Crowdfunding

May 15, 2017

With the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act having just reached its five year milestone, Regulation Crowdfunding hitting its one ...

German Crowdfunding Association Urges Regulator Not to Exclude Real Estate fr...

May 3, 2017

Since the beginning of this year, the German government has undertaken a review of the crowdinvesting regulation introduced in July 2015....

Women & Minorities in Regulation Crowdfunding: High Success Rate Despite Low ...

May 2, 2017

Regulation Crowdfunding finished its fourth Calendar Quarter this past March and the data shows that women and minorities have a higher p...

How to Fix Crowdfunding Education (Part 1): Teach the Fundamentals - Crowdfun...

Industry Leaders Magazine

Apr 25, 2017

Since publishing my article " Why We Need to Address Crowdfunding Education Now " on Crowdfund Insider last November, I am often asked wh...

Why crowdfunding is riskier than you might think

The Independent

Apr 24, 2017

Once upon a time it would have been called a whip-round. Earlier this month, Chancellor Phillip Hammond hailed the "growing importance" o...

The Evolution of Crowdfunding Could Change Everything

Apr 3, 2017

Disruption is a term closely associated with crowdfunding, and it's not necessarily a bad thing. The advent of crowdfunding has definitel...

Brief: Malaysian MNP Auctioneers Exceed 85% of Crowdfunding Goal on Crowdo, A...

Mar 24, 2017

"I was attracted to the MNP Auctioneers business because it will bring new opportunities to South East Asia as evidenced by the success o...

All You Need to Know About Crowdfunding Investments | TechBullion

Mar 22, 2017

According to the World Bank, crowdfunding investments is set to reach $90 billion before the end of 2017 in the US alone. Even in China w...

Five Years Ago Today ... Thousands Asked Congress to Enact the JOBS Act that ...

Mar 20, 2017

Today, exactly 5 years ago, thousands of US Citizens asked the Senate to push forward and pass the JOBS Act of 2012 into law. The letter,...

Crowdfunding: New Opportunity for Start-Ups & Credit Unions

Cutimes

Mar 17, 2017

New partnerships in crowdfunding can benefit credit unions and start-ups.

Did the JOBS Act Change the Venture Landscape for Female Entrepreneurs?

Mar 13, 2017

"Them that's got shall get / Them that's not shall lose / So the Bible said"... and is it still news? Raising significant amounts of capi...

Can millennials, crowdfunding, and impact investing change the world?

Mar 10, 2017

The economy has recovered from the worst of the Great Recession, a new president has been inaugurated, and equity crowdfunding is growing...

Sort of like Kickstarter, but for grown-ups

Crain's Chicago Business

Mar 10, 2017

Visit Crain's Chicago Business for complete business news and analysis including healthcare, real estate, manufacturing, government, spor...

What Crowdfunding and 'Democratizing Capital' Could Mean for Minority Entrepr...

Mar 9, 2017

In my last article, initiated by the recent immigrant ban, I touched upon data supporting the prevalence of institutional discrimination ...

Equitise launches dual investment platform for Australian investors as "lengt...

StartupSmart

Mar 9, 2017

Crowdfunding platform Equitise will launch a new platform to enable sophisticated investors across Australia to co-invest in new tech ven...

African entrepreneurs partner with White Label Crowdfunding

IT-Online

Mar 8, 2017

White Label Crowdfunding (WLCF), a UK-based software as a service company that creates, launches and hosts crowdfunding platforms, has an...

Pakistans's startup scene mirrors India's early days: Rabeel Warraich, Sarmay...

Mar 7, 2017

Rabeel Warraich, the founder of Sarmayacar and a London-based VP (Private Equity) with Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC, believes th...

SEC Approved Crowdfunding for Equity Investors - Live Trading News

Live Trading News

Mar 4, 2017

SEC Approved Crowdfunding for Equity Investors As crowdfunding took off, many serious investors noted that something was missing from the...

Crowdfunding the skyscraper

Curbed

The commercial real estate developer Rodrigo Niño has a problem with commercial real estate development. The immense amount of wealth it ...

The opportunity and challenge in equity crowdfunding for startups - StartupSmart

StartupSmart

It wasn't long ago that investing in startups was limited to Australia's wealthy. Private equity deals (those not listed on ASX) typicall...

How crowdfunding could change the property game

Smartpropertyinvestment

The face of property development is undergoing a massive shift at the moment. Amid talk of property bubbles and ongoing bank restrictions...

TechDay - How Indiegogo Thrives By Providing Entrepreneurs With More Than Jus...

Techdayhq

At a time where entrepreneurship has reached new heights and the startup community has never been larger, the role of crowdfunding platfo...

Monzo's next crowdfunding round already more than three times oversubscribed ...

AltFi

Mar 1, 2017

Digital bank Monzo already over £7.7m in pledges, despite round not yet going live on Crowdcube. Monzo Bank, one of the best-known disrup...

Five years on equity crowdfunding has become the new normal

Feb 28, 2017

How Crowdfunding Took On Private Equity And Won was the headline on Forbes following the latest edition of The Deal, Beauhurst's recent r...

2017 crowdfunding guide

Feb 28, 2017

More than two years ago we wrote about what we learned from the 20 campaigns our startups had run. Fast-forward to 2017: The B2C startups...

Alternative Investment in Post Brexit Britain

Bdaily Business News

Feb 28, 2017

Posted by Jason Kluver on 28 Feb 2017 The perceived recovery from Brexit is happening much quicker than most people anticipated. It is, h...

Is alternative finance an equal contender to banks?

Growth Business

Feb 27, 2017

Since 2011, government and industry bodies have responded to growing market demand for non-traditional sources of finance to keep pace wi...

3 Industries Being Disrupted by Crowdfunding

Feb 24, 2017

Crowdfunding is rearranging the way that entrepreneurs finance their creative endeavors, whether they're artists or engineers. From bring...

How to create a successful crowdfunding campaign

Bankless Times

Feb 24, 2017

We can agree that crowdfunding is certainly trendy right now, especially in the startup community. It's easy to understand why. Getting f...

Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform, Sharestates, Nominated for Top LendIt Award

Yahoo

GREAT NECK, N.Y., Feb. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharestates, an online real estate investment marketplace, has been nominated as a LendIt...

The 'peer' is being muscled out of peer-to-peer investment

Equity crowdfunding allowed everyday investors to back British businesses, sidestepping the often privileged nature of access to Angel ne...

What Stockport offers investors that London never could

The National Business Review

London property has long been the pinnacle of investment portfolios worldwide, but a slowdown in the capital's market is prompting a shif...

Snowball Effect appoints public capital head

Snowball Effect has appointed former Russell McVeagh lawyer and technology marketer Peter Thomson as Head of Digital responsible for inve...

