Tagged: equity crowdfunding

May 24, 2013 @ 3:59 am By Forbes  |  

Equity crowdfunding has a large and growing base of global supporters and advocates. Every few months we see new developments in securities-related legislation, and activity kicking off in countries around the world that are advancing crowdfunding for businesses. On the flip side, equity crowdfunding has… Read More

April 26, 2013 @ 7:37 am By JD Alois  |  

UK equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs continues to grow rapidly and is experiencing a steep rise in investments having funded 24 deals with 45 live offerings currently live on their platform.  It was recently announced that Seedrs had powered through the £1 Million Funded mark and now… Read More

April 2, 2013 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

As reported earlier today,  the Fung Institute at UC Berkeley has released a conservative estimate for debt and equity crowdfunding for the US Market.  Estimated to be just under $4 Billion, the technical report is posted in its entirety below. Abstract: The 2012 JOBS Act… Read More

March 23, 2013 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding site Crowdcube announced they have been selected to be on the FinTech 50 Watchlist for 2013.  The list is put together to recognize companies which are redefining the financial services industry.  The panel selects which businesses they feel are disruptive or will impact… Read More

March 22, 2013 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding trail blazer Crowdcube recently updated the statistics on their site.  To date they have raised over £5.7 Million to provide funding for 42 businesses in the United Kingdom.  The average amount invested is currently £2,093.  The most robust crowdfunding sectors have been Retail… Read More

March 20, 2013 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

99Funding , a securities crowdfunding platform, has announced the launch of their equity crowdfunding site.  Currently only accredited investors will be allowed to invest through the 99Funding platform.  The site offers a secure, transparent and efficient market for investment crowdfunding.  Managing Directors Craig Goos and… Read More

March 12, 2013 @ 10:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdBouncer announced the beta launch of its first product in their Platform-as-a-Service solution for equity crowdfunding portal compliance and back-end transactional tools. The Title 3 Database is a solution for portal compliance with section 302(a) of the Jumpstart Our Businesses Act (“JOBS Act”), the legislation… Read More

March 11, 2013 @ 10:30 am By Dominique Litmaath River  |  

As a Dutch national (but born and raised in Hong Kong and living in the US since 1985) I thought it was particularly interesting that the Netherlands created one of the first equity crowdfunding platforms in the world – Symbid. Being ONE of the first… Read More

March 5, 2013 @ 7:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

After over two years in the rewards based crowdfunding space, having raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for startups and registering over 6,000 startups on their service, RockThePost is launching their equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors. RockThePost will be offering Regulation D securities to… Read More