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Crowdfunding stories - Page 3

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Attention all cat lovers: our first cat cafe is coming
Fri, 5th Jun 2015
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Poised to be New Zealand’s first Cat Café, the Cat Lounge is looking to up and running via a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign.
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New crowdfunding campaign to support study habits
Tue, 5th May 2015
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Study Smarter encompasses memory skills, learning strategies, how to set up an effective study environment, exam strategies, and motivation.
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Crowdfunding a success as Pledgeme sees $5 million pledged
Thu, 16th Apr 2015
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Kiwi crowdfunding triumph: PledgeMe celebrates $5m milestone with recent SellShed and Pineapple Heads campaigns.
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Update: Kiwi marketplace app hits crowdfunding target
Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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Kiwi social marketplace app SellShed has hit its funding target of $250,000 in just four weeks via equity crowdfunding platform PledgeMe.
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Kiwi ride sharing app seeks $200k crowdfunding
Mon, 30th Mar 2015
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Chariot app users can set up rides with each other. These can be recurring, one-off short trips in the city, or long-haul intercity trips.
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19-year-old Kiwi attempts to raise 150K on PledgeMe
Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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PledgeMe has hit another milestone, with the world’s youngest ever equity crowdfunder launching a campaign on the platform to sell shares.
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Million dollar Kiwi crowdfunding project makes history
Tue, 17th Feb 2015
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Aeronavics' kiwi-made drones soar as they clinch a record-breaking £1m via equity crowdfunding, the largest in NZ's history.
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Kiwi kids build website to save nation's mascot
Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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A group of young Warkworth Primary School students have designed a website to help raise funds for the native Kiwi.
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Weird and wonderful projects funded by Kickstarter
Tue, 13th Jan 2015
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Kickstarter is a global crowdfunding platform based in the United States for a wide variety of projects, from technological marvels to unusual creations.
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Harmoney challenges traditional finance market
Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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Harmoney, NZ's first peer-to-peer lender, shakes up the finance sector by linking borrowers directly with investors, promising lower costs.
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Former Green Party leader invests in Kiwi clean-tech
Fri, 28th Nov 2014
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Former Green Party leader invests in New Zealand clean-tech company CarbonScape to help combat greenhouse gas emissions.
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Crowdfunding: Putting the power of financing in your hands
Tue, 18th Nov 2014
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Crowdfunding is the fastest growing method for artists, inventors, creators and entrepreneurs to fund a project.
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Forget 3D printing, it's about 3D doodling now
Fri, 10th Oct 2014
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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.
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Slice of Silicon Valley History coming to NZ with your help
Wed, 1st Oct 2014
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Techvana, NZ's future IT museum, is crowdfunding to preserve Silicon Valley history. Mark and Katie Barlow aim to showcase their vast tech collection.
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Tackling piracy head on: NZ feature film responds with multiplatform release
Wed, 24th Sep 2014
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New Zealand film, SUNDAY, will be released simultaneously across multiple platforms in an effort to combat internet piracy.
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Boost for SMEs as first Kiwi equity crowd-funding completes in style...
Mon, 25th Aug 2014
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New Zealand's first equity crowdfunding offer reaches stretch target of $700,000 after less than two weeks on the market.
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Is the crowd missing from vast majority of crowd funding?
Sat, 23rd Aug 2014
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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.
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State of crowd funding 'very immature and highly fragmented'
Sat, 16th Aug 2014
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Crowdfunding analysis finds the sector nascent and divided, despite being lauded as a financial game-changer.
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Spark My Potential... Flagship crowdfunding initiative hits NZ
Fri, 8th Aug 2014
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Spark launches 'Spark My Potential,' a game-changer in NZ crowdfunding, offering coaching, exposure, and potential top-ups to dreamers.
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Foss welcomes first crowdfunding licence...
Thu, 31st Jul 2014
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New Zealand welcomes its first equity crowd-funding and peer-to-peer lending licences as part of its Business Growth Agenda.
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Boost for Kiwi business as PledgeMe bags equity crowdfunding licence
Thu, 31st Jul 2014
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New Zealand's PledgeMe, the country's first crowdfunding site, has been awarded one of the first equity crowdfunding licenses in New Zealand.
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Kiwi start-up hits US$100K crowdfunding target for decision-making app
Thu, 17th Apr 2014
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Wellington tech startup Loomio has reached their US$100,000 crowdfunding target to build a collaborative decision-making tool.
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Kiwi social innovators on track to crowdfund US$100k democracy app
Fri, 11th Apr 2014
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Loomio raises over US$74k through crowdfunding to develop its decision-making app, used by thousands worldwide.
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Wellington-based crowdfunding campaign raises over $10,000 in first 12 hours
Wed, 12th Mar 2014
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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.