OurCrowd sets Australian record for equity crowdfunding
Equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has broken an Australian record, the company said this morning.
Equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has broken an Australian record, the company said this morning.
More Australians should be encouraged to take a punt on a startup by changing equity-based crowd funding rules, according to Ingogo managing director and founder Hamish Petrie.
The government has launched a discussion paper on developing a regulatory model for crowdsourced equity funding to spur startups in Australia.
After a pivot into mobile payments, Ingogo has raised $9.1 million in a pre-IPO funding round.
The government and opposition can agree to fix issues holding back Australian startups and innovation, according to Communications Shadow Minister Jason Clare.
Australian startups struggling for cash have a potential new source of funding with the launch of VentureCrowd, an online equity-based crowdfunding platform developed by Artesian Venture Partners.
Israel’s OurCrowd has announced its expansion down under, seeking to provide a “third pillar” of funding to Australian startups in addition to angel investors and venture capital.
Crowdfunding website Indiegogo is doubling down on Australia, announcing increased staff in the country and support for contributions to campaigns in Australian dollars.
A new crowdfunding platform – Drupalfund – is intended to make it easier to contribute to Drupal and accelerate development work on the open source content platform, according to Jozef Toth.