What do you do when your video game Kickstarter project is shut down at the last minute because it was such an obvious scam? Apparently, you start your very own crowdfunding site and then feature your new and improved video game scam there instead. West Games tried to raise just $50,000 to build the “spiritual […]
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This year has been a tricky one for crowdfunding site Indiegogo, thanks to a number of campaigns using its service to raise money for dubious projects (though there have been some cool uses). It looks like the company is responding with a new feature that offers backers some peace of mind about their investment. The […]
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There’s a new service in New York that’s angling to let litigants in certain types of cases crowdfund their lawsuits against bigger, better-funded competitors. Private equity financing of lawsuits in certain corporate cases has existed for several years, although the idea of funding a legal campaign for a return on investment is still in its […]
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