General News

August 29, 2013 @ 10:09 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Whether or not the State of Ohio has any affinity for crowdfunding as a means of capital formation, it is clear that many entrepreneurs are ready for restrictive, Great-Depression-era regulations to be loosened. A recent article in the Cincinnati Business Courier documented a recent visit… Read More

August 29, 2013 @ 9:42 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A while back we reported on Hemlis, a messaging app Edward Snowden would appreciate. The team behind the app has kicked operations into high gear after their successful crowdfunding campaign, and they recently took to their blog to share updates with backers. Development on an… Read More

August 28, 2013 @ 11:47 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Last year was the first year for the One Spark festival, a crowdfunding event that turned downtown Jacksonville, Florida into a hub of entrepreneurship and creativity. Elton Rivas, Dennis Eusebio, and Varick Rosete created One Spark, Inc. in 2011 with the goal of connecting creativity… Read More

August 28, 2013 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The olloclip, an iPhone quick change camera lens, crowdfunded on Kickstarter back in the ancient days of crowdfunding in 2011.  The campaign set a goal of raising $15,000 but trounced that amount when 1300 delivered contributions in the amount of $68,201.  Successfully financed, founder Patrick… Read More

August 26, 2013 @ 10:23 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In his keynote address at the upcoming Crowdfunding East Conference, to be heldat the Harvard Faculty Club in Boston on August 28th, author Daryl Montgomery will be revealing for the first time some highlights from his upcoming book aboutthis rapidly growing field. Daryly Montgomery is… Read More

August 26, 2013 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

The first gathering was held in 2004 – not so long ago – but PAX has grown to become one of the most important Gaming conferences in the world.  The event has doubled in size every year tapping on the ceiling of capacity until organizers… Read More

August 25, 2013 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The SEC has announced that Eun Ah Choi has been named Managing Executive of the Division of Investment Management. The SEC’s Division of Investment Management works to protect investors, promote informed investment decisions, and facilitate appropriate innovation in investment products and services through regulation of… Read More

August 21, 2013 @ 9:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

FrontStream Payments Acquires Artez Interactive, Expands Domestic and International Footprint for charity fundraising and donation processing. FrontStream Payments and Artez Interactive have combined forces to offer not-for-profits a comprehensive suite of peer-to-peer fundraising and donation processing solutions for top nonprofit organizations in the U.S., Canada,… Read More

August 21, 2013 @ 6:57 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

A new report from social networking site iCrowd has found that young wealthy investors are investing less of their portfolio in the stock market and more in alternative assets versus older investors. The survey confidentially polled a large sample of accredited investors – investors with… Read More

August 21, 2013 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

SterlingFunder is the nation’s first equity/debt crowdfunding portal for both accredited and non-accredited investors.  CEO and co-founder David Lilenfeld to Speak at Kingonomics Conference. Kingonomics set to take place  next week in Washington DC will bring together big names in innovation, entrepreneurship and investment.  Crowdfunding site SterlingFunder… Read More

August 20, 2013 @ 4:40 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

I-Bankers Direct is providing a free guide for those interested in learning more about private equity investing. The guide is entitled “5 1/2 Reasons Why You Should Invest In Private Companies – And How To Do It.” It is available as a free download via… Read More

August 20, 2013 @ 2:48 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Crowdnetic and CEO Luan Cox have been accepted into the 2013 Media/Tech Class of Springboard Accelerator. Springboard has been in operation since 2000 and has 527 companies in their portfolio. Since 2000, Springboard Accelerator Programs have recruited and promoted high-growth technology and healthcare companies with… Read More

August 20, 2013 @ 10:52 am By Charles Luzar  |  

SeedInvest general counsel Kiran Lingam and Cooley, LLP partner Jim Fulton recently took part in a panel hosted by General Assembly. The goal was to wrap some perspective around the changes coming with Title II of the JOBS Act and general solicitation for offerings under… Read More

August 20, 2013 @ 10:36 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Crowdfunding risk management firm Asurvest Inc. announced that Nicole S. Robinson and Robert Lougen have been hired as new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO), respectively. With Mr. Lougen leading all corporate operations and strategy, Ms. Robinson will work to further define the Company’s marketing plan…. Read More

August 19, 2013 @ 4:16 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Victoria Silchenko and Metropole Global have announced the speakers for the 2013 Entrepreneurship and Global Crowdfunding Forum. This will be the second year for this event. It will take place Friday, November 15th, 2013, from 9am to 8pm at the JW Marriott Le Merigot in Santa… Read More

August 19, 2013 @ 3:45 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

We recently brought you the story of Balanced, a payment processor and escrow service specializing in P2P marketplaces and crowdfunding platforms. Part of the story around Balanced is their open approach to building a business. A big part of that approach is deep integration with… Read More

August 19, 2013 @ 9:35 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A small, albeit interesting, Monday morning blurb: Neil Singh is now an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Arizona, defending the state against civil lawsuits in state and federal courts. Who is Neil Singh? He took the crowdfunding world by storm after pursuing legal… Read More

August 19, 2013 @ 9:20 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Spike Lee recently posted the following video thanking Jesus and thanking the supporters of his now fully-funded Kickstarter campaign. A word of advice from Spike: Bet on the mule. It’s an obvious reference to some of his campaign’s detractors. He goes on to say that any… Read More

August 19, 2013 @ 8:30 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Front Page PR has announced the launch of a new “turnkey general solicitation marketing program” aimed at helping crowdfunding portals, broker-dealers and issuers market 506(c) offerings. Robert Hoskins, Front Page PR’s Director of Media Relations, is hopeful that general solicitation will help increase accredited investor… Read More

August 18, 2013 @ 7:28 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Cincinnati, Ohio ABC affiliate WCPO recently did a report on Candace Klein and SoMoLend. Included in the report was an interview with Ian Edwards, who identified himself as an investor in SoMoLend and a former VP at Proctor & Gamble. He says that Klein may… Read More