Tagged: crowdfunding

November 12, 2015 @ 1:05 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Crowdfunding on Kickstarter, cult classic Mystery Science Theater 3000 is rapidly nearing its fundraising goal of $2M, with the show’s original host and creator Joel Hodgson at the campaign’s helm. Together with Shout! Factory, Hodgson is seeking to bring back the series, “which ended in 1999, ran for 11… Read More

November 10, 2015 @ 4:33 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

With the push of a button, a new device allows you to silence that single question and peace of mind on your vacation (or perhaps just another workday): Did I turn off the straightening iron/light/air conditioner/coffee pot? For those who prefer not return home solely to confirm… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 1:49 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Last week, Financial Conduct Authority Chair and acting CEO Tracey McDermott visited Parliament last week, and spoke before the Treasury Select Committee on topics including alternative financing sources. She addressed questions of risk for investors in crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending, as well as the role of regulation…. Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 12:16 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“This Joint Venture is a key step in CoAssets’ plans to expand throughout the ASEAN region. Javaland has been successfully operating in Indonesia for a decade, building solid relationships with both the investment community and government departments.” The real estate crowdfunding company CoAssets Pte Ltd, recently… Read More

October 7, 2015 @ 1:57 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Australia’s Innovation Minister Christopher Pyne recently stated that governments had procrastinated on crowdfunding changes, and it was now a top priority, according to Australia’s Financial Review. Pyne said, To me it’s not that complicated, but that’s one of our highest priorities. There are things you can do quickly, there are… Read More

October 6, 2015 @ 8:20 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

In one of India’s biggest crowdfunding success stories, smart gadget Exploride just wrapped up its abundantly funded crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, raising $521,546–512 percent of its original fundraising goal. Exploride is a clear glass heads-up display with gesture and hands-free voice controls, designed to work with any… Read More

October 1, 2015 @ 1:46 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority, or OJK, will announce a countrywide crowdfunding regulation next week, said OJK Chairman Muliaman Hadad, according to DealStreetAsia. The regulation will be simple and allow startups open access to funding, he added. The upcoming regulation would lay out plans for promoting VC businesses and for establishing new… Read More

September 30, 2015 @ 3:18 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Seeking to be “the first social network ever funded entirely by the people who use and love it,” BetterPet’s flagship product DogLand just launched their StartEngine equity crowdfunding campaign for a social network for dogs and those who love them. DogLand seeks to build the best dog community on… Read More

September 30, 2015 @ 1:10 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Those near Milwaukee, Wisc., tonight will have something new to drink to: Philly’s Premium Beverages LLC, a Grafton firm that sells readymade mixed drinks in bottles and cans is the first Milwaukee-area company to seek money from investors under Wisconsin’s year-old equity “crowdfunding” law, according to Milwaukee’s Journal… Read More

September 30, 2015 @ 12:18 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

China recently noted that it will promote greater use of equity crowdfunding for startups to encourage entrepreneurship, according to a Cabinet document posted on the central government’s website, writes the South China Morning Post. Repeatedly, the Chinese government has stated its interest in stimulating employment in the state-dominated… Read More

September 29, 2015 @ 11:28 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Normally, the larger the bug (or worse, spider) that frisks across my path, the stronger my tendency to cringe. But a little–actually, a lot–closer, and aspects of that skittering speck become almost beautiful: a lace wing, a multifaceted eye. ioLight, maker of a high-resolution portable microscope… Read More

September 29, 2015 @ 11:10 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Thomson Reuters will begin tracking crowdfunding data on its Eikon desktop, as new research projects explosive growth in the UK’s alternative finance market.  Thomson Reuters partnered with Crowdnetic, a provider of real-time data and research to the global marketplace-lending and crowdfunded-startup industries for the new… Read More

September 29, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Dwellxchange, a real estate crowdfunding website that connects homeowners and investors, will officially launch today. Founded by Eric Eckardt, an online real estate entrepreneur and former investment banker, Dwellxchange will offer homeowners a method by which to extract equity in their homes by connecting with… Read More

September 22, 2015 @ 1:35 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Fortress Environmental Holdings announced today that it has signed a definitive equity crowdfunding agreement with ROKY Oil Services Investments to launch a $5 million oil and gas fundraising campaign, according to a recent press release. The Reg. CE crowdfunding campaign will raise the startup capital needed to complete… Read More

September 18, 2015 @ 1:09 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  To writers of fiction and nonfiction alike, TechCrunch editor John Biggs has this to say: “I’m looking for things I love.” Biggs, who has written reams on the intersection of book publishing and tech, recently launched an imprint on Inkshares called Ray Bridge Press. Ray Bridge Press is the… Read More

September 16, 2015 @ 12:44 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

For Alquity, a $100m high-growth UK-based asset management company, the road to becoming a $1 billion fund runs through Crowdcube. The company is raising £500k via the crowdfunding platform to support its growth objective of becoming a $1 billion fund by 2019. Funds raised will be used… Read More

September 11, 2015 @ 12:37 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

People aren’t the only thing that can leave an indelible mark on you–last summer, my favorite (and only) pair of flip-flops nearly did. It was several weeks into fall 2014 before the tops of my feet lost their crisscross pattern from the Teva flip-flops that I wore… Read More

September 3, 2015 @ 3:14 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  The first real estate project in New York to be financed notably through crowdfunding, AKA United Nations, will open to guests starting Sept. 10, notes a recent story on BloombergBusiness. The extended-stay hotel-condominium on East 46th Street near Second Avenue cost $95 million to purchase and fix up… Read More

August 30, 2015 @ 10:44 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

The first oil and gas project to crowdfund under Texas’ new regulation has met its campaign goals on Crudefunders LLC, a Houston-based crowdfunding portal offering direct investment in oil well drilling projects to non-accredited investors and accredited investors.  David Taylor, CEO of Crudefunder, is cited in the Houston Business Journal… Read More

August 7, 2015 @ 12:49 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

    Would a “Safe Room,” a storage facility filled with 80 tonnes of silver and a tonne of gold, worth about S$120 million total, increase your confidence about participating in a peer-to-peer loan platform? Silver Bullion, a Singapore-based bullion retailer, is counting on it. The company just launched… Read More