Tagged: asia

November 12, 2014 @ 11:12 pm By Getty Goh  |  

It is exciting times for the nascent crowdfunding industry in Asia. While the crowdfunding movement is slowly gaining steam, there are still some people who are not clear what it constitutes and the possibilities that it holds. To share my views on the topic, this… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 12:32 pm By Farah Bashir  |  

  It was only a few weeks ago that CrowdFundHerLive, organized by Woomentum, hosted a live crowdfunding campaign for start-ups led by women. Founded by Mouna Lagendorf, the event attracted a crowd of over 100 women to the site of the event – the MCCAAN offices… Read More

November 6, 2014 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

AutoChina International, a commercial financing company for China’s transportation industry, has announced the launch of a new peer to peer (P2P) lending platform called K-Lend.  The news was revealed as part of a report regarding 3rd quarter results where AutoChina experienced a quarter over quarter… Read More

October 30, 2014 @ 3:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Singapore Exchange (SGX), described as the gateway to Asia, is exploring the feasibility of incorporating an equity crowdfunding platform to aid early stage companies in raising capital.  According to multiple reports, SGX has created an internal team evaluating options to boost SME’s. Former SGX… Read More

October 21, 2014 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding Asia launched their inaugural crowdfunding convention this past August.  It was the first event of its kind in the entire Asian region gathering thought leaders, portal operators, high level politicians and public officials from around the world to convene to discuss this new approach… Read More

October 17, 2014 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform Sees Opportunity in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Other Emerging Markets. Southeast Asia’s first real estate crowdfunding site CoAssets, has partnered up with Alternaty as it expands its footprint into other Asian countries. Altneraty, a real estate company based in Vietnam, specializes… Read More

October 5, 2014 @ 7:03 pm By Getty Goh  |  

Many stakeholders are becoming more aware of the potential crowdfunding has. Specifically, some see this as a viable avenue for projects and start-ups that are looking to raise funds of between S$1million and S$5million. When it comes to million-dollar deals, established crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter… Read More

September 29, 2014 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Followers of the investment crowdfunding space all know the real estate sector is very hot.  Big names and big deals are migrating to the new approach to fund all types of property.  iFunding is one of these companies that claims a top pedigree of founders… Read More

September 26, 2014 @ 6:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

iFinding is kind of a unique entry in the real estate crowdfunding space as they have set up shop in the United States AND  in Singapore (they also have a very cool iPhone app so you can invest on the run too). Earlier this week… Read More

September 22, 2014 @ 9:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently during a trip to Southeast Asia I had the opportunity to meet Tim Cheng, CEO of  FlyingV – the largest rewards based crowdfunding platform across all of Asia.  Based in Tapei, Taiwan, FlyingV was launched just over 2 years ago in 2012.  Since that… Read More

September 22, 2014 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Capital Advisor co-founder Jason Best hit the studios of Bloomberg in Hong Kong after a stop in Malaysia for the Securities Commission crowdfunding and angel conference. This is a high level interview as part of Rishaad Salamat and “On The Move”.  Investment crowdfunding has… Read More

September 18, 2014 @ 11:07 pm By Getty Goh  |  

Crowdfunding is a burgeoning field in many parts of Asia. In comparison, crowdfunding in places like the United States has been around for a longer time. While the United States relaxed regulations on investment-based crowdfunding in 2012 (via the JOBS Act), rewards- based sites like… Read More

September 16, 2014 @ 2:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jason Best, a principle at Crowdfund Capital Advisors and a recognized leader in the investment crowdfunding industry, hopped on the phone the other day to chat with the folks at CNBC to talk Asia and equity crowdfunding.  Jason noted that Asia has quickly changed from… Read More

September 15, 2014 @ 2:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last year, Pirate3D Inc. launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its new 3D printer, the Buccaneer. The project was a huge success easily besting its initial goal of $100,000 and closing at $1,438,765 – all thanks to 3,520 backers. The Buccaneer 3D was anointed the… Read More

September 10, 2014 @ 5:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Recently, Japan-based bitcoin market, bitFlyer, launched a new bit coin crowdfunding platform called fundFlyer. According to Coindesk, fundFlyer is similar to other crowdfunding platform but it is taking a significant steps to mainstream bitcoin use in Japan.  One of the fundFlyer’s first projects is from… Read More

September 8, 2014 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Having opened an office in Singapore last year,  Sweden based crowdfunding platform FundedByMe has revealed an investment by Singapore based investment group Link2Ventures for an undisclosed amount.  The additional funding is expected to be used to boost further growth in the Asia Pacific region.  FundedByMe will be… Read More

August 19, 2014 @ 9:24 pm By Johnathan Leow  |  

If there’s one big lesson about crowdfunding I’ve learnt in the past 8 months, it is that pre-launch marketing can make or break your campaign. I’ve gone from knowing next to nothing about crowdfunding, to running a successful Indiegogo campaign at a previous startu  p… Read More

August 17, 2014 @ 8:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

The very first crowdfunding conference in Asia took place earlier this month.  A diverse and impressive group of regulators, high ranking politicians, portal operators and entrepreneurs gathered to discuss the benefits of crowdfunding in Asia.  Over 300 individuals attended the two day “Crowdfunding Asia 2014”… Read More

August 6, 2014 @ 6:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based CoAssets, a real estate crowdfunding platform that targets South East Asia, has stated they have crossed the S$1 million mark in their first year of operation.  CoAssets was launched in July of 2013.  The platform is supported by the Interactive Digital Media Programme… Read More

July 22, 2014 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platform CoAssets, has shared some details on their recently held crowdfunding event, Expo for Property Investing and Crowdfunding (EPIC) 2014.  This marks the first successful large scale crowdfunding conference in Asia – a gathering that targeted the booming real estate industry. According to a… Read More