France's Online Alternative Finance Doubles in Size - Crowdfunding Grows 40% ...

The French Crowdfunding Association (Financement Participatif France) released today the 3rd edition of its annual industry Barometer. Fo...

How To Use Technology To Fund Your Startup

Businesscomputingworld

Starting a business requires, grit, determination, and cash. No matter how amazing your idea is, unless you have sufficient funds in plac...

Seedrs Announces 2017 Equity Crowdfunding Campaign Predictions - Crowdfund In...

Just a month and a half into the new year, UK-based Seedrs announced its predictions for equity crowdfunding campaigns in 2017. While sha...

The Need for Due Diligence in Equity Crowdfunding | SnapMunk

SnapMunk

Lizzy Hill * 5 min read Who doesn't want to invest in the next billion-dollar startup? Ever since the Securities and Exchange Commission ...

How To Raise Money From Your Users 💰 - Product Hunt

Medium

"I love fundraising!"...said no one, ever. Let's be honest: fundraising sucks. Unless you're a seasoned entrepreneur who has top venture ...

How These Companies are Successfully Raising: Ellison Eyewear

If you’re prone to losing your glasses (raises hand), you’ll appreciate this new brand, Ellison Eyewear. It’s a membership-based company ...

Kal Minerals Corp. Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign

Yahoo

Feb 20, 2017

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / February 20, 2017 / Kal Minerals Corp. ("Kal"), named after the beautiful Kalamalka Lake in B.C.'s interior,...

Anaxago Opens Up French Real Estate Crowdfunding to Institutional Investors -...

Feb 20, 2017

Anaxago Immobilier, the real estate arm of leading French equity crowdfunding platform announced last Saturday that it has secured € 10 m...

The UK experience for Asian fintechs: Engagement through crowdinvesting

Feb 20, 2017

For the last six months, five British fintech ventures raised £6,9M from their current and potential clients via crowdinvesting (equity c...

Spanish Brewer La Brava Beer Completes Second Crowdcube Round & Secures €264,...

Feb 17, 2017

Spanish brewery, La Brava Beer, has closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company secured €264,600 from 114 investors...

OurCrowd Continues Asia Expansion By Bringing Equity Crowdfunding to Taiwan -...

Feb 16, 2017

OurCrowd, the leading global equity crowdfunding platform, has announced its expansion in Asia with a new Taipei office and financial par...

OurCrowd expands to Taiwan - Globes English

Globes

Feb 16, 2017

Israeli global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has opened a Taiwan office in Taipei office and has formed a strategic partnership w...

Equity crowdfunding arrives for retail investors

Financial Review

Feb 15, 2017

Retail investors will soon be able to buy up to $10,000 of equity in their favourite business ideas, with "crowd-sourced funding" legisla...

9 simple ways to raise capital for your ecommerce startup

CIO

Feb 15, 2017

It is easier than ever, or so it seems, to open a new business, especially an ecommerce or tech business. But getting money to fund your ...

Need money for a college education? Try crowdfunding

Talk of the Town

Feb 15, 2017

The cost of a college education just keeps going up. In its most recent report, the College Board found that the estimated annual budget ...

What We Can Expect for Equity Crowdfunding in the Year Ahead

Feb 14, 2017

After many years of waiting for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to take action, 2016 saw the final installment of the JOBS A...

Crowdfund Research Founder Jake Fisher: There's a Need to Educate Investors -...

Feb 14, 2017

Crowdfund Insider interviewed Jake Fisher to discuss his new startup, Crowdfund Research, which launched earlier this month. What can you...

Here is Equitise's Comment on the Australian Crowdfunding Legislation - Crowd...

Feb 13, 2017

Equitise is an investment crowdfunding platform set up to operate in New Zealand and Australia. While New Zealand created a bespoke regul...

Israel dominates equity crowdfunding market activity in the Middle East

Oliver*

Feb 13, 2017

A total of $242 million (£193 million) in online alternative finance funds was raised across both Africa and the Middle East in 2015, of ...

GridShare is a Crowdfunding Platform for Renewable Energy & Cleantech - Crowd...

Debt & Equity Crowdfunding Platform Receives Approval to to List Securities Under Reg CF GridShare LLC has announced the launch of its FI...

A helpful hint for crowdfunding investors in 2017

What Investment

In the early days of equity crowdfunding there was an assumption that if a business were to raise finance via crowdfunding that it would ...

How Crowdfunding Took On Private Equity And Won

Until very recently, anyone running a private company in the UK would have automatically turned to the private equity or venture capital ...

Feeling Shady in Ellison Eyewear

Fashion Speak

Ellison Eyewear has become the fastest growing company to participate in equity crowdfunding - raising over $55K on the Republic platform...

ioLight Launches Second Crowdcube Campaign: Seeks £250,000 For Growth & Expan...

Feb 9, 2017

Less than two years after securing £242,180 from 249 investors through its campaign on Crowdcube, ioLight has launched its second initiat...

Equity Crowdfunding - A Relevant Choice

Anglepaisa

Feb 9, 2017

Nowadays, there are multiple options available for investors to invest money. Each investor wants to earn high returns at low risk. Howev...

Crowdfunding hub to empower female entrepreneurs launches in Nashville

WZTV

Feb 8, 2017

Woman wishing to pursue an entrepreneurship in Nashville will now have a little help with the start of a regional crowdfunding platform.i...

Crowdfunding in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges

The National Law Review

Feb 8, 2017

Crowdfunding-or the use of online platforms to raise money for business ventures from a large base of investors-has been steadily gaining...

4 Crowd Investing Developments That Make Raising Startup Capital All About Merit

In my early career as a U.K. nuclear power engineer, I realized I would need to relocate to America to fulfill my need to succeed. There ...

Fundanna Launching as US First Regulation Crowdfunding Portal for the Cannabi...

Digitaljournal

Now anyone can invest as little as $100 and own a piece of the green rush

Ed Sheeran Teams Up With Seedrs Alum Twickets For April & May Concerts to Sto...

Ready to give back to fans wanting to attend his concerts, musician Ed Sheeran announced it is partnering with Seedrs alum, Twickets, for...

A FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL Gets Its Funding!

Birth.Movies.Death.

We've been talking a lot about , the world's first "film equity crowdfunding campaign", an anthology horror project that allows fans to n...

MyShowcase Named Crowdcube's Highest Ever Beauty Related Raise - Crowdfund In...

Less than a month after the closing of its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, which secured more than £1 million from 360 investo...

Following Fourth Crowdcube Launch: Cauli Rice Announces 250 Jumbo Supermarket...

Following the launch of its fourth equity crowdfunding campaign launch on Crowdcube, London-based rice brand, Cauli Rice (also known as F...

