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OPINION: Equity crowdfunding in U.S. is a disaster waiting to happen
Equity crowdfunding was supposed to be an economic boon. Instead it’s a disaster waiting to happen.
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Solar Crowdfunding Platform SunFunder Join’s Power Africa’s Beyond the Grid
The US Government, under the aegis of the Obama administration, has formally launched Power Africa to increase energy access to those in need in sub-Saharan Africa. SunFunder is one of the founding partners of the initiative and joins an august group that includes another solar crowdfunding platform Mosaic.
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- Energy, Environment
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State Equity Crowdfunding Policies Hold Promise in U.S.
More than two years after passage of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is still writing the regulations that will govern equity crowdfunding in America.
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Kenyan crowdfunding site touts investment for startups
Kenyan startup Tevat is set to launch a site allowing startups to raise money through crowdfunding by connecting them with investors both in Africa and the diaspora.
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Inconvenient Truths: How a microscope lens for phones might improve health and hygiene in developing countries
College student Thomas Larson invented stick-on microscope lenses for mobile phones that might have some interesting applications in global development, such as assessing just what is in the water.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, Technology
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Crowdfunding could break stranglehold of the ‘big six’ energy firms
A new funding stream could fill the gap left by the major banks who are refusing to lend to community energy firms
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- Energy, Environment
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Equity Crowdfunding Platform Return on Change Has Million-Dollar Baby
It may happen in careful, tiptoeing steps, but a local equity crowdfunding platform is maturing.
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Frustration Rises Over Crowdfunding Rules
Critics Say Two-Year-Old JOBS Act, Intended to Help Entrepreneurs Attract Investments, Requires Major Revisions
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