Tagged: canada

September 12, 2013 @ 7:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter announced today their entry into Canada was off to a booming start.  Already 125 projects have launched (This past Monday the official launch date they had several dozen) and they have 3,196 in the queue prepping to launch.  Not too bad, eh? From Medicine… Read More

September 9, 2013 @ 3:57 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Now that we’re all collectively celebrating the launch of Kickstarter support for projects seeking funding in Canadian dollars, let’s take a look at six projects that have taken advantage of this new aspect of Kickstarter’s service. (As always, caveat emptor!) Nix Color Sensor [Toronto] The… Read More

September 9, 2013 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter has been preparing to expand their platform North for some time now and today is the day when the crowdfunding platform officially opened to projects based in Canada.  In a posting to Kickstarter fans the site shared their excitement: We’re thrilled that Kickstarter is… Read More

September 6, 2013 @ 8:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Raindance Toronto’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Industry Party. What: Raindance@TIFF Industry Party and Pitch Contest When: Monday September, 9th, 2013 @ 7pm EST (to 12am EST) Where: Blackline Studios, 577 King West, Toronto Why: You love film (and want to meet John T. Trigonis)

August 30, 2013 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

 Kickstarter School Toronto Sunday, September 8, 2013 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Join Kickstarter co-founder and head of communications Yancey Strickler for a special workshop on how to bring your Kickstarter project to life. We’ll take a look at some… Read More

August 29, 2013 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today published OSC Notice 45-712 Progress Report on Review of Prospectus Exemptions to Facilitate Capital Raising, which sets out the next steps in the OSC’s exempt market review and consideration of four prospectus exemptions. The objective of this work is to facilitate… Read More

August 29, 2013 @ 9:19 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In light of Kickstarter’s entry into the Canadian crowdfunding market, FundRazr posted this satirical launch page reminding Canadian crowdfunders that they’ve been there from the beginning. The page offers some “helpful tips aboot the Great White North,” including… Creatives are not the only Canadians who… Read More

August 22, 2013 @ 3:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Krowdfunding for Kanadians round-table discussion, will bring the most updated information on Crowdfunding.  Canada has a very unique landscape unlike any other country in the world, with 13 security regulators.  This makes it very challenging, and unclear where companies can go to raise capital…. Read More

August 22, 2013 @ 3:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Canada has a unique financial regulatory structure where each province is pretty much on its own.  But Canada has not shied away from the enormous benefits of crowdfunding, and in fact the equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube is poised to go live in Canada soon. Creating… Read More

August 18, 2013 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding as a Service Technology or CFaaST, Allows Crowdfunding Integrated Directly on Company Website Fundrazr claims 2013 as an excellent year and rightly so.  In 2013 they won the “Most Promising Startup” from the Technology Impact Awards.  They were also a winner in the Global… Read More

August 13, 2013 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

We created the GROW conference to help entrepreneurs build the next billion dollar company. GROW is about the future of innovation, growth and entrepreneurship. It is a curated environment that brings together technology pioneers, founders, executives, influencers and investors who are passionate about identifying problems worth… Read More

August 13, 2013 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Vancouver’s City Session will have food, drinks, great company and of course…crowdfunding! Indiegogo’s Principal and Evangelist Adam Chapnick will address the crowd with helpful practices based on year’s of Indiegogo’s data — and local crowdfunders will share their tips and tricks for running a successful… Read More

August 13, 2013 @ 9:24 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Wattpad is a company that provides users of their app with millions of free stories to read via mobile devices and tablets. They have just announced the addition of a crowdfunding service that will allow authors to ask the crowd to fund future works. The… Read More

August 10, 2013 @ 8:08 am By JD Alois  |  

I-Canada Alliance, a non-profit group advocating Canadian global leadership through ultrafast communication along with economic growth, innovation and prosperity –  also advocates crowdfunding.  At a point last year the prominent organization posted a petition in support of Canadian investment crowdfunding and continue to request signatures… Read More

August 5, 2013 @ 2:30 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Kickstarter just announced that their campaign creation process is open to Canadian project creators. Project creators can begin building their campaigns by starting their project here and selecting Canada as the country of origin during the process. Canadian campaigns will be able to go live… Read More

August 1, 2013 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Our neighbors to the North while much smaller in population have already established a vibrant crowdfunding scene.  With over 45% of the entire Canadian workforce employed in small business driving 28% of Canada’s GDP, it is clear that the importance of fostering a positive environment… Read More

July 15, 2013 @ 10:42 am By Charles Luzar  |  

479 backers can and should be proud. They had a major hand in achieving a goal that stood unmet for 30 years. That goal is called the Sikorsky Prize, and it is centered around a seemingly simply goal: make a human-powered helicopter fly for 60… Read More

July 9, 2013 @ 10:59 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Vourno now allows Canadian project creators and backers to fund projects and ideas. Vourno is a crowdfunding platform for funding video journalism projects. Project creators, or “Vournos” as they’re called, can run campaigns in Canadian dollars (CAD) and accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express credit card payments… Read More

June 27, 2013 @ 11:40 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Kickstarter has announced that later this summer they will begin accepting Canadian crowdfunding projects. Canadian entrepreneurs and potential project creators can visit Kickstarter’s Canada homepage to sign up to be alerted via email when this new functionality goes live. Kickstarter is also encouraging potential project… Read More

June 22, 2013 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Giveffect, a charity donation crowdfunding site based in Toronto, officially launched after doing several months of a soft launch to prep their site.  Started by three entrpreneuer Allan Shin, Kevin Shin and Anisa Mirza they hope to encourage relationship building between donors and charities. The… Read More