How crowdfunding can boost India's struggling education scene

Intoday

Feb 6, 2017

Crowdfunding is a way of sourcing funds for a project by campaigning to raise awareness and support for the project or idea. If and when ...

OWNWR.com, ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF IT'S FINTECH CROWDFUNDING PLATFORM - Press Rel...

Digitaljournal

Feb 6, 2017

The innovation and start-up eruption in this present decade has changed the way things are done, the dynamics of investing, promoting, an...

OWNWR.com, ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF IT'S FINTECH CROWDFUNDING PLATFORM

Satprnews

Feb 6, 2017

The innovation and start-up eruption in this present decade has changed the way things are done, the dynamics of investing, promoting, an...

Asialaw - Australia to kickstart equity crowdfunding with new Bill

Asialaw

Feb 3, 2017

Australia to kickstart equity crowdfunding with new Bill - from Asialaw, the guide to Asia-Pacific's leading domestic and regional law firms

Crowdfunding Now on Republic - Crowdfund Insider

Feb 2, 2017

Republic, a Reg CF crowdfunding platform, has launched three new equity crowdfunding campaigns recently. The three new issuers are listed...

This startup's using crowdfunding to democratise property investment for 'gen...

Feb 2, 2017

CrowdLords was launched to help open up property investment to a new generation. Its founders leveraged their knowledge of crowdfunding a...

Details: Belgian Equity and Debt Crowdfunding Law Goes into Effect - Crowdfun...

Feb 2, 2017

The Belgian Law of 18 December 2016 on crowdfunding entered into full force yesterday. The crowdfunding law creates a specific status for...

What to Expect From Real Estate Crowdfunding in 2017

Feb 1, 2017

Philip Taylor via Flickr This article comes courtesy of the team at EQUITYMULTIPLE , a New York-based commercial real estate investing st...

5,000 to Attend World's Largest Equity Crowdfunding Conference in Jerusalem, ...

Businesswire

Feb 1, 2017

JERUSALEM--()--OurCrowd, the world's leading equity crowdfunding platform, will host the 2017 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit on February...

Dubai To Open Up To Crowdfunding Platforms, As Part Of Fintech Push

Jan 31, 2017

The regulator of offshore financial hub the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is preparing to license loan-based crowdfunding p...

Funding via the crowd is now a reality for businesses - The Boston Globe

BostonGlobe.com

Jan 31, 2017

Lee Cooper figured he'd done just about everything right. Only two years after it was founded, Cooper's microbrew company, Hopsters, had ...

Xero Shoes seeks $3M in equity crowdfunding

Bizwest

BROOMFIELD - Feel the World Inc., which does business as Xero Shoes, has filed for an offering of common stock to the public, seeking to ...

TokenMarket and Blockchain Partners Team up to Build Better ICOs for Startups...

Blockchain News

Share with: Blockchain advisory company Blockchain Partners (BCP) and Gibraltar-based crowdsale platform TokenMarket are partnering up to...

Crowdfunding Grows Up as VC Activity Declines | TechBullion

Since its valuation of $880 million in 2010, crowdfunding has come a long way. According to Massolution crowdfunding report, the global c...

Technori CEO Scott Kitun on Building Brand Fans Startup and Equity Crowdfundi...

AE Marketing

Technori CEO Scott Kitun knows how to build momentum. And, Kitun moves fast, even if he's learning as he goes. Due to his hustle, he rapi...

New NYC startup GrowthFountain launches with the latest take on equity crowdf...

Built In NYC

When former President Barack Obama signed The Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) into law, new startups began popping up ever...

European Crowdfunding Networks Calls for Members to Assist with EU Crowdfundi...

Jan 29, 2017

The European Crowdfunding Network (ECN), a pan-European alternative finance advocacy group, is asking members to participate regarding in...

Three Crowdfunding Sectors to Watch in in the US in 2017 - Crowdfund Insider

Jan 29, 2017

Since Title II of the JOBS Act went into effect September 23, 2013, crowdfunding has been gaining traction. With investors becoming incre...

P2P Lender Flender Closes Successful Seedrs Campaign - Crowdfund Insider

Jan 27, 2017

P2P lending platform Flender has officially closed its successful equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Originally seeking £500,000, th...

Seedrs Searches for Crowd Fund Success on Berlin's Silicon Allee - Red Herring

Red Herring

Jan 27, 2017

It's been a good year for equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The British firm, launched by Jeff Lynn and Carlos Silva in 2012, already ...

Crowdfunding Platforms Expand Financing to Regions That Suffer From Venture C...

CrowdFund Beat

By Anum Yoon, Crowdfund Beat Media Guest post, Venture capitalists tend to back entrepreneurial firms that reflect their own ideas and ma...

NextRX is the First Cannabis Related Startup to Launch an Equity Crowdfunding...

Satprnews

Now anyone can invest as little as $100 and become a shareholder. NextRX, Inc "The Rewarding Membership Network" for Cannabis Dispensa...

The Current and Expected Crowdfunding Regulation in the UK. | TechBullion

In all its forms, crowdfunding continues to grow across the UK. The presence of equity-based crowdfunding sites like CrowdCube, loan-base...

TripActions Raises $14 Million to Trim Rogue Bookings: Travel Startup Funding...

Skift

Each week we create a roundup of travel startups that have just received or announced funding. The total raised this week was more than $...

Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire Kicks Off Crowdfunding On Fig - Leak

Gamepur

A Polygon leak has revealed Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, the sequel to the original Pillars of Eternity, which is set to be once agai...

What's Next For Illinois Equity Crowdfunding?

Chicago Inno

After a year of administrative wait, new law could help retain businesses, create jobs From funding pet surgeries to assistance with payi...

Mid-Atlantic Angels Launches Crowdfund Frederick

Broadwayworld

With its equity crowdfunding educational event at Cowork Frederick on January 18 to an overflow crowd of investors and entrepreneurs, Mid...

Invesdor's Lasse Mäkelä Reports: Money Invested & Average Campaign Round Size...

Techcircle.in - India startups, internet, mobile, e-commerce, software, online businesses, technology, venture capital, angel, seed funding

Invesdor's CEO Lasse Mäkelä announced on Wednesday that it a great 2016 and revealed during the past twelve months, funds invested and th...

Crowdfunding platform Wishberry raises pre-Series A funding

Mumbai-based Wishberry Online Services Pvt. Ltd, which runs and operates crowdfunding platform Wishberry for creative artists, has raised...

A Unique Business Model Becomes the Fastest Growing Equity Crowdfunding Campa...

In just two weeks, Ellison Eyewear has become the fastest growing company to participate in equity crowdfunding - raising over $65K on th...

