Today we feature a crowdfunding project which recently successfully funded. Ubooly is a cuddly critter powered by your iPhone or iPod touch. Using a custom voice recognition app, Ubooly delivers educational and entertaining activities for children. Monthly WiFi updates keep the content fresh. Carly Gloge and Isaac Squires, founders of Ubooly, got production quotes [...]
View Post crowd funding, crowdfunding, donation-based crowdfunding, UboolyEarlier this month Crowdsourcing.org published their “Crowdfunding Industry Report” based on survey responses from 170 crowdfunding sites. (We view it as a nice supplement to our “Consumer Interest in Investment Crowdfunding” white paper, which is based on consumer research.) This blog post is the first of several that will analyze this research. Over the past [...]
View Post crowd funding, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing.org, donation-based crowdfunding, equity-based crowdfunding, investment crowdfunding, Kickstarter, PebbleA cleverly crafted publicity campaign can provide third party validation that there is a market for, and interest in, your crowdfunding campaign. Furthermore, it shows investors that you are considered knowledgeable enough in your field to be used as a source for the media. Media coverage will also boost your Google rankings, increasing visibility to [...]
View Post crowd funding, crowdfunding, investment crowdfunding, Joy Schoffler, Leverage PR, PR, public relations, publicityAs we mentioned in our recent blog post about advocating for the investment crowdfunding regulatory framework, the SEC is inviting the public to comment on the JOBS Act, including the investment crowdfunding provisions found in Title III. Funding Launchpad formally submitted our comments to the SEC on Friday, April 27. Our comments can also be [...]
View Post comments, crowd funding, crowdfunding, equity crowdfunding, equity-based crowdfunding, Funding Launchpad, FundingLaunchpad.com, investment crowdfunding, public, SEC, Securities and Exchange CommisionYesterday W3W3.com released two interviews with Funding Launchpad leaders, CEO Steve Reaser and Adviser Brian Tsushiya, about investment crowdfunding. The interview with Steve Reaser covers the key benefits of the JOBS Act (H. R. 3606): The ability to tell lots of people about your offering The ability to raise money from non-accredited investors While enactment [...]
View Post Brian Tsushiya, crowdfunding, Crowdfunding Alliance, Funding Launchpad, investment crowdfunding, Steve Reaser, Vim Funding, w3w3, w3w3.comPresident Obama is slated to sign the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act on Thursday, and the final, authoritative text of the bill has finally been made available to the public – you can take a look at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr3606enr/pdf/BILLS-112hr3606enr.pdf. Note that Title III is the crowdfunding part. There have been a number of brief summaries [...]
View Post 504, 505, 506, crowdfunding, exemption, FINRA, funding portal, general solicitation, investment crowdfunding, IPO, JOBS Act, reg d, SECBelow is a recap of yesterday’s The SoHo Loft’s Los Angeles Capital Creation and Crowdfunding Conference. Dara Albright framed the conference, and investment crowdfunding, as a “unique opportunity for ‘we the people’ to rise up and fix our economy”. Referencing the Kauffman Foundation’s study that suggests startups create all net new jobs, Dara suggests it [...]
View Post crowdfunding, crowdfunding conference, investment crowdfunding, SoHo Loft, The SoHo LoftLast night, we posted about the new CROWDFUND Act that was introduced in the Senate yesterday. We’ve managed to get our hands on a copy of the bill, and we thought we’d share, for those who are watching this development as excitedly as we are. Sorry the below is so lengthy, but we thought you’d [...]
View Post bennett, brown, crowd funding, crowd investing, CROWDFUND Act, crowdfund investing, crowdfunding, investment crowdfunding, merkleyA third Senatorial investment crowdfunding bill, called the CROWDFUND Act, was introduced today. The proposal is co-sponsored by a group of Senators from both parties: Senators Jeff Merkley (OR), Michael Bennet (CO), Scott Brown (MA), and Mary Landrieu (LA). According to Senator Merkley’s press release, The CROWDFUND Act allows companies to raise $1 million through [...]
View Post bennett, crowd funding, crowdfund, CROWDFUND Act, crowdfunding, double fine, Double Fine Adventure, investment crowdfunding, landrieu, merkley, Michael Bennett, schumer, Scott BrownThe rest of the Perfect Earth investment crowdfunding feature… Crowdfunding is About More than Money Christian was delighted when two people separately approached him about potential large investments. Both also want to play a role in developing the project. Like Christian, both are willing to work for no salary [...]
View Post Christian Batist, crowd investing, crowdfunding, environment, Habbo Hotel, investment crowdfunding, Perfect Earth, virtual world