Twask Daily Digest

Posted on | July 25, 2012 | No Comments

Today’s industry news from twask

• GiveForward raises $2 million – Crain’s Chicago Business (blog)

  GiveForward raises $2 million Crain’s Chicago Business (blog) GiveForward, the Chicago-based crowdfunding site that allows people to raise money for loved ones in need, today announced that it's closed on a $2 million Series A funding round led by Founder Collective and First Round Capital, with Naval Ravikant … GiveForward Raises $2 Million For Crowd-sourced Donation ServiceTechCrunch all 4 news articles »

• Seminar on crowdfunding set for Aug. 1 – Colorado Springs Gazette

  Seminar on crowdfunding set for Aug. 1 Colorado Springs Gazette A seminar on crowdfunding, co-hosted by the office of Sen. Michael Bennet, is now set for 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1, at Epicentral Coworking, 409 N. Tejon St. The seminar was originally scheduled for June 28, but was delayed because of the Waldo …

• Crushed by medical bills, many reach out for help via the Internet – Chicago Tribune

  Crushed by medical bills, many reach out for help via the Internet Chicago Tribune There has been a great deal of publicity lately regarding "crowdfunding." The term refers efforts, generally launched on the Internet, to pool funds, usually in small increments, from a large number of sources. A number of companies, such as … and more »

• New Crowdfunding Game Makes Startups the Stars, Prepares Players for A New … – Sacramento Bee

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  New Crowdfunding Game Makes Startups the Stars, Prepares Players for A New … Sacramento Bee AUSTIN, Texas, July 24, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — MicroVentures, the nation's leading equity crowdfunding platform, today announced the launch of MicroVentures Investor Challenge — a Facebook game in which real startups like AirBnB, Etsy, and Pinterest … Microventure launches crowdfunding Facebook gameAustin Business Journal (blog) MicroVentures launches venture capital-themed Facebook game.Finextra MicroVentures Makes VC Investments A GameTexas Tech Pulse all 22 news articles »

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