Tagged: germany

February 17, 2015 @ 7:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Christin Friedrich serves as the Managing Director of Innovestment GmbH, a crowdfunding venture which began four years ago.  After studying Public Management and Governance at Zeppelin University, Friedrich sought creative solutions and innovative business ideas in several international projects, including a tourism startup in Iceland  and group for young… Read More

February 9, 2015 @ 7:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Atlanta-based Coffee Bluff Pictures is completing production of the highly anticipated documentary Olympic Pride, American Prejudice. History remembers one African American hero, Jesse Owens, from the 1936 Olympics, but this film shines a light on his other 17 accomplished teammates. Set against the strained and… Read More

February 4, 2015 @ 7:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Switzerland’s “most successful” crowdfunding platform wemakeit is celebrating its 3rd anniversary and  has “big plans” for the future.  Since the site launched, wemakeit has financed 7.5 million Swiss Francs for diverse projects.  Having commenced operations focused more on cultural campaigns, wemakeit is now generating more… Read More

January 31, 2015 @ 11:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investing in startup companies is a risky endeavor.  Now I believe that risk capital should be a part of anyone’s portfolio but a decision to dedicate money to a promising business, with enthusiastic entrepreneurs at the helm, is no guarantee of success.  This is a… Read More

January 29, 2015 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Weissenhaus, a posh resort located in Northern Germany on the Baltic Sea, has decided to return to the pages of Companisto to continue raising funds. The offer had raised € 6.3 million from 1478 investors but Companisto representatives stated that “due to constantly high demand, the… Read More

January 23, 2015 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based Dolfi launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign earlier this week to raise $100,000 to bring its self-titled washing device to the market. Dolfi is described as a hand-sized device that cleans your clothing with the power of ultrasonic technology. It is considered the “next generation… Read More

January 21, 2015 @ 7:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bragi Dash, one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns from 2014, has once again pushed back their shipping date for their wireless smart headphones.  The young German company announced the delay in an post to crowdfunding backers.  The update came after sharing a highly successful trip… Read More

January 15, 2015 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the leading equity crowdfunding platforms in Germany has formed a partnership with Munich based accelerator ProSeibenSat.1 (P7S1).  Information received from Companisto has announced that two startups from ProSiebenSat.1 accelerator will simultaneously launch crowdfunding campaigns on Companisto today (January 15).  The two young companies seeking… Read More

January 15, 2015 @ 7:14 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Given the speed at which Kraftwerk charges USB-enabled devices—within three seconds—perhaps it’s no surprise that Kraftwerk, the world’s smallest power generator, had more than 4,500 backers worldwide, collecting some $600,000, within days of launching its Kickstarter campaign. It was also chosen as a Kickstarter Staff… Read More

January 13, 2015 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Frankfurt, Germany-based iCradle, Inc.‘s COBI, the world’s smartest connected biking system reached the finish line of its Kickstarter campaign with a resounding triumph, having raised just over $400,000 in less than a month. This exceeds its initial fundraising goal by 402%. As previously reported, COBI is considered a “world-first”… Read More

January 13, 2015 @ 8:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Since late November, The University of Cambridge teamed up with EY, the global professional services organization, and launched the European Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey with the support of major European industry associations. As readers may know, this is the largest study to date on crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and other forms of alternative… Read More

January 7, 2015 @ 4:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Sunday (January 4th), Germany-based startup eZelleron, Inc. debuted its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $500,000 for its portable power plant, kraftwerk. According to its campaign, the kraftwerks offers a new energy supply technology for mobile electronic devices. It is efficient and remains independent… Read More

January 6, 2015 @ 11:48 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Paymentandbanking.com named Hamburg-based Kreditech  as the FinTech Startup of 2014. The jury explains its choice noting  Kreditech “obvious disruption and, unfortunately, one of the few German FinTech startups that has substantial foreign investment.” Kreditech applies big data to score the creditworthiness of customers. In addition, Founder Institute initiated its… Read More

January 5, 2015 @ 11:34 am By Erin Hobey  |  

EDITION F launched its modest Companisto equity crowdfunding campaign in November, seeking to raise a minimum of 50,000€ for 5€ a share; to date, with the help of over 435 backers, the lifestyle platform for women has raised well over its initial modest goal, securing 167,600€ for the… Read More

January 3, 2015 @ 5:20 am By JD Alois  |  

In June of 2012, 446 investors participated in a self-crowdfunding campaign of the German investment crowdfunding site Companisto. Companisto raised €100,000 to help fund the startup as participating investors decided to take a chance on the new entrant into the the crowdfunding space. Jump forward… Read More

December 27, 2014 @ 9:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only five more days until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, iCradle’s COBI continues to be a huge success on Kickstarter by raising nearly $322,000 thanks to over 1,500 backers. As previously reported, COBI is considered a “world-first” in many ways. It’s… Read More

December 10, 2014 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Frankfurt-based iCradle launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for its new connected biking system, COBI. The project immediately became a huge hit, scoring its initial goal within four days. It is currently at $165,676 thanks to 842. COBI is considered a “world-first”… Read More

December 5, 2014 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday (December 4th), Frankfurt, Germany-based iCradle, Inc. launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for its device, COBI. The device is considered the world’s “smartest” connected biking system. According to its campaign, COBI adds over 100 intelligent features to any bike 0 with only… Read More

December 1, 2014 @ 2:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

As previously reported, a German investor protection law, has been weaving its way through the legislative process.  Unfortunately for the investment crowdfunding industry, this new form a finance may find itself impacted as collateral damage if the proposed rules becomes enforceable law. In mid –… Read More

November 28, 2014 @ 9:05 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Women are the demographic that makes 80% of global purchase decisions, according to a Nielsen study.  EDITION F, the leading business and lifestyle platform for women, targets and taps into the career-oriented women and modern men demographic providing incisive articles in online magazines, career-enhancing contacts in the… Read More