in a blog post: “When you have done a good job on something,… Read More

January 7, 2016 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Crowdcube alum Camden Town Brewery announced it has been acquired by mega brewer AB InBev. This made the small business the equity crowdfunding platform’s second exit. Now, Crowdcube is ready to share details about the future of the food and beverage industry: “As you may have… Read More

January 7, 2016 @ 12:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Indiegogo success Bluesmart, announced that it will be debuting its the larger version of its luggage at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The company shared that the Bluesmart Check-in uses smart technology that provides people with the ultimate in hassle-free traveling, including real-time… Read More

January 7, 2016 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Millennium Trust Company  announced the launch of its centralized online service known as Millennium Alternative Investment Network ™ (MAIN). According to Millennium, MAIN delivers an efficient end-to-end solution for individuals and advisors looking to hold alternative investments within either IRAs or taxable custody accounts…. Read More

January 7, 2016 @ 10:31 am By JD Alois  |  

The 15 finalists for the 3rd Hardware Battlefield have been announced by TechCrunch. Submissions for the event began last fall and competitors hope to have a shot at a $50,000 prize. Of course, the real prize is the exposure in front of the gazillion of CES… Read More

January 7, 2016 @ 10:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyShares announced on Thursday that an offering involving an office building in Phoenix has been successfully exited. This is considered one of the largest crowdfunded real estate investments in the city’s metropolitan area and has reportedly performed better than expected. Investors in the transaction are being… Read More

January 7, 2016 @ 8:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, serviced apartments provider, thesqua.re, announced it has closed an investment round of $2 million from Crowd2Fund and OakNorth Bank. thesqua.re, which was previously known as House of Modern Living or MoLi, was founded in 2009 and has grown profitably at 80% CAGR to cross $10… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 10:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

COIN, the credit card replacement that stores digital data to streamline payments, has partnered with MasterCard (NYSE: MA) to provide financial transactions with a group of well-known companies selling wearable tech. COIN, now on its 2.0 iteration, will provide both hardware and software which can be… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 8:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

The One Spark has announced today 18 individuals who have agreed to serve as jurors for the 2016 One Spark festival. Organizers state that new for 2016, jury members will hand pick the creators to participate in the One Spark festival. The jury selection process… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 5:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo is targeting a new audience and it is not early stage firms. Indiegogo is going big by leveraging its experience and tool-kit with product launches and marketing of large corporations.  Indiegogo has already seen several successful corporate crowdfunding campaigns but as of today, they… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 4:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CFX Markets, a secondary market for crowdfunding assets, announced on Wednesday its online market is now open to the public. According to the company, the secondary market effectively acts as a stock exchange for crowdfunding investments, allowing investors to buy and sell shares from other participants… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celebrating Oculus’ recent announcement about backers finally receiving their Rift headsets, Kickstarter revealed on Wednesday the most innovative crowdfunding campaigns that hit its popular platform over the years. The crowdfunding giant shared in a recent blog post: “If you check out the projects on Kickstarter… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Acquire Real Estate announced the launch of its online interactive calculator. This feature is said to help investors develop a better understanding about  their individual returns from potential real estate investments. Acquire Real Estate’s Cash Flow Calculator, which also displays legal fees, percent… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Early Shares announced on Wednesday it has unveiled its very own predictions for 2016’s real estate crowdfunding. The platform shared: “2013 marked the inception of the real estate crowdfunding market, and 2014 saw its rise, and 2015 saw it soar. Early estimates projected our young… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform EquityNet unveiled a new equity crowdfunding checklist that will help businesses find success with their upcoming campaigns. The following was reported by EquityNet. The company is legally formed – in this instance; the platform used an LLC as an example: Choose a… Read More