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Equity crowdfunding gives startups an alternative to venture capital by raising money from smaller investors
Equity crowdfunding allows private companies to raise money by issuing securities to many investors…
Anne Field
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Peter Navarro is crowdfunding online to fight his contempt of Congress charge, claiming it could end up being 'a million dollar defense'
Navarro was charged in June for illegally defying a subpoena to turn over information to the House …
Cheryl Teh
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Venture capitalist Chris Sacca highlights the key risks of betting on startups - and offers 3 tips for amateur investors
"Assume you are going to lose your money and be pleasantly surprised if you get back more than you …
Theron Mohamed
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How to invest in equity crowdfunding, a way to give small private firms a boost - and possibly profit yourself
Equity crowdfunding provides a platform for individuals to invest in private companies, in exchange…
Amena Saad
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Raising money through crowdfunding used to be a last resort for startups. Now, it's attracting unicorns.
Sites like WeFunder and StartEngine are helping startups raise millions by selling shares to retail…
Brian Rinker
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A Ukrainian TV host crowdfunded $20 million to buy Bayraktar drones. The company making them refused the money and said it'd donate the aircraft instead.
Baykar, which makes the Bayraktar TB-2, turned down the money and said it will send three drones to…
Mia Jankowicz
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A weight-loss influencer with 1.2 million followers defended crowdfunding for medical costs, saying people are wrong to assume she's a 'millionaire'
Lexi Reed was hospitalized for organ failure and faced criticism after revealing she did not have h…
Charissa Cheong
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A Christian crowdfunding website features a fundraiser that pulled in more than $313,000 for Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse's legal fund
The fundraiser on GiveSendGo says that Kyle Rittenhouse "defended himself from a brutal attack by m…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Citadel's Ken Griffin revealed as the winning bidder for a rare copy of the US Constitution, beating out a crowdfunded crypto collective
Griffin paid $43.2 million for the 234 year-old document, effectively outbidding a crowdfunding cry…
Matthew Fox
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Donald Trump Jr. was mocked for trying to crowdfund legal fees for his dad to sue Facebook, Twitter, and Google
Donald Trump Jr. asked his followers on Telegram to donate to his father's PAC. Some people mocked …
Alia Shoaib
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Former death row inmate released on $150,000 bond following crowdfunding efforts: 'It's not a win until my feet touch grass'
A new trial found that the now-deceased judge in Clinton Young's original trial also employed the p…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Change.org doesn't donate the money raised through its record-breaking George Floyd petition — and some donors say they feel misled
Change.org is a for-profit company that hosts activist petitions and encourages people to circulate…
Aaron Holmes
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Former Parler CEO John Matze launched a GoFundMe page to crowdfund his legal fees
The fundraiser comes after Matze said he was pushed out by Parler's board. Congress is investigatin…
Annabelle Williams
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Facebook launches crowdfunding platform to help people raise funds to fight coronavirus pandemic
Facebook launched ‘Facebook Fundraisers’, a platform through which people can raise funds for chari…
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Crowdfunding platform YieldStreet reportedly under SEC and FBI examination over investments
The agencies are reportedly focused on YieldStreet's sale of some $90 million in notes linked to sh…
Ben Winck
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America's largest cities are so expensive that some millennials are crowdfunding their homes
The company offers a new way to find a larger home at a bargain, but it's tough to predict how eFun…
Leanna Garfield
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Chinese-Americans poured more than $80,000 into a Proud Boy crowdfunder before Jan 6 insurrection
Asian-Americans and ex-pats from China bank-rolled effort the far-right Proud Boys medical expenses…
Sophia Ankel
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The guy who crowdfunded $25 million to build Trump's border wall just got indicted on tax-fraud charges
A grand jury indicted Brian Kolfage and Steve Bannon in 2020 over accusations that they defrauded p…
Azmi Haroun,Jacob Shamsian
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A Christian crowdfunding site raised more than $47,000 for a cop fired for donating to shooter Kyle Rittenhouse
Former Virginia police officer William Kelly was fired after donating to a legal defense fund for K…
Cheryl Teh
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A top Patreon creator deleted his account, accusing the crowdfunding membership platform of 'political bias' after it purged conservative accounts it said were associated with hate groups
He wrote: "As many of you know Patreon has banned several prominent content creators from this plat…