Tagged: microventures

April 24, 2017 @ 10:48 am By Amy Wan  |  

Victoria Silchenko called out crowdfunding industry professionals earlier this year for not having invested in crowdfunding companies themselves. So, in that same spirit, I’m opening up my crowdfunding portfolio. Before I disclose, I’m going to say that I am NOT a financial advisor or any… Read More

April 2, 2017 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plant Power Fast Food, a California-based restaurant that offers the same much-loved burgers, fries, wraps, and shakes as a regular fast food chain but without animal products, artificial colorings, flavorings, or preservatives, has launched an equity crowdfunding offering through Indiegogo/MicroVenture’s platform. The company, which launched… Read More

March 29, 2017 @ 4:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Follow-up film from the creators of ABCs of Death series, The Field Guide of Evil, successfully oversubscribed through Indiegogo/Microventures’ equity crowdfunding platform. The Field Guide to Evil is noted to be a brand-new anthology, a feature-length film that will be directed by Veronika Franz and… Read More

March 20, 2017 @ 6:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Grilled Cheese Truck (GCT), a food concept business that is raising investment funding on the Indiegogo / Microventures platform, is riding the mobile food wave with a complete menu of grilled cheese-focused gourmet dining. The company has announced an expansion strategy to boost the brand… Read More

March 1, 2017 @ 5:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

  Last November, six months after the new equity crowdfunding regulations (Title III) went into effect, Indiegogo teamed up with MicroVentures to launch its equity crowdfunding platform to campaigns on the platform that have successfully secured $1 million in funding. Indiegogo’s platform allows both accredited and non-accredited investors to invest in startups and… Read More

January 19, 2017 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo’s push into investment crowdfunding is working out pretty well so far. In the first two months of operation, Indiegogo has helped five different companies raise growth capital under Reg CF. In a partnership with MicroVentures, Indiegogo’s First Democracy VC has raised $1.4 million with… Read More

January 13, 2017 @ 4:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Republic Restorative has secured its max target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo/Microventures. The distillery launched the campaign, which was one of the first equity campaigns on the platform, in November. Republic Restoratives is described as an urban, small batch distillery and craft cocktail bar… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 4:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two months after Indiegogo teamed up with MicroVentures to launch its equity crowdfunding platform, campaigns on the platform have successfully secured $1 million in funding. There are currently five initiatives on the website. Indiegogo launched the new equity portal with MicroVentures on November 15th, which… Read More

December 2, 2016 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

All four initial Reg CF crowdfunding offers listed by Indiegogo, via their partner platform MicroVentures, have hit their funding targets.  This comes after launching investment crowdfunding mid-November. The rapid funding success may be indicative of the traffic generating channel intrinsic to Indiegogo’s rewards-based platform.  Indiegogo… Read More

November 28, 2016 @ 1:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo entered into the investment crowdfunding sector with a big splash this month. Partnering with MicroVentures, a FINRA approved Reg CF portal and Broker-Dealer, Indiegogo launched with four diverse investment opportunities: BeatStars, Republic Restoratives, Play Impossible, and ArtCraft Entertainment. Three of these offers have hit… Read More

November 21, 2016 @ 1:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last time we provided an update on the Reg CF crowdfunding sector and approved funding portals there were 17 in operation. Today that number has increased to 21 FINRA approved platforms with several notable updates. Reg CF was created under Title III of the JOBS… Read More

November 18, 2016 @ 4:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo announced the launch of their equity crowdfunding vertical in partnership with MicroVentures this past Tuesday . In just a few days the first four companies raising capital online have quickly captured the interest of hundreds of investors raising thousands of dollars. The inaugural four, listed… Read More

November 15, 2016 @ 11:44 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  Indiegogo, the trend-setting international crowdfunding platform for entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to fruition, has launched a new equity crowdfunding portal with MicroVentures allowing anyone to invest in startups and growing companies. By utilizing new equity crowdfunding regulations that took effect in May, the new service provides… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

MicroVentures, an online investment crowdfunding platform, has announced today the creation of a new investment opportunity targeting high profile businesses participating in 500 Startups. The “500 Startups Fund” is now open to accredited investors for as little as $10,000. Typically investors seeking access to invest… Read More

November 19, 2014 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Spindle, Inc., a provider of mobile commerce solutions, announced that Tony VanBrackle has been appointed to its board of directors effective immediately. In this capacity, VanBrackle will help Spindle refine and execute its strategy for delivering a comprehensive mobile commerce solution that serves the needs… Read More

September 17, 2014 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

MicroVentures, an online venture capital platform, stated in an announcement they have now raised more than $50 million directly for its portfolio companies, while generating positive returns for investors through successful exits.  A recently sited example was the acquisition of Space Monkey, a cloud data… Read More

July 17, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Tapping into the US consumer and SMB tech support market projected to reach $30 Billion by 2015, the tech support company Geekatoo launched their consumer-focused tech support platform to follow an entire tech support transaction from request, to offer optimization, coordination, and payment.  Poised to raise $1.5 Million on… Read More

February 21, 2014 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

MicroVentures, an investment crowdfunding platform, is announcing the debut of a new mobile crowdfunding app at this year’s LAUNCH Conference in San Francisco. The new MicroVentures app will allow conference attendees indicate interest to invest in the very startups that are presenting at the conference,… Read More

December 3, 2013 @ 10:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

UPDATE: At least one crowdfunding platform has stepped forward saying they were left off the list. iFunding emailed Crowdfund Insider to clarify that they have raised about $3 million on their platform since launch. RockThePost has shared a top-ten list of equity crowdfunding platforms currently operating in the… Read More

November 5, 2013 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic Project  acquired by Digital Generation for $14.5 million, becoming the first equity crowdfunded company to exit in the US Equity crowdfunding platform MicroVentures  announced the successful acquisition of a crowdfunded company with the news that Digital Generation (DG), a publicly traded company, purchased Republic Project, a… Read More