General News

October 14, 2013 @ 2:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mowjow, a London based social gaming company that is creating innovative money games for mobiles and tablets, is pleased to announce that over the past weeks it has secured €600,000 in financing from its initial investor base. In order to initially fund the company, Mowjow developed its own… Read More

October 14, 2013 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

The first ever fund of crowdfunds offering in Seedrs is very close to closing on their goal.  The trailblazing concept was organized by WebStart Bristol – offering investment in ten startup companies with a single investment. The target is to raise £150,000 representing 10% equity… Read More

October 14, 2013 @ 1:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Slush is the two-day startup conference where the best tech talent from Northern Europe and Russia gets together to meet the leading investors and media from around the world.  The event is promoted as Europe’s largest startup and venture capital event. Slush will take place… Read More

October 13, 2013 @ 3:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

This coming week UC Berkeley’s Feng Institute will be holding an academic symposium on crowdfunding.  Supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation the forum will discuss innovations in social finance models in regards to crowdfunding. Researchers, policy experts and government officials from around the globe… Read More

October 13, 2013 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

GroundBreaker is one of the first ever white label crowdfunding applications  which is specifically for the Real Estate industry.  The platform was developed by graduates of the Cornell University accelerator program. Incredibly they closed eight projects during their beta period (valued at about $14 Million)…. Read More

October 12, 2013 @ 1:32 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

A server at Red Lobster in Franklin, Tennessee was allegedly the victim of racism thanks to a nasty slur left in lieu of a real tip. Supporters of Toni Christina Jenkins took to crowdfunding platform YouCaring to donate over $10,000 to the girl. She just… Read More

October 12, 2013 @ 12:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

James Caan is one of the United Kingdoms’ most successful entrepreneurs.  Caan made a fortune in the recruitment industry building his companies Alexander Mann and Humana International.  In 2004 he founded private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw which lists a portfolio of more than 30 companies…. Read More

October 12, 2013 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Crowdfunding Network and Osborne Clarke invite have scheduled an event in Cologne, Germany to be held on October 24, 2013.  Discussion will focus on crowdfunding in Germany, along with perspective on current events with the rest of Europe.  The results of a new… Read More

October 12, 2013 @ 7:35 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the hottest accelerators in the country, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA), is looking for ten game-changing startups to join their next program this winter. ERA invests $40,000 in seed funding and will provide follow-on funding for the startups subsequent rounds. The group will also… Read More

October 11, 2013 @ 12:30 pm By Tom Britton  |  

Even with Title II the gap between US and UK Crowdfunding remains wide (for now). The media has been all over Title II of the JOBS act and the effect this will have on crowdfunding given that those seeking to raise funds are now able… Read More

October 10, 2013 @ 3:46 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Ohio Division of Securities Commissioner Andrea Seidt is now acting President of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), the “oldest international organization devoted to investor protection.” She was previously Vice President of the NASAA. She replaces A. Heath Abshure of Arkansas as President of… Read More

October 9, 2013 @ 9:50 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

In the wake of legalized general solicitation under Rule 506(c), some media outlets, individuals and pundits have shared information that is not accurate. See this infographic as an example, which appeared on Forbes. That isn’t to pick on Forbes or the creators of that infographic…. Read More

October 9, 2013 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

New Site is Just the Beginning of this Initiative with More Studies and Analyses to Come The Securities and Exchange Commission has unveiled a dynamic new website to provide investors and others with the ability to interactively explore a range of new market metrics and… Read More

October 8, 2013 @ 12:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stuanch crowdfunding advocates the European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) is hosting their 2nd CrowdCon crowdfunding conference in Berlin on October 19, 2013.  The event is coinciding with a trade fair for retail stock market investors which expects to see over 4000 attendees creating a unique opportunity… Read More

October 8, 2013 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfuture 2013 is set to commence on October 19th in Rome as embraces the power of crowdfunding. The day will start with Ivana Pais and Daniela Castrataro of the Italian Crowdfunding Network presenting the latest report on the Italian crowdfunding market. Attendees will hear about the… Read More

October 5, 2013 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

As we reported back in September, Glen James came across a backpack full of cash and checks in the amount of $40,000.  Mr. James, who happens to be homeless, did the right thing and turned over the large some of money to the authorities.  This… Read More

October 5, 2013 @ 4:12 pm By Rob Leclerc  |  

Recently a founder of FundersClub posted their stance on the [U.S. Congress and] SEC’s lift of the ban on general solicitation. While we respect Alex, Boris and the rest of the team and what they’ve accomplished, we were troubled by the apparent use of fear tactics in… Read More

October 4, 2013 @ 12:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

On a lighter note, someone has posted a comment on the Securities and Exchange Commission website under the name of Justin Bieber.  While one would expect the Biebs to be a supporter of efficient capital allocation, a proponent of entrepreneurs and crowdfunding advocate, it may… Read More

October 4, 2013 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Prezi reinvented the art of presentations and now crowdfunding platform RocketHub is taking advantage of this tool.  RocketHub is the first platform of its kind to integrate Prezi into the crowdfunding equation. With a simple click, you can now embed prezis on your RocketHub project… Read More

October 4, 2013 @ 6:38 am By JD Alois  |  

As part of the 12th Annual BIO Investor Forum several sessions are being scheduled to discuss the impact of crowdfunding on the biotech industry.  Taking place next week, October 8-9 in San Francisco, two of their roundtables are addressing crowdfunding and the JOBS Act. The… Read More