Startup investing for the little guy

MarketWatch

Jan 24, 2017

In the old days, an investor hoping to get in on the ground floor of the next Google GOOG, +1.78% or FacebookFB, +1.49% had a couple of o...

Why You Can't Afford To Ignore Crowdfunding | TechBullion

Jan 24, 2017

The year 2016 was great for crowdfunding, be it lending, equity or reward-based. 2017 is also expected to see crowdfunding industry flour...

Equity Crowdfunding Platform Launches to Simplify Raising Capital for Small B...

Prnewswire

GrowthFountain enables entrepreneurs and investors to efficiently capitalize on these changes. To facilitate local and regional connectio...

TV's Kevin McCloud returns to crowdfunding with big success

Real Business

Kevin McCloud, who previously used Crowdcube to bank £1.97m from 640 investors in 2013, has this time elected to use Code Investing and a...

Welendus Seeks £300,000 on Seedrs to Expand Short-Term P2P Lending Platform -...

Just a few months after joining European accelerator Level39, short-term peer-to-peer lending platform Welendus has launched an equity cr...

New equity crowdfunding platform GrowthFountain launched today

There's no shortage of equity crowdfunding sites out there, but GrowthFountain thinks it has the special sauce to cut through the mayhem ...

1001 Startup Ideas - Crowdfunding platform for budding authors

Moneycontrol

What is the idea? This weeks startup idea is about establishing a crowdfunding platform for budding authors to crowdfund their books. It ...

How Obama's Legacy Can Help Hollywood Work More Democratically - and Creative...

The Hollywood Reporter

Jan 22, 2017

Resting quietly amid the deafening debate over Obama's legacy is a historic reform signed by President Obama, passed by Congress, and lik...

North West lags behind the rest of UK in alternative finance

Clickliverpool

Jan 21, 2017

A professional body in Liverpool has urged businesses to consider alternative forms of finance in a tricky lending landscape. Despite the...

For crowdfunding to succeed, we must level the playing field

The Globe and Mail

Jan 21, 2017

Robert Keller is a senior securities lawyer with experience in regulation and private practice in both Canada and the United States; Mich...

Equity Crowdfunding is Here ... And it's Total BS - Crowdfund Insider

Jan 20, 2017

"The more cashless our society becomes, the more our moral compass slips." ― Dan Ariely Happy New Era, my fellow entrepreneurs, and next ...

Swedish Food Startup Select Cook Seeks SEK500,000 Through FundedByMe Initiati...

Jan 20, 2017

Select Cook, a Swedish startup that connects food lovers through its smartphone app, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaig...

Crowdmatrix Helps Usher in Era of Equity Crowdfunding

Techvibes

Jan 20, 2017

Crowdmatrix has launched its first west coast deal, an investment in Vancouver-based grow-your-own food app My Green Space, adding to its...

OFF3R Index: Very Strong Growth for UK P2P Lending in 2016 - Crowdfund Insider

Yesterday we reported the UK P2PFA Q4 2016 peer to peer lending numbers showed solid growth for online lending. Today we have numbers fro...

Bitcoin Startup CoolBitX Raise S$280,000 From Midana Capital Through FundedHe...

Singapore-based FundedHere announced on Thursday that CoolBitX Technology, the creator of wireless hardware wallet for bitcoins, CoolWall...

Overfunding: Circuitree Cirrus Quickly Raises £100,000 Funding Target on Crow...

Just days after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, Circuitree Cirrus successfully secured its initial £100,000 fund...

Exclusive! Companisto Reflections on 2016 as German Market Leader, Notes 19 S...

2016 marked a strong year for Berlin-based crowdfunding platform Companisto. Founded in 2012 by Tamo Zwinge and David Rhotert. In an earl...

THE ISSUE: Crowdfunding for entrepreneurs

www.nationnews.com

Is there a need for alternative funding options? Access to funding remains one of the main challenges for people who want to start a busi...

Sharestates Tops $275 Million in Real Estate Investment - Crowdfund Insider

Sharestates, a real estate crowdfunding platform, has hit $275 million in loans since platform launch in 2015. The milestone makes Shares...

Delhi girl crowdfunds to fight climate change

CatchNews.com

City-based Digantika Mitra has taken to crowdfunding to raise funds for her travel to the 'Leadership on the Edge - 2041's International ...

Women Empowerment Through Crowdfunding: Fractionalizing Institutionalized Dis...

On July 19-20, 1848, the first ever Seneca Falls Convention is launched to discuss the social, civil, and religious conditions of the rig...

Report: Crowdfunding Delivers More Cash to Business than UK Startup Loan Sche...

The Crowd Data Center is out with a report stating that seed crowdfunding is more effective in delivering more money to businesses than t...

Open for business: making crowdfunding more transparent

Startups.co.uk: Starting a business advice and business ideas

Around a third of the Crowdcube team works on due diligence - protecting investors by checking and verifying information on the businesse...

Crowdfunding platform to support outstanding female founders goes live | Star...

AllBright, the fund for female entrepreneurs, has announced that its funding platform to "support outstanding female-led companies" is no...

Title III Crowdfunding For Real, Part II

Title III of the JOBS Act went into effect last year, and many entrepreneurs and small businesses are curious about if it works and how. ...

London startup Pact Coffee moved out of its office after failing to raise a £...

Business Insider

Pact Coffee, a London startup that delivers fresh coffee to people in the UK, has moved out of its trendy office in South London. The off...

Evolution or Revolution? Three Payments Trends to Watch in 2017

Paymentsjournal

There can be little doubt that the Fintech revolution is driving major changes in the ways consumers pay and businesses get paid, but can...

This fintech startup is crowdfunding fresh investment

Jan 16, 2017

A fintech startup whose app helps people better manage their money is seeking fresh funding via crowdfunding. Squirrel is seeking to rais...

Has this Swedish startup crowdfunded the car of the future

Thelocal

Jan 16, 2017

Finding a sustainable answer to car travel is one of the big challenges of our time, and for a startup to take it on is an even bigger as...

Crowdfunding expands innovation financing to underserved regions

Berkeley News

Crowdfunding platforms, such as Kickstarter, have opened a funding spigot to startups in regions that have suffered from a venture capita...

New regulations allow startups to use crowdfunding to offer securities - Chic...

Chicago Business Journal

Over the last few years, crowdfunding websites in the United States like Indiegogo have proven a popular way to solicit charitable donati...

Rejuvenation Water Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Raise £150,000 - Crowdfu...

London-based Rejuvenation Water launched this week an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to expand further in the UK and globally....

Crowdfunding a Sports Car: Dubuc Motors Seeks up to $20 Million on StartEngin...

Investors from both Canada & USA May Purchase Shares in First True Cross-Border Crowdfunding Offer Under Reg A+. Diesel is on a death mar...

