November 26, 2013 @ 10:14 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The State of Massachusetts, under the direction of Secretary of State William Galvin, spun up a crowdfunding watchdog group called I-Crowd. Yesterday the group released a brochure aimed at educating the public on what to watch for when considering investing in crowdfunding offerings. The I-Crowd… Read More

November 26, 2013 @ 10:03 am By Charles Luzar  |  

If any other crowdfunding campaign raised $750,000 in one 24-hour period we’d be screaming it from the rooftops and celebrating a massive success. For Cloud Imperium Games and Star Citizen, it’s just another day at the office. Oh, and they raised over $650,000 on Saturday…. Read More

November 26, 2013 @ 9:47 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Young Turks is a long-running online news program that was launched in 2002 as a source of politically progressive news and commentary. The program and its team are currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo to build a new studio, and they can now begin to celebrate… Read More

November 25, 2013 @ 11:28 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Inman News | Real estate crowdfunding: why it’s a big deal Real estate is a nice vertical in the crowdfunding space, and I’m particularly excited about the opportunities the niche brings to non-accredited investors who may not have the means to invest in real estate… Read More

November 25, 2013 @ 11:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation took place last week at the Securities and Exchange Commission Headquarters in Washington, DC. I will admit that I was very excited to attend this event. This was the first event we attended last year shortly… Read More

November 25, 2013 @ 10:49 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Every once in a while an interesting conversation pops up on Reddit involving crowdfunding and the public’s perception of crowdfunding as a means of raising money. Recently Reddit user mavspade solicited opinions on crowdfunding as a way of raising money for films, asking on subreddit /r/Filmmakers “is… Read More

November 25, 2013 @ 10:39 am By Charles Luzar  |  

BancBox Invest (formerly BancBox Crowd) is a crowdfunding API that we’ve covered in-depth in the past. The escrow and payment solution for crowdfunding platforms recently shared statistics with Crowdfund Insider, and so far things are looking good. The company shared that 18 crowdinvesting platforms are current… Read More

November 25, 2013 @ 10:17 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Niche crowdfunding platforms are growing in popularity as some realize that a one-size-fits-all approach to crowdfunding isn’t always best. Pledgemusic is one such platform. The site launched in 2009 in an effort to cut the middlemen out of the music experience for the fan, allowing… Read More

November 25, 2013 @ 9:39 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Knix Wear and founder Joanna Griffiths raised over $60,000 on Indiegogo after seeking a goal of just $40,000. Indiegogo recently collaborated with Griffiths on a video detailing the company’s story and how rewards-based crowdfunding helped Griffiths grow the brand and push Knix Wear’s product into Hudson’s… Read More

November 23, 2013 @ 9:33 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A variety of crowdfunding efforts have been launched seeking funding for Ross Ulbricht’s legal defense fund. Ross Ulbricht recently made headlines when he was arrested in conjunction with an investigation into dark web drug marketplace SilkRoad. Ulbricht is accused of being “Dread Pirate Roberts,” the… Read More

November 23, 2013 @ 9:21 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Narrative (formerly Memoto) crowdfunded over $500,000 on Kickstarter for their small form factor life-logging camera last year. The campaign ended in November of 2012. The team is having production issues largely related to quality control in manufacturing. Narrative has been forced to benchmark each unit… Read More

November 23, 2013 @ 8:51 am By Charles Luzar  |  

AR Wear’s Indiegogo campaign ended in the overnight hours and did manage to be fully funded by the time all was said and done. This despite some serious backlash in the press and in the blogosphere over what some were calling the “modern-day chastity belt.”… Read More

November 22, 2013 @ 9:12 am By Charles Luzar  |  

How does one go about raising over $50,000 on Kickstarter for blue shoelaces? The answer has a lot to do with the man behind the Bluelace Project, Jake Bronstein. The former Road Rules cast member and FHM editor is now the founder of a clothing company… Read More

November 21, 2013 @ 8:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

PitchBook just posted footage of a short interview with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. This interview took place on the same day that Gov. Walker signed a Wisconsin intrastate crowdfunding exemption into law. The original article on PitchBook’s blog expands upon the legislation and compares it… Read More

November 20, 2013 @ 12:46 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

BackerKit Blog | 2014 is the Year of the Crowdfunding Hero, and she’s got new tools in her belt. BackerKit is a service for crowdfunding project creators that “helps you manage your post-crowdfunding mayhem so that you can deliver on time.” They’ve seen a few… Read More

November 20, 2013 @ 12:11 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

KMSP-TV When 11-year-old Amelia Sawalich wanted to help her friend Nevaeh (below, pink hat) and her family in their battle against cancer, she turned to crowdfunding platform Piggybackr to raise funds. She set an initial goal of $5,000 and went to work promoting the campaign. 30… Read More

November 20, 2013 @ 11:53 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Danae Ringelmann released an article via CNBC yesterday that lauds equity crowdfunding as a solution that could help in “making fundraising more efficient and fair.” The piece is a deep dive into the functional effects of the proposed SEC rules surrounding Section 4(a)(6) of the… Read More

November 20, 2013 @ 11:42 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Koichi Wakata released 3 small satellites from the Japanese Robotic Arm today. Pretty exciting to see live. pic.twitter.com/6shSmyqtXi — Mike Hopkins (@AstroIllini) November 19, 2013 Kickstarter has made it to space. In particular, three small satellites were launched into space from the International Space Station… Read More

November 20, 2013 @ 11:27 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Howard Leonhardt and his venture firm Leonhardt Ventures are making use of a new exemption under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D to solicit funding from accredited investors. The money will go towards funding a cadre of businesses participating in his Cal-X Stars accelerator. Leonhardt explains… Read More

November 20, 2013 @ 10:29 am By Charles Luzar  |  

On his blog, noted Colorado-based VC Brad Feld shares good news from the Occipital camp: two awards for their “Structure Sensor.” The Structure Sensor is a 3D scanner for the iPad that raised over $1.2 million on Kickstarter. The campaign closed on November 1st of… Read More