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Full Speaker Lineup and Program for 2016 Canadian Crowdfunding Summit Announced
NCFA Canada Release | Team CCS2016 Summit | February 25, 2016
TORONTO, Feb. 25, 2016 /CNW/ - IN JUST ONE WEEK, the 2nd Annual 2016 Canadian Crowdfunding Summit (#CCS2016 – "The Future of Crowdfunding is NOW") will be held on March 3rd at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, Canada.
With the newly released equity crowdfunding regulations across Canada and the emergence of marketplace lending and investment bank 2.0 platforms, 2016 is anticipated to be a year of exponential growth. #CCS2016 is a not to be missed event with over 70+ speakers confirmed, the foremost destination for leaders in the crowdfunding economy where industry 'movers and shakers', companies and investors accelerate partnerships, foster industry growth and bring crowdfunding, fintech and alternative finance markets to life.
CCS2016 is for industry, companies and investors
1. Learn current and relevant content on all models 70+ expert speakers and over 30 sessions
2. Unrivaled premier market access - networking, partnerships and transactional opportunities
3. Opportunity to vote on 12 companies vying to win Dragon's Den auditions tickets (view)
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Freshly announced full list of 75 MC, keynote and program speakers at #CCS2016:
Adam Nanjee, MaRS, Head of Financial Technology and Innovation
Adam Spence, The SVX, MaRS Centre for Impact Investing, Founder & Director
Alan Lio, PwC, Senior Tax Associate
Alixe Cormick, Venture Law Corp, President
Amar Nijjar, R2CROWD, President & CEO
Amy Cortese, Locavesting, Founder & Editor
Angela Wang, UnionPay Smart, Associate Director, Big Data - North America
Ann Kaplan, Brix RCR, CEO
Anthony Di Iorio, TSX and Ethereum, CDO Toronto Stock Exchange, Ethereum Co-founder, CEO & Founder Decentral & Kryptokit
Arti Modi, Lending Arch, CEO
Asier Ania, HiveWire, Co-Founder
Behrouz Hariri, Smart Nora, Co-Founder
Bernd Petak, Finstripe, Co-Founder and COO
Bill Morrow, Angels Den, Founder & CEO
Bret Conkin, Crowdfund Suite, Founder & CEO
Brooks Barnett, Real Property Association of Canada, Manager, Government Relations & Policy
Carlos Pinto Lobo, Chief Compliance Officer,
Cato Pastoll, Lending Loop, Co-Founder and CEO
Chantal Cipriano, BMO Private Banking, Lawyer / Manager, Compliance
Christopher Charlesworth, HiveWire, Co-Founder and CEO
Colin Kilgour, First Marketplace Group, Co-founder
Corey Herscu, Herscu & Goldsilver, President
Craig Asano, National Crowdfunding Association of Canada, Founding CEO
Craig O'Neill, Versapay, CEO & Director
Daniel Blumer, Revol Technologies Inc., Co-Founder and CEO
Darryl Irwin, PwC, Tax Partner
Daryl Hatton, FundRazr + Sponsifi, Founder and CEO
David Shore, OurCrowd, Director of Investor Relations
Douglas Cumming, Schulich School of Business, Venture Capital Professor
Dr. Sean Geobey, University of Waterloo, Assistant Professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development
Erin Bury, 88 Creative, Managing Director
Gareth Everard, Rockwell Razors, Co-founder
Hitesh Rathod, NexusCrowd Inc., CEO
Hon Charles Sousa, Ontario Ministry of Finance, Minister of Finance
Jaimy Warner, Raindance Canada, Executive Director
Janet Bannister, Real Ventures, General Partner
Jason Saltzman, Dentons Canada LLP, Partner
Jeff Brown, Meridian, Vice President, Community Banking
Jeff Mitelman, Thinking Capital, Co-Founder and CEO