Newswire & Press Release / Elemize Wins 'Call for Disruption in Energy' Compe...

Newswiretoday

The start-up will have the opportunity to access a development programme with easier access to equity crowdfunding - Elemize.com / Enel.com

The revolutionary will be crowdfunded

Voice-online

AN ARTICLE by The Guardian's Alfie Packham asked whether crowdfunding post-graduate tuition fees is either: 'Shameless e-begging, or a ju...

VentureCrowd completes crowdfunding deal with Knowmail

Anthill Online

VentureCrowd recently announced the successful completion of a $155,000 crowdfunding round for Knowmail. The company is the first Israeli...

FundedByMe Malaysia Launches P2P Forum "Let's Talk about P2P Financing" - Cro...

FundedByMe Malaysia announced on Thursday it is kicking off 2017 with the P2P forum entitled "Let's Talk about P2P Financing" that will g...

Are Australians Giving Up on Giving? | PBA

Pro Bono Australia

Are Australians Giving Up on Giving? Thursday, 12th January 2017 at 8:00 am Australians are increasingly sceptical of traditional fundrai...

Here's how regulation crowdfunding performed in 2016

VentureBeat

In May, the third and final part of the 2012 JOBS Act, Regulation Crowdfunding, went into effect and 2016 ended with much promise for ent...

Twickets Closes Seedrs Initiative With Over £1.2 Million in Funding - Crowdfu...

London-based ticket resale platform, Twickets, closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £1.2 million in funding. ...

Oppo Ice Cream Founders: "Embrace David. Don't Try to Emulate Goliath" - Red ...

Red Herring

Just six months into research, the founding duo of Oppo Ice Cream thought they'd created a world-beating brand. One retailer loved their ...

New UK Crowdfunding Platform to provide philanthropic opportunities for schoo...

Kyforward

University of Kentucky students, student organizations, faculty and staff may now raise funds for innovative UK programs and initiatives ...

French Crowdfunding Leaders Predict Strong Market Growth & Call for Better In...

France is the second largest European crowdfunding market after the UK. We asked the CEOs of France's leading crowdlending and crowdinves...

Are Entrepreneurs an Endangered Species? 3 Safeguards to Ensure You're Not Next.

SFGate

A Pew Research Center analysis of government data found that the number of adults living in middle-income homes decreased in 203 of 229 m...

Canada's First Entertainment Crowdfunding Platform Launches for All Investors

Newswire

FundingNomad brings the best and most exciting entertainment opportunities to Canadian investors, online, while maintaining full securiti...

University Crowdfunding: Why Students Should Maximize It

University Herald

Crowdfunding catapulted to popularity for providing an easier way for entrepreneurs to get funding for their projects. Universities and c...

Is 2017 the year of equity crowdfunding?

Investordaily

Jan 9, 2017

What a difference a year makes, 2016 was full of incredible headlines across the spectrum of politics and international affairs - and the...

Upcycling produce at 'food waste' restaurant

Producebusinessuk

Jan 9, 2017

Two major projects that make use of discarded produce as part of the fight against food waste are kicking off in the UK - one research in...

French Tech Startups Make a Strong Show at CES, French Crowdfunding Platform ...

Jan 7, 2017

The French contingent of Tech startups exhibiting at the CES, the global consumer electronics show held this week in Las Vegas, is the th...

Sondors 3-wheeled EV uses new crowdfunding equity to raise $500k

Jan 7, 2017

The Model Sondors 3-wheeled electric vehicle is the latest automotive startup to take advantage of new rules to raise funds. Sondors is u...

Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform EquityMultiple Expects Investment Volume to...

Jan 6, 2017

Real estate crowdfunding may possess the biggest potential within the sector of online investment marketplaces. The ability to make a pop...

France Shows Up in Force at CES - Crowdfund Insider

Central Penn Business Journal

Jan 6, 2017

France is doing some chest pounding at CES this week. The country's delegation is the 3rd largest in attendance after the US and China. L...

York entrepreneur, owner of former Whitetail Brewing launching canned cocktai...

Jan 6, 2017

Wade Keech is looking for people who want to invest in a better world, or at least in canned cocktails. The York entrepreneur, who was am...

Early trends emerge in equity crowdfunding

Nhbr

In 2012, Congress passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act to, among other things, permit equity crowdfunding as a capital f...

Hopsters Clears $1M in Equity Crowdfunding for Fort Point Brew Pub

BostInno

So, nearly 600 people now own a stake in the company In record time, Lee Cooper has raised more than $1 million in equity crowdfunding fo...

EnergyFunders COO Casey Minshew Discusses How 2017 is the Year of Oil Investi...

Crowdfund Insider had a chance to interview EnergyFunders COO Casey Minshew about the online marketplace's mission to evolve the way that...

Four founder predictions for equity crowdfunding in 2017

Equity crowdfunding will look even more grown up by Christmas 2017. More regulation is coming to the sector: the Financial Conduct Author...

French Crowdfunder WiSEED: Highlights from 2016 and Plans for Expansion in 20...

Finance Magnates | Financial and business news

Jan 3, 2017

2016 proved to be a positive year for leading French equity crowdfunding platform WiSEED. The pioneering platform obtained the status of ...

DAO Platform WINGS Raises Over $1.7 Million from Crowdfunding | Finance Magnates

Jan 3, 2017

WINGS, a decentralized platform to create, crowdfund, join and manage projects using blockchain and smart contracts, today announced reac...

TechMalak Is Launching Crowdfunding For Tech Startups - TechMalak

TechMalak

Jan 3, 2017

Crowdfunding is one of those things that can help a startup company achieve its financial goals. It's an effective way to showcase creati...

Crowdfunding's $100m kickstart making Aussie start-ups pozible

Financial Review

Jan 2, 2017

by Ronald Mizen "Nobody tells you your baby's ugly," Sacha Pantschenko says. "You can ask family and friends what they think of what you'...

Understanding The Key Factors Of Indian Crowdfunding Scenario And How They Ar...

Inc42 Media

Dec 28, 2016

Waiting for the right time to start your own business or have a next multi-million dollar business idea. Crowdfunding empowers you to be ...

Crossing borders to crowdfund renewables

Phys

Dec 28, 2016

Today energy crowdfunding platforms and investors experience many problems if they want to finance projects that cross the legal boundari...

London's The Vino Beano Set to Launch Crowdfunding Campaign on Invesdor - Cro...

The Vino Beano, an alternative wine merchant that specializes in bringing fine, artisan-made wine to the UK market, is set to launch an e...

Hong Kong committee proposes package to encourage crowdfunding for financial ...

