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 with the conclusion, but the author turns a very discerning eye towards retail crowdinvesting. Well worth the read.
22 Crowdfunding Sites (and How To Choose Yours!) | Inc Magazine Cool diagram of the crowdinvesting market. It does a great job of conveying the market’s diversity—but I wouldn’t base a decision on it. The market isn’t nearly this linear. (And I suspect many platforms would challenge how they’ve been classified.)
In The Crowdfunding Gold Rush, This Company Has A Rare Edge | Forbes Deep dive, with lots of great stats, on accredited CF platform, MicroInvest. Highlights: $16 million raised to date; 34 companies funded; Avg. raise ~$470k; minimum investment size is $3k; Microinvest takes 10% transaction fee (5% from business, 5% from investor) + 10% carry (unsure how the carry is structured).
Civic Crowdfunding: A Proposal | Twin Tangibles A global overview of civic crowdfunding, full of case studies and ideas. Make sure to check it out if you’re interested in civic crowdfunding.