Jeff Musson, Dynamite Network, President
Jennifer Bryan, SolarShare, Community Investment and Marketing Manager
Jim Orlando, OMERS Ventures, Managing Director
Judeh Siwady, Spacefy, Founder & CEO
Karen Grant, Angel One Investor Network, Executive Director
Kevin Clark, Lendified, President
Kevin Sandhu, Grow, Co-Founder and CEO
Khierstyn Ross, Entrepreneur Uncut, Founder and Podcaster
Kris Miks, Dentons, Senior Associate
Maria Carelli, Ontario Securities Commission, Senior Accountant, Compliance and Registrant Regulation Branch
Mario Dubuc, Dubuc Motors, Co-Founder and CEO
Mark Evans, ME Consulting, Principal
Marty Gunderson, Quidni Estate Winery, Owner and CEO
Marvin Huberman, Marvin J. Huberman, Barrister, Mediator, Arbitrator
Megan Cornell, Momentum Law, Founder and CEO
Michael Bancroft, Bloomberg TV Canada, Executive Producer
Michael Katchen, Wealthsimple, CEO
Mike Kakogiannakis, Dubuc Motors, Co-Founder and COO
Monica Kowal, Ontario Securities Commission, Vice Chair
Monica Tigleanu, AIG, Financial Institutions Underwriter
Peter-Paul Van Hoeken, Frontfundr, CEO
Rick Whiler, Ontario Securities Commission, Senior Accountant, Corporate Finance Branch
Rubsun Ho, Crowdmatrix Inc., Chief Crowdpleaser
Ryan Laidlaw, Lending Arch, FinTexpert and Millennial Insider
Sandi K. Gilbert, SeedUps Canada, Founder & CEO
Sarah Efron, The Globe and Mail, Small Business Editor
Sophie Nicolaou, Lending Arch, Head of Marketing and PR
Steven Dryall, Incipient Technologies, Principal
Sunil Sharma, Extreme Venture Partners, Managing Partner
Sunny Shao, National Crowdfunding Association of Canada, Advisor, Consultant
Tabitha Creighton, InvestNextDoor, Co-Founder and CEO
Ted Graham, PwC, Innovation Leader
Teri Kirk, Funding Portal, Founder & CEO
Tim Jackson, MaRS Discovery District, EVP Corporate and Community Development
Trish Nixon, CoPower, Director of Investments
Viktor Grabovskyy, Forever Spin, Co-Founder
12 Pre and Post-revenue companies pitching live at #CCS2016:
Amr Abdelgawad, CTO, NERv Technology Inc.
Andres Moreno, Co-founder/CTO, Flipd
John Connolly, Founder, Director, VP Corporate Development, Rna Diagnostics Inc.
Jonah Brotman, COO, StashBelt
Murray McKercher, COO, Eye-LIVE Media Inc.
Neda Ghazi, Co-founder, CEO, Comfable Inc.
Richard Tuck, CEO, Riipen Networks Inc
Ryan Dyment, Executive Director, The Sharing Depot
Ryan Oliver, Owner/CEO, Pinnguaq Technology Inc
Simon Gauvin, Co-Founder & CEO, Vizwik
Xavier Peich, President, CycleLabs Solutions inc. / SmartHalo
Yi Jiang, CEO & Founder, Yirego Corp
Pitching Judges
Anthony Lipschitz, Thinking Capital, Chief Strategy Officer
Ben Zlotnick, INcubes, Founder
Bill Morrow, Angels Den, Founder & CEO
Edwin Frondozo, Slingshot VoIP, Chief Marketing Officer
Jim Orlando, OMERS Ventures, Managing Director
Kamal Hassan, IncMind, CEO
Kathryn Wortsman, MaRS Center For Impact Investing, Investment Director
Kevin Taylor, MaRS Center For Impact Investing, Senior Associate
Marat Ressin, YEDInstitute, President
Mark Skapinker, Brightspark Ventures, Managing Partner
Russell Samuels, Whitecap Venture Partners, Principal
Sean Burke, Frontfundr, COO
Sean Wise, Ryerson University, Professor of Entrepreneurship
Sherif El-Tawil, The DMZ, Operations Manager
Stefan Palios, Ziversity, Founder & CEO
Tarun George, The DMZ, Business Development Officer
For a complete list of conference participants including bios visit the 2016 Canadian Crowdfunding Summit speaking roster and pitchers and judges.
