DuBois et Fils has announced the successful self crowdfunding effort

Swiss watch manufacturing company DuBois et Fils has announced the successful self crowdfunding effort in the amount of CHF 1,500,000, approximately $1,589,490. The crowdfunding campaign has been launched in the fall of 2012 without the assistance of any outside platform or vendor. Swiss company based in the Le Locle Switzerland near the French border has used the crowdfunding model of the equity ownership.

World Crowdfund Federation to promote crowdfunding worldwide

The main purpose of the World Crowdfund Federation (WCF) is global promoting the crowdfunding by sharing resources and information, by providing mutual support among national and regional associations.  The WCF is neutral and not serve to promote particular brands or any individual private enterprises. By definition, the affiliate groups must be not-for-profit-trade associations (or like them) serving only the interests of all crowdfunding stakeholders in their geographic, economic or political areas.

The WFC is founded by crowdfunding associations of the United States, Canada, Nigeria, Australia, Israel, India and Brazil in October 04, 2012.

Currently, the WCF includes 13 member organizations from around the world (see map). 

First Silicon Crowdfund Valley Conference

SVCrowdfund invites you to the First Silicon CrowdfundValley Conference which will bring together traditional private investors and crowdfunders. SVCrowdfund provides the participants with the unique opportunity to discuss current state of the industry, to learn from experts in venture capital, business angel and crowdfunding fields, to network and find new partnerships.

The Conference is held on April 04-05, 2013 to celebrate the first anniversary of the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act signed by President Obama last year. You will hear from people who implement crowdfunding as part of their current fundraising and marketing strategies, from those who work with SEC (Securities & Exchange Comission) to make the equity crowdfunding legal in the United States.

Equity crowdfunding in Australia

The Australian Small Scale Offerings Board (ASSOB), founded in 2007, is the largest investment crowdfunding platform in Australia and one of the largest in the world. It is an equity crowdfunding platform that has successfully served both accredited and non-accredited investors since its inception over 5 years ago, raising $130,409,669 since 2007. 132 companies have been funded to date and not single case of fraud has been reported.

The ASSOB operates within the current securities structure in Australia. Read full post here

Sharia crowdfunding ecosystem for the Muslim world

Sherwood Neiss and Jason Best, Principals from Crowdfund Capital Advisors spoke about the new trend in startup and growth financing called Crowdfunding and how they are working to create a global framework.  In particular, they discussed how Crowdfunding compliments the principles of Islamic Finance and how Muslim nations can benefit from building the Sharia compliant crowdfunding ecosystem.  Such an ecosystem would build strong relationships among people, promote the socially responsible distribution of wealth and encourage risk sharing in economic transactions to reduce the risk to any one party.  Read full post here

Finance solar projects through Mosaic's online marketplace

The transition to the clean energy powered planet has already begun, but it will require trillions of dollars of investment in coming years. Already, hundreds of people from across the United States have invested thousands of dollars to finance solar projects through Mosaic's online marketplace. Mosaic Inc. aims to open up this historic opportunity to everyone by democratizing the way energy is produced and financed.

Every Mosaic project is carefully vetted and structured to minimize risk while maximizing benefits to investors.

Abundance Generation: to invest in the renewable energy projects with

Abundance Generation is the newest online retail finance business that allows anyone in the community and wider UK public to invest in renewable energy projects at the minimum investment level of only £5. Everyone can get involved and earn the regular cash return from generating renewable electricity!

The aim for Abundance is to provide an easy means of connecting people to renewable projects happening local to them via their money, and through this financial connection to enhance the positive engagement people have with renewable energy. In addition, Abundance Generation gives people the opportunity to invest their money into something tangible, green and local without having to compromise on their returns.

BankToTheFuture to get more finance in to the hands of the entrepreneurs

You know how it’s very hard to raise finance for your business or project and even harder to invest in private businesses today?

BankToTheFuture is launched to get more finance in to the hands of the entrepreneurs, businesses and project creators that deserve it. At the same time, the bank wants to break down the restrictive costs and bureaucracy that investors used to have to go through when they invested in private businesses before BankToTheFuture. The bank is offering you the new way to invest small and large sums of money when you can see exactly who it goes to.

The leading resource in the crowdsourcing industry

Founded in 2010 as an initiative of Massolution, Crowdsourcing.org is the neutral organization dedicated solely to crowdsourcing and crowdfunding. As one of the most influential and credible authorities in the crowdsourcing space, Crowdsourcing.org is recognized worldwide for its intellectual capital, crowdsourcing and crowdfunding practice expertise and unbiased thought leadership.

Crowdsourcing.org’s mission is to serve as an invaluable source of information to analysts, researchers, journalists, investors, business owners, crowdsourcing experts as well as participants in crowdsourcing and crowdfunding platforms. As an initiator, Massolution is an advisory, research and implementation company that specializes in crowdsourcing solutions for private, public and social enterprises. 

SunFunder: invest in solar empowerment

SunFunder is one of the environmentally pointed crowdfunding platforms that develops strong partnerships with solar energy businesses around the world. These businesses provide affordable solar energy solutions to underserved communities, but the lack of access to financing prevents them from scaling up. By investing through SunFunder, any prospective investor will provide the financing that will make affordable solar energy available to people around the world. 

The fundraising model of SunFunder is silmilar, in fact, to jugaad solutions (that is mass and low-cost solutions in any sphere of the human activity).

Online crowd investing in companies via Crowdcube

Crowdcube is the worlds first crowdfunding platform enabling startup companies to raise funding by offering real equity in return for micro investments.

At present, Crowdcube is the UK's #1 crowdfunding platform.

Crowdcube enables companies to create an online pitch showcasing the opportunity for investment in their business. Members of the public can invest small amounts of money in pitches which are of interest to them. Finally, if the target funding is raised then they receive the corresponding equity shares in the company they have invested in.

GreenUnite: crowdfunding to create the more sustainable world

GreenUnite is one of the crowdfunding and educational platforms focused on helping to launch important products, technology and content dedicated to creating the more sustainable world. This platform allows to connect passionate individuals and organizations with green supporters. From cleantech and sustainable products to artistic educational endeavors (or anything in between), GreenUnite welcomes your crowdfunding projects to the GreenUnite community!

GreenUnite works in partnership with www.2041.com
 
2041 was founded by explorer, adventurer and lecturer Robert Swan, OBE, the first person to walk to both the North and South poles. Robert Swan has dedicated his life to the preservation of the Antarctic wilderness and promoting recycling, renewable energy and sustainability to combat the effects of global warming.

 

Find green projects to fund

Find green projects to fund, from across 19 crowdfunding websites. Like IndieGoGo, Kickstarter and much more...

Everyone should have the opportunity to raise money. Now people all over the world use numerous crowdfunding platforms to raise millions of dollars for all types of campaigns.

See, for example, how IndieGoGo platform is popular.

The popularity of five crowdfunding platforms