Tagged: risk

November 4, 2013 @ 9:20 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The links in today’s roundup are kind of gloomy, but they do include some interesting and arguably valid concerns about crowdfunding moving forward. Do you think any or all of these concerns are valid? Let us know in the comments. PostCrescent.com | Crowdfunding trend gets… Read More

October 19, 2013 @ 2:57 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

VentureBeat: WePay’s API pays off, handles 648% more crowdfunding volume than last year The headline says it all… WePay is seeing some pretty impressive traction providing payment services to crowdfunding campaigns, but they’re quickly moving toward robust solutions for platforms as well. A provided API has… Read More

October 17, 2013 @ 4:01 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Under the direction of Ohio Division of Securities Commissioner Andrea Seidt, the NASAA has recently released an updated list of their top investor threats for 2013. Among them: “unregulated third party service providers,” a category that would include crowdfunding portals. Seidt explained the reason for… Read More

August 20, 2013 @ 10:36 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Crowdfunding risk management firm Asurvest Inc. announced that Nicole S. Robinson and Robert Lougen have been hired as new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO), respectively. With Mr. Lougen leading all corporate operations and strategy, Ms. Robinson will work to further define the Company’s marketing plan…. Read More

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

The Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors is holding their annual conference in Chicago next week, and for the first time ever the conference will include a large panel on crowdfunding. The AM&AA is comprised of 900 independent professionals – CPAs, attorneys, investors, M&A advisors,… Read More

April 14, 2013 @ 4:55 pm By Business-Standard  |  

In December 2012, Srini Swaminathan, a Chennai-based teacher, planned to raise Rs 2 lakh for Teach For India, an entity that works in the field of education, to help his students buy books. He cycled 1,000 km and ran 200 km to raise funds. Swaminathan… Read More

April 2, 2013 @ 10:46 am By Shaun Abrahamson  |  

Crowds have already demonstrated their value as a source of capital for start-ups. Support via donations or pre-purchasing on sites like Kickstarter has set high expectations for equity-based crowd funding in the United States. Discussions often focus on how crowds can and will compare to… Read More

March 1, 2013 @ 5:41 pm By Melissa Canone  |  

With the advent of the internet and social media, a completely new way to invest in business has arisen. Crowdfunding is a method of raising capital in small amounts from a large group of people using the World Wide Web. Unlike funds from venture capitalists… Read More

January 15, 2013 @ 8:37 pm By Huffington Post  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission is finalizing its work on implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, signed into law by President Barack Obama on April 5, 2012. Concerns that common folks will lose money if they invest in crowd funded ventures are one of the… Read More