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Published time: 7 Nov, 2017 10:08 A woman who says she was raped by a stranger has set up a crowdfunding campaign to bring her alleged attacker to justice. Prosecutors refused to press charges, despite claims from Emily Hunt that she woke up “naked and terrified” in a London hotel room. Hunt, who has waived […]
NSFW Warning: This story may contain links to and descriptions or images of explicit sexual acts. Patreon is a crowdfunding platform that enables people to receive subscription payments for the work that they do. It’s a way of connecting individuals and small businesses with paying audiences, from news websites and YouTube channels through to activists […]
South Koreans who were planning to raise funds using cryptocurrency will have to find an alternative method. The country has decided to follow in China’s footsteps and has banned raising money through all forms of virtual currency, according to Reuters. As TechCrunch noted, businesses around the globe have raised over $ 1.8 billion this year […]
GUEST: Let’s be honest. After jumping through hoops to get your crowdfunding campaign live, your video is many times an afterthought. We recently analyzed over 200 campaigns to gauge how important videos are in crowdfunding. A quick bit of background: Crowdfunding campaigns are open on average 93 days. Issuers must meet their funding target to […]
GUEST: Crowdfunding is the hot new topic in the startup world. Since the passage of regulations allowing companies to source funding from Main Street American investors, startups have been flocking to crowdfunding platforms to secure capital. But what makes a crowdfunding campaign successful? The most obvious answer is a large social following — a crowd […]
Richard Garriott’s Portalarium has raised $ 9.4 million over the past four years for its fantasy role-playing game Shroud of the Avatar. But the company is going back to fundraising via equity crowdfunding, something that wasn’t available when it started its original Kickstarter campaign. The latest fundraising plan requires Portalarium to disclose more financial details […]
GUEST: Since Regulation Crowdfunding began on May 16 last year, 335 companies have filed offering documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to fundraise on securities-based crowdfunding platforms. Of those companies, 43 percent were funded, 30 percent failed, and the remainder are still open and trying to get funding. The total capital committed to […]
In 1920, Fahrenheit 451 author Ray Bradbury was born in the the Chicago suburb of Waukegan, Illinois. While he spent his early years there, he and his family eventually moved to California, where he spent the rest of his life. Now, his hometown is looking to honor the author with a statue, and has launched […]
Remember that real-world Pong table that was supposed to become a product you could buy if everything went smoothly? Well, it’s here… almost. The creators have launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to launch a production-grade, coffee table-sized version of the design. If you’re willing to pledge at least $ 1,100 ($ 990 if you were […]
“It’s Bloomin’ Monday!” the server at Outback Steakhouse in Louisville, Kentucky, told us. “That means free bloomin’ onions,” Sarah Karr whispered across the table to me. “Sure, we’ll have one,” she told the server. “Did you know they actually don’t eat blooming onions in Australia?” said Sarah’s son Evan, a disarmingly self-possessed 13-year-old with a […]
