Peerbackers gets behind NASA
This was Sally Miller Outlaw’s reply:
“The best assurance is that we, as the founders of the crowdfunding platform—are the ones actually running the campaign. In the two years we have been operating peerbackers—with full access to the capital that comes through our site—we have yet to run off with anyone’s funds 
Also – I’m married to a guy who has a high level position with The Department of Homeland Security so I’m sort of in the law enforcement family!”
Tags: crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourced, crowdsourcing, nasa, peerbackers
Read More →Upstart Aims to Crowdfund Entrepreneurial College Grads
With Upstart, a student creates a profile that includes achievements and goals. The student then chooses the funding amount, and Upstart calculates the percent of income the student will have to share during repayment. There is no repayment in years when income is less than $30,000. Backers can commit funds in increments of $1,000. Mentoring and support are also provide
Tags: crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, dave-girouard, entrepreneurs, google, startups, upstart
Read More →Sikh Entrepreneurs Raise Over $100,000 In 48 Hours For Wisconsin Shooting Victims
The campaign, which cracked six figures in its first 48 hours, now has $112,466 from 1,218 donors.
“The whole thing is a tribute to good people and social networks,” Pujji says, downplaying Singh and his role in the campaign.
“We anticipate that the Milwaukee Sikh community will require substantial financial support as they heal from this senseless tragedy, and therefore graciously seek donations to offer support to the victims of the shooting, the injured police officer, and their families,” the campaign page reads.
Tags: crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, indiegogocom, shooting, wisconsin-shooting
Read More →Cardiff music merchandise firm turns to crowdfunding to fund growing business
Dizzyjam.com co-founder Dafydd Griffiths dded that raising £100,000 through crowdfunding could allow them to employ more people in Cardiff, and even think about setting up an office in the United States.
If the firm can make a success of it, Dizzyjam.com would be the first Welsh company to raise finance in this way.
Tags: business, cardiff-business, crowdcube, crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, dizzyjamcom
Read More →Why is this Startup giving away edible lingerie, fortune cookies, and lobster tails?
Companies looking to strike it rich give away anything they can think of to raise a buck. One California foodie app startup called DishClips is taking things to a new extreme with their “Food Porn” IndieGoGo campaign. Mixing double entendre with attractive food perks, they’re giving away anything from edible undies and x-rated fortune cookies, to a monster sized supply of lobster and filet mignon to get the support of food fanatics everywhere. Their biggest perk at a whopping $7000 even offers to have you be the host of your own No-Reservations-style foodie show a la Anthony Bourdain.
Tags: crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, dishclips, food, food-porn, indiegogo
Read More →Gene Dolgoff’s 3D Vision: Using Crowdfunding To Turn the World 3D
“We were actually talking before there was a Fundable. We had been talking with another of their companies, the GoBig network, which is a membership organization of investors and entrepreneurs. We have a business plan and private placement on that site, and recently started searching for investors to raise the funds we needed to go into production, and start marketing and sales. We started talking with the folks at GoBig, and they ended up talking to people higher up in the organization, and then we ended up talking with their founders, including Wil,” says Gene Dolgoff .
Tags: 3d-vision, crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourced, crowdsourcing, fundable, gene-dolgoff, jobs-act, sec
Read More →Stoughton Steel debuts The Baking Steel, Neapolitan Pizza at Home, with Crowdfunding Giant, Kickstarter
In line with kickstarter.com guidelines, each project has a set number of days to raise funds or the company receives nothing. “We hit our initial goal of $3000, in less than 24 hours,” stated project creator, Andris Lagsdin. “We are so overwhelmed by all the remarkable support we’ve received on Kickstarter. I am so excited that our many backers will be receiving what I believe is the next best thing for the home-cook industry. We would love to take this effort to the next level, so we can bring the Baking Steel into even more homes.”
Tags: baking, baking-steel, crowdfunding, crowdsourced, crowdsourcing, steel, stoughton-steel
Read More →Overview of crowdfunding pioneers in Asia-Pacific
The scene is still very young though, with the largest successful campaign being in the five-figure US dollar range. Will the movement become mainstream or fizzle out? They don’t know at this point, but it’s certainly intriguing to watch it develop.
In this article, they give a rundown of up-and-coming crowdfunding platforms in the Asia-Pacific region.
Tags: asia-pacific, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, indonesia, nboon, patungan, togather, wujudkan, zaozao
Read More →Equity Crowdfunding Discussion Matt Benson and Michael Norman
Michael Norman of WeFunder and Matt Benson of Cook Little debate and discuss the prospects for equity crowd investing for New Hamphire startups and investors. Discussion part of our crowdfunding conference at the Idea Greenhouse in Durham, NH on July 26th, 2012.
Tags: cook-little, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, equity-crowd-investing, idea-greenhouse, matt-benson, michael-norman, wefunder
Read More →Go Public Shells Reverse Mergers Group Discloses Industry Secrets
The GPSRM Group spokesperson says, “It doesn’t have to be that way. Public company formation is not as difficult as some law firms and Finra Member broker dealers would have you believe. A company can go public and not raise capital. They can do this without public shells.”
Tags: crowdfunding, crowdsource, crowdsourcing, go-public-shells-reverse-mergers, public
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