General News

September 29, 2014 @ 10:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last Friday (September 26th), New York City police announced they have been searching for the perpetrator that broke into Kickstarter’s headquarters and stole some electronics earlier in the week. CBS New York reported that around 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday (September 24th), the suspect entered the… Read More

September 28, 2014 @ 10:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) is holding their annual educational summit in Washington, DC this week.   Registration is still open for the two day event that is described as  the “Premier  Annual Education Event” for the crowdfunding industry’s non-profit trade association. Topics scheduled for… Read More

September 28, 2014 @ 5:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has published a report on markets for small capitalization equities as part of the requirement of the JOBS Act to study decimalization and trading of small cap companies.  Questions of liquidity and market efficacy have been ruminating at the SEC… Read More

September 28, 2014 @ 4:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Richmond, Virginia based WealthForge has announced the opening of to new satellite offices in both New York City and San Francisco.  The company expects to open an additional office in Los Angeles later this year. WealthForge is a technology provider and broker / dealer that… Read More

September 27, 2014 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

In a comment letter addressed to SEC Chair Mary Jo White, 24 members of Congress have demanded the SEC keep state “Blue Sky Review” preemption as part of Title IV of the JOBS Act, commonly referred to Regulation A+.  The Congressmen also requested removal of… Read More

September 27, 2014 @ 8:28 am By JD Alois  |  

This past July global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd published an announcement they had raised $60 million for 46 companies.  In a report filed with TechCrunch yesterday, the pace of growth appears to be increasing as they state they have funded 50 companies with at least $70… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 10:58 am By Erin Hobey  |  

VibeWrite, the digital pen that independently recognizes handwriting and in conjunction with a vast number of  applications, is set to close on Seedmatch today. Having raised over  € 565K over the course of its campaign, the startup surpassed its initial crowdfunding goal of € 184,750… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 10:17 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Creating stylish safety gear for cyclists, Torch Apparel has ignited investor interest on Seedrs, securing over £124K for the 21.66% equity offered.  The campaign is currently overfunding, surpassing its modest initial £50K goal. Torch Apparel focuses on stylish safety for cyclists, featuring its hugely-successful 2012 Kickstarter hit T1 helmet and upcoming… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 9:25 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Stay Fit Housing LLC, a corporate housing and wellness company based in Los Angeles and New York City, announced a partnership with Soothe to be the official massage service for Stay Fit Housing guests.  Stay Fit Housing also recently began  its crowdfunding campaign on AngelList…. Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 6:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In case you missed it last night, creators of the hit Comedy Central television show South Park decided to share their own views of the crowdfunding method during the latest episode, which was titled “Go Fund Yourself.” According to The Verge, the episode attacked crowdfunding giant Kickstarter, startup… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 4:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the UK the first publicly listed equity crowdfunding round was a smashing success so why not the same in the United States?  The JOBS Act and the various provisions were largely designed to assist startups gain access to much needed capital but the intent… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 2:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday (September 25th), Reed MIDEM announced co-founder and chief development officer of Indiegogo, Danae Ringelmann, is set to be the keynote speaker at the annual music industry tradeshow, Midem 2015. According to Billboard, during the Midem Talks conference sessions, Ringelmann will discuss how crowdfunding offers… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Last month Harvard Business School published a case study on the real estate crowdfunding platform Prodigy Network and its founder Rodrigo Niño.  Authors Karim Lakhani, Katja Hutter and Greta Priar, reviewed the dramatic rise of Prodigy Network and the vision of Niño that “crowdfunding will… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kimbia, a provider of online crowdfunding, and event management solutions, announced today that its client, Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT), raised a record-breaking $26.3 million in its 18-hour North Texas Giving Day. Hosted by CFT, the largest community foundation in Texas, the sixth annual North Texas Giving… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 10:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

MoveYourMountain.org is a crowdfunding organization that is currently responding to the devastation currently being caused by the California fires, especially the King Fire burning close to their main headquarters in Reno, NV. The fire has crossed into Placer County, CA and burned into the Tahoe… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

ieCrowd, a platform that enables anyone to participate in helping them find, fund and commercialize breakthrough life and health discoveries, has announced a new life science business group.  Molly Schmid has been appointed to lead the new initiative at ieCrowd.  The new Life Science Business… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 9:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) announced a $200,000 Innovation Fund grant to Financing for Development (F4D). The grant aims to increase equity and access to healthcare supplies and services in Latin America and the Caribbean through the Coalition’s Market Development Approaches Working… Read More

September 24, 2014 @ 9:49 am By Jason Futko  |  

There is a lot of media focus on crowdfunding, but sometimes the types of crowdfunding are not properly distinguished. You hear a lot about the Kickstarter’s and Indiegogo’s of the world and people are confusing these with actual investments in companies. To understand debt (lending)… Read More

September 24, 2014 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ReverseMergers.com, a firm dedicated to taking mid and microcap companies public through reverse mergers with public shell corporations is seeking strategic partnerships with crowdfunding consultants and crowdfunding portals. The partnerships are aimed at benefiting crowdfunding companies now and in the near future as the full… Read More

September 24, 2014 @ 8:09 am By Rania Nasis, MD  |  

  The medical achievements of the last century will be dwarfed by the achievements of this century. Advances in technology will help make the practice of medicine better, faster, (and eventually) cheaper. Patients stand to benefit the most from this, and as everyone one of… Read More