Tagged: texas

October 22, 2014 @ 4:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Texas is the latest state to join a growing list of states that have legalized investment crowdfunding within its borders. As was widely expected, the Texas State Securities Board approved rules today that now allow the  residents of Texas to invest in businesses seeking capital… Read More

October 16, 2014 @ 5:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Amber Vinson, one of the Texas nurses that was treating Ebola patient Thomas Duncan, traveled between Dallas, Texas and Cleveland, Ohio before finding out she was positive for the virus. The situation grabbed public attention and caused total chaos in the Cleveland… Read More

September 30, 2014 @ 8:01 am By Anthony Zeoli  |  

While the industry waits for Title III crowdfunding rules to be released, the intrastate crowdfunding movement continues to move forward (as a whole). Here is a brief update as to the status of the enactment/use of intrastate crowdfunding exemptions in certain states. TEXAS – Unlucky… Read More

September 17, 2014 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

The Lone Star state is nearing the date when equity crowdfunding will be legalized.  The proposed rules, which hit the state register site this past May, were announced earlier this Spring. Initially the expectations were for the intrastate exemption to go live in August but now… Read More

August 21, 2014 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

During the remaining hours of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, Piano, Texas-based company Tinnus Enterprises raised $929,160 from 21,455 for its fun-for-all product, Bunch O Balloons. As previously reported, founder and father of eight, Josh Malone, took to the crowdfunding giant to raise only $10,000…. Read More

August 6, 2014 @ 9:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On July 22nd, Plano, Texas resident Josh Malone brought his creation, Bunch O Balloons, to Kickstarter. Just 15 days later, the inventor and family man has raised more than 80 times his initial funding goal and experienced overwhelming support that far surpasses the core tech-oriented… Read More

July 2, 2014 @ 12:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, the Securities Board of the State of Texas had proposed rules on intrastate crowdfunding As previously reported, the new legislation will go into effect next month and as with other state investment crowdfunding laws, the intent is to facilitate capital to small… Read More

June 2, 2014 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bringing the world’s first battery-free locating tag into the spotlight, Texas-based technology company WeTag launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its brand new device, iFind. The product is powered by the company’s patent pending technologies and is the first Bluetooth item locator that requires… Read More

June 1, 2014 @ 12:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prelaunch, the pre-order site and online community where consumers can follow their favorite brands and pre-order new pretail products, is offering a new “CrowdDiscount” program. The program strives to makes new technologies accessible to more consumers while providing young brand partners with additional exposure and… Read More

May 19, 2014 @ 2:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

As reported last month, Texas is another state that is marching towards having their very own intrastate equity crowdfunding exemption.  As the final rules for Title III retail crowdfunding continue to be delayed, Texas has moved a step closer by publishing their  proposed rules in… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities Board of the State of Texas has proposed rules on intrastate crowdfunding.  It is being reported the new legislation will go into effect this coming August.  As with other state investment crowdfunding laws, the intent is to facilitate capital to small businesses and… Read More

March 24, 2014 @ 10:55 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Indiegogo was all over SXSW this year as evidenced in part by our recent breakdown of Indiegogo campaigns represented at this year’s festival. Indiegogo has now also released an album of pictures from their time in Austin. The photos are below. For the full Facebook… Read More

February 8, 2014 @ 12:48 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The intrastate crowdfunding exemptions just keep coming. The latest state said to be considering an intrastate bill is Texas. Crowdfunding is part of Texas House Speaker Joe Strauss’s legislative agenda for this coming year. Various state news outlets report that just such a measure will… Read More

January 21, 2014 @ 1:47 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

A Kickstarter campaign for an officially-licensed Mega Man board game has ended. The campaign and Lubbock, Texas-based creator Jasco Games netted $415,041 on a goal of just $70,000. Over 11,000 backers chipped into the campaign. It is a bit of a disappointment considering over half… Read More

December 30, 2013 @ 10:45 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Austin-based Vovation.com has launched a new crowdfunding platform with a focus on consumer products. The platform was created by Conley Giles and is billed as “crowdfunding for inventors,” which puts this platform squarely in competition with upstart platforms like HWTrek and Dragon Innovation. Giles explains… Read More

December 26, 2013 @ 10:29 am By Charles Luzar  |  

TransCanada and its American subsidiary, Keystone, are in the midst of seeking approval for a new pipeline to run from Alberta’s tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast. Called the Keystone XL pipeline, it is a highly controversial project that has its passionate supporters… Read More

December 19, 2013 @ 10:54 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Jon Medved spent some time in Texas last week following a promise made to Texas Governor Rick Perry. As the CEO of OurCrowd, Medved’s mission is to connect investors worldwide with the robust Israeli tech startup scene. The short video below explains this mission. Medved… Read More

December 14, 2013 @ 12:27 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

We recently reported on tabletop gaming being a huge segment of successful Kickstarter raises. It seems the trend continues. A Mega Man board game in development by Lubbock, Texas-based Jasco Games is crowdfunding on Kickstarter now, and the campaign quickly met a $70,000 goal. It… Read More

October 22, 2013 @ 11:17 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Realty Mogul has crossed $4 million in real estate crowdfunding transactions according to their statistics page. 20 properties have been funded in full or in part through Realty Mogul’s platform, and $384,000 has been returned to investors. Realty Mogul is now operating in Washington, Texas,… Read More

September 13, 2013 @ 3:58 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Equity Endeavor is a rewards-based crowdfunding platform that has just launched two pilot platforms. The platforms will focus on projects in Austin, Texas and New Orleans, Louisiana. Equity Endeavor is described as a “city specific crowdfunding platform created to help local businesses and entrepreneurs raise… Read More