Media Pass and links:
There are a limited number of media passes available. Please contact sunny@ncfacanada.org if you would like to request a media pass. More info click here.
Website: www.crowdfundingsummit.ca
March 3 at MaRS: Full day program | Speakers | Partners
Hashtag: #CCS2016 | Social wall
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About the National Crowdfunding Association of Canada
The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA Canada) is a cross-Canada non-profit actively engaged with both social and investment crowdfunding stakeholders across the country. NCFA Canada provides education, research, leadership, support and networking opportunities to over 1300+ members and works closely with industry, government, academia, community and eco-system partners and affiliates to create a strong and vibrant crowdfunding industry in Canada. Learn more About Us or visit ncfacanada.org.For more information please visit: www.crowdfundingsummit.ca or ncfacanada.org.
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For further information: Media Inquiries: Craig Asano, 416-618-0254, casano@ncfancanada.org; Sponsorship Inquiries: Lauren Linton, 416-569-4349, lauren@ncfacanada.org
SeedUps Canada “Be the Dragon” Investor Tour (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto)
CrowdCapital: SeedUps Canada blog | January 24, 2016
Investing in private companies isn't just for Dragons anymore. With several new capital raising options available to private companies, you have the opportunity to invest in companies that until now, you didn't have access to.
Date and Time |
Location |
February 11, 2016 | 2:00pm – 5:30pm |
Blue Horizon Hotel - 1225 Robson Street Vancouver, BC |
February 17, 2016 | 2:00pm – 6:00pm |
Calgary Economic Development - Terrace View Room - 731 1 Street Southeast Calgary, AB |
March 2, 2016 | 2:00pm – 6:00pm |
The Spoke Club (Room TBD) 600 King St. W, Toronto, ON |
SeedUps Canada is hitting the road on their "Be the Dragon Investor Tour" to introduce this next generation of private capital investing to investors, both new and old. You'll learn how ordinary and sophisticated investors can come together to invest in vetted private placements that provide growth capital to Canada's exciting private companies. You'll even hear from some of these companies directly, as they share their stories and plans for their businesses.
The tour launches in Vancouver on February 11th with stops in Calgary on the 17th and Toronto on March 2nd. The Toronto stop corresponds with #CCS2016, the 2nd Annual Canadian Crowdfunding Summit where SeedUps is a Diamond Sponsor. Participants at the “Be the Dragon” tour events will learn how on-line platforms are transforming the private capital markets, hear from companies raising capital and enjoy networking with investors from all walks of life.
All registered attendees of the "Be the Dragon Investor Tour" will receive 25% off VIP All Access passes to the 2016 Canadian Crowdfunding Summit (#CCS2016) March 2-3*.
For more information about the tour, go to the event page.
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*Registered attendees of "Be the Dragon" will receive a 25% discount code to #CCS2016 at the event and through "Be the Dragon" email communications.
The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA Canada) is a cross-Canada non-profit actively engaged with both social and investment crowdfunding stakeholders across the country. NCFA Canada provides education, research, leadership, support and networking opportunities to over 1300+ members and works closely with industry, government, academia, community and eco-system partners and affiliates to create a strong and vibrant crowdfunding industry in Canada. Learn more About Us or visit ncfacanada.org.
