Tagged: france

October 9, 2014 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, administration at the Louvre announced they have started a crowdfunding campaign to raise €12.5 million purchase of a jeweled piece of 18th-century furniture, Teschen Table. According to the New York Times, the Teschen Table, which is also known as the “Table of Peace,”  was offered to… Read More

October 3, 2014 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

The infographic below was created by Financement Participatif France, a relatively new association in France that advocates for crowdfunding.  The creative team at FPF has put together some pretty interesting information on crowdfunding in their country showing some pretty impressive growth.  It certainly helps that… Read More

October 2, 2014 @ 12:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

  As of October 1st, new regulations and guidelines managing “financement participatif” or crowdfunding are now in force.  The ordinance was initially filed this past May and a consolidated version was published yesterday. France jumped forward earlier in 2014 led by a government Minister Fleur… Read More

September 25, 2014 @ 7:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

KissKissBankBank a prominent French crowdfunding platform announced today they are moving into the peer to peer lending space with the launch of Lendopolis.  Lendopolis is described as a financement participatif (crowdfunding) platform that allows small to medium enterprises borrow funds.  For the investor who chooses… Read More

September 8, 2014 @ 8:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up a new way for wineries and vineyards to get funding, Paris-based crowdfunding platform Fundovino launched last month and is on a mission to help not only wine makers, but also wine tourism, culture and art get backers easily and quickly. Fundovino, which dubbed… Read More

August 31, 2014 @ 5:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The employees of French newspaper Nice Matin, along with sister publications Var-Matin and Corse-Matin, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Ulule on August 4th.  Three weeks later the project organizers have hit their goal of raising € 300,000 as over 2200 individuals have contributed € 5 and up… Read More

August 21, 2014 @ 8:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

“Les titres du groupe Nice-Matin sont au bord de la faillite” The staff of the French daily newspaper, Nice-Matin, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on the French platform Ulule to raise €300,000. The funds raised will hopefully save the publication and convert it into a… Read More

August 11, 2014 @ 7:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

He refused to allow rejection from banks to end his beekeeper dreams, and now Cameroonian Jacque Georges Badjang shares details about how crowdfunding helped grow his honey business. According to a recent report, Badjang’s company “Les Mielleries” has marketed honey from more than 200 beekeepers…. Read More

July 31, 2014 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

France based Mangopay, a payments solution that accommodates crowdfunding platforms, online marketplaces and collaborative consumption platforms, has announced a relationship with UK Based Currency Cloud in an effort to offer its customers fast and secure money transfers.  Mangopay has positioned their service as a global… Read More

July 31, 2014 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

A new crowdfunding platform dedicated to fashion launched this past wee.  My-Pepite, based in Paris, was created by three friends passionate about fashion. The site hopes to give fashion designers a chance for their brand to grow by generating visibility and funding.  My-Pepite has positioned… Read More

June 24, 2014 @ 1:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Every day, entrepreneurs have turned to crowdfunding to fund their new business or product and are given two types of options for the campaign, all-or-nothing and flexible funding, also known as keep-it-all. Both possess great perks, but the key question for each campaign would be… Read More

June 21, 2014 @ 5:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

On the 24th of June, at the Pépinière de Toulouse Métropole, the French crowdfunding scene in Toulouse is invited to get together for two hours of presentations, informal discussions and networking around drinks, during the first CrowdTuesday Toulouse. CrowdTuesday is a small to medium sized… Read More

June 17, 2014 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s been a little over a week since the missing Flight MH370 passengers’ families launched their crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, but unfortunately it is off to a very rocky start. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was scheduled to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8th…. Read More

June 16, 2014 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

On the 17th of May, at the new Espace Startup of Bpifrance, the French crowdfunding scene in Paris is invited to get together for two hours of presentations, informal discussions and networking around drinks, during CrowdTuesday Paris. CrowdTuesday is a small to medium sized event… Read More

June 16, 2014 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Crowdfunding Network (ECN) has found a lead sponsor for their previously announced ongoing CrowdTuesday events.  MANGOPAY, one of the main European payment providers, has accepted to become a gold sponsor for the crowdfunding industry’s gatherings initiated by ECN. “Payment providers are crucial actors… Read More

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