WeFunder is planning to launch a platform in Europe taking advantage of the new European Union funding rules.
Crowdfunding
Where Is the European Crowdfunding Industry Heading?
ECN Crowdfunding Convention
Member states are responsible for authorising and supervising crowdfunding providers.
Fingers crossed.
But collaboration, education and research are pivotal to succeed.
Pitching is about persuading others by telling a story. What’s in it?
To raise funds via crowdfunding or by other means, entrepreneurs have to tell stories. And this is much more effective than just show numbers, studies say.
Kickstarter research found that support for crowdfunding campaigns and the success rate of campaigns is consistent with pre-pandemic metrics. However, the number of live projects on Kickstarter is down about 25% from the same time last year. Meanwhile, the largest equity crowdfunding platform, Wefunder, just reported that investor volume was up 35% from February through April and, in early May, reported a record $2 million of investment on a single day.
Source: Forbes
The lack of disposable income casts shadows on the good performance of the industry in the first semester of the year.
The leading equity crowdfuning platform announced the launch of a new secondary product for later-stage companies.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will have an enhanced role to facilitate coordination and cooperation.
A study reveals that crowdfunding could encourage future activism in the field of sustainable entrepreneurship and thus help drive global change towards sustainability.
ECN grows as it launches in Spain, hires two top executives to boost the organization and presents a week-long festival in Italy.
This is what Kickstarter’s CEO told The Verge.
UK crowdfunding leaders are taking paycuts as platforms put a limited number of employees on furlough leave.
Capital C
Read, seen and listen in my lockdown.
Industry players worry about the future of the sector.
Wefunder launches crowdfunded small business loan and startup accelerator to help founders tackle the Coronavirus crisis.
Crowdfunding is steadily growing, but how the market will evolve in the current climate?
Venture capital, angels and crowdfunding on the forefront to contribute fighting Coronavirus.
