Tagged: australia

December 24, 2013 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading Australia based crowdfunding platform has announced they have “spread their wings” and hit the shores of both Malaysia and Singapore in Southeast Asia.  Crowdfunders in both of these countries are now able to crowd fund in their own currencies:  Malaysian Ringit and Singapore Dollars…. Read More

December 20, 2013 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The Super Awesome Micro Project is a basically a car built out of Lego.  With the exception of the wheels and a few load bearing elements the entire car, which has a top speed of about 20 to 30 KMh, has been constructed with Lego…. Read More

December 16, 2013 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

SocietyOne is changing the way loans are funded in Australia.  The company launched their first fully compliant Peer-to-Peer lending platform back in August of 2012.  SocietyOne operates their own proprietary loan management platform called ClearMatch which provides safe and secure online loan applications and document… Read More

December 6, 2013 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Coming from our friends in Australia (Glen Innes to be exact) is a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo which raised 50% of its goal in only 8 hours.   SmarterPlay, created by Australian entrepreneur Brendon Watson plays music from a mobile phone to any FM stereo. For… Read More

November 30, 2013 @ 1:11 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The competent operation of the crowdfunding platform or portal is essential for the prevention of fraud in equity crowdfunding. Based on my experience with the ASSOB platform we have learned that it is very unlikely that fraudsters would be bothered jumping through all the hoops… Read More

November 18, 2013 @ 12:01 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Paul Niederer | Crowdfunding and Innovation Paul Niederer is the founder of the Australian Small Scale Offerings Board (ASSOB) and an equity crowdfunding pioneer. On his blog, he explains that crowdfunding is about more than just raising money and goes on to explain how crowdfunding… Read More

November 17, 2013 @ 5:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coming out of Sydney, Australia, Ninja Blocks have logged their second success using the Kickstarter to launch a new product.  In March of 2012 they raised $102,935 on a goal of $24,000 for their first step in creating a dynamic interconnected world with their Ninja… Read More

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 25, 2013 @ 7:01 am By JD Alois  |  

BoardSuite, an integrated document management and organizational tool for directors, officers and shareholders, has announced a partnership with Australian Small Scale Offer Board (ASSOB) utilizing BoardSuite Crowdfunding Infrastructure Platform (CFIP) to help extend ASSOB’s existing commitment to cooperate transparency and compliance. ASSOB is the world’s first… Read More

October 18, 2013 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

San Francisco filmmaker Abraham Heisler is crowdfunding a film which explores the realities of the tech obsessed world of San Francisco and he is raising funds on Pozible.  The Aussie crowdfunding platform recently landed on the shores of the US launching a yankee version of their… Read More

October 15, 2013 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter has charted a course of global expansion.  Recently they launched in Canada and quickly captured an impressive list of crowdfunding campaigns from the provinces up North.  They have also been talking for some time about extending their reach into other english speaking countries and… Read More

October 9, 2013 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Pozible, the leading Australian crowdfunding platform, recently landed on the shores of the United States – San Francisco to be exact.   Their strategic move is part of their effort to break into probably the most competitive of crowdfunding markets and they are planning some… Read More

October 7, 2013 @ 10:20 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Australia’s Climate Council was the victim of what some may see as austere budget cuts recently when prime minister Tony Abbott decided to shutter the agency. Professor Tim Flannery, formerly at the agency’s helm, had been displaced. However, Flannery wasn’t content to rest on his… Read More

September 13, 2013 @ 3:13 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Australia-based Pozible is a big rewards-based crowdfunding platform on the global stage, having been in operation since 2010. Originally called “Fundbreak,” the platform was rebranded as Pozible in January of 2011. Now Pozible has set up shop in San Francisco and is set to start… Read More

September 12, 2013 @ 10:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

A multidisciplinary team of historians, anthropologists and archeologists associated with several universities have set out to solve a mystery of African coins found in Australia that pre-date the current “historic” discovery of the continent. The standard view of Australian history is that British explorer Captain… Read More

August 26, 2013 @ 9:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ubiquitous crowdfunding leader Kickstarter has indicated they are launching soon in both Australia and New Zealand.  The rewards based crowdfunding platform has placed a request for projects as they gear up to tackle this new market. Kickstarter also announced they will be in country hosting… Read More

July 15, 2013 @ 10:56 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Pozible and Pebble were highlighted in World News Australia’s recent coverage of the global phenomenon that is crowdfunding. Watch below…

July 14, 2013 @ 4:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Extending reach of Crowdfunding Platform for Global Expansion of Equity Crowdfunding.  Has Formed Joint Venture for Middle East.  Plans Summer Launch. Crowdcube has formed a joint venture to launch in the Middle East – labeling the expansion “Crowdcube MENA” (Middle East North Africa).  A Joint… Read More

June 11, 2013 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Australia’s newest crowdfunding site has launched – ZoshPit.  The platform is a dedicated music crowdfunding site,  ZoshPit’s mission is to revolutionise the Australian music  industry by offering a platform tailored to the needs of artists, bands  and musicians. ZoshPit is the only crowdfunding platform based… Read More

May 16, 2013 @ 12:00 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

An Australian researcher has taken to crowdfunding site Pozible to accept donations in an effort to create a “cultural cache,” a virtual repository of first-hand accounts and experiences directly from gamers. The PlayCache will be an evolving online archive to record, analyse and report on… Read More