November 15, 2013
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Crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo have changed how hardware entrepreneurs raise money. Since Kickstarter’s 2009 debut, donors there have pledged $90 million to 3,087...
November 14, 2013
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Have you ever ran a marathon or know someone who has? Then you’ve probably heard of JustGiving, the fundraising platform that’s 13,000 charities to raise...
November 14, 2013
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Pending U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules may make it easier for sites like RocketHub and RockThePost to help fledgling companies sell stocks, but some...
November 14, 2013
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When Kickstarter rejected Lockitron, founders Cameron Robertson and Paul Gerhardt built their own website to crowdfund their phone-enabled door-locking device. After 24 hours, they'd reached their goal of $150,000...
November 13, 2013
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EY has partnered with all of London's 33 local authorities and a start-up tech firm to provide crowdfunding for local regeneration projects. The Big Four firm has joined...
November 11, 2013
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The developers of a new electronic device that fits onto cockroaches, allowing their movements to be controlled by a mobile phone app, have been...
November 11, 2013
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The end of the space shuttle program ushered in a new era of space exploration carried out by private firms like SpaceX. But Elon Musk...
November 11, 2013
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In its infancy, science was sponsored by rich benefactors who favoured areas of their own liking. Today, despite being more equitably financed by public intervention,...
November 11, 2013
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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...