General News

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

April 13, 2014 @ 8:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was widely expected the Governor of Alabama, Robert Bentley, signed into law the states’ crowdfunding exemption bill.  The new law allows businesses and  located in Alabama to raise up to $1 million.  Investments are capped to $5000 for non-accredited investors. The law passed both… Read More

April 12, 2014 @ 12:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

This week on the United Kingdom’s crowdfunding programme, CrowdBoxTV, will present a diverse group of projects encompassing technology, art, fashion, science, film and more. Airing every Sunday at 5pm on Sky, Freeview and Freesat, CrowdBoxTV looks at what’s hot in crowdfunding across the globe. Famous… Read More

April 12, 2014 @ 11:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding on Kickstarter, MyDream an RPG that has set out to challenge industry leader MineCraft closed their crowdfunding round on Kickstarter today having raised over $117,000 on a goal of $100,000.  While 370 supported this project, the vast majority of support rolled in from high… Read More

April 12, 2014 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Chicago tech incubator 1871 visited the White House this past week and took the crowdfunding gospel to the Obama administration asking for help.  As part of an entrepreneurial summit, five of 1871’s most successful businesses joined 1871 CEO Howard A. Tullman in our nation’s capital… Read More

April 11, 2014 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs has posted a statement noting their transactional platform was not impacted the the Heartbleed security vulnerability.  Heartbleed, as the world now knows, impacted OpenSSL – something a majority of systems utilize today in transmitting encrypted information.  Sys Admins around the globe… Read More

April 11, 2014 @ 8:20 am By Lionel Slusny  |  

This third day of conference has been devoted to Crowdfunding (and Digital Currencies). As promised by the organizers, much discussion and speeches take place throughout the day. Introductions and states of the market are being provided by event organizer Epi Ludvik Nekaj and Mr. Paul… Read More

April 11, 2014 @ 7:23 am By JD Alois  |  

truCrowd and Zacks CF Research have partnered up to bring independent valuation reports to companies seeking to raise money from non-accredited investors. “We’re pleased to announce this partnership. We look forward to working with truCrowd to bring additional transparency to the companies [that] choose truCrowd… Read More

April 10, 2014 @ 1:10 pm By Lionel Slusny  |  

Today at the Singapore Crowdsourcing Week conference, were discussions about digital currencies and there relative advantages. These discussions touched upon how digital currencies fit with crowdfunding operations. The panel gathered; Alexis V Nicosia of Seedcoin, James Cox of Ripple and David Moscowitz of Coin Republic…. Read More

April 10, 2014 @ 8:30 am By Madelyn Young  |  

Look out, SXSW, because Austin has some competition. Now in its second year, One Spark– a five-day event that brings artists, entrepreneurs, and leading experts together for a celebration of crowdfunding – is putting Jacksonville, Florida on the map of entrepreneurial, creative cities. One Spark 2014, billed… Read More

April 9, 2014 @ 3:20 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Lending Club CEO Renaud Laplanche has taken a very interesting path to becoming the CEO of the largest peer lending platform in the United States. In a collaboration between the Kauffman Foundation and the Khan Academy, Laplanche shares a bit of that story and his… Read More

April 9, 2014 @ 1:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Posted up on Refinery29, an independent fashion and style site, Danae Ringelmann, co-founder of global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo is recognized as one of the 5 “Powerhouse Women Paying it Forward”. Ringelmann is recognized as being on the first to understand the power of crowdsourcing by… Read More

April 9, 2014 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

On September 23, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) began accepting filings under Rule 506 (c), a new method of raising capital for private businesses through accredited investors that allowed general solicitation.   The Registry of Accredited Investors, a private company that provides verification services… Read More

April 9, 2014 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

San Diego based Capital Services Group has appointed Dr. Richard Swart, a recognized thought leader in the crowdfunding industry, to its board of advisors.  Capital Services Group just recently announced their equity crowdfunding plug-in for 506(c) private placements. Founder and CEO, Thomas Carter, said that… Read More

April 9, 2014 @ 3:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdsourcing Week (CSW) announces the CSW Summit in Brussels on June 5-6, 2014, the first in a series of global summits planned for 2014. The two-day summit with BNP Paribas Fortis as a premier partner will be the first of its kind in Brussels. The… Read More

April 8, 2014 @ 7:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a double header day, SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein also addressed the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) at their 2014 Public Policy conference in Washington, DC. Introduced by NASAA President Andrea Seidt from Ohio, Commissioner Stein dove right in to addressing the pressing… Read More