September 4, 2013
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Traditional scientific funding proposals typically do not ask donors to “crowdfund my meth lab, yo,” but then young scientist Ethan Perlstein isn’t taking the traditional route to...
September 4, 2013
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Crowdfunding is enabling more aid organisations, charities and civic projects to bypass traditional fundraising techniques. In August, two Norwegian students raised $32,000 (£20,000) on the crowdfunding...
September 3, 2013
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Scotland’s largest independent brewery, BrewDog, has managed to raise £3 million through crowdfunding, in just two months The brewery is aiming to raise £4m through its...
September 3, 2013
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Could crowdfunding websites be a way forward for smaller architectural projects? Last month Kevin McCloud’s development company HAB announced it had surpassed its £1 million target on...
September 3, 2013
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Start-ups and small businesses may soon have an easier time getting access to cash as the Ontario Securities Commission takes the next step in developing...
September 3, 2013
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Before environmental biologist Kenly Hiller submitted her latest research proposal for funding, she sent it out for one final review. She wanted her grandmother’s opinion....
September 3, 2013
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Cornell University is now crowdsourcing funds for projects through a partnership with USEED, one of the first platforms developed specifically to support projects in higher...
September 2, 2013
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IBM is readying its fourth internal Kickstarter-like crowdfunding effort over the past year or so to inspire employees to innovate and collaborate, often across departments...
September 2, 2013
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Can a crowdfunding site succeed in China? If a new company can get the attention of a small percent of China's more than 1.4 billion people, the impact...