Crowdfunding info website CrowdExpert.com features interviews of crowdfunding experts at UC Berkeley regarding their crowdfunding education and research programs as well as examples of other universities embracing crowdfunding. CrowdExpert.com is featuring an interview with crowdfunding experts from the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. UC...
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While the giants of industry such as ConAgra Foods, General Electric and IBM may loom over their pygmy competitors, the tens of thousands of smaller, lesser-known startups that dot the United States tend to be the main movers of economic activity. Virtually any startup will soon encounter...
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The Mothly Fool – Buried in crowd-funding web site Indiegogo this month is an unusual proposal for those wishing to get in on the occasionally lucrative music business. Start-up Gideen wants you to contribute to its website development costs via Indiegogo, and in return Gideen will...
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Reuters on the Road: Support a startup for £10 with Seedrs (6:46) Feb. 12 - Seedrs CEO Jeff Lynn takes Reuters taxi challenge to talk about his crowdfunding platform that allows anyone to provide early-stage funding for startups in return for equity. watch video...
Continue ReadingAs crowdfunding emerges as a serious alternative financing tool, a new Iosco report warns that regulatory regimes around the world will have to harmonise their approaches to an increasingly global industry. The report lumps together two practices under the 'financial return crowdfunding' umbrella: peer-to-peer lending and...
Continue ReadingCrowdfunding platforms are an exciting addition to the startup scene and are playing an ever-expanding role in the fundraising mix. The days of viewing them as fringe or marginal are long gone; Kickstarter, alone, since its 2009 launch, has seen 5.4m people pledge $918m (£563m)...
Continue ReadingSource: Herald Scotland AN Edinburgh-based company has launched the only equity-based crowdfunding platform designed exclusively for UK technology and healthcare ventures. ShareIn began a three-month 'beta' testing phase in December with five start-ups including three Scottish enterprises seeking investment, but went to full launch yesterday after...
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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 on a new Scottish crowdfunding site. The tech firm, whose interactive three-dimensional displays have been likened to the technology seen in the...
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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. The emerging players include Abundance Generation, which has so far facilitated the funding of five renewable energy projects within the UK. On this...
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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 to their workers, and they’re looking to an unlikely source as inspiration: crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter. Crowdfunding has risen to prominence in...
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