General News

April 30, 2014 @ 3:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CFIRA) is set to host a free webinar this Wednesday, May 1, at 1PM EST regarding the legal and regulatory requirements for investment crowdfunding portals. The panel of speakers include representatives from: Wales Capital Crowdcheck Day Pittney LLP Agenda topics… Read More

April 30, 2014 @ 3:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Title II of the Jobs Act removes the ban on general solicitation and creates enormous opportunities for capital formation; the pending adoption of rules regulating crowdfunding will open up investment channels even further. The elimination of the ‘do not solicit’ rule allows companies with Reg… Read More

April 30, 2014 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Congressman McHenry Proposes Striking Title III from the JOBS Act & Replacing it With More Effective Legislation. The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, May 1st and the list of witnesses include some well known names… Read More

April 30, 2014 @ 6:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Boston based SideCar Angels, a group that leverages a hybrid crowdfunding / angel model,  to fund early-stage companies, has exceeded $1 million of investments in start-ups over the past 12 months while doubling the number of their members.  This activity has placed SideCar Angels as one the… Read More

April 29, 2014 @ 11:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Excited to share the latest news to its fans, a leading rewards-based crowdfunding platform KarmaKrowd.com announced it will be providing consulting services for its fundraising managers that are seeking professional help for campaigns. The campaign managers will work their way through a four-phase process to… Read More

April 29, 2014 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently I was speaking to a prominent venture capitalist and we were talking about valuations.  As most people in the startup space know there is a lot of mystique and a touch of voodoo in how you value an early stage company.  Some people call… Read More

April 29, 2014 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Known for powering platform businesses such as crowdfunding sites, marketplaces and small business software, WePay has always relied on data to make better decisions when it comes to payment. In 2012, the company developed Veda that leveraging social data, to help shield its platform partners… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 5:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking help with its highly anticipated project, Kindematic launched its  $100,000 crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its TinkerBots – and quickly beat their goal. The product is a “toy building set with easy-to-add robotics that make it possible for children and adults to create an… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 1:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

They teamed up with artists Claudia Moseley and Edward Shuster to crowdfund for the project called Invisible City, but unfortunately for Helena Bonham Carter and her partner Tim Burton, the campaign was a big flop on Kickstarter. The Invisible City project was hoping to receive… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The annual Webby Awards will recognize multiple crowdfunding world names.  Included on this year’s list are global rewards based  crowdfunding leader Kickstarter, social crowdfunding phenomena The Jamaican Bobsled Team and Video Game High School. The specific awards are as follows: Webby Breakout of the Year:… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to raise some funds its beautiful Boulder campus, The University of Colorado is turning to crowdfunding for eight projects. According to the Daily Camera, CU will be announcing several campaigns in two weeks for the campus ranging from undergrad research to departmental programs. Daily… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd Has Now Raised $43 Million for 36 Companies. Israel based OurCrowd, a leading global equity crowdfunding platform, has closed a $25 million Series B funding round. According to OurCrowd this is the largest investment round in the equity crowdfunding sector to date. The investment… Read More

April 27, 2014 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to re-shape crowdfunding, the Startup Stock Exchanged announced it has successfully evolved the concept of the fundraising method by combining the social aprects of it with the security, liquidity and control of a regulated securities exchange. The Startup Stock Exchange regulates marketplaces and allows… Read More

April 26, 2014 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Enjoying the success of its first crowdfunding campaign on LetsVenture, the Bangalore-based data analytics startup Frrole announced it received $245,000 from a group of investors that included Google India’s managing director Rajan Anandan, Eka Software Solution founder Manav Garg and tech Evangelist Sharad Sharma. According… Read More

April 26, 2014 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Taking place in the Norwegian city of Trondheim, Technoport “innovation conference” has scheduled real-time crowdfunding for budding entrepreneurs.   The event will be streamed live on the Technoport site. Jonas Kjellberg (Sweden) who helped build up Skype, editor David Rowan (UK) from Wired UK, Johan H…. Read More

April 26, 2014 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharing exciting news to its fans, leader of crowdfunding in concerts and the world’s first social booking platform, RABBL announced earlier this week its’ latest website addition, Fan Rabbls. The new service will allow fans to prove real demand for their favorite musicans and puts… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 4:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Making a case for his crowdlottery idea Winner Takes All, Jasper Versteege recently published a new presentation titled “CROWD: Why the world is ready for crwdlottery via SlideShare. Mr. Versteege has ben developing Winner Takes All over the past few years and wants to use The… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to change the way people see computers, Bunnie Huang announced its seeking $250,000 through crowdfunding on Crowd Supply for its brand new computer Novena. The new computer was designed for “users who care about open source, and/or want to modify and extend their hard wear.”… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 3:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Her company Kuli Kuli made headlines over raising $53,000 on Indiegogo to help fund its superfood snack made of Morgina, and now founder of the company Lisa Curtis is ready to pen her story to Huffington Post. The writer and social entrepreneur gave readers and… Read More

April 25, 2014 @ 2:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to reports, the British hedge fund  Marshall Wace is purchasing Eaglewood Capital Management described as a P2P specialist.  Marshall Wace manages approximately $15.5 billion in assets.  The terms of the purchase were not disclosed. Eaglewood apparently intends on launching the worlds first listed P2P investment trust…. Read More