Tagged: event

April 10, 2014 @ 8:30 am By Madelyn Young  |  

Look out, SXSW, because Austin has some competition. Now in its second year, One Spark– a five-day event that brings artists, entrepreneurs, and leading experts together for a celebration of crowdfunding – is putting Jacksonville, Florida on the map of entrepreneurial, creative cities. One Spark 2014, billed… Read More

April 9, 2014 @ 3:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdsourcing Week (CSW) announces the CSW Summit in Brussels on June 5-6, 2014, the first in a series of global summits planned for 2014. The two-day summit with BNP Paribas Fortis as a premier partner will be the first of its kind in Brussels. The… Read More

April 5, 2014 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The Technoport 2014 conference gathers together entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders, students, researchers and troublemakers. Organizers aim to stimulate technology-led innovation to meet global challenges.  The membership group based in Trondheim, Norway, wants to be a catalyst for future innovation and entrepreneurs. As part of this year’s… Read More

April 3, 2014 @ 6:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Event organizer Coastal Shows has announced their next crowdfunding summit.   Crowdfund Global Expo (CFGE) Crowdfund Real Estate Summit and the co-located CFGE Crowdfund Entrepreneur Summit will take place in Austin, Texas this coming May. “This summit will present a two-day comprehensive deep dive into… Read More

March 31, 2014 @ 10:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

The second annual Silicon Valley Crowdfunding Conference  will take place later this week in Palo Alto, California.  Crowdfunding advocates will gather to discuss the state of the industry and also recognize the anniversary of the signing on the JOBS Act two years ago – legislation… Read More

March 25, 2014 @ 7:35 am By JD Alois  |  

The Equity Crowdfunding Alliance of Canada (ECFA Canada) has scheduled their first conference for what is expected to be a series of events across the country.  ECFA Canada was formed only recently and with the recently and has picked up momentum with the announced regulatory… Read More

March 24, 2014 @ 2:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Previously announced in February, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced the agenda and panelists for this Wednesday’s (March 26, 2014) roundtable on the issues and challenges cybersecurity presents for market participants and public companies.  The roundtable will be held at the SEC’s headquarters… Read More

March 24, 2014 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

This year venture capitalists poured more money into Crowdfunding: Indiegogo $40million, Crowdtilt $23 million, Teespring $20 million, over $83 million in January. Since Kickstarter first launched its crowdfunding platform in 2009, funders have now pledged over one billion dollars on projects all before its fifth… Read More

March 23, 2014 @ 12:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

CoAssets will be organizing South East Asia’s inaugural Expo for Property Investing & Crowdfunding (EPIC) this coming July.   The  2-day event aims to promote greater awareness on the potential of real estate crowdfunding in Asia as well as to connect developers and buyers seeking… Read More

March 19, 2014 @ 6:33 am By JD Alois  |  

The 3rd Annual Global Crowdfunding Convention and Bootcamp, scheduled to take place October 23-24, 2o14, is now offering a Crowdfunding Master Class certification. Attendees will have an opportunity to sign up for one of several sessions which will provide training from top experts and coaches… Read More

March 17, 2014 @ 7:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last Thursday, March 13th, Crowdfund Insider, along with equity crowdfunding platform ReturnOnChange, hosted two of the leading legal experts on the JOBS Act and investment crowdfunding for a presentation and discussion. Taking place at the Center for Social Innovation in New York City, Sam Guzik,… Read More

March 17, 2014 @ 5:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Taking place on April 1st in New York City, Alex Feldman, CEO and founder of Crowdsunite, has organized a session to train individuals on how to operate a rewards based crowdfunding campaign.  The event is titled Reward Crowdfunding:  Everything You Need to Know for Success,… Read More

February 28, 2014 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

The Crowdsourcing Week 2014 Global Conference wants to aid a whole new generation of thinkers, innovators and leaders to learn and practice a crowd-centric business approach. Taking place in Singapore from April 7-11, 2014 the week-long event, themed “Crowd-Impact: Empowering Transformation”, is designed to help… Read More

February 18, 2014 @ 6:30 am By JD Alois  |  

  Tobin Arthur, CEO of angelMD, will be participating on a crowdfunding panel as part of the Texas Life Science Venture Forum.  The event is hosted by BioHouston, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, and the Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute. angelMD is a crowdfunding  platform… Read More

February 10, 2014 @ 10:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

LAUNCH Festival was started only a few years ago by Jason Calacanis but it has become one of the biggest startup events of its kind.  The concept was actually started as the TechCrunch50 conference when Calacanis and Michael Arrington decided to partner up back in… Read More

February 6, 2014 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

As part of Social Media Week, held in New York this month, real estate crowdfunding site Prodigy Network will lead the conversation on, “Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding: A Social Media Revolution In Real Estate,”  Prodigy Network will explore the impact social media has on the real… Read More

January 29, 2014 @ 1:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding Festival held in Jacksonville, Florida Captures $3.25 Million in Private Investment. One Spark, self described as the world’s crowdfunding festival, has announced a number of private venture capital firms and partners have joined with Jacksonville Jaguars owner, Shad Khan, to increase potential investment funding… Read More

January 23, 2014 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Representative Patrick McHenry, a Republican from North Carolina, is set to deliver the Crowdfund Global Expo Keynote at next week’s event in San Diego. The legislator who has been a persistent champion of crowdfunding will be addressing the proposed rules regarding aspects of the JOBS… Read More

January 20, 2014 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding Leaders Gather in San Diego at The Crowdfund Global Expo January 30-31. The securities crowdfunding industry is leading the charge for huge changes to capital formation, wealth building and investing. In September 2013, the SEC implemented rules governing Title II of the Jumpstart Our… Read More

January 19, 2014 @ 11:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Sponsored by bancbox and Orrick, BayPay Forum is organizing an evening event in Silicon Valley to discuss crowdfunding and the various aspects of the JOBS Act.  T The gathering will host a group of panelists to discuss the  disruption of the investment market and how… Read More