South China Morning Post

A government report on the regulatory system for equity crowdfunding has set out suggestions to adjust current regulations to allow room ...

Crowdfunding for Social Entrepreneurship: 4 Lessons for Making Impact - Tech ...

Tech Wire Asia

TODAY, many people are lumping towards a new breed of entrepreneurship - one that focuses on making a positive impact while also making s...

The Evolution of Real Estate Crowdfunding - Some Links

JDSupra.com

Real estate crowdfunding remains one of "fin-tech's" hottest stories in 2016. While crowdfunding remains a tiny percentage of overall rea...

Why not on Weihnacht? Berlin crowdfund startup Kapilendo raises $7.3M on Chri...

Geektime

Dec 26, 2016

Kapilendo hopes to corner the market on crowdlending and crowdsourced investments in Germany German crowdfunding platform Kapilendo will ...

Vancouver startup FrontFundr uses its own tech to raise $650,000 from investors

Business In Vancouver

Dec 23, 2016

A pen company with employees who don't use their own pen to write notes might raise eyebrows from investors wary of product quality. So w...

The Fastest Growing Equity Crowdfunding Campaign in America Happens to be a C...

The Pappas Post

Dec 21, 2016

At its core, Ellison is a company with roots in Greece. And thanks to a new and innovative method that allows crowdfunding equity investi...

Five exciting startup trends to watch in 2017 - StartupSmart

StartupSmart

Dec 21, 2016

Over the past year, Australian startups hacked into everything from fintech, fashion and farming to education, security and even sex toys...

UK Equity Crowdfunding Market Introduction and Size | TechBullion

Dec 20, 2016

As a concept, equity crowdfunding took off in the UK in 2011 with the launch of Crowdcube. Since then, new equity crowdfunding platforms ...

Needed Policy Reforms to Improve Entrepreneurs' Access to Capital - Crowdfund...

Dec 19, 2016

Capital formation and entrepreneurship improve economic growth, productivity and real wages. Existing securities laws impede entrepreneur...

How to launch a tech start-up with just one video

The Telegraph

Dec 16, 2016

It all started with The Kelsey Cup - an all-in-one car show, kart race, BBQ and festival that I created when I was working for Kelsey Pub...

Eureeca Funds First Dutch Investment Crowdfunding Deal - Crowdfund Insider

Dec 14, 2016

Global investment crowdfunding platform Eureeca has funded its first Dutch company. Adtech firm Cabture has raised €212,051 from 44 inves...

Ellison Eyewear: The consumer is the most important investor

WGN Radio - 720 AM

Dec 13, 2016

Aristotle Loumis, the CEO/founder of Ellison Eyewear talked to Scott Kitun about the change in government regulations that allowed equity...

First Crowdfunding portal to be expelled from FINRA

CrowdFund Beat

Dec 11, 2016

By Crowdfund Beat Guest post, On November 2, 2016, FINRA terminated the FINRA registration for UFP, LLC ("UFP"), making UFP the first cro...

LGBT Weddings is First Offer on Reg CF Crowdfunding Platform Mr. Crowd - Crow...

Dec 8, 2016

LGBT is the first Reg CF Title III offering on Mr. Crowd, a FINRA approved Reg CF crowdfunding platform. LGBT Weddings, Inc. (LGBT) will ...

How Asia Is Adopting Crowdfunding From The West

Dec 1, 2016

Crowdfunding emerged at a critical moment in time when businesses and individuals started to seek out alternative funding sources and tra...

Equity crowdfunding Bill introduced into Australian Parliament | ZDNet

ZDNet

Nov 24, 2016

The Corporations Amendment (Crowd-Sourced Funding) Bill has been reintroduced into Parliament on Thursday morning, after being shelved by...

There are Now 21 FINRA Approved Reg CF Crowdfunding Portals - Crowdfund Insider

Nov 21, 2016

Last time we provided an update on the Reg CF crowdfunding sector and approved funding portals there were 17 in operation. Today that num...

Owen Prell: Movies & Equity Crowdfunding - Crowdfund Insider

Nov 20, 2016

With equity crowdfunding on the rise, more and more companies from various industries have decided to use the funding method as a way to ...

Crowdfunding For Helpless People Freezing in the Cold | TechBullion

Nov 13, 2016

Help Homeless People Freezing In The Cold this winter, #HelpTheCold. During the winter season every year thousands of homeless people wak...

Regulation Crowdfunding Welcomes Non-Accredited Investors

National Geographic Society (blogs)

Nov 2, 2016

M. CRUZ (773 DIGITAL) Regulation Crowdfunding is another step forward to allow non-accredited investors to participate in online investme...

Can Vertical Farming Sustain Food Demands in the Wake of Climate Change?

Oct 31, 2016

According to a 2015 report by the United Nations, the world's population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by the year 2050. While those n...

Brief: Switzerland Equity Crowdfunding Platform Bee Invested Launches Campaig...

Oct 26, 2016

Earlier this week, Switzerland-based equity crowdfunding platform Bee Invested announced the launch of its new campaign for a real estate...

Airbitz, BitPay, and Wefunder leverage bitcoin and new US crowdfunding regula...

Bravenewcoin

Oct 25, 2016

Equity crowdfunding platform, Wefunder, recently started accepting bitcoin. On the same day, popular bitcoin mobile wallet provider Airbi...

THE EQUITY CROWDFUNDING REPORT: The democratized funding model changing the w...

Business Insider

Oct 17, 2016

Equity crowdfunding is one of the fastest-growing areas in the booming alternative finance industry. It involves a group of people invest...

Youngry is First Reg CF Crowdfunding Offer to Fund on Republic - Crowdfund In...

Oct 17, 2016

Republic, the Reg CF crowdfunding platform related to AngelList, has had its first successful funding round. Youngry, described as the ES...

Better Together: Assessing the Potential of Crowdfunding in China - China Bri...

China Briefing News

Oct 13, 2016

Crowdfunding, a method of funding a project or venture through donations via an online platform, has become a popular way to raise invest...

Brief: Crowdfunding Platform For Food & Beverage PieShell Officially Launches...

Oct 12, 2016

PieShell, a reward-based crowdfunding platform for food and beverage campaigns, has officially launched as a way to help food and beverag...

Crowdfunding on Digital Platforms has Huge Potential in Africa

Face2face Africa

Oct 10, 2016

The crowdfunding market in Africa was worth $127 million in 2015, according to a new report by crowdfunding platform Afrikstart titled, "...

Crowdfunding could be huge in Africa but regulatory laws need to catch up

Quartz

Oct 5, 2016

Crowdfunding platforms in Africa raised $32.3 million for various projects in 2015, data from the Afrikstart Crowdfunding in Africa (pdf)...

