Tagged: europe

February 24, 2014 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Social Economy Europe is a representative group for cooperatives, mutual societies, associations and foundations.  It is a European Union level institution for the social economy that aims to promote social and economic input of enterprises and organizations.  They also promote the role of and values… Read More

February 23, 2014 @ 6:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Blue Patent GmbH, a company funded in the fall of 2011 on the German equity crowdfunding platform Seedmatch, has suspended operations.  In a disappointing announcement made this past week, Seedmatch shared the news the young company was ceasing operations.  In an effort to support transparency,… Read More

February 18, 2014 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Mangopay, a payment solution for crowdfunding platforms and other marketplaces has announced they have begun supporting seven currencies in addition to the Euro including: British Pound US Dollar Polish Zloty Norwegian Krone Swedish Krone Danish Krone Swiss Franc The Canadian dollar and Australian dollar will be… Read More

February 16, 2014 @ 11:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Scientific Work Group, part of the European Crowdfunding Network (ECN), promotes research into crowdfunding and related aspects in order to foster academic discussion to aid professional and political decision making. The group also acts as an editorial board to peer-reviewed publications by the European… Read More

February 4, 2014 @ 9:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has announced they are opening up their rewards based platform to creators based in Holland in the near future.  The US based company has steadily expanded their global reach having already announced their official presence in multiple countries.  Their first push… Read More

February 3, 2014 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Posted on the European Crowdfunding Network (ECN), as part of a work package mandated by the European Commission, the ECN announced a call for submission for technology providers for an EU wide crowdfunding data platform. This request is part of an initiative by Startup Europe… Read More

January 28, 2014 @ 10:49 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission Internal Market DG launched a public consultation on crowdfunding in 2013.  Interested individuals and organizations were asked to comment on the growing form of finance.  Recognizing the potential economic benefits of crowdfunding, the stated objective of the project was to gather data… Read More

January 24, 2014 @ 6:55 am By Klaus-Martin Meyer  |  

Germany is the single largest market in all of the European Union.  With a population of around 82 million, a highly educated population and many top global corporations it is the economic engine of Europe today. The crowdfunding industry has benefited from this significant base… Read More

January 16, 2014 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Belgium Based Equity Crowdfunding site MicroInvest Has Announced Successful Close 3X Initial Target. MyMicroInvest, the Belgian crowdfunding platform, announced that a total amount of €315,000 had been collected during the financing campaign supporting the creation of NewsMonkey, a Dutch-speaking news site. The funds that have been… Read More

January 5, 2014 @ 12:03 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Indiegogo has been on a roll lately. The Geek Pulse just closed at over $1.1 million, and it seems a campaign in its last week on the platform is set to eclipse that total. The campaign aims to fund the Panono, and it’s an innovative… Read More

December 31, 2013 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Targets Growth, both Domestic and International, for 2104. December was a good month for equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs.  Boosted by their own, incredibly successful, self-crowdfunding round, the UK based company raised over £3 million via their site during the last month of the year.  The… Read More

December 27, 2013 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

A report from the European Crowdfunding  Network (ECN) and partner Toniic, have published a report on Crowdfunding for Impact in Europe and the USA.  The document was authored by Oliver Gajda, co-founder and Chairman of the  ECN and Nick Mason, who is a former consultant… Read More

December 23, 2013 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Global consulting firm KPMG, along with international law firm Stibbe, have produced a report for the Flemish government (in Flemish) in Belgium.  The report was originally published in August but is just recently being shared publicly.  The report is a high level review as to how… Read More

December 23, 2013 @ 5:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In applying a loose definition of the term “crowdfunding,” Rodrigo Nino stands as the undisputed king of the emerging fundraising methodology. He and his team at Prodigy Network crowdfunded a building in Colombia to the tune of over $175 million from investors both in Colombia… Read More

December 20, 2013 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently in an 8K public filing, Holland based crowdfunding platform Symbid indicated they were formally setting up shop in the United States by incorporating in Nevada.  Simultaneously the filing shared the company had just closed a funding round having raised over $1.5 Million in a… Read More

December 17, 2013 @ 9:49 am By Charles Luzar  |  

An app called CrowdWatcher recently launched on Apple’s App Store. CrowdWatcher wants to put all of the notable platforms in one environment and allow users of the app to keep up-to-date with the most recent happenings with each app. The Amsterdam-based team behind the app… Read More

November 29, 2013 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

The self-crowdfunding round on Seedrs was originally pegged to raise £500,000. As the announcement was promoted to registered investors on the platform it was clear that interest was high so the amount offered was bumped up to £750,000.  Now after less than a week of… Read More

November 28, 2013 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission has published a brief communication on crowdfunding describing the roadmap for managing this new financial innovation. The document, which is subject to change, recognizes that crowdfunding is rapidly growing into a new form of financing.  This recognition is balanced with the challenges… Read More

November 28, 2013 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS: HAVE YOUR SAY! 16-17 January 2014 EMPOWERING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS FOR INNOVATION, INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND JOBS The registration process is easily completed in four main steps. Important information: You must complete all steps for your registration to be accepted. It is not possible to… Read More

November 28, 2013 @ 8:56 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission Internal and Services Directorate General (DG) organized a Tweetchat on crowdfunding which took place earlier today.  The tweetchat is part of an ongoing discussion regarding crowdfunding and the EU policies surrounding regulation and advocacy.  Crowdfund Insider has created a Storify of all… Read More