Cryptocurrency crowdfunding experiment ends in disaster
Wildly successful DAO crowdsourced venture fund using Ethereum currency will now shut down. Read more: www.inc.com
Why PR professionals need to pay attention to crowdfunding
As PR continues to evolve, crowdfunding will only continue to grow as an awareness tool for businesses. Eden Spodek shares lessons and mistakes. Read more: spinsucks.com
Size matters: How to manage shareholders under Title III
If your company is thinking of raising capital, your shareholder management game plan needs to be as well thought out every other part of your day to day operations. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
SmartFunding nabs $490,000 for invoice financing
Singapore-based invoice financing firm SmartFunding has raised $490,000 in a seed funding round. The capital comes from FinTech Asia Group and Investorlend. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Leetchi launches in the UK
Trust in UK charities is at a record low, so people are relying on crowdfunding to help fulfill fundraising targets and remove charities from the equation. Read more: www.thefintechtimes.com
P2Binvestor picks up $7.7m for crowdfunding business lending
Business lending marketplace P2Binvestor (P2Bi) has raised $7.7m in a Series A1 round led by Rockies Venture Club (RVC). Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
FreeAgent becomes first Seedr’s-backed company to IPO
Edinburgh-based accounting software provider FreeAgent has raised £10.7m in its listing on the London Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Read more: www.startups.co.uk
Indiegogo launches equity investment platform
Indiegogo is launching Equity Crowdfunding, a platform aimed at giving small-scale investors a stake in the companies they back. Read more: Read more: www.techcrunch.com
MAS reviewing VC regime to anchor more funds
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is reviewing its regulatory regime for venture capital managers to get more of them in Singapore. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Funding Societies gets provisional CMS license
The license will allow Funding Societies to deal in securities for lending-based crowdfunding for all classes of investors in Singapore. Read more: www.fintechranking.com