Startups

St. Louis Business Journal

Apr 5, 2017

Yesterday, fintech startup soCash announced it had raised another US $600K (S$ 836,697) from angel investors. soCash, located in Singapor...

UK watch start-up triples crowdfund target in a week ahead of launch | WatchPro

WatchPro

Mar 23, 2017

Marloe Watch Company, a UK-based start-up, has marked the launch of its wristwatch collection by shattering its crowdfunding campaign tar...

St. Louis startups make progress on crowdfunding campaigns - St. Louis Busine...

Mar 20, 2017

Two St. Louis startups testing the waters in crowdfunding have found success. Happy Badger Studio, a video game development firm based in...

Crowdfunding: New Opportunity for Start-Ups & Credit Unions

Cutimes

Mar 17, 2017

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

Pearachute, a business for kids, now counts their parents as investors

Mar 16, 2017

For inexperienced investors looking to back private companies, a business they already patronize as customers can be an attractive target...

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...

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...

DealStreetAsia

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...

An Israeli VC On How Hot Indian Startups Are

BW Disrupt

Mar 5, 2017

Jonathan Medved is a serial entrepreneur and according to the Washington Post, "One of Israel's leading high tech venture capitalists." P...

How startup founders raise funds

Mar 3, 2017

The Entrepreneur Insiders network is an online community where the most thoughtful and influential people in America's startup scene cont...

The opportunity and challenge in equity crowdfunding for startups - StartupSmart

StartupSmart

Mar 2, 2017

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

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Techdayhq

Mar 2, 2017

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

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

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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...

CircleUp Launches MoneyBall-Style Startup Investment Platform

Feb 27, 2017

Is it fair to say the realities of equity crowdfunding have not lived up to the category's promises? Most action in this much-hyped marke...

Startup Grind 2017: FinTech is the Future - Crowdfund Insider

Feb 25, 2017

Two-day conference Startup Grind earlier this week set in Redwood City, California at the Fox Theater boasted "5,000 founders and investo...

How to create a successful crowdfunding campaign

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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...

$1 Million Prize Awarded to Israeli Insurtech Startups GetmeIns and Seegnatur...

Feb 23, 2017

Israeli startups GetmeIns and Seegnature shared the top $1 million prize in the Insurtech Israel competition, reportedly a first of its k...

How To Use Technology To Fund Your Startup

Businesscomputingworld

Feb 23, 2017

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

The Need for Due Diligence in Equity Crowdfunding | SnapMunk

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

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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 ...

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Fundraising as the Female Founder of a Startup

Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers

Feb 21, 2017

In Silicon Valley, female-founded companies face a significant funding gap. Companies with only female founders accounted for only 3% of ...

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,...

The UK experience for Asian fintechs: Engagement through crowdinvesting

DealStreetAsia

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...

Maker Pro News: Shark Tank Startup Seeks Equity Crowdfunding, and More | Make:

Feb 17, 2017

"It looks a lot like alien surgery." - MycoWorks Co-Founder Phil Ross If you read this newsletter, you probably know that we're intrigued...

Equity crowdfunding arrives for retail investors

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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 ...

What We Can Expect for Equity Crowdfunding in the Year Ahead

Entrepreneur

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...

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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...

Is Brexit to blame for a sharp decline in UK startup funding?

Alphr

Feb 9, 2017

It seems doom and gloom was the order of the day in 2016, with emerging data providing a flurry of nails in the year's long-awaited coffi...

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...

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 ...

Cambridge startup Skelmet launches crowdfunding campaign for personalized sun...

Boston Business Journal

Cambridge-based Skelmet, a startup that uses 3D printing to make sports sunglasses specially designed for a customer's unique head shape,...

The Latest Investing Revolution Will Change EVERYTHING...

NASDAQ.com

In May 2016, a historic event for individual investors was announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This new opportunit...

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

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

This company is building a blockchain platform for startup recruiting and cro...

