Tagged: microventures

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

June 6, 2013 @ 8:50 am By Forbes  |  

Playing armchair venture capitalist has never been easier. For investors registered with MicroVentures, an eight-person crowdfunding outfit based in San Francisco, opportunities to invest in young tech startups arrive via e-mail. A link takes you to an eight-page summary of each company, laying out management bios,… Read More

May 17, 2013 @ 12:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Equity Crowdfunding platform MicroVentures hits  Investment Milestone Hit as MicroVentures Invests in Graphicly, SupplyHog, Kickfolio and Republic  MicroVentures, a US based combined equity crowdfunding platform and broker-dealer, has announced  that accredited investors on their platform have invested $16M in startups. Investments in 34 companies to… Read More

March 5, 2013 @ 2:58 am By VentureBeat  |  

The Launch festival is a three-ring circus. Fifty startups are here presenting on the main stage, 250 startups are in the demo pit, and it’s got panel discussions with influencers from the tech community, not to mention nearly 6,000 registered attendees. To help sort through the… Read More

February 20, 2013 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

For those of us who are fortunate enough to be considered an “Accredited Investor”, crowdfunding is available today.  In fact Private Placements or Regulation D offerings have been around for quite some time.  It is just with the internet and a vibrant interest in crowdfunding… Read More

December 28, 2012 @ 2:32 pm By Kimberley Brown, Leverage PR  |  

With the passage of crowdfunding earlier this year, a whole new realm of capital formation for entrepreneurs and investors was realized. And now that sections of the JOBS Act will be passing in January of 2013, the first equity-based crowdfunding offer will soon be hitting… Read More

December 1, 2012 @ 8:15 am By SFGate  |  

When Medigram, a Palo Alto startup that makes a messaging app for medical professionals, wanted to raise money this year, it enlisted the help of MicroVentures. The online marketplace, also from the Silicon Valley, quickly lined up “hundreds of thousands” of dollars from about 20 individuals,… Read More

December 1, 2012 @ 4:25 am By SFGate  |  

Number of the day  $8 million That’s how much money MicroVentures has raised through online private placements to help finance 25 startups. The crowdfunding website, which connects investors to entrepreneurs, makes the process more streamlined than holding long meetings with venture capitalists, clients say. MicroVentures may soon… Read More

November 29, 2012 @ 9:20 pm By Businessweek  |  

When Medigram, a Silicon Valley startup that makes a messaging app for medical professionals, wanted to raise money earlier this year, it enlisted the help of Microventures. The online marketplace, also based in the Valley, quickly lined up “hundreds of thousands” of dollars from about… Read More