Sunday, February 14, 2016

Weekend Crowdfunding News: New Zealand beach Crowdfunding bid hits target , Dubuc preps Crowdfunded car, 10-year-old Crowdfunding his dream of a flight in Lancaster bomber, Ohio State Launches Crowdfunding Platform for University projects, and more all brought to you by PICISI.com


BBC News
New Zealand beach crowdfunding bid hits target
crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to buy a New Zealand beach for public use has hit its target - but the bidders must wait to see if their tender is ...
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CNBC
The next Tesla? Dubuc preps crowdfunded car
The Canadian start-up plans to raise $25 million in order to produce the vehicle by 2017 — but is planning to do it via crowdfunding rather than ...
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CBC.ca
10-year-old crowdfunding his dream of a flight in Lancaster bomber
Every kid has a dream. 10-year-old Euan MacDonald from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, has a big one! Euan is on a mission to take a ride in Hamilton's ...
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Crowdfund Insider
Ohio State Launches Crowdfunding Platform for University Projects
Michael C. Eicher, Senior VP for advancement and president of The Ohio State University Foundation, told OSU News that the new platform will make ...
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Kirkintilloch Herald
Crowdfunding is a success for charity
Every single penny of the £680,000 amount raised so far has been through acrowdfunding initiative which was launched last June, including one ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Abel Beach owner happy to sell
The "Our News! .... A crowdfunding campaign to buy the beach and land area at the centre of this photograph, in the Awaroa Inlet, has reached its $2m ...
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GeekWire
After raising $28M in record crowdfunding campaign, Glowforge delays initial shipments
The Seattle startup set a crowdfunding record this past October, raising nearly $28 million from thousands of backers who pre-ordered the printer.
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AltFi
Oz Asset Manager Moves Into Equity Crowdfunding
Asset manager Investec Australia Limited has announced the acquisition of a 20% stake in equity crowdfunding platform Equitise. The stake makes ...
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The Times (subscription)
The risks and rewards of crowdfunding
It came after news that several other companies went into administration not long after raising funds from “the crowd”, including the bespoke shoe ...
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Hamilton Spectator
Seven years in love and no wedding: Crowdfunding in the Gaza Strip
GAZA CITY It's a classic problem faced by many young couples the world over: How to finance one's wedding? But for Abd El-Hakim Zughbor and his ...
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The National Business Review
$2 million raised for Abel Tasman beach
Crowdfunding organiser Duane Major told the Paul Henry Show the real estate agent had sent out 150 tender packages to people interested in the ...
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Metal Injection.net
Darkest Hour Crowdfunding New Album
Darkest Hour have revealed that they have launched a Indiegogo campaign to raise $50,000 to fund their new studio album. The band hopes to ...
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Enterprise Times
News in brief: Seedrs, crowdfunding, technology
More than £100m has been invested on the equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs since its launch in July 2012. A new report released by research firm ...
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Leviathan seeks USD 1m in crowdfunding for new wind tech
Business news and intelligence for the renewable energy sector. Business news and intelligence for the renewable industry. The newswire goes ...
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Washington Post
Gaza's incredibly high unemployment rate is leading one couple to crowdfund their wedding
GAZA CITY — It's a classic problem faced by many young couples the world over: How to finance one's wedding? But for Abd El-Hakim Zughbor and ...
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Refinery29
Beyoncé Fans Set Up Crowd-Funding Campaigns To Pay For Tour Tickets
Some Beyoncé fans are so determined to catch their idol on "The Formation World Tour", they're actually launching crowd-funding campaigns to pay ...
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South China Morning Post (subscription) (blog)
Broker behind Vancouver real estate 'crowdfunding' website says it was a mistake
You know, lots of media, all the news, they think 'you make the market crazy'.” Whatever the investment, Liu says he is now out of the “crowdfunding” ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Bach crowdfunding campaign nears $2m target
"The good news is that you have the BNZ as an intermediary, so that's an opportunity, say for the media or somebody, to appeal to the civic values or ...
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KRCRTV.COM
Shasta Rock Club turns to crowdfunding to help expand
CEO and Founder of the club, Benjamin Goodpatch, said that he hopes to buy the building and double the size of the facility. "We are breaking at the ...
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Newstalkkgvo
State Auditor Monica Lindeen Talks Up Crowdfunding
State Auditor and Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen said online fundraising is popular, but those who participate in crowdfunding must do so ...
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Bdaily
Crowdfunding platform Seedrs breaks through £100m barrier
Seedrs, the equity crowdfunding platform, has today announced it has facilitated more than £100m in investment in early-stage and growth focused ...
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Crowdfund Insider
The UK's No.1 Equity Crowdfunding Platform Seedrs Hits £100 Million Invested In Early-Stage And ...
This news follows another record-breaking 2015, in which Seedrs saw over 38,000 investments made on its platform. A new report, 'The Deal 2015 ...
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Kill Your Stereo
Darkest Hour crowdfunding for new album
“If you haven't heard by now we've launched a crowd funding campaign to fund the independent release of our ninth studio album! Creating and ...
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Filmmaker hopes crowdfunding campaign will make movie dream a reality
... the subtle yet crucial differences between a person who commits evil, and the many who don't,” Nathan said in a news release about the campaign.
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Credit Today
Two equity crowdfunding mergers in one day
The equity crowdfunding end of the peer-to-peer market has seen two M&A actions in one day, raising the possibility of further consolidation in the ...
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Leviathan Wind Energizer Announces New Wind Energy Technology for Fast Climate Change ...
Leviathan Wind Energizer is conducting simultaneous crowdfunding, one on Kickstarter for non-equity investors, and one on Fundable for equity ...
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