Toronto Event (January 27): Real Estate Capital Markets 2016
Queen's University | January 19, 2016
EXECUTIVE SEMINARS ON CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT REAL ESTATE
Real Estate Capital Markets 2016
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 27, 2016, 8:30 am to 4:10 pm
Venue: St. Andrew’s Club & Conference Centre, 150 King Street West, Toronto
The commercial real estate sector in general has over several years outperformed virtually every other asset class, and flows of both equity and debt capital are reflecting this. Capital appreciation has exceeded cash flow yields, continuing a nearly two-decade long "bullish" run, helped along by low interest rates, managed supply of new product, strong employment, increased housing demand and healthy financial institutions. Yet the public markets now seem to be levelling off, due in part to lower demand for natural resources and a weak Canadian dollar. The considerable maturity and institutionalization of the Canadian property markets are causing many investors to look abroad to the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America. There is uncertainty about the impact of future policies of the new federal government, especially concerning income tax and lending rates.
Retailers are coping with high consumer debt levels, currency exchange rates making goods more costly, and online shopping growth. The office sector is experiencing record levels of new construction in cities such as Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. There is looming oversupply and falling rents in several markets. Canada's loss of manufacturing is a growing challenge for industrial real estate, while rapid technology advances are revitalizing this sector. Despite the continuation of the condo boom, rental apartments are making a resurgence and attracting institutional investors. Will population growth, immigration and aging create enough demand for this growing supply, especially at the upper end of the rent scale?
While the markets should remain stable through 2016, growth is doubtful. Will this present an opportunity for private equity firms to acquire large REITs and REOCs? Will large public entities continue to grow by acquiring smaller firms and expanding outside of Canada? Will Canadian capital continue be invested in recovering foreign real estate? On the debt side, what opportunities and challenges does the withdrawal from Canada of several major foreign institutional lenders present? When will interest rates begin to rise, and what impact will this have?
This stimulating, full-day conference will engage many of the industry's foremost leaders in an informative, candid and interactive forum. It will investigate the causes and effects of these significant trends in Canadian real estate capital markets - both current and emerging. Four insightful panel discussions will focus on REITs, REOCs and IPOs; foreign equity investment into Canada; conventional lending; and crowdfunding / alternative lending. The panel sessions will have a practical focus: analyzing current trends, forecasting future changes, and examining strategies executives can immediately implement to capitalize on opportunities and manage risks presented by emerging market conditions. The event will also provide many informal networking opportunities to build business relationships with senior executives across a broad spectrum within the commercial real estate and capital markets sectors.
SEMINAR CO-CHAIRS
- Philip Gillin, Senior Managing Director & Portfolio Manager, Canadian Property Investments, Sun Life Investment Management Inc.
- Daniel Simunac, Managing Director & Principal Officer, Raymond James Bank
PROGRAM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: LESSONS LEARNED IN GLOBAL REAL ESTATE INVESTING
- Graeme Eadie, Global Head of Real Estate Investments, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, in conversation with Philip Gillin.
REITs, REOCs & IPOs: IN RECOVERY OR RELAPSE?
- Demetri Andros, Managing Director, Valuation & Advisory Services, GTA, Colliers International (Moderator)
- Mandy Abramsohn, Vice President, Financial Advisory Services - Real Estate, Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance Inc.
- Mark Rothschild, Managing Director, Canaccord Genuity
- Greg Stevenson, Chief Executive Officer, Slate Retail REIT
- Antoine Tronquoy, Chief Financial Officer, Inovalis REIT
CONVENTIONAL LENDING: TRYING TO SUSTAIN UNCONVENTIONAL MARKET STRENGTH INTO 2016
- Tamara Lawson, Chief Financial Officer, Starlight Investments Ltd. (Moderator)
- Peter Capani, Vice President & Regional Manager, Real Estate, RGA Group
- Dan LePage, Managing Director, Head of US Real Estate Corporate Banking, Royal Bank of Canada
- Geoff McTait, Principal, The Blackstone Group
- Hedayat Nasoody, Director, Real Estate Corporate Banking, CIBC World Markets
FOREIGN EQUITY CAPITAL FLOWS: INFLOW TO CANADA OR FLIGHT?
