General News

January 31, 2014 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

3rd Annual Crowdfunding Event Set for October in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Global Crowdfunding Convention and Bootcamp is entering its 3rd year, the event is a worldwide launching pad and showcase for new platforms, organizations and unique service providers and technology creators of the new… Read More

January 31, 2014 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Looks to Tackle National Issues with Localized Crowdfunding Campaigns. BNN Funding’s mission is to run national campaigns that bring attention to “big topic” societal or cultural issues; hunger in America, creating jobs, combatting disease, or sustaining local news – and crowdfund across 350 cities for… Read More

January 31, 2014 @ 3:32 am By Mary Juetten  |  

If you are an entrepreneur with an opinion on crowdfunding, please take note – Monday, February 3rd, 2014 is a very important day for you. Public comments on the proposed rules for securities crowdfunding under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act are due to… Read More

January 30, 2014 @ 11:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Pebble recently made some headlines (including here)for the release of a metal-encased version of their popular smartwatch. However, another recent development with the ubiquitous device stands to benefit new and current users alike: Pebble is going to launch their own Appstore. There are reportedly thousands of… Read More

January 30, 2014 @ 10:37 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Today TD Economics released a special report on crowdfunding that was championed by Senior Economist Sonya Gulati. The report is a deep, all-encompassing dive into funding for small and medium enterprises from a decidedly Canadian perspective, but the core message is clear and crosses borders:… Read More

January 30, 2014 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Alliance Seeks Greater Access for Accredited Investors to Alternative-Asset Crowdfunding Platform. Next Generation Trust Services, a third-party administrator of self-directed retirement plans, has formed a strategic alliance with Venovate, a marketplace for alternative investments, to offer crowdfunding opportunities to owners of self-directed IRAs. Venovate Marketplace,… Read More

January 30, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

Dos and Don’ts of General Solicitation and the Use of Social Media in Debt/Equity-Based Crowdfunding Online crowdfunding used to raise capital through the sale of debt and equity interests in companies has opened a new and much needed financing method for small and startup businesses…. Read More

January 29, 2014 @ 1:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding Festival held in Jacksonville, Florida Captures $3.25 Million in Private Investment. One Spark, self described as the world’s crowdfunding festival, has announced a number of private venture capital firms and partners have joined with Jacksonville Jaguars owner, Shad Khan, to increase potential investment funding… Read More

January 29, 2014 @ 12:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Concierge Health for the Masses, PlushCare Looks to Innovate Primary Medical Care. Ryan McQuaid, a former head of product at AT&T mHealth, is launching a company to allow anyone to consult with Stanford trained Medical Doctors by mobile video, email or phone.  PlushCare wants to… Read More

January 29, 2014 @ 1:02 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In the fall of 2013 we reported on a rather notable move by Square Enix into the crowdfunding space. That effort has now launched, and it could help Indiegogo become more competitive in the world of video games. Collective is not a crowdfunding platform. Rather,… Read More

January 29, 2014 @ 12:32 am By Charles Luzar  |  

FundersClub just announced the release of a new social content channel called Venture News. The news aggregator aims to provide a hub of conversation and content for the world of finance. It works similarly to Hacker News, Y-Combinator’s tech news meritocracy. Users can sign up and… Read More

January 28, 2014 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Individual Savings Accounts (ISA) are a financial product available to residents of the United Kingdom.  These types of vehicles are used to supplement retirement incomes (somewhat similar to US 401k’s).  Apparently in a meeting held this week between Peer-toPeer (P2P) lenders, ISA industry participants and… Read More

January 27, 2014 @ 7:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

The founders of ClickStartMe and Crowd It Forward, have partnered with Kevin Carreno, one of the 25 members of  the FINRA Board of Governors to launch a crowdfunding compliance site FundHub.  Announced today in a release, the co-founders include Kendall Almerico and Tess Hottenroth, both… Read More

January 27, 2014 @ 4:19 pm By Samuel Guzik  |  

In a speech delivered today by SEC Chair Mary Jo White at the 41st Annual Securities Regulation Institute in Coronado, California, entitled: “The SEC in 2014,” it appears that Chair White has “gotten the memo” from her predecessors, and is well on her way to… Read More

January 27, 2014 @ 4:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White addressed the 41st Annual Securities Regulation Institute which has holding their annual gathering in San Diego, California. In a keynote address White states the objective of the SEC is to; “…to protect investors, make it possible… Read More

January 27, 2014 @ 6:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowd Capital Services has launched their platform that facilitates the process of investor compliance for crowdfunding companies.  The platform was launched to aid companies raising capital and their investors comply with regulations recently issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Crowd Capital Services, the trade… Read More

January 26, 2014 @ 1:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securities attorney, JOBS Act authority and Crowdfund Insider columnist Sam Guzik was recently interviewed on It’s Rainmaking Time by Kim Greenhouse.   Her guests were bestselling authors, leaders of industry, and pioneers attracting listeners from around the world. Greenhouse, having met Guzik a the Crowdfunding Bootcamp… Read More

January 25, 2014 @ 1:20 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Last updated Sunday, January 26 at 11:52 AM Crowdnetic‘s umbrella of crowdfunding-related companies includes CrowdWatch, a deal aggregator for the nascent Rule 506(c) marketplace. It’s comprised of issuers Crowdnetic is calling PIPR’s, or Private Issuers Publicly Raising. As part of the JOBS Act under Title… Read More

January 25, 2014 @ 6:58 am By JD Alois  |  

San Diego, California based EarlyIQ, has announced the availability of their hosted, secure and confidential accredited investor compliance suite. The application is designed to allow accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D), online funding platforms, broker dealers, and companies raising private capital… Read More

January 24, 2014 @ 11:02 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Forbes has released their list of 100 of America’s most promising companies, and crowdfunding is well-represented with two entries on the list and one in the top five. Equity crowdfunding platform CircleUp comes in at #64 on the list. Revenues are cited at $1 million… Read More