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The 1st Follow-up Financing on Seedmatch (Germany)

(Staff Translation) The Crowdfunding portal Seedmatch (www.seedmatch.de) is making further innovations: Going forward, start ups are able to launch follow-up financing campaigns via Crowdfunding. The Freiburg based start up Leaserad is the first enterprise seeking Seedmatch’s assistance for the 2nd time in a row. It already collected 100.000 Euros… Read More

Unusual Crowdfunding for an Art studio-House (Germany)

(Staff Translation) In Alt-Sachsenhausen, a 1.3 Million Euro Art Studio-House is being financed thanks to Crowdfunding. For the real estate branch, this concept is unique on a national level. “The first ones to conquer a location are the Creatives”, says Steen Rothenberger. The entrepreneur owns… Read More

German funds back new projects by Akin, Aladag and Verhoeven

Christmas has come early this year for Germany’s producers as national and regional funds paid out a total of more than €12m production support to such filmmakers as Fatih Akin, Feo Aladag, Rosa von Praunheim and Simon Verhoeven in their last funding sessions for 2012…. Read More

German ‘The Office’ Gets $1.3 Million for Film Version

COLOGNE, Germany – The German version of BBC’s cringe comedy The Office will go where Ricky Gervais‘ clueless manager David Brent could never have imagined: onto the big screen. A feature film take on Stromberg, the German version of the fly-on-the-wall office sitcom created by… Read More

Fidor Bank in Germany Offers Crowdfunding Directly to Their Customers

With Crowdfunding still in the throes of regulatory purgatory within the United States it was quite interesting to read this recent interview on the German Crowdfunding blog Crowdstreet.  Klaus Martin Meyer interviewed the CEO of Fidor Bank AG – Matthias Kröner.  Fidor Bank is a licensed,… Read More

Crowdfunding has evolved to become a successful model (German)

Video: From a self designed crane camera to a shop supporting crooked vegetables – in this online video creators explain their ideas and search for investors. Crowdfunding Platforms develop. (Note: For English Translation turn on Closed Caption and select English)

Karma Chakhs: Supporting Cult Shoes with a good conscience

(Staff Translation) There are very few people of our generation who do not have a pair of chucks (converse) in their closet. These days, we can buy many different models of the cult shoes but an architect from Berlin wants to go a different and… Read More

College Library SLUB in Dresden celebrates Apocalypse according to Mayan Code

(Staff Translation) Concert, Lectures and Survival Party to celebrate Mayan transition on December 21st 2012 Dresden, November 19th 2012: Scientists, Librarians and Musicians want to wait for the Mayan apocalypse on December 21st 2012 inside the University Library SLUB in Dresden, together with 200 guests… Read More

From niche to general public / Fundsters is Europe’s first universal Crowdfunding Platform

(Staff Translation) From niche to general public / Fundsters is Europe’s first universal Crowdfunding Platform/ Founder, Projects and Ideas requiring capital meet Investors, Fans and Supporters. Today, the first european wide universal crowdfunding platform FUNDSTERS is being launched. Whether for entrepreneurs, project initiators or idea… Read More

How should journalism be financed in the future? — An idea from (the town of) Gießen is expanding

(Staff Translation) Whether through foundations, crowdfunding or financial transaction systems such as flatter or kachingle, these all are models showing how journalism can be financed going forward. Two years ago this was a topic of discussion at the local committee of the German Journalism Association… Read More

Indiegogo: data proves German stereotypes are wrong

We all know the German stereotypes: efficient, focused, deliberate, perfectionist. It’s a cliche that many apply to the whole of German culture, including its entrepreneurs and companies, who often stand accused of lacking t But that stereotype may just be flat out wrong — at… Read More

5000 Euros in 5 days for a book on “Culture as Software”

(Staff Translation) The journalist Dirk von Gehlen was able to find 200 investors for a book project on “Culture as Software”. Together they paid within 5 days the target amount of 5000 Euros, now the project is featured on the crowdfunding platform Startnext with over 6000 Euros. Dirk von… Read More

The Mass Does It!

(Staff Translation) Crowdfunding proves it: Printed books do not have to be crushed by digitalization Many nostalgics and pessimists believe that the internet is the reason why printed books will no longer exist in the future, why printed editions of daily newspapers and magazines are… Read More

Crowdfunding in Germany Part 1 Part One: What providers are there and what are their differences?

(Staff Translation) The crowdfunding concept has become very popular in Germany. Since the beginning of the year, the number of online platforms, acting as a connector between start-ups and investors has doubled. This article gives an overview on these active platforms as well as those… Read More

Germany’s first Crowdfunding platform for Real Estate is launched

(Staff Translation) Crowdfunding: Fund Collection via the Internet. Many small donations become one big one. This innovative idea, known for financing cultural and start up projects is being adapted to real estate by the Munich organization Betterterms. Via the crowdfunding platform “Kapitalfreunde.de” private donors are… Read More

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