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New Equity Crowdfunding Platform From JD.com

New Equity Crowdfunding Platform From JD.com

JD.com, a notable rival to Chinese ecommerce behemoth Alibaba, launched a funding site last week called JD Equity Crowdfunding. JDโ€™s first experiment in crowdfunding, Coufenzi is like Kickstarter in that it lets individuals fund products; JD Equity is instead aimed at entrepreneurs looking for early investors, with the goal of creating a โ€œcomplete ecosystem for […]

The Bloomiere Casts Gentle Light, Or Blossoms Into Shade

The Bloomiere Casts Gentle Light, Or Blossoms Into Shade

Previous prototypes entered in the Pitch Your Prototype challengeย have included an inexpensive medical device, educational kitsย and even an agricultural robot that plucks individual weeds out of the ground. A new entry, Bloomiere, takes the contest in another direction with a conceptual prototype that bridges elements of lighting design,ย city planningย andย art. The prototype, called Bloomiere, responds to […]