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October 28, 2013 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

With Bitcoin virtual currency growing in popularity, global crowdfunding platform Pozible has become the first major crowdfunding platform to accept Bitcoin as pledges on their site.  One advantage of Bitcoin is the extremely low transaction costs, particularly suited to large pledges or international pledges otherwise… Read More

October 27, 2013 @ 10:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Hugely popular payment processor Stripe continues to expand.  One of their most recent clients happens to be equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs.  The UK based platform recently decided to migrate to Stripe as they investigated alternatives which could facilitate bank transfers on their platform while providing… Read More

October 22, 2013 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The Tile item finder, which put a new spin on finding lost items, raised over $2.6 Million doing a Self-Starter crowdfunding campaign becoming the most successful Self-Starter campaign ever.  The company was founded by Nick Evans and Mike Farley in 2012.  Evans had previously worked… Read More

October 21, 2013 @ 10:14 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Elemental-Labs Inc. turned to Kickstarter to fund a video game entitled Reborn. The game was aiming for a launch that would have included support for the latest and greatest gaming platforms, the Xbox One and Playstation 4. The project creators have cancelled the campaign early after… Read More

October 18, 2013 @ 10:37 am By Charles Luzar  |  

We’re going to unabashedly scream it from the mountaintops: Star Citizen is one of – if not the – biggest crowdfunding stories we’ve seen since we’ve launched this site more than a year ago, and it doesn’t get the attention or credit it deserves. The… Read More

October 17, 2013 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

In a video produced by Silicon Real (who do great work by the way), UK based Tribesports share their experience with crowdfunding on Kickstarter.  Tribesports, which we first covered this past August, ran an enormously successful campaign raising £119,458 on a goal of just £30,000…. Read More

October 16, 2013 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Median pre-money valuations have risen dramatically over the past few years.  In 2009 seed stage companies were being valued at $2.6 Million.  In 2013 seed stage company valuations have jumped to $5.2 Million. In a report from Pitchbook, the increase in valuations is being presented… Read More

October 16, 2013 @ 8:28 am By JD Alois  |  

The Ignition Project joins promising entrepreneurs and accomplished angel investors for the long term.  From start up to growth and exit, the initiative wants to ignite extraordinary startup growth. Last week angel firms came together with top Atlanta entrepreneurs for the first-ever meeting of The Ignition… Read More

October 15, 2013 @ 1:00 pm By AngelsDen  |  

Often overlooked by entrepreneurs, the Enterprise Investment (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment (SEIS) schemes can be a big draw for potential investors. If you’re not familiar with the schemes, EIS aims to encourage investment in small trading companies in the hope that they will grow… Read More

October 12, 2013 @ 2:03 pm By Equidam  |  

Who, among the entrepreneurs reading this post, feels confident in explaining what an IPO is? Sure, you probably know the meaning: Initial Public Offering. You might know it is the process that brings companies to be traded in public stock exchanges. In a nutshell, via… Read More

October 12, 2013 @ 1:46 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

We recently wrote about Travail, a restaurant in Robbinsville, Minnesota that aimed to bring fine dining food to the masses. Well, their round has just closed on Kickstarter to the tune of over $255,000. It is a huge windfall for the restaurant, which will use… Read More

October 7, 2013 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Fund of Crowdfunded Offerings Allows Participation in Ten Companies with a Single Investment. Expectations are this is the First of Many to Come. Leading equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, has launched the fast-emerging industry’s first-ever ‘fund’ by offering UK investors the chance to take a stake… Read More

October 6, 2013 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Lumawake has a fascinating crowdfunding history.  We originally discovered this product in 2012. The concept was the brainchild of Greg Laugle who came up with the idea way back in 1997.  He was working through college and he barely got any sleep. He loathed the… Read More

October 4, 2013 @ 7:02 am By JD Alois  |  

The Route 66 Roadside Park project was announced this past August by local officials, “Bringing New Life to an Old Street“.  The Springfield, Missouri,project claimed to be the first municipality to fund a project like this.  Now the crowdfunding platform which hosted the project, CrowdIt,… Read More

October 3, 2013 @ 3:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Announces $3 Million in Funding from True Ventures The Memoto Lifelogging camera successfully crowdfunded their “Lifelogging camera” on Kickstarter almost one year ago.  The team from Stockholm, Sweden raised $550,189 on a goal of $50,000.  The simple device they developed clips on y0ur shirt and… Read More

September 27, 2013 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

SterlingFunder is an Atlanta-based equity and debt crowdfunding platform. In addition to facilitating national crowdfunding transactions, SterlingFunder is the nation’s only crowdfunding portal for non-accredited investors as legislated under the Invest Georgia Exemption. SterlingFunder has partnered with a Georgia attorney to release a complete explanation… Read More

September 26, 2013 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Parke Denim has been in “stealth mode” for the past 6 months developing their website along with a  new collection of high quality active denim jeans.  To date the company has raised $300,000 in funding.   The team now consists of fashion and technology experts… Read More

September 26, 2013 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform InvestingZone is launching an advertising campaign to encourage UK investors to “Do more with their money”.  The initiative hopes to spur investors to build and manage their own portfolios while investing in Britain based startups and SMEs. The campaign starts on the… Read More

September 26, 2013 @ 6:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Social gaming company Mowjow has announced they are in the final process of successfully self crowdfunded their company.  The London based business had previously stated their intent to use their proprietary version of crowdfunding to raise capital.  The social gaming company is creating innovative money… Read More

September 25, 2013 @ 7:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kiva, the microfinance crowdfunding platform for social good, has announced a partnership with San Diego based EarlyIQ’s due diligence  platform to evaluate loan applications on the Kiva Zip platform.   As the small business credit crunch has continued unabated in recent years, Kiva Zip will help… Read More