Tagged: earlyshares

June 19, 2014 @ 4:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CEO of EarlyShares Joanna Schwartz spoke to CNBC’s Realty Check to discuss real estate crowdfunding. Ms. Schwartz states that the real estate funding option is “really taking off” in the U.S. and that is outpacing other sectors in equity crowdfunding. EarlyShares is a equity-based crowdfunding… Read More

May 27, 2014 @ 9:18 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdsourcing, innovation and technology platform for the $100 billion horse industry ThoroBid, has listed its equity crowdfunding campaign on EarlyShares. The site is an online community for Thoroughbred racing fans and social handicapping tool that analyzes the behavior of the betting public and categorize races… Read More

April 23, 2014 @ 12:42 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

EarlyShares launched its first equity crowdfunding campaign with Miami-based BoatSetter, a pier-to-pier boat rental and boat services venture. To date, seventeen investors have provided anchor funds totaling just over $1 million of BoatSetters’ $2,225,000 equity and rewards-based campaign goal. Similar to Boatbound which connects renters to boat… Read More

April 16, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Madelyn Young  |  

Take your favorite local street fair, cross it with a creative conference, add a “vote for your favorites” fundraising competition, and throw in nearly a quarter million people. Take all of that together and you have the makings of One Spark, the major crowdfunding event… Read More

April 8, 2014 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

An exclusive invitation for Accredited Investors, registered investment advisors, employees of broker dealers/FINRA/SIPC firms and GCVCA Silver, Gold and Platinum Level Sponsor firms only. An entrepreneur pitch event featuring three firms hosting investment offerings on the EarlyShares platform. IMPORTANT: This is a limited admission event. Attendees… Read More

March 27, 2014 @ 7:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

LinguaSys has launched an equity crowdfunding round on EarlyShares and the company has already captured some high profile interest from well known investor Mark Cuban. The small company is currently looking to raise $250,000 in equity but in a prior funding round Mark Cuban jumped… Read More

March 4, 2014 @ 7:32 am By JD Alois  |  

EarlyShares, the funding platform that connects smart investors with unique opportunities, today announced that its Chief Financial Officer Mark Gillanders will serve as a panelist for a Financial Poise/Accredited Investor Markets webinar on Sunday, March 9 at 11 am EST. The webinar on “Equity Crowdfunding… Read More

February 27, 2014 @ 1:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

EarlyShares, the funding platform that connects smart investors with unique opportunities, today announced the expansion of the distribution network for its investment offerings. Through a new partnership with Crowdnetic, EarlyShares’ investment offerings in private companies will be published on MarketWatch.com, an online resource for business… Read More

February 19, 2014 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Country artist Erika Cole is launching  a unique crowdfunding campaign on EarlyShares.  Erika, managed by Capri Nashville, has announced a hybrid funding campaign for both equity in her business and rewards for her fans. Erika is an acclaimed songwriter and vocalist, formally trained at Berklee… Read More

February 5, 2014 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Heather Schwarz-Lopes, the co-founder and Chief Strategy Office of Miami based EarlyShares, has joined the judging panel of the 2014 Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge. EarlyShares. launched in 2011, is a crowdfunding platform that connects accredited investors to “unique opportunities”.  The platform hopes to move… Read More

January 22, 2014 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Online tool for designers, architects and manufacturers PaletteApp is looking for capital and they are crowdfunding on EarlyShares.  The Chicago based company wants to revolutionize the way the industry has managed the business and they are looking to raise $750,000 in equity on the investment crowdfunding… Read More

January 19, 2014 @ 3:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding platform EarlyShares, announced that it has added two executives to its senior leadership team. The new hires are Salomon Wancier, Chief Marketing Officer, and Jonatan Alava, Director of Engineering. Wancier joined EarlyShares as Chief Marketing Officer on January 2, 2014. An accomplished, creative senior executive… Read More

December 28, 2013 @ 1:09 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

AARP The Magazine recently ran an article on crowdfunding dealing with the possibilities (and perils) of the evolving means of capital formation. Kickstarter, RocketHub and EarlyShares all get mention in the piece alongside Sherwood Neiss of Crowdfund Capital Advisors. Rockethub’s Alon Hillel-Tuch and EarlyShares’s Heather Schwarz-Lopes… Read More

December 18, 2013 @ 11:56 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform EarlyShares provided the following infographic outlining some of the facts and estimates behind Title III of the JOBS Act. Title III aims to legalize equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors. Rules for the new exemption (Seciton 4(a)(6) of the Securuties Act) were proposed… Read More

December 6, 2013 @ 10:22 am By Charles Luzar  |  

EarlyShares is a crowdfunding platform based in Miami, Florida. The operation is poised to be one of the leaders in the nascent equity crowdfunding space in the United States, and in light of the implementation of Rule 506(c) that took place in September the platform… 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 25, 2013 @ 11:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation took place last week at the Securities and Exchange Commission Headquarters in Washington, DC. I will admit that I was very excited to attend this event. This was the first event we attended last year shortly… Read More

August 22, 2013 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

International Artist Domingo Zapata will restore the Bowery Mission HQ Building Façade in New York City Funded by “Art4Crowd” Campaign on EarlyShares Crowdfunding plaftorm EarlyShares has announced a partnership with artist Domingo Zapata and The Bowery Mission to launch Art4Crowd. The project is to crowdfunded outdoor mural… Read More

July 24, 2013 @ 9:15 am By Charles Luzar  |  

EarlyShares Chairman and co-founder Stephen Temes was on Bloomberg TV in a segment entitled “The Future of Crowdfunding.” In the clip below, Temes examines the economic impact of Titles II and III of the JOBS Act. He also discusses the success that EarlyShares has had… Read More

July 11, 2013 @ 9:30 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Mark your calendar. July 10th was a big day in the fight for increased access to capital in the United States, as well as the overarching timeline of the fledgeling crowdfunding industry. Title II of the JOBS Act mandated a lifting of the ban on… Read More