Kickstarter will soon launch in Australia and New Zealand!!!!!!!!

Kickstarter will soon launch in Australia and New Zealand (via Pando Daily)

On August 27, 2013 Kickstarter has announced via a teaser page on its website that it will soon offer its crowdfunding services in both Australia and New Zealand. The only other non-US countries Kickstarter is available in are Canada and the UK. [Source…

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New crowdfund plan aids startups with expertise, cash!!!!!

New crowdfund plan aids startups with expertise, cash (via AFP)

Crowdfunding gets a new twist Thursday with the launch of an online platform that offers startups ideas and expertise as well as cash. The new platform called JumpStart Fund, marrying crowd-sourcing with crowdfunding, comes from the California-based…

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Dragon Innovation, Inc. Debuts Crowdfunding Service to Launch Hardware Companies!!!!!!!

Dragon Innovation, Inc. Debuts Crowdfunding Service to Launch Hardware Companies (via MarketWired)

SOURCE: Dragon Innovation August 08, 2013 07:00 ET Closes $2.3 Million Round of Funding to Help Hardware Entrepreneurs Succeed Through Every Stage of the Product Development Journey BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Aug 8, 2013) - Dragon Innovation, a manufacturing…

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Creator of the 4 Crown Project Launches Crowdfunding Campaign!!!!!!

Creator of the 4 Crown Project Launches Crowdfunding Campaign (via SBWire)

Noord Brabant, Netherlands -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/30/2013 -- Marthijn Brantjes, Creator of The 4 Crown Project has launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign in hopes of raising just under $30,000 to make his dream project possible. With a desire to craft…

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US SEC lifts restrictions on startups advertising for funds!!!!!!!!!

US SEC lifts restrictions on startups advertising for funds (via The Inquirer)

THE US SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC) has relaxed its rules against startups disclosing that they are looking for funding. Previously the SEC did not allow firms that were not listed with it to say that they were looking for funding. Now the…

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Indiegogo’s global reach: “If we’re limiting ourself to the US, we’re not providing access to capital for all”!!!!!!

Indiegogo’s global reach: “If we’re limiting ourself to the US, we’re not providing access to capital for all” (via Pando Daily)

By Sarah Lacy On July 8, 2013 Crowd funding company Indiegogo recently announced it was launching a Spanish-lanuage version of the site, which may not be the world’s most exciting news. But what is pretty cool is how global Indiegogo has become —…

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