Tagged: france

June 10, 2014 @ 7:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Online crowdsourcing solution for translation, copywriting and proofreading firm, TextMaster has raised €1,000,000 in funding from Alven Capital, eFounders and Cédric Siré (founder of Webedia group) who joins the company’s existing business angels Fabrice Grinda (founder of OLX), Thibaud Elzière (founder of Fotolia) and Geoffroy… Read More

June 6, 2014 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Join 300 key stakeholders in Europe’s crowdfunding, innovation and early-stage investing sectors at the ECN Crowdfunding Convention on 11 – 12 December 2014 in Paris. The Crowdfunding industry is the fastest growing financing source for Small and Medium Businesses in the World, with an estimated value of… Read More

June 5, 2014 @ 4:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) has announced their convention will be held in Paris, France this coming December.  The gathering will attract stakeholders from all aspects of the emerging crowdfunding industry.  Organizers hope to continue to build upon the continents promising growth and further develop the… Read More

June 5, 2014 @ 11:30 am By Ludwine Dekker  |  

Last February Europe, Fleur Pellerin, the former minister of SME’s & Digital Economy, introduced a first draft that outlines a separate legal status for crowdfunding platforms in France. Though France was and still is lagging within the crowdfunding industry in terms of volume and entrepreneurial… Read More

May 15, 2014 @ 9:54 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The Strasbourg-based PUR etc. has listed its equity crowdfunding campaign on the French platform WiSeed.  Setting its targeted raise at €600,000, PUR etc.’s funding is currently in progress. PUR etc. is a locavore “Fast Good” food company, which offers locally sourced and seasonally grown foods… Read More

May 15, 2014 @ 7:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Les dons vont-ils résister à la crise économique et sociale ? Quelle régulation pour le financement participatif (crowdfunding) ? Comment se prémunir du risque de blanchiment en matière de générosité internationale ? Ce sont quelques-unes des questions qui seront évoquées lors du colloque ICFO/Comité de la Charte du… Read More

May 10, 2014 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

CrowdTuesday, a periodic gathering of members of the crowdfunding scene, had their inaugural gathering in Paris this past month.  The group is not targeting the novice sector of the industry but is focused on bringing together industry experts to review and discuss the nascent form… Read More

April 17, 2014 @ 11:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Over the past 20 years, Axiona’s Senior Leadership has been focusing on assisting, financing and facilitating initial public offerings of high potential SME’s,  defining themselves as ” Accelerators of Development”. Based in France, Axiona has now announced one of the largest crowdfunding campaigns ever to take… Read More

April 7, 2014 @ 6:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lima, an integrated piece of hardware and software that was briefly called “Plug”, raised over $1.2 million on Kickstarter last fall.  Almost 13,000 backers came together to support a product that really is what iCloud aspires to be – but isn’t. Lima creates an environment… Read More

March 1, 2014 @ 8:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently the French government has been moving forward with “Financement Participatif” or crowdfunding by providing updated guidelines and regulations to advance the new form of capital formation for small companies.  France currently has 28 platforms active in their country (in comparison to the UK with… Read More

February 25, 2014 @ 6:21 am By Lionel Slusny  |  

The European Cloud Industry in France Supports Crowdfunding. In recent document presented to the French Minister’s cabinet of Small and Medium Enterprises, Innovation, and the Digital Economy, the European Cloud industry representation in France makes a push for Crowdfunding. This call particularly applies for the web entrepreneur… Read More

February 20, 2014 @ 1:13 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

In this video interview, The Crowd Cafe’s Jonathan Sandlund interviews Joachim Dupont, CEO and Founder of Anaxago. It’s a relatively deep dive into how Anaxago operates, including a look at where the platform sources dealflow and how they curate. Anaxago also divulges that the platform… Read More

February 15, 2014 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

French politician Fleur Pellerin, who is the minister delegate with responsibility for SME’s, innovation and digital economy, has stated the new reforms for crowdfunding will allow the nascent industry to thrive. Speaking at the Ministry of Finance, Pellerin reviewed the new regulations regarding crowdfunding or… Read More

February 13, 2014 @ 11:03 am By Charles Luzar  |  

According to reports, French President Francois Hollande came away from a recent visit to Silicon Valley bullish on equity crowdfunding – so bullish, in fact, that he is rumored to be considering an executive order in March that would allow startups and small businesses the… Read More

January 22, 2014 @ 9:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Midem is the place where music makers, cutting-edge technologies, brands and talents come together under one roof to source, sell and sign new music, digital solutions and innovative ideas. Today, the music industry is at the tipping-point of a new era of growth. Recognising this, the Midem 2014… Read More

January 22, 2014 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Anime fans rushed to fund this crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.  France based Ankama launched on January 20th, the project hit their $80,000 CAD goal on January 21st.  Many initial backers rushed in at the higher reward levels with the $1000 CAD quickly being sold out…. Read More

January 21, 2014 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

French crowdfunding platform WiSeed, a site that claims over 21,000 members and having raised over €6.3 million in the past years, has now facilitated OriginOil (OTCBB:OOIL) to fund Ennesys in a closed funding round.  WiSeed created a bespoke offering vehicle to allow the company to raise… Read More

December 11, 2013 @ 9:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lima: Brain of your Devices, which ran an incredibly successful crowdfunding campaign Kickstarter that closed September 2013, posted a backer update today which mollified many of their critics. In September the hot tech device, which effectively allows users to create their own virtual cloud storage with… Read More

November 27, 2013 @ 6:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lima, marketed as the “Brain of Your Devices” has announced a shipping delay which has pushed back delivery for all supporters until sometime next Spring.  Lima, which was originally called “Plug” but was forced to change their name, is the 7th most crowdfunded campaign ever… Read More

November 8, 2013 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Organized by  Loft Solutions, European Business Angel Network (EBAN) and the European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) , La finance participative or “crowdfunding” will be discussed by industry authorities at an event to be held at the Intercontinental, Paris on November 19th.  The gathering is specifically to… Read More