December 9, 2013
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Crowdfunding is under a cloud
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...
December 9, 2013
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JustGiving develops crowdfunding site Yimby
Digital fundraising platform JustGiving has created Yimby.com, a crowdfunding service to help people in the UK raise funds for a cause or local project that...
December 9, 2013
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Volocopter flies past crowdfunding goal
The maiden flight of e-volo's 18-rotor Volocopter electric aircraft prototypelast month seems to have impressed quite a few people. The company is claiming a European crowdfunding...
December 6, 2013
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Crowdfunding: a legal update
What is the legal landscape like for crowd funding? We asked a solicitor to give up an update. Crowdfunding provides a means for businesses...
December 6, 2013
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What could the Chancellor say about crowdfunding renewable energy?
A Trillion Fund educated guess list on possible announcements the Chancellor could make on crowdfunding and renewable energy in Thursday’s Autumn Statement, by Julia Groves. -...
December 6, 2013
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New report cites potential for crowdfund investing in Muslim markets
Fajr Capital Advisors and Crowdfund Capital Advisors launch “Crowdfund Investing in Muslim Markets: An Action Plan for Governments” Authors identify Malaysia, UAE, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi...
December 6, 2013
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Yimby – A community crowdfunding platform from JustGiving
I have been working with a number of crowdfunding platforms through the Innovation in Giving fund (a fund backed by Cabinet Office that aims to increase giving...
December 6, 2013
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UCL student and alumni Haiti school project reaches crowdfunding stage
Haiti’s education system was thrown into disarray after the 2010 earthquake displaced nearly a million people from their homes and turned tens of thousands of...
December 6, 2013
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A Reality Check on Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is one of the biggest buzzwords in entrepreneurship. The Securities and Exchange Commission just released a 585-page rulebook, a long-delayed document that effectively legitimizes...