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GamCrowd launches first wave of start-ups on crowdfunding platform

GamCrowd.com has launched the first start-ups, Betify and Fenway Games, on its equity crowdfunding platform.

Betify is a mobile app that allows users to set or receive challenges from their friends and win rewards, such as tech products and vouchers or trips and experiences, if their challenge becomes popular in the community.

The network can be exploited by businesses wanting to target new locations, engage with users, encourage loyalty and promote their products in the Betify reward centre to boost sales. Analytics help brands learn about customer interaction with their products, key demographics, viral spread, return on investment, and other metrics.

Betify, which has also been shortlisted for the forthcoming Start-up Launchpad at EiG, has already raised £185,000 via incubation and seed funding rounds. Through GamCrowd, it is looking to add another £300,000 in return for 15% equity from investors, as it prepares to launch.

The company plans to drive revenues through B2B contracts with brands that will subscribe to its premium content and B2C sales to individual users who will spend on in-app purchases. The app soft launched on September 22 and has more than 200 members and five strong B2B prospects.

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Fund Ourselves before any other start-ups - GamCrowd

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Press Release: GamCrowd to launch the World’s First Gambling-focused Crowdfunding site.

GamCrowd to launch the World's First Gambling-focused Crowdfunding site. LONDON, December 17th 2013. With the launch this week of GamCrowd, a crowdfunding company specifically for gambling start-ups, Chris North is going back to his roots as an entrepreneur "The last start up I did struggled to register any interest from VCs and so I went back to my own crowd," says Chris. "I didn't know it was called crowdfunding at the time, but that is exactly what we did and it was a spectacular success". Chris was Founder and CEO of the Fox Poker Club in London which he launched in 2010, and will happily tell you the story of how, having received no support from banks or VCs, he successfully sought help from his friends in the industry. "I needed cash, expertise and credibility for such a big project" Chris explains. In his search for seed funding, he was supported by professional poker players like Phil Laak, Barney Boatman and Joe Beevers, who helped ensure a great poker experience. Michael Casselli, editor of Bluff Magazine helped with marketing and PR, 888 CEO Brian Mattingley was the first Chairman and retail bookmaker Ian Hogg helped with licensing and operations. These and about 30 other investors from the industry brought cash, expertise and helped spread the word. The result was a club that grew to 26,000 members in six months, was packed out every weekend and was sold to Genting Plc within a year in a multi-million pound deal. Now Chris wants to use the same kind of people and resources to launch a crowdfunding site targeted exclusively at the Gambling industry. GamCrowd seeks to match investors, start-ups and industry expertise just for the Gambling industry. Crowdfunding is revolutionising the way that start-ups raise money in an era when banks and venture capital firms are reducing their contribution to early stage funding. GamCrowd is backed by many of the investors that were successful with Fox Poker Club. The crowdfunding platform will go live at the end of January, when it will start recruiting its "crowd" - potential investors, start-ups looking for funds and industry professionals. The "crowd" can get involved by investing either with cash or sweat equity, freelance crowdsourcing or crowd voting and are being asked to register. "Once we have a sufficient base of investors, start-ups and a crowd, we will begin putting people in touch with each other and allow investments to happen" Chris explains. Before any investment takes place, GamCrowd will be registered with the Financial Conduct Authority which has recently issued a detailed consultation document on the nascent crowdfunding industry in the UK. According to researcher Datamonitor, crowdfunding for businesses in the UK is experiencing growth of 80 per cent CAGR* across all its variations and has raised funds this year of over £119 million.UK Market leader Crowdcube has helped start-ups raise over £16 million, but doesn't focus on any particular market or industry. This is where GamCrowd believe they have an edge. "We intend to introduce investors with contacts and expertise to start-ups in the gambling industry across the world. As I have already learned, this will add tremendous value to the start-ups that are successful in being funded," Chris points out. Crowdfunding isn't new; the Statue of Liberty was funded that way and as Chris has already shown, the model can be successful in the modern Gambling industry. The development of web 2.0 and social media have given it a new technology-based impetus. GamCrowd will offer a platform that will make a real difference for the creation of innovative start-ups that will drive growth in the UK Gambling industry. *Compound Annual Growth Rate

