Tagged: social media

October 23, 2014 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Boostable, an advertising platform for marketplace sellers, announced on Thursday (October 23rd) it has raised $3.2M in additional seed financing to partner with new online marketplaces and expand its advertising channels beyond Facebook. While online marketplaces such as Etsy and Eventbrite are making it easy… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 8:10 am By Anthony Zeoli  |  

In a prior post “SEC Releases New Guidance On Intrastate Offerings,” I briefly reviewed Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“CDIs”)  numbers 141.03, 141.04 and 141.05 released by the SEC in April relating to securities offerings made pursuant to Rule 147 and Section 3(a)(11) of the Securities… Read More

September 30, 2014 @ 11:54 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The data firm PeerIndex has raised over 83% of its £500,000 equity crowdfunding campaign goal  on Seedrs.  PeerIndex is a multi-award winning start-up which helps companies extract intelligence to make faster, more costeffective decisions by understanding the behavior of hundreds of millions of consumers and influencers on… Read More

August 29, 2014 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just after rumors of the Mumbai Film Festival shutting down, stars and film lovers in India have taken to social media to show their support for the popular event. According to Variety, the 16th edition of the festival is currently scheduled to run October 14-21. Unfortunately,… Read More

August 11, 2014 @ 12:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority has just released their guidance consultation on social media use within the financial industry and some crowdfunding industry followers remain concerned about the direction the document is taking. Sharon Flaherty, founder of boutique content marketing consultancy BrandContent, shared her opinion on… Read More

August 6, 2014 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published their much anticipated guidance consultation on usage of social media by the financial industry.  Specifically in regards to promotion of services and offerings.  The publication is open for comments by interested parties until November 6, 2014.  The regulatory… Read More

July 15, 2014 @ 7:26 pm By Barry James  |  

What has been called a “Terrifying Misuse of Legislation” was debated Thursday at the Westminster Crowdfunding Forum where it was unanimously agreed that it’s essential to tackle an over regulation of social media which is threatening both the Crowdfunding industry and the individual liberties of… Read More

July 14, 2014 @ 7:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

  According to a release by the CrowdfundingCentre, a briefing and submission to Ministers handed to Treasury officials documents how the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) is abusing legislation created before the social web existed to gag its use with equity crowdfunding. The report states the… Read More

June 24, 2014 @ 7:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Volpit, an equity crowdfunding platform based in the UK,  announced it is finally authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). On Monday, co-founder of Volpit Patrick O’Flaherty took to his Twitter account to share the exciting news with his followers. Proud to announce that @Volpit is now… Read More

June 23, 2014 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Social media expert Matan Nachmani has launched the “Bring Back Our Boys” crowdfunding campaign on Headstart.co with a goal to raise NIS 500,000 (USD $144,000). The funding project hit the website as Israeli forces continue to search areas of the West Bank for signs of the missing students Eyal Yifrach,… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 8:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfundraiser announced on Wednesday the release of its new crowdfunding platform focused on high school sports fundraising. As a new entrant into the growing crowdfund market, the crowdfunding portal hopes to upend some of the legacy areas of fundraising by providing a much more efficient service… Read More

June 3, 2014 @ 8:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dark Horse Pros (DHP), a company committed to serious athletes, sponsors their very own “On the Edge Video Contest 2014” for athletes participating in action and extreme sports, with cash prizes totaling up to $5,000. From now until July 6th, entrants can upload their video… Read More

May 28, 2014 @ 4:47 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Likeable Local, which offers an integrated software solution that allows small businesses and entrepreneurs to create, enhance and manage their social media presence, continues to raise convertible debt on AngelList. During its recent crowdfunding round, which closed on May 19th, Likeable Local raised $910,000 in… Read More

April 15, 2014 @ 10:43 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Intrastate crowdfunding exemptions are on the rise as legislators continue to exhibit interest in allowing small businesses to raise money online. However, several questions remain regarding how to effectively advertise these offerings without running afoul of securities regulations. According to an article in the National… Read More

March 5, 2014 @ 9:42 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Most crowdfunding campaigns will fail to reach their funding goals, but that isn’t a bad thing. The crowd’s ability to vet campaigns and pick winners is just one of the many facets of “crowd wisdom.” Having said that, it helps to understand what successful campaigners… Read More

February 24, 2014 @ 7:07 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

FundersClub is celebrating an exit this evening, the first exit for a company funded on the equity crowdfunding platform for accredited investors. TalentBin has been acquired by Monster Worldwide (MWW). Gozaik was also acquired by MWW today. Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. TalentBin and Gozaik… Read More

February 10, 2014 @ 10:45 am By Charles Luzar  |  

  FundRazr has shared the following infographic highlighting the platform’s top five personal campaigns for the last six months. There are two notable lessons to be gleaned from the data… The first 24 hours are crucial – Every single one of these campaigns had raised thousands… Read More

February 6, 2014 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

As part of Social Media Week, held in New York this month, real estate crowdfunding site Prodigy Network will lead the conversation on, “Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding: A Social Media Revolution In Real Estate,”  Prodigy Network will explore the impact social media has on the real… Read More

February 6, 2014 @ 9:45 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Let’s begin with some stereotypes of the northwest, shall we? It’s more relevant than it may seem… [View the story “#HowSeattleRiots” on Storify] The #HowSeattleRiots hashtag became the place to be for laughs about how insanely well the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl victory parade went. Not… Read More

January 30, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Georgia Quinn  |  

Dos and Don’ts of General Solicitation and the Use of Social Media in Debt/Equity-Based Crowdfunding Online crowdfunding used to raise capital through the sale of debt and equity interests in companies has opened a new and much needed financing method for small and startup businesses…. Read More