February 7, 2014
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Holoxica is first to use Scots funding site
Source: The Scotsman Holoxica, the University of Edinburgh spin-out company that is pioneering 3D display technology, has become the first business to meet its targets...
January 22, 2014
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Impact Crowdfunding – Good Deeds In A Wicked World
One of the trends in the burgeoning United Kingdom crowdfunding market has been the arrival of specialist platforms focusing on ventures delivering social, environmental or scientific benefits....
January 21, 2014
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This New Kind of Kickstarter Could Change Everything: Internal Crowdfunding Mimics Kickstarter Within Companies
What if you got to decide your company’s next big project instead of the boss? Some companies are beginning to cede the reins of control...
January 14, 2014
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Crowdbuilding: The Real Story Behind Crowdfunding That No One's Telling
With all the negativity and skepticism swirling around the SEC’s recent proposition to liberalize the laws of equity crowdfunding, it’s time for some contrarian content that...
January 14, 2014
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'Jump' charging cable smashes crowdfunding target
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...
January 13, 2014
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Ethics and Values in Crowdfunding
In a recent piece for the Center for Digital Ethics and Policy, I discussed the ethical limits of crowdfunding: should platforms host campaigns that promote hatred?...
January 13, 2014
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Best And Neiss: Crowdfunding Will Change The World
When Jason Best and Sherwood Neiss helped lead the charge to launch investment crowdfunding in the U.S. they couldn’t have guessed at its global impact....
January 13, 2014
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Kickstarter crowdfunding pledges topped $480m in 2013
3m people backed projects on the website, with 19.9k of them successfully hitting their targets. Crowdfunding website Kickstarter says visitors pledged $480m to projects in...
January 13, 2014
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The crowdfunding boss inspired by her parents' struggles
While many of us have a lot to thank our parents for, Danae Ringelmann credits hers with inspiring her to help establish a new global...