Tagged: event

March 15, 2015 @ 7:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

One Spark crowdfunding festival has signed up a big name speaker for their forthcoming event next in April. Jack Welch, former CEO of GE, management guru and author will be headlining the the speaker summit.  Welch will be joined by his wife Suzy Welch, Editor… Read More

March 4, 2015 @ 10:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Insider Senior Contributor, and noted Securities Attorney, Sam Guzik will be joining the former Vice Chair of the Nasdaq, David Weild, for a free webinar next week to discuss the status of Title IV, Reg A+, using technology to enhance deal distribution, tick sizes, venture… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 2:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

The One Spark crowdfunding festival has announced that 555 “official” projects have signed up to showcase their products and services during the annual festival that will take place in Jacksonville, Florida in April. According to the organizers the technology category saw the biggest increase going… Read More

March 2, 2015 @ 10:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

The 3rd Annual Silicon Valley Crowdfunding Conference is scheduled to take place later this week in Mountain View, California. The inaugural event launched on the eve of the signing of the JOBS Act three years ago. The marquee gathering for CrowdfundBeat Media boasts several big names… Read More

February 20, 2015 @ 4:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

The 3rd Annual Women Investing in Women (WIIW) kicks off today with a focus on women and finance. The global movement led by founder Anu Bhardwaj, has organized a gathering with industry leaders from around the globe. The event will feature two big names in… Read More

February 18, 2015 @ 10:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The inaugural 2015 Canadian Crowdfunding Summit (#CCS2015) will take place on March 3rd at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, Canada. Organized by the National Crowdfunding Association of Canada, the event boasts a solid list of speakers and participants for their first event.  A broad spectrum… Read More

February 16, 2015 @ 8:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Many countries around the globe are pushing forward with investment crowdfunding  viewing the new form of finance as a powerful tool to boost economic growth by funding small companies. It is a new world order though with little precedent to guide.  The British have spearheaded… Read More

February 13, 2015 @ 3:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

One Spark, the fast growing crowdfunding festival that takes place in Jacksonville, Florida each spring, has captured $3.5 million in private investments for creators for 2015.  One Spark launched their event in 2013 with “just” $1 million in commitments.  This tops the year prior number of… Read More

February 5, 2015 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Later this month Crowd15 will present the  Nordic Crowdsourcing & Crowdfunding Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Well known names in the crowdfunding industry are set to appear and share their opinion and perspective on the fast growing collaborative economy.  Speakers include; Lasse Mäkelä of Invesdor, Michael… Read More

February 2, 2015 @ 12:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

One Spark, a crowdfunding festival that takes place in Jacksonville, Florida each year, has announced the headlining bands Ha Ha Tonka, SUNBEARS!, Somebody Else and the Kopecky Family Band for One Spark 2015 After Dark presented by Brumos Automotive, a returning sponsor.  DJ Lil’ Boy has also… Read More

January 21, 2015 @ 11:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following a highly lauded crowdfunding event in Singapore in August of last year, Crowdfunding Asia is preparing for a summit in Thailand scheduled to take place on February 10th and 11th in the capital city of Bangkok. The theme of the conference is “The Ardent… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 7:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Startup Rounds will be holding its “Final Showcase” on January 27th in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The event will hit the Microsoft NERD Center to compete for $30,000 in cash plus “over $100,000” in resources. The event is described as a hybrid business model of crowdfunding and business… Read More

January 9, 2015 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

GrowthCapitalist, part of the MarketNexus Media group, organized a small gathering just prior to the SEC Small Business Capital Formation event in Washington, D.C. last November.  The event was held at the National Press Club and several well known names from the investment crowdfunding world… Read More

January 5, 2015 @ 5:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA) is holding its first crowdfunding summit this coming March in Toronto. NCFA states that crowdfunding in Canada is poised for growth noting that six provinces proposed regulations that would allow companies to raise up to $1.5 million in… Read More

December 27, 2014 @ 12:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has scheduled a crowdfunding marketing basics event to be held in San Francisco in January.  The event is described as an educational effort for people looking to crowdfund their product or service.  The class is being taught by “volunteer presenter”… Read More

December 18, 2014 @ 6:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

One Spark was named one of the top 300 festivals to attend in the world by Fest300 Magazine this month according to an announcement by event officials. Apparently Fest300 crowdsourced the final 30 festivals on their list, and, thanks to supporter’s votes, was voted 21 out of… Read More

December 10, 2014 @ 1:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd launched the first day of its Global Investor Summit with a bang generating $4 million invested in startups listed on the OurCrowd.  According to the company, approximately 1000 investors / participants from 27 different countries have descended upon Jerusalem to… Read More

December 5, 2014 @ 5:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

One Spark, the entity behind fast growing global crowdfunding festival, has announced the departure of key employee Joe Sampson.  In a brief note, One Spark representatives stated that Sampson will be departing to “pursue other opportunities”. “One Spark is a great organization that’s done incredible… Read More

December 5, 2014 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Crowdfunding Network will be holding its annual convention in Paris next week and they recently shared an updated agenda with their members.  ECN expects over 300 participants for this pan-European event with representatives from across Europe gathering to discuss the current crowdfunding environment… Read More

December 1, 2014 @ 12:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

The “worlds largest crowdfunding festival” states there will be bigger awards for creator projects, exhibit in more venues and accept rewards-based crowdfunding contributions from anywhere in the world”. One Spark will offer official creators 13 different $15,000 awards, over 80 venues to showcase their projects in and… Read More