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GamCrowd looking for Start-ups to present at EIG. (Excellence in iGaming)

GamCrowd.com, the gambling specific crowdsourcing platform, and Clarion Events, organisers of EIG, are looking for 5 start-ups to take part in the Launch Pad and to take a stand at the GamCrowd sponsored start-up village. EIG runs from the 21-23 Oct in Berlin and is Europe’s premier e-Gaming conference. This year the format has been substantially revamped and it now has a specific focus on start-ups and fundraising, including a strong presence from GamCrowd. The ‘Launch Pad’ session is chaired by GamCrowd founders and shareholders. Clarion and GamCrowd are currently accepting applications to shortlist the 5 most promising start-ups to compete for this prestigious award. All five finalists will receive a substantial marketing boost including being given a free stand in the start-up village sponsored by GamCrowd. They can promote their business over the 3 days and answer investors’ or potential customers’ questions in the run up to the ‘Launch Pad’ event. They will be able to meet many of the industry veterans who have invested in GamCrowd; pick up ideas, discuss their plans and make valuable contacts throughout EIG. If you know of, or are involved in, a start-up that could benefit from this sort of exposure please ask them to contact me at [email protected]. We are hoping that at least one of the finalists is undergoing a crowd funding campaign with us and uses the event as a boost to help get their campaign fully funded.

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Crowd Sourcing and Crowd Funding on Same Plateform

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Looking to buy or sell Gambling Industry Services in UK

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GamCrowd opens its doors to Investors and Start Ups.

Following the launch of the business in January, GamCrowd has now opened its registration site for potential investors and start ups for its crowdfunding service and also for buyers and sellers of services on its gambling specific crowdsourcing site. CEO Chris North explains the company’s approach “We are launching in two phases – we are taking registrations from start ups and investors now but won’t start matching the two groups for a month or two” says Chris.  “We need some time working with the start ups to ensure they are GamCrowd Fit. Once we have a sufficient number of quality start-ups and a pool of registered investors we will launch phase 2 and start matching investors with entrepreneurs” GamCrowd Fit is a process which the company makes all of its start ups go through before they can publish their pitch on GamCrowd. This process doesn’t guarantee success for a start-up; however, it does ensure that all of the pitches are presented in a standard format with all of the information an investor should need. It ensures that claims made have been challenged, that the maths in the financial projections is correct and that some standard accounting practices are followed. The GamCrowd Fit process will also see the start-up paired with someone with experience in that sector of the gambling industry who will provide some feedback and advice and will advise GamCrowd if they believe that the start-up has a good chance of success in obtaining funding. Not every start up will pass and be allowed to publish their pitch. GamCrowd, which is now an Appointed Representative of Resolution Compliance Ltd, authorised and regulated by the FCA, has been approached by lots of start ups and is now working to get them through the process. In addition to opening its site to start ups and investors, GamCrowd is also allowing buyers and sellers of services to register for its crowdsourcing service; GamCrowd Marketplace. The company hopes this will be an exchange for specialist gambling industry skills which will benefit start ups and more mature gaming operators. Chris is a huge fan of crowdsourcing, having used it extensively in developing GamCrowd, “Our logo, design work, videos, testing and many other elements of GamCrowd.com were crowdsourced and some big companies are starting to use it extensively. I believe it can make a huge impact on our industry” Help us build GamCrowd. Please let your network know that you have become a member of GamCrowd. Investing in start ups involves risks, including loss of capital, illiquidity, lack of dividends and dilution, and it should be done only as part of a diversified portfolio. GamCrowd is targeted solely at investors who are sufficiently sophisticated to understand these risks and make their own investment decisions. This page has been approved as a financial promotion of the GamCrowd platform by Resolution Compliance Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. It is not intended to be a promotion of any individual investment opportunity, and the summary information provided about investment opportunities is intended solely to demonstrate the types of investments available through GamCrowd. Any investment decision should be made solely on the basis of the full listing for that particular investment opportunity. Full listings are available to authorised investors only. Read from original source: http://www.gamcrowd.com/press/press-release-gamcrowd-opens-its-doors-to-investors-and-start-ups

