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FFF and 31 Crowdfunding Platforms To Raise Money for Your Startup
Crowdfunding is rapidly growing in the UK and elsewhere. No longer restricted to Friends Family and Fools, founders can
The Ultimate Startup Intelligence Tools List 2013
It used to be hard to find information about early stage startups. Team members (and their background), funding to date, metrics (not just the vanity metrics shared by management). VC Cafe collated the top startup intelligence tools for 2013. These include startup research, market size for startups, competitive analysis, startup maps
Startup Equity Crowdfunding Grows in Europe (NESTA Report)
The Nesta report "The Venture Crowd" reveals that in 2011 alone, €1.5 billion was raised through crowdfunding for projects and businesses in need of funds. Amongst the different types of crowdfunding: Donation, Reward, Lending and Equity, the latter is on the rise as a fundraising mechanism for European startups.
Israeli Government Reveals High Tech “Bail Out” Plan to Boost the Technology Sector
The proposal will enable investors in startups to receive tax write-offs on investments for high-tech companies who spend at least 70% of their salaries in Israel. The new law is part of broader reforms to boost the high-tech sector, led by Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Israel's minister of finance and his ministry's director general, Haim Shani
Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone Visits Israel, Talks Acquisitions and Monetization
Biz Stone, Co-Founder of Twitter, held a press conference in Tel Aviv today to discuss the company’s plans going forward. This trip comes hot off the heels of his visit trip to the UK where, among other things, Biz appeared at NESTA with Reid Hoffman (Co-Founder of LinkedIn) and Steven Fry.