crowdfund

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crowdfund

To raise money for something, such as a project or cause, by soliciting donations from a large network of people, often via social media. If the studio won't finance our movie, then we'll have to turn to crowdfunding. I'm crowdfunding to raise money for a local family whose house burned down.

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(Jack) Wroldsen, The Social Network and the Crowdfund Act: Zuckerberg, Saverin, and Venture Capitalists' Dilution of the Crowd, 15 VAND.

INTRASTATE CROWDFUNDING IN ALASKA: IS THERE SECURITY IN FOLLOWING THE CROWD?

The CROWDFUND Act required the SEC to adopt rules to facilitate equity crowdfunding.

How the SEC's crowdfunding rules for funding portals save the two-headed snake: drawing the proper balance between integrity and cost

And like all investors, they could be caught in a speculative bubble if the stock price of a crowdfunded company loses touch with its financial performance.

The crowdfunding effect: the SEC's crowdfunding rule will create new challenges for CFOs

If all the educational materials do is highlight the significant risk that is associated with investing in crowdfunded securities, without providing information on how to mitigate or diversify such risk, the educational materials may do more harm than good.

Crowdfunding & investor education: empowering investors to mitigate risk & prevent fraud

CROWDFUND aims to help startup and expanding businesses with their fundraising efforts through crowdfunding, ICOs, and token sales, while innovating to add better governance and stability to the blockchain community.

Xsolus to Launch Crowdfunding Platform (CROWDFUND): Crowdfunding, ICOs, and Token Sales Marketplace

Based on recent announcements of the leading crowdfund sites, we estimate that in 2014, $ 100 million or more of real estate projects will be financed across platforms.

Crowdfunding changing real estate financing for operators and investors

Xsolus' crowdfunding campaign will be conducted on Xsolus' own multiple simultaneous Crowdfunding Platform (CROWDFUND).

Xsolus Heads Crowdfunding Campaign: Blockchain Services and Product Ecosystem Development

Miller was vague on whether Fundrise's new investors at Silverstein Properties will use the site to crowdfund their own projects, such as 3 World Trade Center.

Young guns hit the big money bullseye

Some, such as California-based Patch of Land, crowdfund mortgages with a fixed term.

Tough love as crowdfunding grows up

BANKING AND CREDIT NEWS-April 24, 2015-Invesdor receives license to crowdfund in EU

Invesdor receives license to crowdfund in EU

Crowdfund investing was established by Title III of the federal JOBS Act in 2012, which directed the Securities and Exchange Commission to relax rules prohibiting the general solicitation of investments.

RCS Capital to launch crowdfunding platform

M2 EQUITYBITES-April 24, 2015-Invesdor receives license to crowdfund in EU

Invesdor receives license to crowdfund in EU

Atlanta, GA, February 28, 2016 --(PR.com)-- SkyMedicus (www.skymedicus.com) has successfully received funding of $1,000,000 through Elite Crowdfund's online crowdfunding platform.

Elite Crowdfund Successfully Raises $1,000,000 for SkyMedicus

Chicago, IL, May 06, 2015 --(PR.com)-- In order to advance state crowdfunding initiatives, Thomas Coke, Director of Compliance Services and head of Business Development at CrowdFund Connect, Inc., will speak on the topic throughout Michigan to educate about the evolution of, and framework for, regulatory measures.