Richard Branson: I would have turned to crowdfunding Billionaire entrepreneur says crowdfunding has shifted the balance of power away from banks and private equity houses Sir Richard Branson - Age of Energy: The Green Economy Sir Richard invested in Indiegogo alongside PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, Yahoo! chairman Maynard...
Continue ReadingMoney&Co, the crowdfunding site launched by veteran fund manager Nicola Horlick, has reported a significant SME funding shortfall. The study asked senior management at UK SMEs about their last loan application, comparing it to the average sum awarded. The discrepancy reveals a funding gap of...
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A compact smartphone battery pack that charges itself every time you charge your phone has smashed its crowdfunding target on Kickstarter, after receiving significant media attention at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The device, known as Jump, consists of a 800mAh battery attached to a...
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Once the failures begin, it will become much harder for crowdfunding sites to attract more investment. When Escape the City wanted to raise £600,000 to increase the size of its platform for those wanting corporate career moves, the founders faced a difficult choice. They could either...
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Is the phenomenon of "crowdfunding" – where entrepreneurs or more or less anyone asks the public to put cash into their proposed venture – getting out of control? Numerous websites have sprung up offering one version of crowdfunding or another. The websites allow those seeking finance...
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Sir David Attenborough hopes to raise £110,000 to help save the mountain gorilla, through his first ever crowdfunding campaign. Sir David Attenborough has launched his first ever crowdfunding charity campaign to help save the mountain gorilla. The wildlife expert aims to raise £110,000 by December 11 to...
Continue ReadingSource: The Telegraph It may not have graced prime-time British TV for decades, but the iconic American sitcom that made household names of “The Fonz” and Richie Cunningham is to return courtesy of an innovative form of financing. Happy Days – A New Musical is the first...
Continue ReadingMs Horlick launched a crowdfunding “experiment” in July of this year. She created the project on Seedrs, a platform which allows ordinary people to pledge their cash towards a new start-up, and raised £150,000 to fund her new venture, Glentham Capital, a business that will...
Continue ReadingGrand Designs' Kevin McCloud 'crowdfunded' the building of cheap homes. Can you profit from being a small-time dragon investor? It is new and it is risky – but it could just possibly make you rich. It is called “crowdfunding” and it enables private investors, often staking...
Continue ReadingA homeless man in America who turned in tens of thousands of pounds he found in a backpack is in the clover after a bid to raise money for him as a reward passed the £625,000 mark. Glen James came across a backpack containing £1,500 ($2,400)...
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