- Craig Smith, President & Broker of Record, Ashlar Urban Realty Inc. (Moderator)
- Colin Catherwood, Vice President, Investments, Canada, Welltower Inc.
- Derek Dermott, Executive Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle
- Viren Wong, Investment Director, Anbang Asset Management (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd.
CROWDFUNDING COMES TO CANADA: USING TECHNOLOGY TO FACILITATE CAPITAL FLOWS
- Chad Gemmell, Co-Founder, Real Crowd Capital Inc. & Vice President, Debt Capital Markets, Jones Lang LaSalle (Moderator)
- Craig Asano, Founder & Executive Director, National Crowdfunding Association of Canada
- Brad McDonald, Managing Partner, M+H Properties Group
- Don McDonald, President, Waverley Corporate Financial Services Ltd.
- Jason Saltzman, Partner, Dentons Canada LLP
Click here to register
The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA Canada) is a cross-Canada non-profit actively engaged with both social and investment crowdfunding stakeholders across the country. NCFA Canada provides education, research, leadership, support and networking opportunities to over 1300+ members and works closely with industry, government, academia, community and eco-system partners and affiliates to create a strong and vibrant crowdfunding industry in Canada. Learn more About Us or visit ncfacanada.org.
Toronto Event (January 25, 2016): Celebrate the Launch of New Fundraising Opportunities
FrontFundr | January 19, 2016
Join FrontFundr, Canada’s online platform for investors and entrepreneurs, to celebrate the launch of new fundraising opportunities
Date and Time: Monday January 25 2016 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Venue: Dentons Canada LLP, 77 King Street West, Suite 400, Toronto-Dominion Centre, Toronto, ON
We are excited to acknowledge the launch of the new Crowdfunding prospectus exemption that will come into effect during this event on January 25th. This new instrument will open up investment opportunities to a broader range of investors as well as offer new ways through which entrepreneurs can raise funds.
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Join entrepreneurs, investors, influencers and supporters at this milestone event to learn more about what this means for both entrepreneurs and investors! Light refreshments will be served.
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Date and Time: Monday, January 25, 2016 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Venue: Dentons Canada LLP – 77 King Street West, Suite 400, Toronto-Dominion Centre, Toronto, ON
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4:30pm: Opening Remarks followed by a Panel Discussion with;
- Peter-Paul Van Hoeken, CEO of FrontFundr
- Jason Saltzman, Partner of Dentons LLP
- John Cameron, Founder & CEO of The Networking Effect
Moderated by: Craig Asano, Founder & Executive Director of the National Crowdfunding Association of Canada
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In the meantime, visit www.frontfundr.com for more information.
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The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA Canada) is a cross-Canada non-profit actively engaged with both social and investment crowdfunding stakeholders across the country. NCFA Canada provides education, research, leadership, support and networking opportunities to over 1300+ members and works closely with industry, government, academia, community and eco-system partners and affiliates to create a strong and vibrant crowdfunding industry in Canada. Learn more About Us or visit ncfacanada.org.
NCFA Canada Launches 2nd Annual Canadian Crowdfunding Summit: “The Future is NOW.” (Mar 3)
NCFA Canada About Us | CCS2016 Organizing Committee | Jan 12, 2016
TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2015 /CNW/ - The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA Canada) today announced the 2nd Annual 2016 Canadian Crowdfunding Summit (CCS2016) is to be held on Thursday, March 3, 2016, the foremost destination for leaders in the quickly emerging Canadian crowdfunding economy.
CCS2016 is the Canadian crowdfunding industry’s leading edge and innovative national conference aimed at stimulating business transactions, collaborative partnerships and engagement for crowdfunding, alternative finance and fintech markets.
