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FundaGeek Offers Technology and Science Projects Lease of Funding Life
The recession has made the funding of projects and startups through traditional investment methods very difficult. Innovation in technology and science in particular has difficulties clearing this hurdle, made more arduous with governments considering budget cuts into research projects as…
February 2nd Daily Crowdsource New Year Giveaway
Daily Crowdsource is pleased to announce the publication of a complete Industry Report on Microtasking for Quarter 3 of 2011. Though the full report is available for purchase, we’re giving away a free preview to everyone who fills out this…
Crowdcube Successfully Crowdfunds Investment Capital
At a time when the economic crisis makes it increasingly difficult for businesses to grow or even survive, a UK crowdfunding platform has defied the odds. Crowdcube, which allows people to invest in new and expanding business in return for…
New Crowdfunding Initiative Saves One of the World’s Most Biodiverse Places
Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park is recognized by the scientific community as being one of the one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. Covering an area of 9,823 km², the park holds several records for the number of animal species that…
US Based Rival, Brandstack.com has been Taken Over by DesignCrowd
For an undisclosed price, DesignCrowd has purchased Brandstack services, who are best known for their ability to generate ready-made logos through crowdsourcing. The brand plans to reinvent Brandstack by launching BrandCrowd.com. According to the CEO of DesignCrowd, Alec Lynch, the new…
Crowdsourced Marketing Site Receives Recognition
Although it has only been live for three months, Test My Message has already been recognized as a solid provider of crowdsourced marketing service, with its increasing community of experts helping small businesses. It has now been called the Most…
Symbid’s First Completed Project Sends Crowdsourcing Around the World
Symbid, a Dutch crowdfunding site that allows web-based investors to help propel new ventures (and earn returns) with “as little as 20 Euros… or much more,” is gaining traction. In its first successfully completed venture, the site helped one author…
Independent Music Scene Documentary Turns to Crowdfunding for Support
Award-winning visual artist Muema has been working on a new documentary film about the electronic music scene. Filming has been completed; however, the project still needs funds for post-production work, so Muema is turning to a crowdfunding platform to help finish…
Crowdfunding Platform HelpersUnite Launches Event Ticketing Service
HelpersUnite, a crowdfunding platform which allows projects to donate part of their raised funds to a charity of their choice, has just launched an online ticketing service which offers more cost-efficient pricing to musicians and artists who are trying to…
[Crowd Leader: Ville Miettinen] The Crowdfunding Act: Startup Saviour or Pure Speculation?
Even to someone living 7000km away from Washington D.C, it’s clear that American politicians love a good fight. Democrats and Republicans famously disagree about everything from healthcare to the debt crisis to whether pizza is a vegetable. But, it turns…
uTest Closes one of the Largest Financing Rounds to Increase Development and Expansion
Today uTest closed a $17 million Series D financing round bringing their total funding to more than $37 million. The additional capital will be used to launch developer tools, open regional offices, and scale faster through M&A opportunities and expert recruiting….
Artspire Allows Artists to Crowdfund Tax Deductible Contributions
Artspire, created by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is a newly launched crowdfunding platform that acts as an extension of NYFA’s fiscal sponsorship program. Artspire is different from other crowdfunding platforms because it allows artists to accept…
Supernatural Webseries Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Raise Funds For New Episodes
They live among us. Fallen angels and demons struggle to coexist along side with humans on the city of Los Angeles, torn between love and desire, violence and isolation. Such is the premise of the recently launched film noir and…
Seedups Offers Financial Support to Start-up Tech Businesses
All start-ups tech businesses in need of funding will be happy to hear that a helping hand is available. Seedups, the intelligent crowdfunding site, is joining many throughout the world and celebrating entrepreneurship. In doing so, they are not holding…
Crowdfunding Bills For Closely-Held Firms Receive House Panel Backing
A raft of measures aimed at loosening Securities and Exchange Commission rules for closely-held firms has received a U.S. House panel backing. The bills chiefly seek to re-adjust the funding cap for closely-held firms, as well as remove other negative…
Civilisedmoney: Changing Banking £10 At A Time
For anyone unsatisfied with conventional banking, a crowdfunded alternative has recently been launched. Civilisedmoney UK Ltd is an online, people-to-people service provider, who has launched a £100,000 crowdfunding initiative which offers anyone interested 10 per cent equity in the business….
[Crowd Leader: Kyle Hawke] Crowdsourcing: The new job interview
“How big is the crowdsourcing market? Do you think it will continue to grow?” It’s a question that is coming up a lot recently in discussions both on and offline. My answer is that the sex appeal and interest in…
‘Great Little Place’ Proves To Be Great Little Crowdfunded Platform
It was not too long ago that a little conduit called ‘Great Little Place’ was introduced to Facebook. Now, through the power of crowdsourcing, Great Little Place has become a popular location-focused social networking tool. Co-founder Rich Brown describes the…
Crowdfunded, Socially-Motivated Businesses Offer Inspiration
Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is the person backing a new crowdsourcing online community set to fund the schemes and ideas of green and social entrepreneurs. Fearnley-Whittingstall, a well-known campaigner, and Peoplefund.it, a new social enterprise platform, aim to support and…
Canadian Film Club Crowdfunds to Launch Online Video-On-Demand Service
The First Weekend Club, whose mandate is to promote Canadian films, is hosting a drive on the crowdfunding website indiegogo.com. Its goal is to raise $20,000 in donations to launch an online streaming website for Canadian films. It’s something we’ve…
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