How Equity Crowdfunding Could Level the Playing Field for Female Entrepreneurs

Fortune

Sep 29, 2016

By allowing founders to speak to a wider, more diverse pool of investors.

Why This Founder Is Starting A Movement To Empower Young Entrepreneurs

Sep 27, 2016

The era of the big brand is on the decline with big names like Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Macy's, and The Gap consistently losing revenue in ...

Equity crowdfunders OurCrowd raise $72 million investment

Geektime

Sep 21, 2016

Jerusalem-based equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd announced the close of a colossal $72 million Series C funding round on Wednesday m...

Report: 5 Years of Investment Crowdfunding in Germany - Crowdfund Insider

Sep 12, 2016

Berlin-based Crowdfunding.de has published a report on the equity crowdfunding market in Germany. Their numbers go back to 2011, the very...

Crowdfunding Transforms Real Estate Investing

Sep 6, 2016

"When crowdfunding first emerged, I saw in a flash that it was going to be wonderful. It was going to remove the middlemen, the lack of t...

French Crowdinvesting Platform WiSeed Ditches Bespoke Crowdfunding Status for...

Sep 5, 2016

This summer, crowdinvesting platform WiSeed became authorized as Investment Services Provider (ISP) by the French regulator of financial ...

Can Crowd Investing Change the Game for Female Founders?

Aug 30, 2016

Abigail Edgecliffe-Johnson, founder of RaceYa - a tech start-up that creates customizable toy cars that teach children about science and ...

Education Crowdfunding: An Engine of Good That Could Move Us Toward Equity

Aug 23, 2016

When public school budgets shrink, it's students who pay the price. Classes get larger, fewer field trips get scheduled, athletic program...

BrewDog turns to equity crowdfunding for US expansion

Econsultancy

Aug 8, 2016

The fintech revolution might be a threat to major financial institutions, but it's creating new ways for startups and growing businesses ...

Recent Developments in Equity-Crowdfunding and its Regulation in Taiwan - Cro...

Jul 30, 2016

As of July 2016, there are three equity-crowdfunding platforms in Taiwan, including Startup Shares, eFUN, and Crowdfund Masterlink. Accor...

AngelList's New Republic Enters the Title III Crowd - Crowdfund Insider

Jul 26, 2016

With AngelList spinoff Republic's official launch last week, we decided to take a deeper look at Republic to see how they plan to differe...

The burgeoning equity crowdfunding and P2P lending space in India

YourStory.com

Jul 22, 2016

The crowdfunding industry has witnessed a massive growth globally. According to an industry report published by Massolution, the estimate...

Why Equity Crowdfunding Matters to Small Business

Jul 21, 2016

America is consistently ranked as one of the top entrepreneurial countries in the world, and the average person on the street probably be...

Now Anyone Can Invest in Your Startup

Women 2.0

Jul 19, 2016

Women 2.0 is excited to partner with Republic. Founded by AngelList alumni, Republic is one of the few, new equity crowdfunding platforms...

Why a Group of AngelList and Uber Expats Launched This New Crowdfunding Website

Inc.com

Jul 18, 2016

Small businesses now have the opportunity to raise as much capital as $1 million from the public. They can also solicit advice from high-...

A Latino Angel Wants To Help You Invest In Tech Startups

Jul 17, 2016

For the past two decades, I have been an advisor to many technology startups, and I can tell you this: raising the first million is the h...

New Licensing Regime Outlined for Singapore Crowdfunding Industry - Crowdfund...

Jul 13, 2016

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) makes its move after public consultations to provide industry direction and safeguards for reta...

Smoked: Reg CF Doesn't Work for Marijuana Industry Entrepreneurs - Crowdfund ...

Jul 10, 2016

The budding Marijuana industry has attracted a legion of "ganjapreneurs" seeking the chance to cash in on the US movement to legalize and...

Our American Dream: Start-up guru Manny Fernandez connects entrepreneurs to i...

Fox News

Jun 28, 2016

Manny Fernandez began his endeavors in investment when he was only 20 years old. Unafraid to take a financial leap of faith, he started b...

PwC Announces Partnership with German Equity Crowdfunding Platform Companisto...

Jun 20, 2016

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), an auditing and consulting company, announced on Monday that it has formed a partnership with Germany's equ...

Three Ways Crowdfunding Empowers Women & Minority Entrepreneurs - Crowdfund I...

Jun 17, 2016

As I wrote last week, Yemani Mason is the founder and CEO of a new real estate crowdfunding platform called VestMunity. He is an innovato...

Can Equity Crowdfunding Save Capitalism?

Jun 15, 2016

In 2012 president Obama signed into law the " Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act," commonly known as the JOBS Act. Embedded in the act a...

More Than $3 Million Raised on GoFundMe for Victims of Orlando Shooting in La...

Hispanicize Wire - Hispanic Press Release Distribution Wire Service

Jun 14, 2016

The hurt, tears and love have been flowing from around the world to Orlando. So has the money. The crowdfunding campaign set up on GoFund...

Equity crowdfunding can do for biotech what Kickstarter did for hardware

VentureBeat

Jun 12, 2016

Building any company is hard, but building a biotech company is particularly hard. Not only do biotech companies have significant inheren...

Can Fintech Startups Carry Out Crowd-Funding in Hong Kong? | Lexology

Lexology

Jun 6, 2016

"Crowd-funding" is an umbrella term describing the use of small amounts of money, obtained from a large number of individuals or organisa...

Latino Startup Alliance Launches Project Equity Impact to help Latino Entrepr...

May 19, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 19, 2016 - (HISPANICIZE WIRE) - Latino Startup Alliance (LSA) announces Project Equity Impact as new Crowdfunding...

Malaysia: Halal Speed Dating seeks $87k on FundedByMe platform

May 19, 2016

in partnership with Swedish crowdfunding platform FundedByMe , has listed its first equity crowdfunding (ECF) issuer - Halal Speed Dating...

Crowdfunding in Switzerland Predicted to Double for 2016 Propelled by SME Len...

May 18, 2016

The Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ, is out with its annual report on alternative finance. According to their numbers, the Swiss ...

Equity Crowdfunding Is Here: Now You Can Own A Share In A Startup's Success (...

Co.Exist

May 16, 2016

Nick Tommarello has been waiting four years for this: The day when everyday people can start investing directly in companies over the int...

If you're thinking about starting a restaurant, there's a new way to raise cash

CNBC

May 16, 2016

Jason Demant, CEO and co-founder of the food-delivery service Bento, is a big fan of crowdfunding. The restaurant delivers fresh Asian di...

This restaurant owner is planning a chain of restaurants for people with dead...

Business Insider

May 16, 2016

If you have food allergies, eating out is tricky. You don't know if your meal came into contact with, say, a peanut along the way. Accide...

