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March 21, 2014 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The below document was published by the British Columbia Securities Commission describing the proposed crowdfunding exemption.  Certain conditions on the issuers are being proposed including a limit of raising no more than $150,000 per offering no more than twice per year.  Individuals may invest no… Read More

March 15, 2014 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

German equity crowdfunding platform Seedmatch has responded to inquiries regarding a company that was crowdfunded on their platform back in June of 2o12.  Larovo, an online buying guide, raised € 100,000 from 181 investors.  Seedmatch, the largest equity crowdfunding platform in Germany, has always prided their… Read More

March 13, 2014 @ 10:39 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In this past week’s episode of Inside Crowdfunding, Alon and I sat down with Richard Bliss of the Funding The Dream podcast. What ensued was almost an hour of fascinating input from Richard on rewards-based crowdfunding strategy, platforms, campaigns and the hustle it takes to… Read More

March 4, 2014 @ 11:46 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Hey, this week we got through a whole episode of Inside Crowdfunding without any major glitches! Success! Alon and I had a great conversation with Nick Meehan of The Lobby. Nick’s project piqued our interest after he was profiled in a piece for Vice. It’s… Read More

February 28, 2014 @ 3:07 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

After covering Nick Meehan’s crazy idea to crowdfund lobbyists in the United States, I knew I wanted to have him on Inside Crowdfunding. Well, he’s agreed to be our guest this week, so click here to go RSVP for the live Google Hangout and come… Read More

February 25, 2014 @ 10:17 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Short of a few Google+ hiccups, Alon Goren and myself had a great conversation with Toby Martin and Arne Loermann with Bragi LLC. Bragi is the company behind The Dash, which has raised over $2.3 million on Kickstarter. For a minute there it looked like… Read More

February 23, 2014 @ 8:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has posted a comment letter regarding proposed rule amendments regarding Regulation A+ on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s web site.  The NASAA is self described as an investor protection association with their members consisting of securities administrators from… Read More

February 18, 2014 @ 9:40 am By Charles Luzar  |  

On this week’s episode of Inside Crowdfunding, we talk to Adam Draper of Boost.vc about his accelerator and the culture around accelerators in general. He shares some information about the cool stuff coming out of the companies in his portfolio. Of course, Draper is also bullish on… Read More

February 14, 2014 @ 11:57 am By Charles Luzar  |  

We’re moving full steam ahead with Inside Crowdfunding, and we’re excited to announce that the guest for episiode #2 will be Adam Draper, CEO and founder of Boost VC and fourth generation venture capitalist. Why am I excited to have Adam on the show? Because… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 12:20 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

When Invested.in co-founder Alon Goren approached me a while back with an idea to launch a periodic live show about crowdfunding, I was really excited about it. Now I can announce that we’ve completed episode one. We’re calling it Inside Crowdfunding, and we’ll be holding a… Read More

February 11, 2014 @ 12:20 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

On this week’s episode of Inside Crowdfunding, we interview Tubestart co-founder and CEO Josef Holm to get more information about his crowdfunding platform for YouTube content creators. We also discuss Tubestart’s new charity-related initiative and Holm’s recent ReelSEO article about MCNs participating in the crowdfunding… Read More

January 13, 2014 @ 12:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

After receiving some stellar recognition at CES by winning the Last Gadget Standing competition and being an Awards Honoree for Innovations and Design.  Skulpt Aim ended their Indiegogo crowdfunding round by raising $384,509 – almost four times their stated goal.  This amount raised places Skulpt in the… Read More

January 12, 2014 @ 7:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ever wish there were more hours in the day?  Yes that is a rhetorical question but it appears that Polish startup IntelClinic, and their founder Kamil Adamczyk, may have found a solution for this ongoing enigma.  The company has developed NeuroOn and they have just closed their… Read More

January 6, 2014 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment platform Launch Angels has closed their first venture fund, Where Angels Fund (WAF), which raised approximately $1 Million.  WAF will invest in early stage companies with an emphasis on mobile and consumer internet companies. As WAF closes, Launch Angels is presently securing commitments on its… Read More

January 3, 2014 @ 10:17 am By Barry E. James  |  

Crowdfunding exploded in 2013, and so revealed its massive potential in a way that’s impossible to ignore. Not least December’s ‘The Rise of Future Finance” and the World Bank Report which preceded it. These together left no doubt that crowdfunding has become an established part of the… Read More

December 13, 2013 @ 10:56 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s venture capital firm Vulcan Capital has invested $125 million into Freedom Financial Network, a debt consolidation firm with aspirations to enter the P2P lending space. Freedom Financial Network’s core business revolves around “programs and solutions that cover everything from helping families decide on… Read More

November 28, 2013 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Captures 10 Contributions at $5000 Level with Special Perk. Crowdfunding on Kickstarter now is the best thing that has ever happened to the concept of coolers since they were created.  Watch the pitch video and you will quickly understand the shortcomings intrinsic in your current… Read More

November 28, 2013 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission has published a brief communication on crowdfunding describing the roadmap for managing this new financial innovation. The document, which is subject to change, recognizes that crowdfunding is rapidly growing into a new form of financing.  This recognition is balanced with the challenges… Read More

November 28, 2013 @ 8:56 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission Internal and Services Directorate General (DG) organized a Tweetchat on crowdfunding which took place earlier today.  The tweetchat is part of an ongoing discussion regarding crowdfunding and the EU policies surrounding regulation and advocacy.  Crowdfund Insider has created a Storify of all… Read More

November 27, 2013 @ 6:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lima, marketed as the “Brain of Your Devices” has announced a shipping delay which has pushed back delivery for all supporters until sometime next Spring.  Lima, which was originally called “Plug” but was forced to change their name, is the 7th most crowdfunded campaign ever… Read More