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

One Spark April 17-21 2013, the world's crowdfunding festival

During the OneSpark April 17-21 2013, downtown Jacksonville will be buzzing with Creator showcases, live pitches, culinary experiences, special events, creative networking breakfasts, and other festivities. The Creator Zone includes Venues that range from museums to coworking spaces, public parks to high-rises. This 26-square-block grid is where Venue and guest curators transform ordinary spaces into dynamic platforms. It’s where Creators set up shop and turn the world on to the next big thing.

Creators from all over the world will showcase ideas and projects to connect with the $250,000 crowdfund, $1 million in capital investments and immediate individual contributions.