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Launcht is Hiring
Position Available – Staff PHP/MySQL Programmer We are looking for an experienced PHP/MySQL Programmer to work on extending an existing crowdfunding software codebase. This is not a gig for a beginner or a student looking to build a portfolio. We’re … Continue reading
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MIT Accelerate 2013 Challenge and Crowdsourcing Innovation
On Tuesday February 19, Launcht attended the MIT $100K Accelerate Finale, which honored the top eight of over 200 groups that put together project concepts to bring to market as a part of the year-long MIT Accelerate $100K Challenge. The eight … Continue reading
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Unreasonable Institute and Mprep Featured in Daily Herald
On Sunday, February 24th, Toni Maraviglia’s story of founding Mprep and being accepted into the Unreasonable Institute was told by Chicago’s Daily Herald. You can read the full story here. Mprep makes educational tools accessible to the most remote schools … Continue reading
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Launcht Offers Fully Functional Thirty Day Free Trial
This week, Launcht rolled out a new feature: a fully-functional, thirty-day, free trial of our white-label crowdfunding system. This allows users to set up the features of their site through a backend admin panel, go live, and run campaigns, all … Continue reading
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State of International Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding has become increasingly popular in the United States, especially since the passage of the JOBS Act. With the anticipation of equity crowdfunding and growth of perk-based crowdfunding, in general, the number of registered websites containing the word “crowdfund” has … Continue reading
State of Crowdsourcing: Super Bowl Ads
Companies are beginning to incorporate crowdsourcing into their advertising campaigns on both the local and national level. Crowdsourcing campaigns not only help companies innovate and come up with creative ideas, it also helps them engage with their fans on a … Continue reading
JOBS Act Webinar
Next Thursday, CEO Freeman White, along with other experts in the field will give an online presentation on the “Current State of the Rulemaking Process for the Investment Crowdfunding Portion of the JOBS Act.” The webinar will provide an overview … Continue reading
Launcht.org Campaign Makes an Immediate Impact
The Launcht.org campaign, Care for the Orphans of Kenya, was able to make an immediate impact on the children. The funds raised–$241, though seemingly not a significant amount of money–were used to build the Launcht Community Centre School in a … Continue reading
State of Crowdvoting: Business Plan Competitions
Universities and organizations are increasingly using crowdvoting and business plan competitions to distribute funds to promising entrepreneurs. Millions of dollars are awarded to competition finalists yearly. The world’s largest graduate-level business plan competition at Rice University distributes more than $1.3 … Continue reading
Launcht Featured in New Jersey Tech Weekly
Last week, Launcht was featured in the New Jersey Tech Weekly article on alternative financing solutions for tech companies. The article covers the October 2012 panel discussion organized by the New Jersey Entrepreneurial Network. Launcht CEO Freeman White presented at … Continue reading
Entrepreneur Magazine and Mimvi Chose Launcht 
