FinSMEs

MAY 6, 2024

Backers included angel investors, including Collin Crowdfund CEO Jeroen ter Huurne. Winston, a Tilburg, the Netherlands-based provider of a hospitality POS system, raised €600K in funding. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its growth both domestically and internationally.

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FinSMEs

MARCH 28, 2024

This move marks a huge milestone for USP, an […] The post Ethereum-Based Tokenized Real Estate Platform USP Launches On Republic appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 5, 2023

According to the FBI, criminals often used emails, fake social media accounts, websites, cold calls, and even crowdfunding campaigns to pull off the scam. These fake charities pop up during the holidays, take people's money, and quickly disappear.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 11, 2012

But crowdfunding investments in startups is the answer to all our worries in life, right? At least it would be diversified across 25-30 companies--there's no such requirement in crowdfunding. I can't tell you about the. oh, I dunno, let's make up a number that doesn't tie into any living people, real or imagined. I certainly would!

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FinSMEs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Lendo, a Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based shariah-compliant debt crowdfunding marketplace, raised SAR 105m ($28m) in Series B funding. The round was led by Sanabil Investments, a wholly-owned company by the Public Investment Fund (“PIF”), with participation from Shorooq Partners, AB Ventures and other investors.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 7, 2023

It also ordered Ant Group to cease operations of its crowdfunded medical aid service Xianghubao, which it closed in 2021. According to the People's Bank of China, as reported by Reuters , Ant violated laws regarding corporate governance and consumer protection and conducted banking and insurance activities without the appropriate license.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

XO even offers a unique crowdfunding option, allowing groups to share the cost of a charter. For instance, a recent search showed one-way short-haul flights accommodating six passengers for $2,495, which breaks down to $415 per person. You can also fly from New York to South Florida for $1,295 per seat.

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FinSMEs

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The $30m includes more than $3 million from a crowdfunding on NetCapital where 1,514 individuals invested between $100 to $165,000. EarthGrid Public Benefit Corporation (EarthGrid PBC), a Richmond, CA-based plasma boring technology and infrastructure development company, raised $30m in seed funding.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

My friend Mike Masnick , founder and leader of Techdirt , is crowdfunding a new paper on NFTs. I backed the project just now with 0.1 ETH and you can do the same here. USV TEAM POSTS:

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 16, 2021

” The film is being crowdfunded on the Ethereum blockchai n and the campaign ends at 6pm eastern time today. When you choose to back the project, you will have a choice to pledge one ETH and get an NFT from the film or pledge less and get a token recognizing your contribution.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

These can include self-funding, crowdfunding, using venture capital, or through a small business loan, according to the U.S. Data from Google shows that people searching for the small business topic in the business and industrial category over the past year searched for the following related queries. Small Business Administration (SBA).

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 29, 2021

Every January, Kickstarter runs the Make 100 program where creators are encouraged to make 100 of something and crowdfund it on Kickstarter. There are all sorts of great creative projects this year. Check them out. I backed this one this morning. USV TEAM POSTS: Andy Weissman — Jan 26, 2021 USV 2021 Fund.

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FinSMEs

JULY 14, 2023

Craft Gin Club, a London, UK gin subscription service, closed an £800k first crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Over 700 investors participated in the campaign.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

XO also offers the option to crowdfund a flight. For example, a recent search showed one way short-haul flights with 6 passengers for $2,495 ($415 per person). Or, you could book a seat from New York to South Florida for $1,295. What does it mean for you? In a nutshell, flying private isn't just for the ultra-rich anymore.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 18, 2020

Enter Kickstarter , the crowdfunding platform for bringing creative projects to life (and a USV portfolio company). Music venues, movie theaters, art galleries, restaurants, performance spaces, maker spaces, conferences, festivals, and bookshops are the places we hang out in, enjoy each other, and and connect to art and culture.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 12, 2022

Last month our portfolio company Kickstarter announced the creation of a protocol organization that will develop a web3 protocol for the crowdfunding of creative projects. They are now assembling a protocol team and are talking to candidates to lead that effort.

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Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Crowdfunding is another option for aspiring entrepreneurs with disabilities. Try enlisting the help of your children while using crowdfunding platforms to collect donations from friends and family. Accion Opportunity Fund. Small Business Administration (SBA). StreetShares. National Disability Institute (NDI).