TechNode

When the blockchain era arrives, all the transactions will be transparent and decentralized. While other blockchain companies tackle medi...

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

BusinessZone

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...

Buchwald Law Discusses Crowdfunding's Role In Startup Culture

Broadwayworld

Buchwald Law Discusses Crowdfunding's Role In Startup Culture

This Innovative Charity Crowdfunding Event Turns Your Donations Into 'Dragon'...

Entrepreneurship is alive and well across Asia, and now there is a new model that is bringing together founders of ambitious charities wi...

What to Expect From Real Estate Crowdfunding in 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

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

Case for diversity in venture capital strengthens

Growth Business

According to Raina's research, female-led businesses have a greater chance of exiting well if the venture capital firm that backed them h...

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

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...

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 ...

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

Skift

Jan 26, 2017

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

Propel(x) Announcement: $5.3 Million Raised For Deep Technology & Science Sta...

Jan 25, 2017

Online angel investment platform Propel(x) announced on Wednesday its platform hit a significant growth milestone in 2016 by helping to s...

Biggest investor event in Israel to showcase startup magic

Israel21c

Jan 25, 2017

To say that Israeli ingenuity is driving the world's most game-changing technologies is no exaggeration - in fact, it's almost an underst...

Talents Beyond Childbirth: Why Tech Startups Need To Hire More Female CEOs

This quote by Luo Mingxiong from Jingbei Investment in an article by Tech in Asia almost made me spit out my morning coffee. With all the...

Fintech Startup Alpaca Secures $1.75 Million During Latest Venture Round - Cr...

Alpaca, a California-based Fintech startup building AI and database technology for financial trading, on Tuesday the closing of its ventu...

Startup investing for the little guy

MarketWatch

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

TechBullion

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

Startupbootcamp FinTech Selects 10 Startups to Join Inaugural Fintech Program...

Jan 23, 2017

Startupbootcamp FinTech announced on Monday it has selected 10 startups to join its inaugural program in Mumbai. The group was selected f...

New equity crowdfunding platform GrowthFountain launched today

Jan 23, 2017

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

Jan 23, 2017

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

Energy Startup Smalle Technologies Raises €240,550 on Crowdcube Spain - Crowd...

Jan 20, 2017

Barcelona-based clean energy startup Smalle Technologies, a company that wants to market a wave-powered electricity generator for buoys, ...

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...

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

Jan 19, 2017

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

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

Jan 19, 2017

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

Women Empowerment Through Crowdfunding: Fractionalizing Institutionalized Dis...

Jan 18, 2017

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

UK equity crowdfunder to host UK leg of Chinese startup contest - AltFi News

AltFi

Jan 18, 2017

Seedrs partners with Chinese entrepreneurship competition, £1m in cash prizes up for grabs. Seedrs, a leading equity crowdfunding in the ...

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

Business Insider

Jan 17, 2017

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...

This fintech startup is crowdfunding fresh investment

Cityam

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...

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

Chicago Business Journal

Jan 13, 2017

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

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

Newswiretoday

Jan 13, 2017

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

VentureCrowd completes crowdfunding deal with Knowmail

Anthill Online

Jan 12, 2017

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

How Israeli culture inspires intrepid and innovative startups

Elitebusinessmagazine

Jan 11, 2017

Whenever you discuss Israel's entrepreneurial ecosystem, there's one phrase that crops up time and time again: the startup nation. First ...

Inside the F Bomb Breakfast Club, a space for Seattle's badass female founders

GeekWire

Jan 10, 2017

It's before dawn on the first Friday of January. A steady trickle of women climb the stairs to a coworking space in Pioneer Square. In th...

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

SFGate

Jan 10, 2017

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...

Oregon Business - News release: Renewed Life for Returned, Defective Clothing

Oregonbusiness

Jan 9, 2017

When damaged or defective clothing is returned to manufacturers, it is usually sent to a landfill, incinerated or occasionally donated to...

