Strategy

April 6, 2017 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fundraising platform for nonprofits, MobileCause, announced on Wednesday enhancements and features launched with its first quarter 2017 product release, which are designed to help users raise more funds and simplifies fundraising processes for nonprofits. While sharing details about the features and enhancements, Sean MacNeill, MobileCause… Read More

April 6, 2017 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform Wefunder announced on Thursday it is set to host a 12-city tour of live, in-person funding events for small businesses. The funding portal noted that the events are much like demo days that are hosted by accelerators. According to Wefunder, the 12-city events’… Read More

April 5, 2017 @ 8:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding announced on Wednesday the fifth round winners of the Crowdfunding Video Awards (CVAs). The contest provides campaign organizers new ways to promote crowdfunding campaigns and products to backers as well as potential investors. The winners of the fifth round are the following: First place: Purple… Read More

April 4, 2017 @ 5:40 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“We have gained a foothold within the industry by partnering with 42 brands to date. Moving forward we will continue to innovate…” Having spent more than 20 years as a corporate executive in companies backed by prosperous VC firms including Kleiner Perkins, Mohr Davidow and Sequoia Capital, ApplePie Capital CEO… Read More

April 4, 2017 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced the launch of Guest Pledging. This new feature will be offered to those who choose not to create an account with the funding portal and will contribute to projects as a Guest. While sharing details about Guest Pledging, Kickstarter stated: “One… Read More

March 28, 2017 @ 12:30 pm By Amy Wan  |  

So, you want to start a real estate crowdfunding (RECF) platform. This article is intended to serve as a basic guide to launching a real estate crowdfunding platform in the United States. Decide on what you want to do There are many different types of… Read More

March 22, 2017 @ 6:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding announced on Wednesday the fourth round winners of the Crowdfunding Video Awards (CVAs). The CVAs provides campaign organizers new ways to promote crowdfunding campaigns and products to backers as well as potential investors. The winners of the fourth round are the following: First place:… Read More

March 19, 2017 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding is very different from rewards-based crowdfunding. Participating in a project on Kickstarter or Indiegogo is more akin to a donation where you may (or may not) receive some sort of perk for your financial support. In investment crowdfunding, you are giving your money… Read More

March 17, 2017 @ 3:13 pm By Georgia Quinn  |  

Many entrepreneurs that successfully raised money using the newly enacted Regulation CF (or Reg CF for short) have likely tried to put the tiresome process behind them and are focusing on company operations and executing on their business plans. However, all successful issuers need to… Read More

March 13, 2017 @ 5:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

It is a fact that many people still do not have any idea as to how crowdfunding operates. To combat this issue, Krowdster and Eli Regalado, a crowdfunding expert, have launched a weekly webinar series during which attendees pose questions they may have about crowdfunding. During… Read More

March 13, 2017 @ 10:34 am By Robin Sosnow  |  

  “Them that’s got shall get / Them that’s not shall lose / So the Bible said”… and is it still news? Raising significant amounts of capital has never been easy for anyone. For some, it has been a higher hurdle than for others. The… Read More

March 9, 2017 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding announced on Thursday the third round winners of the Crowdfunding Video Awards (CVAs). As previously reported, the CVAs provides campaign organizers new ways to promote crowdfunding campaigns and products to backers as well as potential investors. Season one of the CVAs kicked off on January… Read More

March 3, 2017 @ 1:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), under the auspices of the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA), published a white paper on Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) earlier this week. The report, written by Vladimir Ivanov and Anzhela Knyazeva, is basically a point in time… Read More

March 1, 2017 @ 5:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

  Last November, six months after the new equity crowdfunding regulations (Title III) went into effect, Indiegogo teamed up with MicroVentures to launch its equity crowdfunding platform to campaigns on the platform that have successfully secured $1 million in funding. Indiegogo’s platform allows both accredited and non-accredited investors to invest in startups and… Read More

February 26, 2017 @ 1:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

“Tiko 3D: Another crowdfunding fail, as backers money goes down the drain.” Tiko 3D is the second most-funded 3D printer on Kickstarter ever —the first being M3D who launched the Micro consumer 3D printer back in 2014.  M3D raised $3.4 million on Kickstarter from over 11,800… Read More

February 25, 2017 @ 1:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

New Leaf Digital has partnered with Wefunder to host the “world’s first” live crowdfunding event using Title III of the JOBS Act or Reg CF. New Leaf Digital is a Huntsville-based 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides innovation education opportunities to North Alabama’s millennial population. With… Read More

February 23, 2017 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding announced on Thursday the second round winners of the Crowdfunding Video Awards (CVAs). This event provides campaign organizers new ways to promote crowdfunding campaigns and products to backers as well as potential investors. Season one of the CVAs kicked off on January 25th with a live… Read More

February 22, 2017 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a month and a half into the new year, UK-based Seedrs announced its predictions for equity crowdfunding campaigns in 2017. While sharing details about last year’s successes, the Seedrs team stated: “2016 was a record-breaking year for Seedrs with over 134 deals funded and… Read More

February 22, 2017 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding announced on Wednesday the first round winners of the Crowdfunding Video Awards (CVAs). This news comes just days after NextGen revealed the second round of finalists. The CVAs will provide campaign organizers new ways to promote crowdfunding campaigns and products to backers as well as… Read More

February 19, 2017 @ 1:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding has recently posted their next round of crowdfunding videos as part of their ongoing competition to uncover and showcase the best of the best pitch videos.  You may vote for your favorite here but we have shared the top three below. The winner… Read More