General News

April 5, 2013 @ 5:58 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the nation’s leading networks of angel and venture capitalists has partnered with ieCrowd and more than 150 organizations co-hosting ieCrowd’s inaugural Innovation Economy Expo (ieExpo), a national mega-event designed to provide innovators and entrepreneurs direct access to a large network of investors equipped… Read More

April 5, 2013 @ 2:35 am By Upstart Business Journal  |  

There’s been all sorts of overheated rhetoric about whether crowdfunding will crowd out venture capitalism. But the debate misses some big points, argues Roger Ehrenberg, a founder of IA Ventures. Writing in Fortune, Ehrenberg makes the case that a good venture capitalist (as opposed to… Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 9:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Kickstarter crowdfunding effort launched by Rob Thomas to crowdfund the Veronica Mars film has set a new goal.  Thomas wants their crowdfunding campaign to be the largest ever – in number of supporters. On a recent update posted on their campaign page, Thomas stated,… Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 9:07 pm By XConomy  |  

Players from the crowdfunding and innovation community came together Thursday at the General Assembly campus in New York to announce a new accelerator called Crowdfundx (stylized as CROWDFUNDx). Folks from Startup Weekend, Social Media Week, the Startup America Partnership, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, and Crowdfunder… Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 4:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leaders of the Venture Capital and Crowdfunding industry gather today at the SV Crowdfund Conference in honor of the anniversary of President Obama signing the JOBS Act into law; leading to the largest changes in securities laws since the 1930s. Silicon Valley Crowdfund provides the… Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 11:53 am By JD Alois  |  

President Obama made history when he signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act into legislation on April 5, 2012. To celebrate this pivotal move forward for early-stage businesses, April 5, 2013 will be recognized as the first Global Crowdfunding Day. StartupValley supports this celebration and… Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 10:04 am By Charles Luzar  |  

We recently became aware of a patent filing service from Christie Street, a crowdfunding platform that specializes in inventions and bringing new products to market. It makes a lot of sense. Christie Street’s slogan is “Supporting Inventors, Protecting Buyers.” One of the most contentious aspects… Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 7:01 am By TheStreet  |  

It’s been one year since the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was passed with the intention to reduce red tape and costs for initial public offerings. The theory was that by doing this and creating crowdfunding for companies, the IPO market would take off…. Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 2:32 am By Guyism  |  

A fool and his money are soon parted, especially when it’s a lot of fools and a lot of money. I wrote about the Veronica Mars kickstarter a while back with a pretty positive tone – I was a fan of the show and thought… Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 1:20 am By JD Alois  |  

EarlyShares, an Equity Based Crowdfunding platform with a mission to connect investors and entrepreneurs in a safe and secure way, will participate in the Innovative Investing Symposium: a cooperative effort by The Soho Loft, Thomson Reuters and PartnerConnect East, designed to foster and bring to… Read More

April 3, 2013 @ 11:45 am By Advisor One  |  

As the Securities and Exchange Commission prepares to end the ban on general solicitation of private placement offerings, state regulators issued an alert Tuesday warning investors about the risks in such sales. As it stands now, Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933… Read More

April 3, 2013 @ 10:35 am By IT World  |  

Back in September, Kickstarter felt the need to post an update stating that “Kickstarter Is Not a Store”. In it, the crowd-funding and project-launching phenomenon laid out a few new rules, clarified its mission a bit, and generally reinforced the key point in the headline: you… Read More

April 3, 2013 @ 6:27 am By Neoseeker  |  

Initial Ouya shipments are being sent out to Kickstarter backers as we speak, so it makes sense that an official list of launch titles available on the platform has now been made available. With over 100 games and apps, including Final Fantasy III and Twitch.tv, there’s likely something for everyone on the $99… Read More

April 2, 2013 @ 9:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity (CAMEO), and Kiva have announced a collaboration that brings crowdfunded microloans to more small businesses in California.  “Businesses aren’t creating enough jobs and government employment’s been cut back,” said Claudia Viek, CEO of CAMEO. “Do it yourself. Create your own job,… Read More

April 2, 2013 @ 7:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

JOI Media, based in Calgary, has announced the release of its proprietary Crowdfunding software to serve as a white-label solution for enterprises and non-profit organizations in need of an out-of-the-box Crowfunding Platform. The software will be released under the name ‘Katipult’, which is the same name that… Read More

April 2, 2013 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a report that makes clear that companies can use social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to announce key information in compliance with Regulation Fair Disclosure (Regulation FD) so long as investors have been alerted about which social… Read More

April 2, 2013 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

As reported earlier today,  the Fung Institute at UC Berkeley has released a conservative estimate for debt and equity crowdfunding for the US Market.  Estimated to be just under $4 Billion, the technical report is posted in its entirety below. Abstract: The 2012 JOBS Act… Read More

April 2, 2013 @ 10:50 am By Wired.co.uk  |  

Can the current Kickstarter boom continue and will the presence of established businesses affect our willingness to offer up our cash? As Kickstarter‘s reputation for swiftly bankrolling projects grows, it’s no surprise that established games companies and industry veterans have been sitting up and taking note…. Read More

April 2, 2013 @ 10:46 am By Shaun Abrahamson  |  

Crowds have already demonstrated their value as a source of capital for start-ups. Support via donations or pre-purchasing on sites like Kickstarter has set high expectations for equity-based crowd funding in the United States. Discussions often focus on how crowds can and will compare to… Read More

April 2, 2013 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Fung Institute Estimate includes both Debt and Equity Crowdfunding for the US Market Crowdfund investing will go live later in 2013. With the release of the proposed crowdfunding rules, a wave of small business and startup financing is expected to sweep the nation. In a… Read More