General News

April 20, 2014 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharing details about his latest project, Connecticut native Manolis Sfinarolakis announced his new documentary-style reality show at The Landing during the event. The One Spark project will be aired as a web based show on Reality Crowd TV.  Anyone that visited Manolis during One Spark… Read More

April 19, 2014 @ 12:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdFund Productions, a Colorado based crowdfunding and event management company, recently completed its research titled “Crowdfunding for Wearable Technology.” The industry, which includes activity tracking, health monitoring devices, smart textile, virtual reality hardware, wearable computers and hands-free communicators, already has reached billions of dollars in… Read More

April 19, 2014 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the co-founders of the One Spark crowdfunding festival that just took place earlier this month in Jacksonville, Florida was recently interviewed on CNBC about the fast growing event.  Peter Rummell talks about the importance of keeping “bright young people” and how they need… Read More

April 18, 2014 @ 9:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

A recent report by the UK Peer to Peer Finance Assocation (P2PFA) indicates that cumulative lending  for the first quarter of 2014 achieved a total of £1.207 billion, a number that is in stark contrast to the same period year prior at £491 million.  The… Read More

April 18, 2014 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Entrepreneurs and inventors are invited to apply to be the next reality star, getting funding and fame for their companies at the upcoming Coastal Shows Crowdfund Global Expo (CFGE) Crowdfunding Entrepreneur Summit. The casting call for the new reality TV show “American Gnuity” will be… Read More

April 18, 2014 @ 11:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Companies seeking to raise investment capital are invited to apply for one of the 40 pitching slots at the 14th edition of the Benelux Venture Forum held on the 18th of June in Leuven, Belgium. The 10 best received companies at the Benelux Venture Forum… Read More

April 18, 2014 @ 8:30 am By Paul Spinrad  |  

Crowdfunding suffered its latest growing pain over the Healbe GoBe, a prototype gadget that finished its funding campaign yesterday with over $1 million raised — 10 times its original goal. The GoBe’s campaign page on Indiegogo describes the device as “the first and only wearable device… Read More

April 17, 2014 @ 9:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

P2P lending platform Lending Club has announced the acquisition of Springstone Financial for $140 million in stock and cash.  Springstone is a financial service business that provides affordable options for consumers looking to finance private education and medical procedures.  Springstone brings along a network of over… Read More

April 17, 2014 @ 8:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

One tap, one dollar. That’s the core premise of a radically simple new donation/small payment system being opened to the public today by Brooklyn-based startup TapRaise. TapRaise was founded by three tech veterans; Abel Lenz, who was creative director and product leader at AOL’s Patch,… Read More

April 16, 2014 @ 1:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cal-X Stars Business Accelerator, operated by Howard Leonhardt and HealthiosXchange (H/X) equity crowdfunding platform, have announced a new investment vehicle, the “Champions Program”, and has accepted its first Lead Syndicator into the program: Santa Monica, Calif.-based Leonhardt Ventures’ Cal-X Stars Business Accelerator of cardiovascular and social-good-impact companies…. Read More

April 16, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

PCH International’s e-commerce platform, ShopLocket, launches Blueprint today, a new media resource and email digest targeting hardware entrepreneurs.  ShopLocket has been working with many of the most successful hardware crowdfunding campaigns ever.  Their new site will feature news, daily interviews, resources and guidance from leading industry experts. Compelling information on how to succeed… Read More

April 16, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Madelyn Young  |  

Take your favorite local street fair, cross it with a creative conference, add a “vote for your favorites” fundraising competition, and throw in nearly a quarter million people. Take all of that together and you have the makings of One Spark, the major crowdfunding event… Read More

April 16, 2014 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

 Vast Bridges is now paying it forward with a donation of $10,000 to the startup Spirit Dining, this past weekend during the Crowdfunding Festival, One Spark. This was a record high individual contribution in One Spark’s history, and helped the recipient win additional honors. Spirit… Read More

April 15, 2014 @ 4:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wearable technology and musical innovation on this week’s episode of CrowdBoxTV This week (20 April) on the UK’s crowdfunding programme, CrowdBoxTV, will see smart safety projects, trendy wallets, clever kitchen gadgets and plenty more. Airing every Sunday at 5pm on Sky, Freeview and Freesat, CrowdBoxTV… Read More

April 15, 2014 @ 12:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a speech delivered today, entitled “The Future of Capital Formation“, Craig M. Lewis, Chief Economist and Director of Economic and Risk Analysis at the SEC, addresses the JOBS Act and specifically the various exemptions that allow investment crowdfunding.  Specifically Title II – with general… Read More

April 15, 2014 @ 11:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The Equity Crowdfunding Alliance of Canada (ECFA Canada), created to raise awareness of equity crowdfunding, is hosting the 2014 Canadian Equity Crowdfunding Conference tour. Events will take place in: Toronto (April 24), Calgary (May 27), Vancouver (May 29), and Montreal (June 4). “Recently proposed Canadian legislation, which would… Read More

April 15, 2014 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

American Homeowner Preservation executes impact investing strategy to close investment pool 2013D, which includes many loans from the largest bankruptcy in U.S history- Lehman Brothers. American Homeowner Preservation (AHP) has shared that its second crowdfunded investment pool, 2013D, is now closed. In December, AHP closed… Read More

April 14, 2014 @ 11:42 am By JD Alois  |  

The Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) meeting was held last week on April 10th at the SEC.  The agenda, previously published, indicated the IAC would address retail crowdfunding and review their recommendations as part of the rule making process. The meeting started with SEC Chair Mary… Read More

April 14, 2014 @ 8:24 am By Ludwine Dekker  |  

  As the European Union continues to monitor crowdfunding developments, countries in Europe, like France and the U.K., are already developing legislation in an attempt to establish a cohesive government approach. These developments make an interesting case study that can help to decide whether or… Read More

April 13, 2014 @ 9:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

The winners of the second annual crowdfunding event were announced today at One Spark in Jacksonville, Florida.  The total attendance for the event was set at 235,000 with the most attendees hitting the streets of Jacksonville this past Saturday. According to the Florida Times Union,… Read More