Strategy

August 15, 2013 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Successful equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has shared a guide on Angel investing in partnership with What Investment magazine.  The document features an introduction from Doug Richard who was one of the original “Dragons” on the BBC show “Dragons Den”.  Richard now works with entrepreneurs by… Read More

August 14, 2013 @ 10:26 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Kickstarter cofounder Yancey Strickler recently took to the Kickstarter blog to express his concern over the ever-increasing use of stretch goals in rewards-based crowdfunding. Stretch goals are funding goals set outside the scope of the primary funding goal. For example, a video game might have… Read More

August 13, 2013 @ 9:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mimoona, a crowdfunding platform created in Israel in 2011 that previously was targeting the white label / self crowdfunding sector of the industry, has now adjusted their strategy and has decided to focus on the Fashion Industry. In an interview on Bloomberg, Nadav Trenter Moser… Read More

August 8, 2013 @ 4:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

“Free Your Body” is the mantra for the “meal replacement” mix Soylent which has caught the attention and imagination of thousands of supporters fascinated about the thought of being able to not worry about food.  Soylent may now free themselves from financing their product as… Read More

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

Wealth Forge Holdings provides crowdfunding infrastructure, compliance for emerging crowdfunding Industry. The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) – a non profit corporation which makes seed stage equity investments –  has announced  that its CIT GAP Funds has closed an investment in WealthForge Holdings, a Richmond,… Read More

August 7, 2013 @ 6:12 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Precinct was a video game crowdfunding on Kickstarter. I say “was” because the campaign has since been shut down after the project creators realized that there was little hope of the campaign meeting its funding goal. Now the team has rolled their own crowdfunding solution… Read More

August 4, 2013 @ 7:00 am By Ludwine Dekker  |  

It could fund your project, boost our companies, create jobs and maybe even save our entire economy: crowdfunding. Advertised as the go-to digital cash machine if the bank doesn’t get you the money you need, crowdfunding is well on its way to become a major… Read More

August 2, 2013 @ 6:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

When we last reported on crowdfunding video game Star Citizen it stood at $14 Million.  This was back in early July.  The ongoing crowdfunding voyage now stands at over $15 Million supported by over 221,000 “Star Citizens”. For those who have not been following the… Read More

August 2, 2013 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Released by Bloomberg BNA, Haynes and Boone tackles growing industry of social media and corporate use. Covers Regulation FD and crowdfunding. Multiple Haynes and Boone,  lawyers, led by Dallas Partner David Bell, has prepared a comprehensive guide to the corporate legal issues associated with social media.Corporate Practice… Read More

August 1, 2013 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding portal CrowdIt has announced that the City of Springfield, Missouri has selected their platform to crowdfund major elements of its Route 66 SGF Roadside Park, a key new landmark of historic Route 66 through the city, “Bringing New Life to an Old Street“. As the birthplace… Read More

August 1, 2013 @ 1:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mission Markets Community Portals Will Enable the Small Business Networks of ASBC and SCSBCC to Have Access to Equity and Donation-Based Crowd Financing and Support Sustainable Entrepreneurship  Mission Markets, which operates a portal network for impact and sustainability investments, has announced the launch of an… Read More

August 1, 2013 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Our neighbors to the North while much smaller in population have already established a vibrant crowdfunding scene.  With over 45% of the entire Canadian workforce employed in small business driving 28% of Canada’s GDP, it is clear that the importance of fostering a positive environment… Read More

July 31, 2013 @ 8:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Accomplished Film Director Spike Lee was interviewed on CNBC today regarding his current Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for a future film about human beings addicted to blood.  He is looking to raise $1.25 Million and he is almost half way their with just under $500,000.  Steven… Read More

July 30, 2013 @ 8:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity Crowdfunding Campaign Launched on Seedrs by Renowned Fund Managager Nicola Horlick.  Seeks £150,000 for 10% Equity in New Venture. Nicola Horlick, one of Britain’s most successful and well-regarded fund managers, has launched a campaign on equity crowdfunding site Seedrs to raise seed capital for… Read More

July 28, 2013 @ 3:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

EarlyIQ, a San Diego based company, has launched a suite of services to improve transparency and mitigate the risk of fraud in private capital markets. EarlyIQ’s services may be used by private investment crowdfunding portals for regulatory compliance specified in the final SEC rules for Title… Read More

July 24, 2013 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

 Investors Willing Accept Lower Returns for Positive Social Benefit. People’s Community Market (PCM), a  venture dedicated to building the first full-service food store for 11,000 West Oakland families in over 10 years, has announced that it has raised $650,000, exceeding the organization’s target of reaching $500,000… Read More

July 14, 2013 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, one of the leading equity crowdfunding platforms in the United Kingdom, recently updated their instructions for companies applying to leverage their crowdfunding site.  Expressing the knowledged gained via their recent experience regarding their successful crowdfunding efforts, Seedrs has tuned their approach. In a posting… Read More

July 9, 2013 @ 10:18 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Let’s face it: building a basic crowdfunding platform is easy. This is at least in part why the space is so exciting. Many disruptors will come and go, and those that execute best will stay. A recent post on Mozilla Hacks includes a tutorial to… Read More

July 7, 2013 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Video game Star Citizen, created by Chris Roberts and his Roberts Space Industries (RSI), is ready to surpass $14 Million raised.  This crowdfunding campaign has the potential to be the single largest campaign ever and already stands in the top crowdfunding campaings to take place… Read More

July 3, 2013 @ 8:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a lengthy report published earlier today banking group BBVA address a wide range of financial industry challenges which included the disruptive innovation of debt and equity crowdfunding. Stating the  “financial industry faces its most dramatic transformation in modern history because of increased online and… Read More