Tagged: transparency

July 3, 2020 @ 1:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Innovation Council (EIC) Prize on Blockchains for Social Good has reportedly awarded €5 million to six winners, who were chosen based on their potential to develop scalable, “deployable” and “high-impact” blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT) solutions for addressing societal challenges. As noted… Read More

March 12, 2019 @ 6:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In February the NEM.io Foundation decided to opt for transparency and to “reboot” its operating structure after checking the books and seeing “little to no accountability for funds.” Under the guidance of newly elected president Alex Tinsman, this week the Foundation has made good on its… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 7:01 am By Erin Hobey  |  

TrueAccord, an automated debt recovery platform, has partnered with Lenexa, Kansas for its new shared services operation, committed to investing $1.34 million with a plan to expand to over 150 professionals over the next three years across sales, operations and technology functions. “We chose the… Read More

November 1, 2018 @ 7:07 am By Erin Hobey  |  

OpenInvest, a digital investment advisor for socially responsible investing, launched Divest from Dark Money, a one-click way to invest in companies that prioritize political transparency. The Divest from Dark Money screen allows investors to divest from companies that fail to publicly disclose whether corporate funds… Read More

February 2, 2017 @ 1:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investing in early stage companies is a risky venture. Everyone understands this. The risk vs return paradigm is an important aspect of any type of investing and the risk is higher in early stage companies and, correspondingly, so are the returns. While some pundits point… Read More

June 16, 2016 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, co-founder and chief commercial officer of Landbay, Gray Stern, sat down with The Asian Banker to discuss the peer-to-peer lender’s growth along with the importance of transparency in the fintech industry. Landbay, which founded by Stern and John Goodall, allows individuals to invest in… Read More

June 13, 2016 @ 7:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Armed with an undergraduate degree in Electronics from Dharmsinh Desai University and MBAs from both the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and McGill University, Jaidev Janardana spent 12 years with Capital One, in the US and the UK. He was the CMO for Capital One UK, responsible… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter released its 2015 transparency report. This report shares details about the year’s copyright and trademark claims. The funding platform stated: “Kickstarter is a space for creative people to present and find support for new and imaginative ideas. Like many sites entrusted with… Read More

December 24, 2015 @ 12:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

  “In 5 years, we will no longer talk about “Crowdfunding,” it will just be “funding.” Crowdfunding will just be one of the ways that early stage companies and SMEs gain access to capital.  Just like online trading of public securities is considered the primary… Read More

December 21, 2015 @ 7:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  “We believe the potential of crowdfunding is not about a single company or single crowdfunding platform.  It is about the evolution from an institutional framework for allocating capital (otherwise known as banks, funds, and foundations) to a more individually driven framework enabled by existing and… Read More

December 8, 2015 @ 1:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Quote 2 Fund announced that it has become a signatory to the Small Business Borrower’s Bill of Rights, a public commitment to ensure small business owners have access to funding that is both transparent and fair. By signing, Quote 2 Fund joins a coalition of industry… Read More

November 27, 2015 @ 2:09 pm By Oscar Jofre  |  

I think you should get naked. There’s a reason why people have nightmares about being naked in front of a crowd, and it’s because they hate the idea of being that vulnerable.  As an entrepreneur, it can be even more daunting.  Your success or failure… Read More

August 18, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

CEO and General Manager of Companisto Tamo Zwinge began his career as a lawyer, studying law at the Freie Universität Berlin and completing his legal clerkship in Berlin and Pretoria, South Africa. Afterward, he received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in commercial law, specializing in… Read More

April 13, 2015 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to increase transparency and trust, popular reward-based crowdfunding platform Indiegogo has launched new feature: campaign profile cards. Sharing details about the feature, Indiegogo’s Julian Wong stated: “At Indiegogo, we routinely gather feedback from users and use this information to help determine what features… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, popular reward-based crowdfunding platform Kickstarter unveiled its Transparency Report 2014 that shared details about the year’s trademark claims, DMCA requirements, and government and law enforcement requests. The platform shared: “Kickstarter’s mission is to help bring creative projects to life. As part of that mission, we work… Read More

August 22, 2013 @ 7:23 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Curation in crowdfunding carries some risk. Does it carry some responsibility as well? On August 14th, 2013, Kristin “MK” Ducote, author of the racing novel, Naked Paddock, along with her husband, professional racecar driver, Chapman Ducote, and their publishing company, War Chest Publishing, LLC, filed… Read More

July 19, 2013 @ 9:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA or FOY-ah) is a US law dating back to the Lyndon B. Johnson administration that facilitates the disclosure of information. The law is designed to hold the US government accountable for disclosing information. Additionally, it outlines the consequences of… Read More

July 16, 2013 @ 8:57 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The California Stock Xchange (Cal-X) and Cal-X Crowdfund Connect has selected San Diego-based EarlyIQ to provide enterprise management reports for use in vetting companies listed on the exchange. RELATED – From Main Street To Wall Street And Back: Cal-X Determined To Help Startups Succeed In partnership… Read More

April 26, 2013 @ 7:25 am By MiBiz  |  

Crowdfunding has the potential to revolutionize how small businesses raise capital, but it generates an old worry: the possibility for fraud. But crowdfunding advocates say not to worry. The public nature of the investing model should help investors quickly identify and put a stop to… Read More

February 28, 2013 @ 4:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

I recently had an opportunity to tour the inner workings of ProHatch’s crowdfunding system, and the approach they’ve taken to raising money may be more in line with how entrepreneurs start and build businesses. As of right now ProHatch is a donation-based platform, but they… Read More