General News

June 10, 2014 @ 5:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The infographic below comes from VerifyInvestor – a company that is in the space of verifying accredited investors who may participate in private placements. As part of Title II of the JOBS Act there are verification requirements to participate (you just can’t promise to be… Read More

June 10, 2014 @ 4:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few weeks after the closing of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, Harmonix announced over the weekend its already hard at work on the new version of the game “Amplitude,” which is set to hit PS3 and PS4 in March 2015. Art director and project… Read More

June 10, 2014 @ 1:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Data company Beauhurst has published a report on United Kingdom equity investment activity for the month of May and apparently it is a record breaker.  For this past month, 74 deals valued at over £270 million has “surpassed all records for recent years”. Beauhurst, which… Read More

June 10, 2014 @ 7:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Online crowdsourcing solution for translation, copywriting and proofreading firm, TextMaster has raised €1,000,000 in funding from Alven Capital, eFounders and Cédric Siré (founder of Webedia group) who joins the company’s existing business angels Fabrice Grinda (founder of OLX), Thibaud Elzière (founder of Fotolia) and Geoffroy… Read More

June 9, 2014 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

“Crowdfunding websites are the purest illustration of the American dream in action,” explains Joseph Ferriolo, director of Wise Business Plans, which helps businesses in every stage of development plan for sustainable growth. “It’s the democratic process turn toward supporting one another goals and accomplishments, and… Read More

June 9, 2014 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EarlyIQ, Inc. announced on Monday morning a new feature targeted at simplifying compliance with Bad Actor provisions under U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Regulation D, Rule 506 (d). Under the rule, certain disqualifying events must be monitored and disclosed in order to offer securities in… Read More

June 9, 2014 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdentials, a compliance firm that services the fast growing investment crowdfunding industry, has announced the addition of a securities attorney to help strengthen their team and develop their fast growing suite of JOBS Act compliance software products. Cary Zimmerman brings nearly a decade of legal… Read More

June 8, 2014 @ 9:27 pm By Kendall Almerico  |  

Kickstarter recently announced major changes to the way they approve campaigns on their site. The first change is a creation of a “Launch Now” button where a project, if it successfully passes through an algorithm, can be immediately posted on the site. This removes the… Read More

June 7, 2014 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Company Discloses Development of Investment Crowdfunding Platform. National Holdings Corporation, a full-service investment banking and asset management firm, today announced pending changes to its Board of Directors in advance of its annual shareholder meeting to be held on July 28th. The Board of Directors announced… Read More

June 6, 2014 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Known for its value-added crowdfunding legal IP and marketing service, KarmaKrowd provides a full suite of management consulting services to help creative inventors, scientists and entrepreneurs turn creative ideas into revenue producing businesses. Once IP assets have been identified and protected, entrepeneurs can then turn… Read More

June 6, 2014 @ 9:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wisconsin’s startup companies finally have another way to raising capital! A new state law, signed into law by Governor Scott Walker last year, now grants up and coming entrepreneurs rights to raise up to $1 million from state investors through online crowdfunding websites. Up to… Read More

June 6, 2014 @ 8:37 am By Barry James  |  

Crowdfunding Sees Growing Regulatory Support. “We are now looking for areas where the system itself needs to adapt to new technology or broader change – rather than the other way round. We want to ensure that positive developments, the ones that promise to improve the lives of… Read More

June 5, 2014 @ 4:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) has announced their convention will be held in Paris, France this coming December.  The gathering will attract stakeholders from all aspects of the emerging crowdfunding industry.  Organizers hope to continue to build upon the continents promising growth and further develop the… Read More

June 5, 2014 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The team behind Lima, an innovative technology that consolidates all of your content, enabling you to see the same files on all of your devices regardless of operating system or device size, today announced that Partech Ventures, an American-European Fund, has invested $2.5 million in a… Read More

June 5, 2014 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peter Thiel introduced the 2014 class of new Thiel fellows on Thursday. The fourth set of young entrepreneurs to be award Thiel Fellowships, the fellows will receive support to bring their innovative scientific and technical projects to life, learn entrepreneurship from the group up, and… Read More

June 4, 2014 @ 4:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Crowdsourcing Week (CSW) Summit in Brussels may be sold out, but now crowdfunding platform MyMicroInvest will present a live crowdfunding round and anyone from anywhere can participate! This event will kick off June 5th, 9:50 a.m. Brussels local time. The session will present two… Read More

June 4, 2014 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), the Southeast’s largest entrepreneurial support organization, has released its Innovators Report, showing that entrepreneurial companies in North Carolina collectively raised more than $461 million through equity investments, grants and awards in 2013. The report also finds that 108 unique… Read More

June 4, 2014 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Big Names Provide Matching Funds to Fix Badly Broken Congress. Political MayDay PAC hit their initial goal of crowdfunding $1 million two weeks ahead of schedule.  Now the social campaign has launched the next phase of its effort by targeting their next fundraising goa of… Read More

June 4, 2014 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platforms from 10 different European countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain and UK) met last week in Paris to discuss the opportunities offered by this new form of capital allocation which, according to the World Bank, will be worth… Read More

June 3, 2014 @ 8:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dark Horse Pros (DHP), a company committed to serious athletes, sponsors their very own “On the Edge Video Contest 2014” for athletes participating in action and extreme sports, with cash prizes totaling up to $5,000. From now until July 6th, entrants can upload their video… Read More