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The crowdfunding platform 'SeedInvest' has many innovative tools for both investors and companies seeking capital that improve deal flow, simplify the process and speed up...
“There is no bank lending anymore, and a lot of these companies are too small to get attention of VC firms or angel firms,” said co-founder Stephen Temes. “Investment from these guys can require...
Willem Mosterd, CEO of FEET, welcomes the partnership with Symbid. ‘Crowdfunding is an important new financial mechanism that complements today’s social networking economy. Our partnership with...
Escape the City, which has two main communities, based in London and New York, claims to be the first U.K.-based web startup to have raised half a million pounds. “We are really thrilled to...
This week, entrepreneur Paul Hanraets and his team launched Gambitious, an equity-based crowdfunding platform for video games. Gambitious allows investors to purchase a stake in video game projects posted on the platform, promising its users a share of the profits should the game succeed.
PeoplesVC.com today announced it has opened the doors of its stock crowdfunding platform to small businesses seeking capital. "This is a really big deal for entrepreneurs and small...
Equity-based crowdfunding platform EarlyShares announced today that it acquired HelpersUnite from Crowdnetic. The terms of the acquisition are being kept confidential. HelpersUnite is a donation-based platform that connects artists, entrepreneurs and charitable organizations with supporters; it has been operating since September of last year.
IPO Village, the first of its kind crowdfunding platform to host initial public offerings, announced today that they have received over $1 million in pledges for their first crowdfunded IPO set...
"Investing in a Crowdfunding company is an entirely new type of investment opportunity, so we want to take the time to make sure all of our members, both investors and entrepreneurs, have...
Crowdfunding site RockThePost has pivoted away from charity-based funding for startups, and has launched a new version of its platform where investors get equity in a company for contributing to...
One of the hottest debates in crowdfunding at present is around its use for equity-based funding for capital formation. And there is good reason for this. Whilst this has been permissible in some...
DoughforHostess.com launched during Thanksgiving as the Hostess company received the go-ahead for liquidation of its assets. In two weeks' time, thousands of individuals flocked to the site...
Unlike crowdfunding predecessor Kickstarter, LiifGroup’s philosophy offers innovators the option to capture any funding reached during their project. Many crowdfunding sites offer an all-or-none...
Korstiaan Zandvliet, CEO of Symbid, is excited about breaking the Dutch national record. According to him, Enviu was a special project, because its founders made a conscious choice for...
Platforms like Fundable have sprung up to take advantage of the law change, using the Kickstarter model, but offering equity as well as rewards . This could make a huge difference for startups...
"There is a generation of Americans that has witnessed the power of the Internet to connect and empower people, yet seen little of this applied to capital formation," said Jeff Lambert,...
Cielex has been getting ready for this new financing paradigm by developing the most easy-to-use and transparent crowdfunding portal in the industry. Through the map-based navigation tool,...
"As the industry advances, new Crowdfunding-related companies are entering the market from around the globe," says Charles Luzar, Director of Crowdfund Insider. "As the first...
“We view Silicon Valley as a key region for I-Bankers Direct, both from the standpoint of sourcing investment opportunities for our platform as well as sourcing high-net-worth investors for the...
Last year it became clear that Crowdfunding is becoming big business. With the rise of Crowdfunding platforms all over the world, it seems valuable to take a closer look at the future of the industry and the way Crowdfunding can contribute to a healthy entrepreneurial climate. In my opinion it all comes down to what all these platforms actually deliver to project owners or nascent entrepreneurs.
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