Tagged: texas

June 3, 2015 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

NextSeed just closed its first funding offer (for a small business) under Texas’ recently enacted investment crowdfunding rules. The offer was small, for a local business, but NextSeed founders believe that smaller issuers are an important part of the future of internet finance. NextSeed states, “we… Read More

May 18, 2015 @ 8:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Beepi, a peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling cars online, announced its expansion to Texas. The market launch provides residents with local inventory, vehicle inspectors and customer service resources to support its secure online car buying and selling platform in Austin and Dallas, and soon Houston… Read More

May 8, 2015 @ 1:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking the help of devoted fans, ZZ Top bandmate, Billy Gibbon has teamed up with Pura Vida Tequila to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $200,000 to begin expanding the new Texas-based brand. Explaining why the brand is different from the rest, the Pura… Read More

April 23, 2015 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The first investment crowdfunding project in Texas is now open to investors. San Antonio-based technology start-up MassVenture, Texas’ first approved investment crowdfunding portal, launched the state’s first ever Texas investment crowdfunding project. Located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, this project will allow any Texan to… Read More

April 13, 2015 @ 8:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gridmates announced a new donation-based, energy crowdfunding site that will allow donors to browse through a directory of distressed electricity customer profiles and then donate energy assistance. The site seeks to help low-income customers such as single moms with young children, elderly couples, disabled veterans, storm/hurricane survivors and… Read More

March 18, 2015 @ 8:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

For donors and consumer givers who want to know that the money they donate to charity is making a tangible impact and serving real needs, Austin-based startup 121Giving today launched a new product marketplace and crowdfunding platform that enables donors to know where their giving… Read More

March 16, 2015 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With SXSW fest 2015 in full swing, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that 1 in 3 films at the big event were funded by crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter. According to the media outlet, 28 films that are playing at SXSW were funded by successful Kickstarter campaigns. Each film… Read More

February 24, 2015 @ 3:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Houston-based Crudefunders recently debuted its crowdfunding platform that offers Texans a chance to own some of the state’s oil wells. It has become the first out of two funding portals to be approved by the Texas State Securities Board. According to Dallas Business Journal, Crudefunders Portal… Read More

February 23, 2015 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

truCrowd Texas, officially announced its application has been approved by the Texas State Securities Board. They are now legally registered as a Texas equity crowdfunding portal (TCP) and open for business. truCrowd enables local startups and businesses from any industry to raise up to $1 million per… Read More

February 21, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This past fall, Abbeville, Louisiana woman by the name of Fallon Mouton raised $4,600 through GoFundMe campaign supposedly for a Texas man, Moses Perez, who recently lost his fiancée, Jessica Rodriguez, due to giving birth complications. The funds were to help the family “make ends meet.” Unfortunately, Mouton… Read More

February 13, 2015 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The new equity crowdfunding rules from the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) allow online ecommerce sites, also known as Texas crowdfunding platforms, to market private placement memorandums (PPMs) from entrepreneurs, startups and existing businesses seeking funds to expand their operations throughout Texas. Instead of raising large sums of cash from a few… Read More

January 26, 2015 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

This past Friday a lawsuit was filed in Texas for patent infringement against global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo.  The plaintiff in the case is AlphaCap Ventures LLC, a filing associated with a Mr. Charles Ainsworth.  Ainsworth is a patent attorney based in East Texas  who “has earned a reputation… Read More

January 19, 2015 @ 12:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdStreet, a crowdfunding marketplace connecting accredited investors with institutional-grade real estate investments, today announced it has posted an $18.4 Million equity fund investment opportunity, Olympus Fund IV, consisting of three Class A multifamily assets. The fund will add two to three more multifamily properties in 2015… Read More

December 17, 2014 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Coincides with New State Crowdfunding Regulations in Texas. MassCatalyst has announced its investment crowdfunding platform, handling both debt and equity financing, will launch in January targeting both startups and mature companies in need of capital. The MassCatalyst platform was previewed this past Fall at TechCrunch… Read More

November 25, 2014 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdRise, a leading platform for charitable crowdfunding, is partnering with hundreds of charities to build a Giving Tower to show the world’s philanthropic impact on #GivingTuesday. The Giving Tower will be built using augmented reality, think a really cool hologram. The campaign launched today (November… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 12:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdStreet, a crowdfunding marketplace connecting accredited investors with institutional-quality real estate investments, announced it has listed an equity investment opportunity for Timber Oaks, an 11-building, Class A multifamily property in the Dallas metro area. The opportunity is sponsored by Windmill Investments LLC, a privately held,… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, an Abbeville, Louisiana woman was arrested for “defrauding donors” through a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe. According to an Austin, Texas news station, Taylor, Texas law enforcement officials stated that Fallon Mouton raised $4,600 through the campaign for a Texas man, Moses Perez,… Read More

November 13, 2014 @ 10:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Texas had 36,000 completed foreclosures between September 2013 and September 2014, the second most of any state during this time according to a recent report by Corelogic. This week, American Homeowner Preservation (“AHP”) was able to help an elderly couple avoid the wave of Texas foreclosures by providing them a… Read More

November 12, 2014 @ 5:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform SeedInvest has set up camp in the Lone Star State.  SeedInvest has hired Marc Nathan to act Managing Director for the new crowdfunding Texas outpost.  The SeedInvest initiative is part of an extended strategy to expand their crowdfunding reach by having a… Read More

October 26, 2014 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

InvestPeer Launches Website in Texas Following New Crowdfunding Regulations. Following the announcement by Texas lawmakers approving Texas Intrastate Crowdfunding, InvestPeer Real Estate Holdings has announced the beta launch of a commercial real estate crowdfunding platform which will provide accredited investors and average citizens an opportunity… Read More