General News

May 12, 2013 @ 10:30 am By Philly.com  |  

(We) find it impressive that three Philly 50 companies – which tend to be large, established companies – went public in 2012. Epam Systems Inc., Five Below Inc., and Globus Medical Inc. are fairly young companies that spent years preparing for Wall Street-underwritten initial public… Read More

May 12, 2013 @ 10:05 am By MCV  |  

New studio Precursor chose not to fund its ‘spiritual successor’ to Shadow of the Eternals via Kickstarter, and perhaps now we know why. As investigated by Polygon, the project is asking for ‘donations’. If it were being run on Kickstarter then Precursor would only be able… Read More

May 12, 2013 @ 9:54 am By Forbes  |  

Jack Conte is nothing if not inventive when it comes to creating  music. One half of the YouTube sensation Pomplamoose, Conte’s ability to play nearly any instrument imaginable while creating amazingly entertaining “videosongs” with his fellow band member Nataly Dawn has resulted in the duo garnering a… Read More

May 12, 2013 @ 9:45 am By Arkansas Business  |  

The Internet is profoundly democratic, lowercase “d.” Anyone with computer access can publish a book, hawk his collection of vintage duck decoys, provide advice on holistic healing. Crowdfunding, enabled by the Internet, promises as profound a shift: Anyone can become a venture capitalist and anyone… Read More

May 12, 2013 @ 9:40 am By The Economist  |  

WILL future historians ever understand how dull and pointless life was in the 21st century? Yes, if a new wearable camera catches on. Memoto, a Swedish start-up, is selling a stamp-sized camera that you can pin on your shirt (see picture). It takes photographs every… Read More

May 11, 2013 @ 11:21 am By Charles Luzar  |  

This week YouveGotFunds.com announced via a press release that they had launched a crowdfunding campaign seeking donations for Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus. Berry, Knight and DeJesus were victims of Ariel Castro, a Cleveland man that kidnapped the three girls and imprisoned them… Read More

May 10, 2013 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding campaign will support a professional stenographer to produce transcripts and provide them to the public and press Freedom of the Press Foundation has announced a crowdfunding campaign to hire a professional court stenographer to produce transcripts of the trial of whistleblower Bradley Manning, scheduled… Read More

May 9, 2013 @ 8:10 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Baratunde Thurston is a comedian, writer and entrepreneur based in New York City and he wants to hear about your crowdfunding project. Thurston is currently teaming with AOL Studios on a web series called Funded and its intent is to cover crowdfunding as a new process… Read More

May 9, 2013 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Completely politically incorrect, this video shows what actually goes into raising the ‘easy money’ known as ‘kickstarting’ or ‘crowdfunding’. Crowdfunding is a ton of work.  Taking on a crowdfunding project is no Field of Dreams because you have to fight you way to the top…. Read More

May 8, 2013 @ 10:56 pm By Knowledge@Wharton  |  

The campaign to front a movie based on the cult television show “Veronica Mars” through crowdfunding broke records for the fastest project ever to raise $1 million on Kickstarter. It was the website’s biggest film project so far, and it has the most backers of… Read More

May 8, 2013 @ 9:52 am By The Business Journal  |  

In some ways, America’s pending shift to allow equity crowdfunding starts with beer. Two advertising executives in 2009 created a website to raise money from individuals to buy Pabst Brewing Co., which makes the hipster favorite Pabst Blue Ribbon. They raised more than $200 million,… Read More

May 8, 2013 @ 8:44 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Yesterday Dominic Green and William Wei of Business Insider posted a video of the BI team meandering around New York City asking people whether they knew what Kickstarter was. The responses are really interesting and present an ironic microcosm of the entire narrative surrounding the… Read More

May 8, 2013 @ 6:00 am By JD Alois  |  

On Wednesday, May 8th, SVCrowdFund will launch a new public service, LiveCrowdFund.TV, which provides Startups with a unique opportunity to participate and showcase their pitch skills and present their products. “People and investors are more receptive to non-scripted pitches. They want to see and hear… Read More

May 7, 2013 @ 3:44 pm By Mashable  |  

The Pebble smart watch, which was made hugely popular when it raised more than $10 million on Kickstarter last year, can finally display real-time fitness information related to workouts. RunKeeper announced Tuesday an app update for iOS and Android that fully integrates with the Pebble watch, allowing runners… Read More

May 7, 2013 @ 6:00 am By JD Alois  |  

In two recent no-action letters the SEC granted exemptive relief from broker dealer registration to crowdfunding sites accepting only pre-screened accredited investors on the basis that the platforms received carried interest rather than transaction based compensation. According to securities attorney Simon Riveles of Riveles Law Group,… Read More

May 6, 2013 @ 5:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Event on Future of Venture Capital at ieCrowd’s Innovation Economy Expo at Ontario Convention Center in California on May 9th. A panel of top crowdfunding experts from around the country will lead a large forum on how innovation-focused companies can leverage new technology and upcoming… Read More

May 5, 2013 @ 9:00 am By This Is Money  |  

Demand for alternative sources of finance is rocketing, with figures this weekend showing that lending to small firms through peer-to-peer lending site Funding Circle has passed £100 million. The site, set up less than three years ago, has grown so fast that experts estimate in… Read More

May 5, 2013 @ 1:30 am By Examiner  |  

Actress Karen Black has now raised more than $60,000 from fans who pitched in to help her finance experimental cancer treatment in Europe, with the latest donor reporting on May 3 that he would send up prayers for her to “beat this thing.” But instead… Read More

May 4, 2013 @ 2:17 am By The Guardian  |  

Perhaps you’re looking for something that will give you a better return than a savings account. Maybe you fancy emulating the likes of Peter Jones and Duncan Bannatyne by becoming “an armchair Dragon” and investing in a fledgling business that you think has the potential… Read More

May 3, 2013 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding portal Seedrs has been selected to be the investment partner for the Million Pound Startup Contest.  The UK based platform will facilitate the contest by having the £1 million will be invested through the Seedrs site. The Million Pound Startup contest will seeks to… Read More