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

called Attack Surface, and is crowdfunding the audio book to keep it out of the Amazon/Audible ecosystem. The author Cory Doctorow is out with his third book in the Little Brother series. I backed the project this week. USV TEAM POSTS: Hanel Baveja — Sep 10, 2020 Mental Healthcare 3.0

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Our portfolio company Kickstarter is running a cool crowdfunding event called Shapeshift that is focused on “bold new products made from recycled materials.” ” You can see them here and back the ones that are interesting to you. I did that this morning. Here is one of the Shapeshift projects I backed:

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Mirror is something between a blogging platform, a crowdfunding platform, and a community platform, built for the crypto sector. Our portfolio company Mirror has been using a “game mechanic” called The Write Race to onboard users to the Mirror service.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 1, 2013

In the past week, both AngelList and FundersClub got SEC "No action" letters --notices that their crowdfunding platforms were going to be allowed to keep operating without fear of getting run over by the government. A lot of people have asked me over the last year what I think of crowdfunding. Call it fate, call it luck.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 28, 2019

So today, Kin has launched DefendCrypto.org which is a crowdfunding effort to fight the SEC in court. Imagine that a user had to go to a securities brokerage firm like Schwab to purchase a token in order to be able to use Apple’s App Store. Kin has contributed $5mm worth of BTC, ETH, and Kin to the effort. You can do so here.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 21, 2024

There are microtransactions, freemium services, video creators selling merch on the side, and crowdfunding systems, just to name a few options. But the times, they are a-changin'. Content creators are exploring alternative ways to make money.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 2, 2013

It's very fashionable these days of crowdfunding and party rounds to go out, tell a good story to individuals, and piece together a lot of cash from a lot of folks--with no investor in particular really taking any responsibility for advising the company.

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FinSMEs

JANUARY 4, 2024

This seed funding also included a crowdfunding raise of over $3M. The round was led by Shark Tank’s Yasmin Lukatz (Founder Israel Collaboration Network), Oren Dobronsky, Zohar Gilon (Tamar Technology Ventures) and Menachem Weinfeld (Starry Group). The company intends to use the […] The post Annabella Raises €8.5M

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 8, 2013

You can''t crowdfund a fund. The nice thing about luck is that it doesn''t persist and it can usually be accounted for--no one is really going to believe your company building story when it was obvious that your acquirer just had way too much money to play with or did the deal for ridiculous reasons.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Just figuring out that there is a way you could sell and produce and promote games more effectively through Kickstarter, which I think a lot of people know is the big crowdfunding site that found many things, games included. buy, sell, or hold crowdfunding if it were a stock. He just raised $1.8 Two more for you, Elizabeth.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 28, 2021

The folks behind Dirt are funding it with a crowdfunding campaign on Mirror using NFTs. 05 ETH: If you want to join this crowdfunding campaign, make sure you have the Coinbase browser extension or the Metamask browser extension and go here and have fun and support some journalists too. I bought a Pea Green just now for.05

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 9, 2021

Emily Segal is writing her next novel called Burn Alpha and she is crowdfunding it on her Mirror blog. If you have an Ethereum wallet, like Coinbase Wallet or Metamask, you can participate in her crowdfunding project here. If you read this post on my Mirror blog , you will see the crowdfunding project embedded in this post.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Annie was previously a director on the boards of several North American venture-backed companies, is an advisor to crowdfunding fintech company FrontFundr, and, prior to the launch of CBIV, was Chief Investment Officer at Grand Challenges Canada. designation.

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Fortune Financial

MAY 4, 2023

Several types of investment opportunities are available, from traditional stocks to crowdfunding campaigns. Types Of 3D Printing Investments 3D printing is an exciting industry with considerable potential for growth and investment opportunities. Direct Investments One option is to invest in publicly traded 3D printing companies.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 7, 2021

Longtime AVC reader Alex Wolf has a Kickstarter project that I think is awesome. She has long been working on a “pattern alphabet” to encode the patterns of nature and life. This project turns this alphabet into cards that can be used by kids in school and at home to learn.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 2, 2024

Because as we know, a lot of those crowdfunding sites investing in single asset deals, a single market and even though a preferred equity rate of, say, a 12% might sound great, you have to ask yourself, could I do better especially on a risk adjusted basis by sticking with the public markets today?

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 2, 2021

I am a fan of wireless charging for my various devices and I am glad that there is a standard, called Qi , for wireless charging that many manufacturers support. This means you don’t need to buy your wireless charging device from Apple or Google, you can buy it from any manufacturer you prefer.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 23, 2021

I’m going with something a bit different today on Funding Friday. Longtime AVC reader Kirsten Lambertsen has created an email newsletter featuring creators and their projects across many different creator platforms. It is called Patron Hunt. It looks like this: I just signed up and you can do that too right here. USV TEAM POSTS:

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

I backed this project today to make large scale public art projects honoring frontline workers. Frontline workers have been and continue to be the heroes of this pandemic. They are out there delivering our packages, stocking our stores, caring for sick people, etc, etc. I really like the idea of honoring them. Part 2.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

I was on a zoom board meeting in early July and one of the board members started whipping out cards instead of interrupting. I captured the moment because I thought it was awesome. Since then, I have wanted my own set of zoom meeting cards, but never took the initiative to make them.

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