Taken from Forbes In a move many watchers find promising, the SEC today approved a proposed plan from Congress for the rules to define equity crowdfunding in the U.S., a long-awaited outcome of the bipartisan JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act that was enacted last year. The proposal now remains open for comment for the… Read More »
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Berkeley Crowdfunding Symposium Produces International Research Agreement
Taken from Berkeley College of Engineering News Center The first international agreement to share research data on crowdfunding — an increasingly popular financing model that allows entrepreneurs to raise capital using social media — was framed during an Oct. 17–18 symposium organized by the College of Engineering’s Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership. The symposium, Crowdfunding:… Read More »
Crowdfunding Symposium to Address Innovation in Social Finance
A new symposium at the University of California, Berkeley, held by the Fung Institute, will explore the world of crowdfunding, an increasingly popular financing model that harnesses the power of social networks to raise money. The event will be the first international academic symposium on the innovative funding technique that has allowed small businesses and… Read More »
What are Fung’s Crowdfunding Research Director’s thoughts on Equity Crowdfunding?
Equity crowdfunding is much like crowdfunding, which has been popularized in the United States through sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo. The difference is that instead of individuals supporting campaigns through donations, numerous investors are purchasing small stakes in startups or small businesses. Critics of crowdfunding worry that the industry will be rife with Ponzi… Read More »
Venture Lab Awards Prize Money to Traveling Spoon
The Fung Institute’s CET proudly announces Traveling Spoon as the latest graduate from the Venture Lab Program. Venture Lab will be awarding Steph Lawrence and Aashi Vel of Traveling Spoon $12,000. Traveling Spoon allows travelers to connect with authentic food experiences around the world. Travelers get the unique opportunity to dine in the homes of… Read More »
Interview with Director of Fung Institute’s Program for Innovation in Entrepreneurial and Social Finance
Richard Swart, Director of UC Berkeley’s Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership’s Program for Innovation in Entrepreneurial and Social Finance, spoke about crowdfunding, his experiences, and more in an interview with CrowdFundBeat on September 11. Richard leads the research team studying how crowdfunding, and other innovations in entrepreneurial finance models, are helping startups get funded. He… Read More »
Passage of Title II of the JOBS Act and its Relation to Fung’s Program for Innovation in Entrepreneurial and Social Finance
July 10, 2013’s passage of Title II of the JOBS Act by the Securities and Exchange Commission starts the process of enacting sweeping regulatory change for the private offering of securities. Though the rules are likely to be considered a “major change” by the office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requiring a 60 day congressional… Read More »
RICHARD SWART TO HEAD Fung’s CROWDFUNDING RESEARCH PROGRAM
The University of California, Berkeley announced the appointment of Dr. Richard Swart as Director of Research overseeing the policies, best practices and innovation in entrepreneurial finance, including crowdfunding. The Program for Innovation in Entrepreneurial and Social Finance, directed under the College of Engineering’s Fung Institute, seeks to examine the evolution of crowdfunding and other social-finance… Read More »
What is the story behind Fung’s Crowdfunding research program?
In April 2012 Sherwood “Woodie” Neis along with his good friend, Jason Best launched Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA), a consulting company that advises U.S. and international entrepreneurs, investors, business groups and government agencies. At that time, Best was an entrepreneur-in-residence at the university’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership,… Read More »
How are CET and other programs both in and outside of UC Berkeley encouraging student entrepreneurship?
(Cal students working on a startup at the school’s SkyDeck accelerator.) UC Berkeley’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (CET) recently brought together a bunch of startups, including VIRES, for a pitch contest before a panel of judges comprised of venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and university faculty. Also in the mix were Chinese teams from the Tsinghua-Berkeley… Read More »
