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CET Venture Lab Alumnus named to Forbes Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs

January 7, 2014 by funginstitute Leave a Comment

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Christopher Ategeka, a CET Venture Lab alumni, was named to Forbes 30 under 30 for Social Entrepreneurship! Way to go Chris! LINK

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First Empirical Country Level Study of Crowdfunding in UK

December 13, 2013 by funginstitute Leave a Comment

UC Berkeley’s Fung Institute partnered with Nesta, the UK’s leading institute studying innovation, and the University of Cambridge to produce the first empirical country level study of crowdfunding and other forms of social finance. The full report was released on December 13, 2013 and shows that equity crowdfunding grew over 600% in the UK and… Read More »

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UC Berkeley, Nesta and the University of Cambridge jointly launch the UK Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey

November 25, 2013 by funginstitute Leave a Comment

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Press Release Berkeley, London and Cambridge. The world’s leading entrepreneurial and social finance research center at the University of California, Berkeley is partnering with Nesta and the University of Cambridge to launch the UK Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey. Opens on 25 November and closes on 5 December, this benchmarking survey aims to capture the size,… Read More »

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How is Crowdfunding Changing Life as We Know It Today?

November 20, 2013 by funginstitute Leave a Comment

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Taken from Berkeley Engineer Fall 2013 Volume 4 (Pictured Above: Richard Swart, Director, Program for Innovation in Entrepreneurial and Social Finance) One of the biggest roadblocks to innovation is access to capital. Until last year, laws written decades ago, which were designed to protect everyday investors in an information-poor environment, dictated how the financial world… Read More »

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CET Lecturers, Danner and Coopersmith, Featured on KTVU Commenting on the Twitter IPO

November 8, 2013 by funginstitute Leave a Comment

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Taken from KTVU News Experts say users will likely see changes because the company must find a way to make money to satisfy its shareholders. “It has got to show the market how it can convert millions and millions of users all over the world into customers,” said John Danner, a senior fellow at UC… Read More »

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SEC Attempts ‘Balance’ In Equity Crowdfunding Plan

October 26, 2013 by funginstitute Leave a Comment

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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

October 23, 2013 by funginstitute Leave a Comment

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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 »

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Crowdfunding Symposium to Address Innovation in Social Finance

October 11, 2013 by funginstitute Leave a Comment

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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 »

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What are Fung’s Crowdfunding Research Director’s thoughts on Equity Crowdfunding?

September 25, 2013 by funginstitute Leave a Comment

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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 »

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Venture Lab Awards Prize Money to Traveling Spoon

September 11, 2013 by funginstitute Leave a Comment

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 »

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