Crowdfunding hit the mainstream in Canada in 2014 with a record campaign for wireless speaker The Core by Mass Fidelity raising $1.3 million to lead the way. This raise was 60 per cent
Published on: January 6th, 2015
Bret Conkin
@bretconkin
Twelve months have passed since my predictions in ITBusiness.ca on how the 2014 Canadian crowdfunding sector would unfold. So here’s a look back and scorecard using a one to five scale (with five
Published on: December 17th, 2014
Bret Conkin
@bretconkin
You may have only crowdfunded your first burrito this year, but Bret Conkin’s interest in crowdfunding stretches back to before Kickstarter ever allowed you to fund a potato salad. In 2008, Conkin founded
Published on: August 12th, 2014
Candice So
@candice_so
1. Alternative Financing is not a trend. Venture capital is being democratized. More and more entrepreneurs will build crowdfunding into their funding cycle to tap supporters. The market validation, feedback and community building
Published on: January 2nd, 2014
Bret Conkin
@bretconkin
MaRS has gotten the green light from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to start an online portal that will connect accredited investors and startups looking for funding. On Friday, the OSC approved an
Published on: June 25th, 2013
Candice So
@candice_so
With the explosion of sites modeled after Kickstarter and Indiegogo, and talk of U.S. style, equity-based crowdfunding coming to Canada, the time seems ripe for another discussion about crowdfunding and the direction it
Published on: June 20th, 2013
Candice So
@candice_so
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