August 6, 2017 @ 6:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commissão de Valores Mobiláros (CVM) in Brazil has published their regulatory regime to legalize investment crowdfunding. The document outlining the rules is embedded below (in Portuguese). The Investment crowdfunding regulation (Regulation 588) creates a new exemption for issuers of securities to raise funding online…. Read More

May 18, 2017 @ 1:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Brazil used to be the darling of emerging markets. For years the country could do no wrong. Blessed with amazing natural resources, including a good supply of oil, and a growing middle class, Brazil appeared to be trailblazing a path to prosperity and growth. Today,… Read More

February 10, 2017 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the launch of its StartEngine crowdfunding campaign, South Carolina’s Alkane Truck Company announced its exclusive agreement with Brazilian truck manufacturer, Agrale. The company stated the agreement names it the sole representative for Agrale’s sales and service in North America. As previously reported, Alkane assembles heavy-duty trucks that… Read More

December 17, 2016 @ 5:02 pm By Jason Best & Sherwood Neiss  |  

  Brazil has a number of similarities to the rest of the world when it comes to funding startups, small or medium enterprises (SMEs). These business owners either have to fund their businesses themselves, seek capital from close friends or family, Angels, VCs, or for… Read More

October 11, 2016 @ 5:59 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and Brazilian lender Banco Votorantim have added a new specialty to its venture capital portfolio in Brazil, reported Reuters. Votorantim will invest an initial 3 million reais ($930,000) in the BR Startups fund created by Microsoft in 2014, with an expectation of funding about a… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 6:15 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Mobile World Congress 2016 continues today in sunny Barcelona.  PayPal announced its new global partnerships and product updates that showcase its vision of using technology to reimagine financial services to be faster, simpler and more inclusive, whether online, in-app, in store or in new contexts. “We… Read More

December 8, 2015 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vitacon Incorporadora e Construtora, a real estate company based out of Brazil, has launcheda investment crowdfunding campaign on URBE.ME to raise funds of what’s considered the first building to be financed by the funding method, VN Cardoso de Melo. The financing of the real estate development… Read More

October 21, 2015 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bondora, a pan-European marketplace lender, opens to accredited investors from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Australia. The platform now allows global accredited investors to invest directly into personal unsecured loans across three European markets including Spain,… Read More

September 29, 2015 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

In less than two years of operation, Kickante has blitzed into the Brazilian crowdfunding scene with a growth rate that tops 1000%.  While the Brazilian economy struggles, Kickante is a shining light on the economic horizon that matches capital to entrepreneurs and other project creators…. Read More

August 4, 2015 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

The shift from bricks and mortar banking to  direct lending occurring online is a global phenomena.  One country that has seen few entrants is Brazil, the largest economy in South America and the 2nd largest economy in the western hemisphere. But like other parts of… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Money360, Inc., an online peer-to-peer (P2P) commercial real estate lending platform, announced on Monday it has closed a $6.75 million commercial real estate loan in Chicago, which was funded by an institutional investor.  The two-year loan was made to an investment firm that focuses on operating… Read More

February 27, 2015 @ 9:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Last December, Partner and ‎Head of Investor Community/Partnerships at OurCrowd Zack Miller highlighted crowdfunding websites to watch in 2015, citing six rewards-based platforms for athletes:  DreamFuel,  Pursuit, SportFunder, MakeAChamp,  RallyMe and Athlete.com. Montreal-based MakeAChamp, one of the six platforms cited by Miller,  provides an example of this rising trend: started in late 2012, the platform raised… Read More

November 27, 2014 @ 9:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to fulfill a life-long dream, Devon sailor, Ben Cornish, launched a crowdfunding campaign on PledgeSport to raise enough funds so that he may attend the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics in 2016. According to Western Morning News, the 23-year-old has been a member of the British… Read More

July 29, 2014 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

A little over four months since his Pono Music campaign on Kickstarter came to an end, famous singer Neil Young is once again making his way to the crowdfunding giant’s platform for another campaign but this time it is for the Rainforest Connection. According to Rolling Stone,… Read More

May 31, 2014 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

This falls under the category of recently discovered but it certainly bears mentioning.  Kickante, a Brazil based crowdfunding platform, received a pretty cool recognition not that long ago as founder Candice Pascoal was recognized  as one of ten Brazilian female tech entrepreneurs making a difference… Read More

August 6, 2013 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Queremos! – a crowdfunding site for concerts – has successfully organized many concerts in Brazil. The platform was founded in 2010 by five music lovers who discovered that it was difficult to get concerts scheduled in their home town of Rio. Promoters viewed the risk of scheduling… Read More

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

January 3, 2013 @ 8:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Brazilian social crowdfunding platform, Queremos or WeDemand, a site to promote concerts and other events, announced a funding round of c. $1m led by Beyond Digital Limited (advised by Talis Capital Limited), alongside leading industry investors, including Sean Moriarty the ex-CEO of Ticketmaster. Beyond Digital led this round having been… Read More

November 13, 2012 @ 7:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

American website for funding creative, business, and social projects launches in Brazil. When You Wish is a leading Internet “crowdfunding” startup that combines payment processing and publishing tools so everyone can easily raise money online for their ideas or causes. “There are 200 million people… Read More