JUNE 2013 — CURRENT NEWS — WE REACHED OUR GOAL! CUTTING EDGE CAPITAL RAISED $150,000 FROM OUR COMMUNITY! We have reached our goal and raised $150,000 with our Direct Public Offering. To you who invested, we wish to express our deepest gratitude. What …
TheCrowdCafe weekly: curated summary of crowdinvesting news
TheCrowdCafe weekly • Issue #12 – June 16, 2013 • • Share on Twitter! • Happy Sunday, All! Here’s this weeks’ curated summary of crowdinvesting news. Also, check out our updated database. I made a few changes to make it more user-friendly and useful. Specifically, it now supports filtering and search (e.g. equity platforms serving …
Glowing plants: a cool idea, or terrible one?
We at Ethical Markets think this is an appallingly ignorant , stupid idea . We hope Kickstarter removes this from their site !, Hazel Henderson, Editor “What if we used trees to light our streets instead of electric street lamps?” starts the Glowing Plant Kickstarter campaign video. The pitch, launched April 23, …
TheCrowdCafe Weekly: Own Your Neighborhood | Slate
TheCrowdCafe weekly • Issue #11 – June 10, 2013 • • Share on Twitter! • Aloha! Hope you all had a fantastic week. Here’s our curated summary of this week’s happenings in the crowdfund investing ecosystem. Give me a shout at [email protected] if you have any questions or updates! Selected Articles Own Your Neighborhood | Slate I disagree …
Kickstarted: A Documentary on the Crowdfunding Revolution
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 Top Stories Visit Our Site Follow Like RSS Kickstarted, a Kickstarter to Document the Crowdfunding Revolution — Kickstarted, a Kickstarter campaign for a documentary on crowdfunding, is one of our top crowd-based projects of the moment. It is the documentary film project of producer Jason Cooper and design pro …
Last Chance to Register For LendIt 2013
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR LENDIT 2013! Learn from recognized industry leaders how P2P & online lending are transforming global banking! The Inaugural LendIt Conference is the must-attend event for all fund managers, asset allocators, family offices, venture capitalists and individual investors seeking to capitalize on the rapid transformation of the credit markets. …
Global Crowdfunding Update: Updates from the World Bank and Africa
Crowdfunding Global Update June 3, 2013 Crowdfunding was the featured topic in this month’s Entrepreneur Magazine, which looks at innovation in funding start-ups. The article explored the ways in which governments, development organizations and investors in many countries are working to create entrepreneurial ecosystems and innovation. Crowdfunding is a solution that …
TheCrowdCafe weekly: A New Startup Financing Model and the Passionate Voices Behind It | Entrepreneur Magazine
TheCrowdCafe weekly • Issue #10 – June 2, 2013 • • Share on Twitter! • Hey all, Happy Sunday—hope you’re enjoying these last few weekends of Spring. Unfortunately, Summer got impatient here in New York. It’s scorching hot! Anyways, here’s a roundup of this week’s investment crowdfunding news. Give me a shout at [email protected] if you …
The Crown Cafe: Visualizing the Global Crowdinvesting Industry
Don’t hesitate to get in touch! [email protected] Visualizing the Global Crowdinvesting Industry May 22, 2013 10:37 am | Jonathan Sandlund |View Original Post| Investment crowdfunding, crowdfund investing, crowdinvesting—I’m at ends!—whichever your preferred term, one thing’s for sure: it’s taking off globally. Platforms are expanding throughout Europe like wildfire. Just …
Google’s Stake in Lending Club a Defining Moment for Crowdfinance
Google’s Stake in Lending Club a Defining Moment for Crowdfinance — InvestedIn CEO Alon Goren says Google’s investment in the crowdfinance platform is a key milestone. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS The Rob Ford ‘Crackstarter:’ A Crowdfunding Campaign to Root Against With Gawker’s campaign over on Indiegogo right now to raise funds to purchase …