Tagged: new york

September 16, 2014 @ 7:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday (September 15th) Brooklyn resident Ryder Carroll launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $10,000 for his product, Bullet Journal. Originally seeking only $10,000, the project hit the initial goal and raised $23,000 within 24 hours. The Bullet Journal has the ability to… Read More

August 21, 2014 @ 7:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

New York-based venture firm, Collaborative Fund has partnered with crowdfunding platform, CircleUp to invest $4 million into certified B Corps. According to Wall Street Journal, CircleUp has already helped nine certified B Corps raise $10.2 million in equity funding from accredited angel investors. One of… Read More

August 14, 2014 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Networking platform and event app, Bizzabo, announced on Thursday (August 14th) a new funding round to raise $2.5 million from existing and new investors. Participants include Kaedan Capital, AfterDox, the super angel Gigi Levy and new investors, OurCrowd and Massa Group. Bizzabo has raised $4… Read More

April 14, 2014 @ 10:10 am By Charles Luzar  |  

When you’re a prominent equity crowdfunding platform, how do you raise a Series A? You get a bunch of venture capital firms to hop into the round and open a portion of the raise to the crowd, which is precisely what SeedInvest has done. Better… Read More

March 20, 2014 @ 5:01 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

TechCrunch Disrupt is taking place at the Manhattan Center in New York City on May 5-7, and Kickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler will be among the many thought leaders gracing the stage in 2014. John Biggs of TechCrunch alludes to the discussion skewing toward Crowdfunding 2.0, so… Read More

February 26, 2014 @ 10:05 am By Charles Luzar  |  

“MtGox is gone. So let’s prepare ourselves.” That is the first statement made in an article that ran yesterday in Business Insider entitled “I Have $285,000 Stuck On Mt. Gox.” Mt. Gox was once the de facto Bitcoin exchange, the first stop for those just getting into… Read More

February 24, 2014 @ 9:19 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Propellr has announced the launch of their platform specializing in alternative assets,  help accredited investors access institution-level opportunities previously reserved for the wealthiest of Americans or those “in the know.” We’re taking the kind of private placement deals usually found in hedge funds and making… Read More

December 23, 2013 @ 5:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In applying a loose definition of the term “crowdfunding,” Rodrigo Nino stands as the undisputed king of the emerging fundraising methodology. He and his team at Prodigy Network crowdfunded a building in Colombia to the tune of over $175 million from investors both in Colombia… Read More

December 20, 2013 @ 11:38 am By Charles Luzar  |  

New York-based crowdinvesting platform Return on Change provided the following infographic to Crowdfund Insider. No matter what you call it – crowdinvesting, crowdfinance, equity crowdfunding, etc. – it’s going to be big, and RoC’s infographic gives us eight reasons why, including a little bit of… Read More

December 10, 2013 @ 12:11 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The separation of church and state is a contentious topic here in the United States, and a crowdfunding campaign launched by a spokesperson for the Satanic Temple seeks to prove a point by crowdfunding a monument to go alongside an existing Ten Commandments monument in… Read More

December 3, 2013 @ 9:18 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Earlier this year real estate crowdfunding platform Prodigy Network and CEO Rodrigo Nino were talking about crowdfunding a hotel in downtown New York just one block away from the World Trade Center. Now we now have details of what that project may come to be,… Read More

November 5, 2013 @ 9:15 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Forbes | Sony And Intel, Shaping The Next Generation Of Hardware “Something is happening in hardware.” This article explores the revolution happening in the hardware space among big players like Intel and Motorola. These companies are becoming more open and allowing more collaboration into their… Read More

October 31, 2013 @ 10:21 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In a post published to Kickstarter’s blog yesterday, Perry Chen announced a big shakeup in the roles the three co-founders will play going forward. Chen is stepping down as CEO of Kickstarter and will be supplanted by co-founder Yancey Strickler. Chen will assume role of… Read More

October 18, 2013 @ 4:09 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

SEC Chair Mary Jo White addressed a crowd at today’s Managed Funds Association Outlook 2013 Conference in New York City. She spoke at length about the JOBS Act and specifically about Rule 506(c) and general solicitation. It may come as a bit of lip service for… Read More

September 27, 2013 @ 10:01 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Started by Greenwich Village mask maker and puppeteer Ralph Lee in 1974, the Parade began as a walk from house to house in his neighborhood for his children and their friends. In 1981, with audiences reaching into the hundred thousands, Celebration Artist and Producer Jeanne… Read More

August 29, 2013 @ 4:30 pm By José Francisco Ávila  |  

The following post was submitted to us this week by José Francisco Ávila. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, many have expressed their opinion as to the strides made since then, and how much more work Americans have to… Read More

July 29, 2013 @ 9:31 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Leave your guitar at home and play a beautiful Gibson acoustic guitar! Rockethub Takeoff Tuesday begins with a Open Mic/Songwriter workshop; followed by musicians and bands below. 9PM – DAMN GLAD 10PM – AARON LAVIGNE 11PM – PETE LANCTOT

July 11, 2013 @ 10:13 am By Charles Luzar  |  

With 24 hours left in the campaign the +POOL seems certain to be fully funded, needing just a few thousand dollars to reach a goal of $250K. The +POOL project promises a pool that will float in the Hudson river, clean the river water and… Read More

July 8, 2013 @ 10:49 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Soho Loft has teamed with FundingPost.com for an event in New York City this August. The NYC VC, Angel and Crowd Investing Conference will bring together representatives from venture capital, angel groups and the crowdfunding space to discuss how to access capital in the 21st… Read More

July 2, 2013 @ 9:23 am By Charles Luzar  |  

SeedInvest has launched a new feature on their equity crowdfunding platform. The feature, called SeedInvest Groups, specifically targets angel groups, venture capitalists and other organizations with an active role in funding early-stage companies. SeedInvest CEO Ryan Feit says that the new feature was largely driven… Read More