Australian Senate Passes Crowdfunding Legislation

As expected, the Australian Senate has voted on the “Corporations Amendment (Crowd-Sourced Funding) Bill of 2016″. The legislation will legalize equity crowdfunding. The bill was approved ...

Five Years Ago Today … Thousands Asked Congress to Enact the JOBS Act that Legalized Crowdfunding

  Today, exactly 5 years ago, thousands of US Citizens asked the Senate to push forward and pass the JOBS Act of 2012 into law.  The letter, embedded below was signed by a diverse group of stake...

Utah Intrastate Crowdfunding Bill Slowly Endures Legislative Process

Utah, like a majority of the other states, is attempting to enact an instrastate crowdfunding exemption. The bill has been meandering between the House and the Senate since the beginning of the year....

German Crowdfunding Association Sets Reporting Standards Above & Beyond Legal Requirements

In a move designed to firmly establish the credibility of the investment crowdfunding sector in Germany, the German Crowdfunding Association announced that its 21 member platforms have adopted common,...

Questions You Must Ask Before Investing in a Crowdfunded Security

Investment crowdfunding is very different from rewards-based crowdfunding. Participating in a project on Kickstarter or Indiegogo is more akin to a donation where you may (or may not) receive some sor...

Top 6 Reasons Investment Platforms Fail

BY Brock Murray Chief Executive Officer katipult.com, CROWDFUNDING BEAT GUEST POST. Private capital markets are plagued with compliance requirements and operational inefficiencies, and softw...

Overfunding: African-Inspired Food Company Aduna Surpasses £325,000 on Seedrs

Just days after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, Aduna, a London-based African-inspired food brand, has successfully secured its initial  £325,000. As previously reported, Aduna...

Update: ioLight Nears 250,000 Funding Target During the Final Week on Crowdcube

With less than one week until its second Crowdcube campaign comes to an end, ioLight is currently nearing its initial 250,000 funding target. This initiative comes just two years after the company ra...

China: WeiyengX Fintech Review

Highlights of China’s central bank’s briefing on financial reform & development Last Friday, the People’s Bank of China briefed media on China’s financial reform and developments on th...

CoolMiniOrNot’s “Rising Sun” Surpasses $2.4 Million in Less Than Two Weeks on Kickstarter

Less than two weeks after launching the Rising Sun Kickstrter campaign, CoolMiniOrNot’s 26th crowdfunding initiative has successfully secured more than $2.4 million thanks to over 22,000 back...

Tabletop Game Creator Tasty Minstrel Games Selects Indiegogo For New Equity Crowdfunding Round

On Thursday, tabletop game creator, Tasty Minstrel Games (TMG), launched its equity crowdfunding campaign through Indiegogo. Founded in 2010, the company has secured more than $2.5 million on Kickstar...

Zopa Celebrates Plus Products 1st Birthday

On Friday, peer-to-peer lender Zopa celebrated the one year birthday of its product, Zopa Plus, by taking a look back at its progress over the past twelve months. The product was launched with Zopa A...

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