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...

The 21 hottest women-founded startups to watch in 2017

Business Insider

Jan 8, 2017

There has never been a better time to be a woman in the startup world. There's no denying we have a long way to go. After all, venture ca...

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...

France Shows Up in Force at CES - Crowdfund Insider

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...

Now You Can Start a Farm Anywhere With This Tricked Out Shipping Container Kit

Yahoo

From Country Living What happens when you combine the container home trend with the movement for local food production? A farm in a box, ...

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...

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

Jan 3, 2017

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

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...

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 ...

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

South China Morning Post

Dec 27, 2016

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

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

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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...

Five exciting startup trends to watch in 2017 - StartupSmart

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Dec 21, 2016

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

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

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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...

How Asia Is Adopting Crowdfunding From The West

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

The Surprising State of Equity Crowdfunding Post-JOBS Act

Nov 17, 2016

From savings to banking to investing... finance is moving online. With this, we're seeing the disruption of venture capital brought about...

Why America's Veterans Make the Best Entrepreneurs | Fortune.com

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FedEx CEO Fredrick Smith learned much of his craft while serving his country.

In Race to Build Kid-Activity Subscription Services, Pearachute Raises $1.2 M...

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They're starting to crop up here and there, new startups that have appropriated the monthly class-pass model and are focused on children'...

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...

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

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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

Sep 29, 2016

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

Social Innovation Challenge bookends Jerusalem Foundation's 50th anniversary ...

The Times of Israel

Sep 22, 2016

JERUSALEM - The Jerusalem Foundation kicked off its 50th anniversary celebration fittingly - with the announcement of the finalists in th...

Raising Funds Using Title III with Ash Kumra, Co-Founder of Youngry - Slow Hu...

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Sep 21, 2016

"Youngry is about celebrating the entrepreneur spirit, the life style, the journey that comes within." Are you an entrepreneur? Do you la...

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...

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

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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...

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...

10 Of The Coolest Fashion Startups Of 2016

Jun 21, 2016

Staying trendy in the fashion department is something that much of society aims to do. It is difficult to keep up with the ever-changing ...

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...

Can Equity Crowdfunding Save Capitalism?

Hispanicize Wire - Hispanic Press Release Distribution Wire Service

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...

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

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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...

MIT Innovation Initiative Lab for Innovation Science and Policy Releases Equi...

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May 24, 2016

Crowdfunding report analyses whether equity crowdfunding will democratize access to capital and investment opportunities. Policy briefing...

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

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

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

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

How to shrink the family farm so it fits in a box

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May 6, 2016

The future of farming is connected, sustainable and fits in a shipping container. At least that's what several startups around the countr...

Local entrepreneurs learn advantages of crowdfunding

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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 ...

Women-Founded Startups in New York City Are Increasing

Mar 1, 2016

A new report finds that New York City has a growing number of women-founded startups, and they receive a higher percentage of venture cap...

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...

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

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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

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Nov 24, 2015

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

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Nov 19, 2015

Open the Internet Browser Click Tools (or "gear" icon at top right hand corner) > Internet Options > Privacy > Advanced Check Override au...

CircleUp Banks $30 Million to Help Investors Find Top Food Startups

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CircleUp Network Inc., a startup that connects accredited investors with consumer goods and retail businesses, has raised a $30 million r...

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?

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

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

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

10 Chicago Startups We're Watching This Summer

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From a better way to buy plane tickets to a startup that's cutting your energy bill, these are Chicago companies to keep an eye on. It's ...

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

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

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

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

Entrepreneur

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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 ...

Whim Is A Dating App Focused On Actual Dates

Oct 12, 2012

There's a new service called Whim for people who are tired of all the chatting in the current batch of dating apps.

Validation, control, and why crowdfunding should be an option for startups

e27

A QBO discussion on crowdfunding and how startups (tech and otherwise) can go about it

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