General News

March 18, 2014 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Platform Has Grown 400% Since last July. RealtyMogul, one of the early leaders in real estate crowdfunding, is approaching the $15 million mark having funded 58 properties since launching their platform in 2012.  RealtyMogul just surpassed the $10 million hurdle at the close of 2013… Read More

March 18, 2014 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Razoo, a crowdfunding platform for causes, has launched the Everyone’s Kids, Everyone Gives campaign which will raise funds for nonprofits focused on ending the sex trafficking of minors in the U.S.  The campaign originated from a TED Challenge Group that formed at TED 2013, where… Read More

March 18, 2014 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Wareness.io is a studio division of VSC, a global PR firm based in San Francisco.  Wareness came about as a type of epiphany on the power of crowdfunding in creating a successful hardware product. Founded by Vijay Chattha, VSC (or Visibility, Strategy, Creativity) is one… Read More

March 18, 2014 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

As has been widely expected, the European Commission (EC) will release their comments on March 27th regarding a public consultation on crowdfunding that started in October of 2013 and ended on December 31st.  The initiative was to discover the “added value” of potential EU action… Read More

March 18, 2014 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

BackerKit, a maker of software tools for successful crowdfunders, has launched a beta of its Crowdfunding Partners platform, which makes it easy for fulfillment houses, e-commerce tools, and other services to build apps for crowdfunders. The platform gives businesses an API to plug directly into… Read More

March 17, 2014 @ 7:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last Thursday, March 13th, Crowdfund Insider, along with equity crowdfunding platform ReturnOnChange, hosted two of the leading legal experts on the JOBS Act and investment crowdfunding for a presentation and discussion. Taking place at the Center for Social Innovation in New York City, Sam Guzik,… Read More

March 17, 2014 @ 5:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Taking place on April 1st in New York City, Alex Feldman, CEO and founder of Crowdsunite, has organized a session to train individuals on how to operate a rewards based crowdfunding campaign.  The event is titled Reward Crowdfunding:  Everything You Need to Know for Success,… Read More

March 17, 2014 @ 4:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Neota Logic, creators of a platform for rules-based legal process applications, has announced their collaboration with SeyfarthLean Consulting, a subsidiary of law firm Seyfarth Shaw, in development of the recently launched Disclosure Dragon software for the crowdfunding industry. Disclosure Dragon is an advanced document assembly… Read More

March 17, 2014 @ 7:00 am By Richard Swart, PhD  |  

While the majority of the press and public are focused on crowdfunding in the US, UK and Europe, some of the most interesting developments are occurring in the Middle East. While transaction volumes remain low, this region is one to watch. In our work for… Read More

March 16, 2014 @ 6:00 pm By Georgia Quinn  |  

Greetings Insiders, from across the pond in beautiful London. I am looking forward to my moonlighting gig as Crowdfund Insider’s UK Foreign Correspondent.  This week I will have the pleasure to meet with many of the investment crowdfunding industry’s heavyweights on both the equity and… Read More

March 16, 2014 @ 2:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Maine Wants to Promote Growth of Small Businesses by Easing Access to Capital. Maine now becomes the next state that has passed legislation, “An Act to Increase Funding for Startups”,  that allows equity crowdfunding within their state borders.  Maine business may now raise up to… Read More

March 16, 2014 @ 1:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Film and video is the second most successful category on the global crowdfunding platform.  Since Kickstarter launched they have raised almost $200 million ($165 million successful) for over 33,000 projects.  Sure we all know about Veronica Mars, Zach Braff and Spike Lee but there are… Read More

March 14, 2014 @ 12:27 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Can crowdfunding consistently deliver the money medical devices and drugs need to make it a key part of healthcare investing? That question will take center stage at this year’s MidAmerica Healthcare Venture Forum. Representatives from Crowdfund Insider and Med City News will lead a series of four 20-minute… Read More

March 14, 2014 @ 11:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Here is some awesome Friday crowdfunding humor from comedian Jimmy Fallon.  During the tense times created by the upheaval in the Ukraine, with ongoing reports stating Russia is going to invade the country – and then reports they will not, Fallon has created a brief… Read More

March 14, 2014 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The Carlton Group, an international real estate investment-banking firm which specializes in raising large amounts equity and debt on large transactions, has announced they are joining the crowdfunding world by offering accredited investors the opportunity to invest in high yield commercial real estate investments. Led by Chairman Howard… Read More

March 14, 2014 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

The Parent Teacher Committee at Marina Village Middle School in El Dorado Hills, California is capitalizing on the growing trend of Crowdfunding to raise money in order to achieve a 1:1 student to computer ratio.  After many years of hosting traditional school, similar to other… Read More

March 13, 2014 @ 4:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

A few days ago I covered an impending crowdfunding campaign which appeared to have serious merit.  Widely covered in the press, the product was reportedly prepping for a big launch on Kickstarter.  The story had caught the imagination and attention of millions of readers.  The description… Read More

March 13, 2014 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

A New Report From the Economist States Banks Must Invest in Customer Service or Lose Out to Non-Bank Competitors. Failing to adapt to new trends in customer service and digital strategies may create a challenging environment for the retail banking sector. Non-financial competitors are poised… Read More

March 13, 2014 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

angelMD has announced their platform’s first investment.  Seattle based Kineta was the beneficiary of angelMD’s investment, terms were not disclosed. Kineta, founded in 2008 by experienced entrepreneurs Drs. Charles Magness and Shawn Iadonato, has a five compound pipeline with their lead drug being ShK-186 in Phase… Read More

March 12, 2014 @ 5:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending platform Prosper has recently made some changes in the executive offices. The San Francisco based P2P crowdfunding company has announced that Aaron Vermut will become the company’s new CEO replacing his father, Stephen Vermut, who will become the Executive Chairman focusing more… Read More