Tagged: jonathan sandlund

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

January 31, 2014 @ 5:29 pm By Joy Schoffler, Leverage PR  |  

Imagine attending a dinner party a year from now where a dozen people are all talking about what businesses they’ve invested in. That’s a scene some predict for the near future, as equity crowdfunding moves into the spotlight in 2014. “I would like to see… Read More

May 7, 2013 @ 3:26 pm By The Crowd Cafe  |  

Imagine. Empowering each and every one of Ohio State University’s 63,000+ students—regardless degree, age, or background—to start, and fund, a business. Visiting its University’s crowdfunding ecosystem, ignite.osu.edu, students would find a centralized source of information, mentorship, and even a clear path to funding their ideas and… Read More

May 6, 2013 @ 8:23 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Google’s stake in Lending Club could signal future dominance of P2P and P2B lending in the crowdfunding space.

May 2, 2013 @ 6:37 am By The Crowd Cafe  |  

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jilliene Helman, the CEO of RealtyMogul. RealtyMogul is an accredited crowdfunding platform for real estate, and we discussed how crowdfunding is going to re-imagine this asset class in a big and beautiful way. I highly encourage watching the… Read More

March 22, 2013 @ 12:52 pm By Jonathan Sandlund  |  

In the last month a number of new accredited crowdfunding platforms have come online. They join FundersClub, CircleUp, and Angellist in facilitating private equity transactions entirely online. Here’s a list of crowdfunding platforms that have recently opened their accredited doors: 99Funding (Startups/Existing SMBs) Collaperty (Real Estate) EarlyShares (Startups/Existing SMBs) RealtyMogul (Real… Read More

February 26, 2013 @ 2:29 am By Jonathan Sandlund  |  

What is FundersClub? FundersClub is an accredited crowdfunding platform live today. The company avoids the term “crowdfunding,” preferring the verbiage, “online venture capital firm.” Or, the new age of VC per say. But hey, let’s not argue semantics. In a nutshell: it’s an online funding… Read More

February 23, 2013 @ 10:48 am By Jonathan Sandlund, The Crowd Cafe  |  

Monday’s article highlighted EquityNet, an accredited crowdfunding platform with technology positioned to make the due diligence process more efficient for investors. Raising a big question: what exactly is the role of due diligence in investment crowdfunding? What are the mechanisms? Who’s doing the diligence: the Crowd… Read More

February 18, 2013 @ 2:33 pm By Jonathan Sandlund, The Crowd Cafe  |  

EquityNet is an online network that connects capital-seeking businesses with accredited investors. The platform’s calling card is its data-driven approach to supporting investors and businesses in the matchmaking process. It does so by delivering standardized, and contextual, analytics and tools to both sides of the… Read More

January 24, 2013 @ 2:19 pm By Jonathan Sandlund  |  

Investment-based crowdfunding is fundamentally different from perk-based crowdfunding. In 2011, the average successful perk campaign raised ~$4,000, while the average investment-based campaign brought in ~$112,000 (Source: GigaOm Pro). It makes sense. Outside of product categories —where pledges are effectively a pre-ordering mechanism— backers typically limit… Read More

January 18, 2013 @ 1:04 pm By Jonathan Sandlund, The Crowd Cafe  |  

Jonathan Sandlund sits down with Lasse Makelah, CEO of Invesdor, to discuss the equity crowdfunding platform. You can find stats from the talk on The Crowd Cafe.

January 17, 2013 @ 10:49 am By Jonathan Sandlund, The Crowd Cafe  |  

SecondMarket announced a strategic partnership with CircleUp last week. This on the tail of a similar partnership with Angellist in the Fall. Both partnerships, currently in beta, fall under the umbrella of SecondMarket+, an initiative that is selectively partnering with leading platforms to give SecondMarket investors centralized access to… Read More

January 17, 2013 @ 10:28 am By Jonathan Sandlund, The Crowd Cafe  |  

From The Crowd Cafe’s Jonathan Sandlund… I had the opportunity to sit down with David Rose. Penned by Forbes as the “Father of Angel Investing in New York,” David is a serial entrepreneur and mentor, Chair of the New York Angels, and the CEO of… Read More