General News

February 2, 2014 @ 11:20 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The rewards-based crowdfunding arms race is alive and well. In a recent interview with Bloomberg West, Bloomberg’s Emily Chang leads by pointing out that Indiegogo is the smaller of two websites currently participating in a “two-horse race,” singling out Indiegogo as the “little guy.” In… Read More

February 1, 2014 @ 6:56 am By JD Alois  |  

TGC Continues with Self-Hosted Pretail Funding. Coming from The Game Creators (TGC), a privately owned UK company, FPS Creator Reloaded (FPSC Reloaded) has announced their beta launch of Oculus Rift integration.  The game development tools studio sees integration as an important strategic move as part… Read More

January 31, 2014 @ 5:29 pm By Joy Schoffler, Leverage PR  |  

Imagine attending a dinner party a year from now where a dozen people are all talking about what businesses they’ve invested in. That’s a scene some predict for the near future, as equity crowdfunding moves into the spotlight in 2014. “I would like to see… Read More

January 31, 2014 @ 4:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

At a morning press briefing held at the Crowdfund Global Expo  (hosted in San Diego this week), Dr. Richard Swart, UC Berkeley Research Analyst & Director of Research for Innovation in Entrepreneurial and Social Finance at the Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership, presented a deep dive… Read More

January 31, 2014 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Foodies rejoice.  There is finally a crowdfunding site just for you.  FundaFeast, scheduled to launch on February 1st,  describes their platform as the first crowdfunding site for “anything and everything food related”. Recognizing there are a lot of great crowdfunding platforms funding just about anything, founder… Read More

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