Tagged: crowdfunder

February 6, 2014 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding Platform Looks for Future Growth in Latin America as Market Heats Up. Crowdfunder, a Venice, California based investment crowdfunding platform, has raised an additional $1,000,000 in seed financing. This brings the total financing raised by Crowdfunder to date to roughly $2,000,000.  Crowdfunder lists over… Read More

December 3, 2013 @ 10:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

UPDATE: At least one crowdfunding platform has stepped forward saying they were left off the list. iFunding emailed Crowdfund Insider to clarify that they have raised about $3 million on their platform since launch. RockThePost has shared a top-ten list of equity crowdfunding platforms currently operating in the… Read More

November 20, 2013 @ 11:27 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Howard Leonhardt and his venture firm Leonhardt Ventures are making use of a new exemption under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D to solicit funding from accredited investors. The money will go towards funding a cadre of businesses participating in his Cal-X Stars accelerator. Leonhardt explains… Read More

November 19, 2013 @ 1:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The first annual SocalTech 50 list was just announced.  This list of represents their 50 up and coming people in Souther California’s tech world.  The team at SocalTech received over 700 nominations this year and somehow they whittled it down to only 50 who their… Read More

November 7, 2013 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Roozt.com, a popular social commerce platform for social good, which has become a destination shopping site for fashion-forward, Gen Y consumers,  has opened an equity fundraising round for accredited investors via investment crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder. The announcement comes in the wake of Title II of the… Read More

November 6, 2013 @ 3:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Law firm Dorsey & Whitney is sponsoring an event in Palo Alto titled Ether Dollars: A Tale of Four Sites.  The gathering is organized by the VC Taskforce, a group that seeks to address issues and concerns of the Venture Capitalist community.  The event is… Read More

October 29, 2013 @ 11:29 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Southern California equity crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder has teamed with tech accelerator Singularity University to launch CROWDFUNDxWomen, a “competition to increase visibility and investment capital for women-led tech ventures.” In recent years, women led ventures have received only four to nine percent of professional investment capital. Crowdfunder and… Read More

October 23, 2013 @ 4:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment and fundraising platform Crowdfunder, along with exponential technology accelerator Singularity University, have announced a competition to increase visibility and investment capital for women-led tech ventures through CROWDFUNDxWomen. In recent years, women led ventures have received only four to nine percent of professional investment capital. Crowdfunder and Singularity University are partnering to… Read More

August 18, 2013 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Venice, California based Crowdfunder, a crowdfunding platform for businesses and Social Media Week LA (SMWLA) have partnered to create CROWDFUNDxLA an online competition for LA based start-ups.  Top local investors and accelerators are participating in this event. Some of the supporters include:  Dave Travers of… Read More

May 15, 2013 @ 8:58 am By Forbes  |  

I have a long-standing love affair with Mexico. As a surfer who’s lived there in the past, I’ve come to love the culture, the people and the incredible countryside. But Mexico has more than just great beaches, food and rich culture. It has a booming… Read More

May 1, 2013 @ 7:26 pm By USAToday  |  

Pooling money for a cause online gets a new spin as small donors help lay the foundation for major municipal innovations, galvanizing communities. When money for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal ran short, publisher Joseph Pulitzer launched a call for donations in his New York… Read More

April 25, 2013 @ 7:32 am By JD Alois  |  

LA based crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder,  and WestPark Capital, Inc. have announced a strategic alliance to help mobilize capital for small and medium businesses.  Crowdfunder is an online business social network with approximately 19,000 users and a crowdfunding platform for raising capital.  WestPark Capital is a… Read More

April 18, 2013 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunder is pleased to announce WestPark Capital, Inc. will be joining in as a Title Partner of CROWDIMPACT ‘s upcoming competition for small businesses, with a focus on social enterprises, combining profit and social impact.  The involvement of key supporters representing over $100 million makes… Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 9:07 pm By XConomy  |  

Players from the crowdfunding and innovation community came together Thursday at the General Assembly campus in New York to announce a new accelerator called Crowdfundx (stylized as CROWDFUNDx). Folks from Startup Weekend, Social Media Week, the Startup America Partnership, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, and Crowdfunder… Read More

March 21, 2013 @ 10:22 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Crowdfunder has partnered with Enterprise Nation to help fund UK businesses which will reach a network of over two million people. The partnership will help educate UK businesses on how crowdfunding could work for them. The combined Crowdfunder and Peoplefund.it network have already contributed £500,000… Read More

February 28, 2013 @ 8:35 pm By David Drake  |  

This guest Q&A is by David Drake, founder and CEO of LDJ Capital and The Soho Loft. He recently sat down withChance Barnett, CEO of CrowdFunder, which enables businesses to raise equity and revenue-based financing. Drake: How do you feel about the progress the crowdfunding… Read More

February 19, 2013 @ 3:33 pm By Chance Barnett  |  

Crowdfunding has the potential to provide new funding options for small businesses and stimulate job growth, and yet the S.E.C. has stalled on crowdfunding Rulings. Other countries are off and running with equity crowdfunding, such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Sweden, Norway and Finland. Why… Read More

January 14, 2013 @ 3:53 am By DenverPost  |  

In the olden days of pagers and VHS tapes, when you needed help with tuition you might hop on the landline to dial up your grandparents. If you were planning a trip abroad, you could comb through your Rolodex to shake down friends who still… Read More