The CrowdFunded is a CrowdCafe news category that highlights successfully executed raises across global investment crowdfunding platforms. Crowdfunding is working today; these companies, and platforms, are proof. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. [divide] Overview Crowdfunding Platform CircleUp.com (Niche equity crowdfunding platform; as per existing SEC regulations, currently only open to accr ...

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Congratulations to the WeFunder team for successfully raising their seed round, on their own platform no less.  From the email blast sent out last night: So, we ate our own dog food. Using current state “blue sky” laws (which prohibited advertising), we raised $533,800 from 58 investors in amounts ranging from $100 to $100,000. Half of these investors were un-accredited. For equity platforms, there are a nu ...

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FundedByMe is about to make history as they become the first equity crowdfunding platform to launch in Sweden. The company's CEO and co-founder, Daniel Daboczy, shot an email to supporters earlier this morning announcing the launch: Hi, The FundedByMe team and I are really proud to announce that history is about the be made on Thursday afternoon.The first rounds of equity crowdfunding/ crowd investing for s ...

Seedrs, a UK-based equity crowdfunding platform, closed its sixth crowdfunding raise yesterday. They brought together the Crowd to raise $48,000 (£30,000) for GigDropper, 'A location-based music discovery service.' The Crowd came in for a 35% equity share, valuing the company (post-money) at ~$137,000. GigDropper would allow bands/performers to leave songs at specific locations, these performances would sub ...

Paging through the weekend crowdfunding news, I was taken aback when I read that the CEOs of two major crowdfunding portals, Indiegogo & Fundable, both agree that "[equity crowdfunding] returns aren't likely." Slava Rubin, CEO of IndieGoGo, and Wil Shroter, CEO of Fundable, opined on the issue at the Empact Summit in Washington, DC. (1) From the article, A crowdfunding reality: Returns aren't likely: A ...

I just received an email from the WeFunder team announcing their soft pre-JOBS launch. WeFunder will now allow accredited investors to discover, connect, and interact with startups on its platform. (Online investments will not be facilitated.) While I doubt capital-hungry startups and accredited investors will patiently wait for implementation, the online discovery and interaction still represents a potenti ...

For clarity: When I refer to equity crowdfunding, I am referring to equity-based crowdfunding portals that will support non-accredited investors post-JOBS AngelList, a platform where startups can connect with investors and talent, announced the launch of Docs yesterday, a feature that allows startups to execute seed-round transactions online (techcrunch). The feature currently supports both equity and conve ...

Early-stage VC First Round Capital announced their investment in Fundersclub, a Y-Combinator alum (S12). Fundersclub launched last week and we're sure to hear more when they presenting at YC demo day on August 21st. From Josh Kopelman at First Round Capital: FundersClub makes it easy for companies to raise capital from individuals without hassle. Companies have just one shareholder (the FundersClub fund) – ...