Tagged: asia

June 19, 2014 @ 4:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

The purpose of this event is not only to promote greater awareness on real estate crowd funding in Asia, it also aims to bring greater transparency to the regional real estate markets. This is done through the series of talks and programs that are organised… Read More

June 13, 2014 @ 9:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding Asia 2014 is structured and designed by PHOENIXICT and the CROWD who share the same vision of serving the community and startups for all great reason.The believe of CROWD POWER provides the CROWD WISDOM to drive CROWD ECONOMY through the options of CROWD FUNDING to realize idea… Read More

May 31, 2014 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

At the recently held MIXii Israel Innovation Conference, that took place in Tel Aviv on May 20-22nd, government representatives from China and Hong Kong participated in the forum seeking a stronger relationship with the country. One group was championed by InvestHK, whose objective is to… Read More

May 26, 2014 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore based CoAssets, one of South East Asia’s first real estate crowdfunding sites, has announced that Bastien Jack Pte Ltd, an investment crowdfunding opportunity from the United Kingdom listed on the platform, will be making their first payout to crowdfunders in June 2014. “As real… Read More

May 16, 2014 @ 6:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a recent article in the South China Morning Post, shared the challenges of the BigColors equity crowdfunding platform.  BigColors was launched in November 2013 as a combined crowdfunding site with a trading feature.  Investors could actually use the site and trade shares in these… Read More

April 13, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Lionel Slusny  |  

While at Crowdsourcing week I had the unique opportunity to hear from three very different crowdfunding platforms:  Nicola Castelnuovo from Crowdonomic (Crowdfunding and Enterprise Innovation Portal), Getty Goh from CoAssets (Real Estate Crowdfunding) and Crowdtivate:  each shared their insights regarding their respective business models in Asia…. Read More

April 8, 2014 @ 8:46 am By Lionel Slusny  |  

This year Crowdsourcing Week global conference in Singapore is poised for an excellent start. This morning, people were still flocking in the 400-seats Fusionopolis theatre when the introduction started with Epi Ludvik. Over 40 presentations are planned over the week along with a full schedule… Read More

April 1, 2014 @ 4:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

With only a few days left before their 2nd annual event commences in Singapore, Crowdsourcing Week – CSW Global 2014 – is putting the finishing touches on their gathering  where crowdsourcing and the crowd economy come together.  The event will take place from April 7th… Read More

March 23, 2014 @ 12:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

CoAssets will be organizing South East Asia’s inaugural Expo for Property Investing & Crowdfunding (EPIC) this coming July.   The  2-day event aims to promote greater awareness on the potential of real estate crowdfunding in Asia as well as to connect developers and buyers seeking… Read More

February 24, 2014 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Hardware crowdfunding platform HWTrek (Hardware Trek),  will be participating along with experts from leading global entities at the Hardeggs iFuture Hardware Competition in Beijing, China on March 14, 2014. Focused on the innovative hardware trend and implementing hardware-software combinations, this event integrates world-class resources in… Read More

December 9, 2013 @ 10:14 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Jon Medved of OurCrowd recently appeared on Bloomberg’s “On The Move Asia” discussing how equity crowdfunding and ourCrowd are democratizing access to capital for Israeli startups. Specifically, he addresses an often-cited criticism of equity crowdfunding: why can’t these deals just get funding from angel investors… Read More

November 26, 2013 @ 9:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Seeks to Catalyze $1 Billion of Crowdfunded Investments in Solar by 2020. Over the next decade, SunFunder expects solar energy to leapfrog the electricity grid in developing countries much like innovation of mobile phones quickly surpassed landlines. The SunFunder crowdfunding platform is dedicated to financing… Read More

November 19, 2013 @ 2:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Details have not yet been announced.

November 5, 2013 @ 11:08 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Crowdfunding has yet to take off in Asia like it has in the US, Europe and Australia. Having said that, two recent pieces of news involving Hong Kong-based crowdfunding platforms suggest that entrepreneurs are increasing their efforts at mobilizing capital in Asia via crowdfunding. These… Read More

September 11, 2013 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tech is very hot in the crowdfunding world these days.  Devices like the ōllo clip, Pebble Smartwatch and Ouya game console have proven the power of crowdfunding a product – from concept to shipped reality.  Many successful hardware products are conceived and engineered in the… Read More

June 29, 2013 @ 12:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

The high profile Singapore based crowdfunding campaign for the 3D printer for everyone, labeled “Bucaneer”, closed today.  Starting with an original goal of “only” $100,000.00 the team at Pirate3D blew past that amount to raise an incredible $1,438.765 from 3520 backers.  Pledge levels started at… Read More

June 7, 2013 @ 8:15 am By Kristin Voinovich  |  

In mid – May a party was held in Shanghai, China, at the Hult International Business School.  The event was held in recognition of the launch of SeedAsia – the first Pan Asia equity crowdfunding platform to service the region. Many prominent business leaders were… Read More

May 31, 2013 @ 4:15 am By Shanghaiist  |  

A group of Hong Kong students are raising money online to run full-page adverts opposing the “mainlandisation of HK universities”, according to their Facebook page. The campaign comes just over a year after the Apple Daily ran a full-page advert attacking mainland “locusts” for swarming… Read More

April 25, 2013 @ 7:32 am By Tech in Asia  |  

If two is company, and three’s a crowd, does seven make it crowdfunding? The seven-man team at The Spark Project would like to make it so. Though the idea of bringing the technology of crowdfunding to the Philippines has been around for a while, it was only last… Read More

April 13, 2013 @ 2:09 am By Asian Correspondent  |  

A sub-category in film genre by format, shorts were never unheard-of in Mainland China. However, it was not until late 2010 that they suddenly gained millions of Chinese fans. The watershed film is Old Boys, a 42-minute short about unfulfilled dreams and aspirations as people grow old… Read More