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Crowdfunding stories

Harmoney challenges traditional finance market

Harmoney, NZ's first peer-to-peer lender, shakes up the finance sector by linking borrowers directly with investors, promising lower costs.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2014

Clean technologies

Former Green Party leader invests in Kiwi clean-tech

Former Green Party leader invests in New Zealand clean-tech company CarbonScape to help combat greenhouse gas emissions.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Nov 2014

Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding: Putting the power of financing in your hands

Crowdfunding is the fastest growing method for artists, inventors, creators and entrepreneurs to fund a project.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2014

Gaming

Slice of Silicon Valley History coming to NZ with your help

Techvana, NZ's future IT museum, is crowdfunding to preserve Silicon Valley history. Mark and Katie Barlow aim to showcase their vast tech collection.

By Donovan Jackson • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Oct 2014

Film

Tackling piracy head on: NZ feature film responds with multiplatform release

New Zealand film, SUNDAY, will be released simultaneously across multiple platforms in an effort to combat internet piracy.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 24th Sep 2014

Government

Foss welcomes first crowdfunding licence...

New Zealand welcomes its first equity crowd-funding and peer-to-peer lending licences as part of its Business Growth Agenda.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Thu, 31st Jul 2014

Crowdfunding

Boost for Kiwi business as PledgeMe bags equity crowdfunding licence

New Zealand's PledgeMe, the country's first crowdfunding site, has been awarded one of the first equity crowdfunding licenses in New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 31st Jul 2014

Crowdfunding

Kiwi start-up hits US$100K crowdfunding target for decision-making app

Wellington tech startup Loomio has reached their US$100,000 crowdfunding target to build a collaborative decision-making tool.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Apr 2014

Crowdfunding

Kiwi social innovators on track to crowdfund US$100k democracy app

Loomio raises over US$74k through crowdfunding to develop its decision-making app, used by thousands worldwide.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Apr 2014

Unified Communications

Wellington-based crowdfunding campaign raises over $10,000 in first 12 hours

Wellington-based social tech company Loomio has kicked off their global crowdfunding campaign to a great start, raising over $10,000 in the first 12 hours.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Mar 2014

Unified Communications

Kickstarter boost for big thinking Kiwis

Creative Kiwi projects will soon find a new home as Kickstarter announces plans to open its crowdfunding platform to New Zealand in the near future.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Aug 2013

Trade Me

Telecom buys online Kiwi charity site

Telecom has acquired Kiwi charity platform Givealittle.co.nz, eliminating its 5% admin fees. This marks a new era in zero-fee fundraising in New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Nov 2012

Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding comes under security spotlight

New Zealand's securities law is set to capture crowdfunding if it strays into the territory of offering returns.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Oct 2012

Global Stories

Crowdfunding stories

3D Printing

Forget 3D printing, it's about 3D doodling now

Created by the Boston-based start-up Wobbleworks, the 3Doodler is a thick pen shaped device that enables you to construct 3D plastic creations by hand.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 10th Oct 2014

Crowdfunding

Boost for SMEs as first Kiwi equity crowd-funding completes in style...

New Zealand's first equity crowdfunding offer reaches stretch target of $700,000 after less than two weeks on the market.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Aug 2014

Crowdfunding

Is the crowd missing from vast majority of crowd funding?

What do you envision of when you think of a Crowd? I think of a place with the bustling energy of people moving to and fro in a flurry of activity.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sat, 23rd Aug 2014

Social Media

State of crowd funding 'very immature and highly fragmented'

The crowdfunding landscape remains in its infancy, marked by fragmentation and diverse models. Analyst Anthony J. Bradley explores this emerging sector.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sat, 16th Aug 2014