The overarching theme of this year’s conference is ‘The Future Is Now’: 2016 is anticipated to be the year of crowdfunding, with the majority of provincial securities regulators having adopted new exemptions. These exemptions would allow start-ups and early stage companies to utilize securities crowdfunding by the general public through online portals, validating the need to modernize the capital raising process of private ventures. Globally, crowdfunding grew by 167% to raise $16.2 billion in 2014, and was projected to double (again) in size to over $30 billion in 2015.
CCS2016 Early Bird Registration Open (Limited Tickets): Register Today!
The summit will take place at MaRS Discovery District in downtown Toronto with a comprehensive program of over 30 sessions, delivering a full day of education and networking featuring high profile keynote speakers, panel discussions, workshops, entrepreneurial pitches, mentor sessions, and a trade show showcasing Canada's most forefront crowdfunding platforms and service providers.
NCFA Canada and partners are also hosting a VIP networking reception on March 2 to provide prime networking opportunities and accommodate out of town guests. Companies that are actively seeking to raise capital from crowdfunding markets are encouraged to apply to pitch to CCS2016 by Feb 5th end of day.
“There is still time to get involved with the conference” said Craig Asano, Founder and Executive Director of NCFA Canada. This is an open call to all entrepreneurs, investors, expert speakers and conference partners to jump on board to advance the Canadian crowdfunding industry, a key driver to the early stage financing ecosystem.”
NCFA Canada expects the Summit to attract over 500 delegates from across the country this year, varying from crowdfunding industry leaders such as portals, accounting and legal professionals, dealer-brokers, marketers, private angel investors and venture capital funds, social enterprise impact investing companies, government, academia, media journalists and entrepreneurial networks.
Conference organizers promise that, “CCS2016 will be even bigger and better than the inaugural summit – there has been a lot more interest from international markets in the Canadian crowdfunding industry this past year, especially with the new regulations. 2016 will be a milestone year as crowdfunding continues to grow exponentially around the world.”
Registration OPEN: crowdfundingsummit.ca
Help Grow the Canadian Crowdfunding Industry!
Get involved at CCS2016
The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA Canada) is a cross-Canada non-profit actively engaged with both social and investment crowdfunding stakeholders across the country. NCFA Canada provides education, research, leadership, support and networking opportunities to over 1300+ members and works closely with industry, government, academia, community and eco-system partners and affiliates to create a strong and vibrant crowdfunding industry in Canada. Learn more About Us or visit ncfacanada.org
Crowdfunding fuels startup innovation at CES
Wtop News | By Steve Winter and Kenny Fried | Jan 6, 2016
It really doesn’t seem so long ago when companies starting in business had two primary options when it came to raising money – venture capitalists and loans from family and friends.
The past few decades have brought about the rise of angel investing and hundreds of startup Shark Tank cloned competitions in cities across the world, where backers with resources listen to pitches from entrepreneurs before determining which companies – if any – are worthy investments.
Of course, with each aforementioned scenario came a catch – the investor always wants something in return … usually a piece of the business or a percentage of sales … leaving the innovator with a great idea but often less than 100 percent ownership in his or her company.
And then along came crowdfunding.
Led by the Kickstarter, essentially the granddaddy of the industry dating back to 2009, startups turned to their audiences — potential customers, first-adopters and individuals with a specialized interest in a particular field or genre – for funding.
And unlike traditional forms of capitalization, the payout was usually the opportunity for the donor to ultimately purchase or obtain the final product, albeit at a discounted price or with value-added benefits.
Over the past six years, crowdfunding success stories are many. With Occulus clearly claiming the current consumer tech spotlight, hundreds of thousands of startups have benefitted significantly, Kickstarter alone has funded more than a quarter million creative projects to the tune of nearly $2 billion, many of which have flourished to tell their own success stories.
Here at CES, and particularly so at the Eureka Park Marketplace, Kickstarter truly is king; after all, of the 478 Eureka Park exhibitors, roughly half, are using Kickstarter to fund their projects.
But as we all know, Kickstarter doesn’t succeed in a vacuum. Companies looking to raise capital must first create buzz; and product exposure – typically in the form of publicity – is what helps to generate that buzz.