Huge: AngelList Offshoot Republic Moves into Title III Crowdfunding - Crowdfu...

May 12, 2016

AngelList, the first equity crowdfunding platform in the US that allowed accredited investors the chance to gain access into early stage ...

Thailand should ease crowdfunding regulations: Hongsin Kwek

May 9, 2016

As fintech become increasingly important worldwide, the Thai government and the Office of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have e...

Mexico Prepares Regulations for Debt & Equity Crowdfunding - Crowdfund Insider

Apr 30, 2016

This past week the Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV) published their 7th National Financial Inclusion Report (Reporte Nacion...

Local entrepreneurs learn advantages of crowdfunding

DeseretNews.com

Apr 28, 2016

SANDY - Getting a new business on the track to stability and profitability takes vision, effort and lots of cash. While figuring out the ...

The New Financial Phenomenon for Pakistani Entrepreneurs: Crowd Funding - Pho...

PhoneWorld

Apr 26, 2016

Pakistan has enormous potential of starting its own sustainable, digital turnaround. The country is blessed with huge talent pool of comp...

Crowdfunding portals bring Texas businesses and investors together

star-telegram

Apr 8, 2016

Equity crowdfunding has been up and running for a year in Texas, but the number of closed deals has been pretty slim. Since February 2015...

Bay Street Cannabis Brings Equity Crowdfunding to the Cannabis Industry - Cro...

Mar 23, 2016

We all vote with our money. Every dollar spent is a vote for this brand over another, this chain, this item, and it speaks volumes about ...

Crowdfunding Is A Female Founder's Best Friend

Mar 16, 2016

Raising money is hard work, no matter who you are. However, it's no secret that women entrepreneurs have an even harder time raising capi...

Why Chinese crowdfunding is looking to Britain

Mar 3, 2016

Despite a relatively slow start, the past two years have seen exponential growth in the Chinese equity crowdfunding sector, and there are...

Thailand Promotes Fintech, Equity Crowdfunding - Crowdfund Insider

Feb 19, 2016

Thai financial regulators including the SEC and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) are moving forward with supporting Fintech initiatives and equ...

Can Equity Crowdfunding Revolutionize Film Financing?

Feb 10, 2016

The #OscarsSoWhite campaign has highlighted a truth about Hollywood, one that likely shouldn't come as a surprise to much of anyone. Name...

What Dating and Angel Investing Have In Common

Feb 10, 2016

With Valentine's Day coming up, I started thinking about how much dating and finding angel investors have in common. I came up with six t...

Bitcoin, Blockchain, the SEC and Equity Crowdfunding - NEWSBTC

NEWSBTC

Feb 4, 2016

The SEC has just made equity crowdfunding legal. Here's our take on how this applies to bitcoin and the blockchain. Last October, the US ...

Crowdfunding Cannabis: Inside the Cannabis Industry's First Attempt at Equity...

Leafly

Jan 16, 2016

This article is sponsored by , an emerging cannabis company working to secure equity crowdfunding for its venture. By innovating all-natu...

GiveForward co-founder builds subscription service for kids' activities

chicagotribune.com

Jan 12, 2016

GiveForward co-founder Desiree Vargas Wrigley has moved on to her next company, a monthly subscription service for kids' activities. Varg...

Diversity Fund Helps Women, Gay and Minority Businesses Get Funded - SiliconH...

SiliconHills

Dec 19, 2015

Diversity Fund recently launched in Austin and aims to help startups and ongoing businesses raise capital through equity-based crowdfundi...

Taiwan: Crowdfunding agency Backer-Founder's projects raise $10.1m

Nov 24, 2015

Taiwan-based crowdfunding platform Backer-Founder has raised $10.1 million for the 52 managed projects in local and international markets...

Crowdfunding in China: Potentials, Challenges, Risks and Solutions - Crowdfun...

Oct 6, 2015

The concept of crowdfunding is derived from crowdsourcing and micro-finance. Crowdfunding is a financing process for individuals and ente...

Thailand Expects to Authorize 1st Investment Crowdfunding Platforms Before Ye...

Aug 17, 2015

As regional economies slow, policy makers search for new catalysts for growth. Thailand is one of several countries in southeast Asia eye...

Can Crowdfunding Level the Playing Field for Investment?

Nextcity

Jul 27, 2015

President Barack Obama recently challenged us to think about why we call Johnny back for a job interview, but not Jamal. Johnny and Jamal...

How online investing is changing the Australian property market

Smartpropertyinvestment

Jul 5, 2015

Crowdfunding and other online property investment tools could be set to shake up how you buy and sell real estate. Blogger: Jack Quigley,...

Reg A + Gives Women And Minority Founders Access To Startup Capital

Jun 19, 2015

Intel's announcement of its $125 million fund to support women and minority-led startups last week was invigorating news to many who are ...

The New Crowdfunding Market in Asia: Taiwan - Crowdfund Insider

May 8, 2015

Crowdfunding is estimated to be commencing this May (2015) in Taiwan. To encourage the development of start-ups and SMEs, the financial a...

Tim Cheng of FlyingV on Equity Crowdfunding in Taiwan - Crowdfund Insider

Apr 20, 2015

FlyingV may be the largest crowdfunding platform in Asia today. Based in Taiwan, the platform has led the space in Taiwan, and in many re...

Taiwan Investment Crowdfunding Platforms to be Operated by Brokers - Crowdfun...

Mar 6, 2015

The National Development Council (NDC) of Taiwan is pushing forward with investment crowdfunding. According to a report in the Taipei Tim...

Raizers Targets Ambitious Pan-European Equity Crowdfunding - Crowdfund Insider

Jan 20, 2015

The 28 countries of the European Union are a very long way from offering a homogeneous regulation environment for crowdfunding. This is p...

Crowdfunding Around the World

Jul 9, 2014

The United States is abuzz with crowdfunding. From discussions about the potential ramifications of the JOBS Act to the millions raised t...

Agriculture Investment is Focus of New Equity Crowdfunding Platform

Ecopreneurist

Feb 18, 2014

Crowdfunding In a world with a skyrocketing population that already faces global food security issues, finding more efficient and product...

Crowdfunding Mailbox: EcoFashion at Laene, Y.En NanoTechnology Skin Care & Cy...

Dec 7, 2013

For this weeks Crowdfunding Mailbox we have three very interesting crowdfunding campaigns. FLUX Seamless Fashion, Y.En Nanotechnology ski...

What the U.S. Can Learn From the Netherlands About Equity Crowdfunding

Sep 27, 2013

U.S. regulators are tied up in knots trying to figure out how to write laws for equity crowdfunding to prevent fraud. Perhaps they ought ...

Is Equity Crowdfunding Coming To Mexico?