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Crowdfunding Today 12/19
Resolution Independent Turns to Crowd Funding for 'Wynter Dark' (Exclusive)
Hollywood Reporter
LONDON – Australian entertainment company Resolution Independent is turning to crowd funding to bankroll the roll out across tablets and e-readers of its graphic novel Wynter Dark, a post-apocalyptic new ice age adventure set in New York. our editor ...
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AngelList Moves Into Crowdfunding
BostInno (blog)
AngelList was a big supporter of the JOBS Act, the legislation passed earlier this year that eased access to capital for startups and legalized crowdfunding. And I thought back then that the platform would likely consider facilitating crowdfunding once ...
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Piwik starts crowdfunding drive for version 2.0
The H
The Piwik developers have announced that they are starting a crowdfunding drive to support new features that they want to integrate into the open source analytics software for its next major version. For Piwik 2.0, the developers are planning to ...
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What Can Crowdfunding Bring to Latin America?
Crowdsourcing.org
According to data in the Crowdfunding Industry Report published in May 2012 and Consumo Colaborativo's directory, South America (excluding Brazil) has fewer than ten crowdfunding platforms, Argentina being home to most of them. Being involved in this ...
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Crowd Funding: Moving the elephant through the python
Bizjournals.com (blog)
Startups today are whining about the lack of funding available after raising a family-and-friends or angel seed round. They're calling it the "Series A Crunch." Angel investors made approximately 60,000 seed stage investments in 2011. In the same year, ...
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Crowd-funding website DonorsChoose.org pays off for Ridgewood teacher
Tbo.com
A cabinet inside classroom 224 at Ridgewood High School is full of notebooks, pens, highlighters, paper and more, thanks to a website that allows teachers secure funding for their classrooms. Nicole Sharkey, 35, has been a teacher at Ridgewood High ...
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ClickStartMe.com launch to create stir in online crowdfunding industry
PR NewsChannel (press release)
ClickStartMe.com is the newest entry into the $2.8 billion crowdfunding industry and is sure to create a buzz in the comparatively sterile atmosphere of online crowdfunding. Unlike its competitors, ClickStartMe.com provides individuals and businesses ...
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Crowdfunding seeking start-ups to feature in live webinar tonight to boost funds
Startups.co.uk
Paul Mander of Bike Leasing Company Ltd and Simon Grice of iNeed are set to present their businesses through live webinars, before answering questions from viewers, in an effort to encourage investment. Launched in 2012, iNeed is an online service that ...
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Money Valuations – Equity Crowdfunding for Startups
Crowdsourcing.org
Money Valuations – Equity Crowdfunding for Startups. article Crowdfunding. Money Valuations – Equity Crowdfunding for Startups. Summary Before examining how much equity the crowdfunders would end up with, it is important to grasp the concepts of pre ...
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CrowdFunding Incubator To Launch Unique Crowdfunding Website
San Francisco Chronicle
The Chief Executive Officer of CrowdFunding Incubator LLC ("CFI"), Douglas E. Castle, announced this morning that CrowdFunding Incubator's revolutionary new website will be launched within the next four weeks. The site combines a highly-interactive ...
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