And THAT is where Kickstarter and CES combine to form the marriage made in technology heaven.
“Kickstarter is working quite well for us,” said Antoine Auberton, President of Enlaps, a French startup that has created an innovative time-lapse photography product. “Right now, we are in middle of our campaign. With two week left, we have already reached 75 percent of our goal — 110,000 € out of 150,000 — which is really good.
See:
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Amazon now selling crowdfunded gadgets
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Micro drone 3.0 Video: Flight in the palm of your hands $3M+ USD on IndieGogo
“But the key here at CES is publicity, because it’s the coverage from the press that comes from all over the world that helps to fuel more support.”
For Australian start-up Brydge, which makes Bluetooth wireless keyboards for the full range of iPad products, Kickstarter was largely responsible for the company’s initial success.
“We had a legacy Kickstarter campaign back in 2012 that generated nearly $800,000 in revenues and funded our entire product line for the iPad 1, 2 and 3,” said company president Nicolas Smith.
Crowdfunding was incredibly unique for Smith’s business, he said. “Cash flow is the most important thing, and what Kickstarter allows us to do is get that initial funding to be able to launch production. If you get your numbers right you can fund additional production and grow from there, which is what we’ve been able to do.
“For us though, the best thing has been the pre-orders. We are presently in the midst of a 12-week campaign that will help us generate even more revenues which will fuel even further production.”
For San Diego based Trackr, an app-based product that locates lost items around the house or around the world, Indiegogo was that company’s source of choice.
“For us, it was fantastic, not only to get our product launched and our idea out there but just as importantly to generate direct feedback from our supporters and get new ideas of how to make the product better,” said company president Chris Herbert.
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The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA Canada) is a cross-Canada non-profit actively engaged with both social and investment crowdfunding stakeholders across the country. NCFA Canada provides education, research, leadership, support and networking opportunities to over 1300+ members and works closely with industry, government, academia, community and eco-system partners and affiliates to create a strong and vibrant crowdfunding industry in Canada. Learn more About Us or visit ncfacanada.org.
The foremost destination for leaders in the Crowdfunding economy
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Join 20+ Leading Crowdfunding Speakers in Calgary Dec 3
NCFA Canada | Craig Asano | Nov 26, 2015
Thanks for another Sell out event Calgary!
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Overview (Full Agenda)
- Over 20+ leading Crowdfunding speakers (from Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto) will gather in Calgary on Dec 3 to spend an immersive half-day + networking to discuss emerging Crowdfunding trends, markets, opportunities, challenges, regulations from a variety of perspectives and models.
- Organized by NCFA Canada together with sponsors Dentons Canada LLP, ATB Financial, Alberta BoostR, LendingArch and Businesslink with support from Presenting Partners PwC, Government of Alberta, ASC, Quidni Estate Winery, Crowdmatrix, FrontFundr, InvestNextDoor, C4SkunkWorks and startup ventures Alberta Apparel, Escape Capers YYC and TikTiks
Some Highlights:
- Diverse Range of Speakers and Tracks: Innovation panel, rewards including active start-ups, equity crowdfunding, debt/lending/p2p market places, community banking, and financial planning-accounting and tax strategies
- Post event Networking opportunity to connect with experts to ask questions and form relationships including delicious wine tastings complimentary of Quidni Estate Winery
- Facilitated 'Town Hall' by the Alberta Securities Commission. Learn about the recently proposed Start-up Business Exemption rules and regs, and have a chance to ask questions and provide feedback on proposed caps, limits, costs and more!
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The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA Canada) is a cross-Canada non-profit actively engaged with both social and investment crowdfunding stakeholders across the country. NCFA Canada provides education, research, leadership, support and networking opportunities to over 1300+ members and works closely with industry, government, academia, community and eco-system partners and affiliates to create a strong and vibrant crowdfunding industry in Canada. Learn more About Us or visit ncfacanada.org.
