Startup crowdsourcing news
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 EarlyShares Urges Congress to Allow Crowdfunding in the U.S.
Using evidence from countries where crowdsourcing has taken hold, such as the UK, EarlyShares is pushing to get full legal backing for its new business model, pointing out that crowdfunding leads to greater and more widespread innovation and success in…
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…
Coffee and Power Offer a Haven for Small Job Postings
Since its launch on Nov. 1, 2011, Coffee and Power have posted 5,500 users and 4,417 jobs, otherwise known as “missions.” About 1/3 of the missions have been completed for an average payment of $12; or a total of $25,000….
English Wikipedia Shuts Down in Opposition of SOPA/PIPA
On January 16th, the Wikipedia community decided to shut down the public information sharing site for 24 hours today in a protest against the United States’ proposed legislation: The U.S. House of Representation’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the…
Capital Creation and Crowdfunding Conference New York Jan 23rd
You’ve heard about the U.S.’s involvement with capital formation, job creation, and the crowdfunding bill. You’ve witnessed changes in the capital markets and economic system, and you’ve watched how the Internet and mass media has, in recent years, revolutionized everything…
Start-up Trada Announces Acquisition of Additional Investment
Online marketing platform Trada, established in 2008, recently sealed a funding deal with top-level advertising distributing companies that sets it on course for another successful year of crowdsourcing marketing projects. Its lead investors, Foundry Group and Google Venture, seem keen…
Lucky Ant Helps Local Businesses Enlist the Help of Neighbors
Jonathan Moyal, the founder of Lucky Ant, officially opened his new company for business on January 2nd.. Lucky Ant provides New York City start-ups with opportunities to gain exposure and raise funds for projects. Every week, the website features one…
Study Finds Half of New Business Start-ups in the U.S. are Initiated by New Immigrants
The National Foundation report, conducted by VentureSource, examined the role immigrants play in new business start-ups. The study considered companies that were valued at less than $1 billion and that had received venture capital within the past three years. The…
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…
Innovative Food Waste Recycling Project Launches Crowdfunding Campaign at Kickstarter
Throw To Grow, a new food waste recycling program based in Honolulu, HI, has launched a Kickstarter campaign. The company hopes to raise $15,000 to fund its innovative research project as well as an educational program aimed at teaching kids…
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….
Sharon Chiarella And Stephanie Leffler Host Free Webinar on the Benefits of Crowdsourcing
Part II of Daily Crowdsource’s webinar series on the Future of Crowdsourcing will be hosted by Sharon Chiarella, VP of Amazon, and Stephanie Leffler, CEO of CrowdSource. The second webinar in this highly requested series will discuss the benefits of microtasking. The webinar is…
Microtask.com Successfully Crowdsources Business Processes
‘Crowd labour’ is the latest phrase to join the ever-growing vocabulary of our connected world thanks to microtask.com. The Finnish start up, founded by four serial entrepreneurs with lengthy backgrounds in software and business, aims to make every simple process…
Lookers Give Buyers a Second Set of Eyes
WeGoLook.com offers a crowdsourcing service that acts as the owner’s “set of eyes”. If you are unable to look at something yourself WeGoLook.com can send someone on your behalf to inspect the item in a very cost effective manner. They…
Have Your Lawn Cut by Crowdsourced Lawn Professionals
Thanks to a new site, LawnMowingOnline.com, mowing your lawn has become as easy as scheduling an appointment online. This service, offered in Houston, St. Louis, and Miami, offers next day lawn mowing services for as little as $19 for a…
The Sky’s The Limit With Cloudlogo.com
Anybody interested in acquiring the skills of a talented logo designer will be happy to know that there now exists a unique portal where they can gain access to the cream of the crop. Cloudlogo.com specializes in the crowdsourcing of logo…
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…
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