February 5, 2014 @ 11:26 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The State of Washington has been weighing the possibility of implementing an intrastate crowdfunding exemption. The House Business & Financial Services Committee discussed the bill late in January, and we now have the video of that hearing. Representative Cyrus Habib (D-48th) has championed the effort…. Read More

February 5, 2014 @ 9:43 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Australian rock band Twelve Foot Ninja took to Australia-based crowdfunding platform Pozible in an effort to crowdfund a music video. The campaign ended in May of 2013 after raising $52,600 on a goal of $45,000. The big news at the time was that the campaign… Read More

February 4, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

On Something Awful, comedian Josh “Livestock” Boruff (@Livestock) posted a satirical open letter to his Kickstarter backers mocking those ubiquitous “final backer updates” in the rewards-based crowdfunding world, the kind that often contain deep personal introspection and tales of personal strife. It seems that –… Read More

February 4, 2014 @ 11:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

TheCHIVE is a hugely popular web site organized around sharing all things good in the world. You may have seen their ubiquitous KEEP CALM and CHIVE ON shirts adorned somewhere near you. If you didn’t know what they were, now you do! One local faction… Read More

February 4, 2014 @ 10:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In June of 2013, we published a breakdown of equity crowdfunding in Europe. At the time, there was a lot of hype surrounding recent developments out of Italy, where the country’s regulatory body (CONSOB) was mulling over implementing rules for equity crowdfunding. It turns out… Read More

February 4, 2014 @ 9:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Today Pave announces a new element of their product that aims to take the platform’s disruptive crowdfunding platform to the next level. First and for those unfamiliar, what is Pave? Based in New York, Pave is essentially a crowdfunding platform for people – the platform… Read More

February 3, 2014 @ 12:27 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Every day we scour the web for crowdfunding-related content in hopes of surfacing the most important news and tips. This small tip is exhibit A in why we do this. Sometimes the most important points aren’t made on huge news sites. On the blog Games… Read More

February 3, 2014 @ 12:01 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The US-based peer-to-peer lending space is off to a blistering start in 2014. January saw over $325 million in loan origination for Lending Club and Prosper. Lending Club accounted for over a quarter-billion in loans alone, up from $100 million in new loans in January… Read More

February 3, 2014 @ 11:09 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In late 2013, Helsinki-based video game studio Bugbear launched a Kickstarter campaign for their upcoming title, the ambiguously-named Next Car Game. The campaign sought $350,000 in funding, but it became clear shortly after launch that the stated funding goal was going to be a reach. The… Read More

February 3, 2014 @ 3:30 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In the ever-growing crowdfunding community, peer lending reigns supreme. A TD Economics report we covered last week estimates the size of the global crowdfunding industry at somewhere between $3 and $5 billion in 2013. Of the sites responsible for this emergent shift in capital access,… Read More

February 2, 2014 @ 12:27 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

  AMC has announced that presale tickets for the highly anticipated Veronica Mars feature-length flick will go on sale on February 14th via a page for the film on AMC’s web site. AMC is encouraging those interested in seeing the film to bookmark the page and… Read More

February 2, 2014 @ 12:14 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Nickel Steamroller (NSR) has long been a popular tracker for statistics on Lending Club loans. The site is now broadening their reach with the launch of NSR 2.0, which includes the integration of data on Prosper Loans. Those seeking information on Lending Club and Prosper… Read More

February 2, 2014 @ 11:55 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Shanghai-based video game development shop Spicy Horse and leader American McGee are fairly well known in the world of crowdfunding. The outfit has three Kickstarter campaigns under its belt. Two have succeeded while funding for a third was cancelled. The first of these projects to… Read More

February 2, 2014 @ 11:20 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The rewards-based crowdfunding arms race is alive and well. In a recent interview with Bloomberg West, Bloomberg’s Emily Chang leads by pointing out that Indiegogo is the smaller of two websites currently participating in a “two-horse race,” singling out Indiegogo as the “little guy.” In… Read More

February 2, 2014 @ 11:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Michigan House Republicans shared this image of Governor Rick Snyder ceremonially signing Public Act 264 for 2013 establishing equity crowdfunding in Michigan. For more coverage, look to our previous articles below… Rep. Jenkins Hopes Crowdfunding Bill Will Be “A Real Win-Win For Michigan” A… Read More

February 1, 2014 @ 7:23 am By Charles Luzar  |  

London-based peer lending platform Zopa has closed a £15 million funding round led by Arrowgrass Capital Partners. Augmentum Capital, Wellington Partners and Balderton Capital also took a stake. As part of the deal, Arrowgrass CEO Henry Kenner will receive a seat on the board. Zopa… Read More

January 31, 2014 @ 6:09 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Peer-to-business lending platform Dealstruck has announced an exclusive agreement with the National Small Business Association (NSBA) to provide NSBA members with valuable benefits and resources, including small business lending products and services. The NSBA already offers many valuable benefits and resources to its members, including… Read More

January 30, 2014 @ 11:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Pebble recently made some headlines (including here)for the release of a metal-encased version of their popular smartwatch. However, another recent development with the ubiquitous device stands to benefit new and current users alike: Pebble is going to launch their own Appstore. There are reportedly thousands of… Read More

January 30, 2014 @ 10:37 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Today TD Economics released a special report on crowdfunding that was championed by Senior Economist Sonya Gulati. The report is a deep, all-encompassing dive into funding for small and medium enterprises from a decidedly Canadian perspective, but the core message is clear and crosses borders:… Read More

January 29, 2014 @ 1:02 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In the fall of 2013 we reported on a rather notable move by Square Enix into the crowdfunding space. That effort has now launched, and it could help Indiegogo become more competitive in the world of video games. Collective is not a crowdfunding platform. Rather,… Read More