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Centurion commit to £5m investment fund with GamCrowd

LONDON, 17th March, 2014. GamCrowd, the crowdfunding and crowdsourcing company which focuses on the gambling industry, has signed an agreement with Centurion Solutions to invest a fund of up to £5m into start ups on the GamCrowd platform. Centurion represents some of the world’s largest professional sports and racing trading firms and this fund will be made up from funds provided by both Centurion and its clients. Centurion will take advantage of the crowdsourcing platform that GamCrowd has built to assist with “in country” software and product testing as it helps its clients expand into new markets. Centurion has also negotiated certain rights to take an investment in GamCrowd as and when the company seeks an initial fundraising. Dennis Verrios of Centurion explained the rationale for the fund; “We are keen to help our clients take advantage of the current wave of innovation that the gambling industry is experiencing. We had previously invested in Fox Poker Club which Chris founded and ran, and we were delighted with the returns from that investment. We are keen to invest in GamCrowd if and when the company is looking for money, but we are also excited to invest in some of the most innovative start-ups in the gambling industry. We intend to build a portfolio which will hopefully include a few winners.” GamCrowd have recently announced that they have over 25 start ups that are looking for funding and CEO Chris North was delighted to have signed his first investment fund. “I am very pleased to be working with Centurion again; they bring massive expertise as well as capital. That is what crowdfunding is all about; they would add great value as shareholders of any of our start ups, particularly if they need technical or betting expertise.”

Original resource: http://www.gamcrowd.com/press/press-release-centurion-commit-to-5m-investment-fund-with-gamcrowd

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Centurion Solutions to invest £5m in GamCrowd platform

Centurion Solutions offer the largest professional sports and racing trading syndicates, to raise funds through the gambling crowdfunding platform GamCrowd.

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Centurion Solutions to invest £5m in GamCrowd platform:

Centurion Solutions, a company comprised of some of the largest professional sports and racing trading syndicates, has signed an agreement to invest up to £5m into start-ups looking to raise funds through the gambling crowdfunding platform GamCrowd. The £5m fund will be made up using money supplied by Centurion itself, as well as its clients. It will use the crowdfunding platform to assist with the development of gambling software and product testing, designed to help its clients expand into new markets. The operator has also agreed the rights to invest in GamCrowd itself should the company look to complete a funding round. Centurion previous invested in the Fox Poker Club, which was established by GamCrowd founder Chris North. The company’s executive director Dennis Verrios explained that Centurion was keen to help its clients take advantage of a wave of innovation in the gambling industry, adding that the company had been “delighted” by the return on investment from the Fox Poker Club. “We are keen to invest in GamCrowd if and when the company is looking for money, but we are also excited to invest in some of the most innovative start-ups in the gambling industry,” Verrios continued. “We intend to build a portfolio which will hopefully include a few winners.” GamCrowd’s North said he was pleased to once again be working with Centurion, who he said brought “massive experience” as well as capital. “That is what crowdfunding is all about; they would add great value as shareholders of any of our start ups, particularly if they need technical or betting expertise,” North added. GamCrowd claims to have signed up around 25 start-ups looking for funding to date.

Original source: http://www.gamingintelligence.com/business/25002-centurion-solutions-to-invest-5m-in-gamcrowd-platform?utm_medium=email&utm_camp

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GamCrowd launches infographic to showcase the quality of its “Crowd”.

GamCrowd the Gambling focussed crowdfunding and crowdsourcing company has launched an infographic to allow users of the site to quickly assess the quality of the sites “Crowd”. The new infographic, which updates once a week shows users various statistics around the investors and start-ups in the crowdfunding area of the site as well as details of the buyers and seller within GamCrowd’s crowdsourcing Marketplace. Visitors to the site will be able to see how many experts with certain skills are registered, the skills and background information of investors along with the size of the potential pot that our investors are telling us they are willing to put into businesses via GamCrowd this year.  To see the full infographic please check it out at http://gamcrowd.com/infographic The infographic itself was crowdsourced from one of the experts in the GamCrowd Marketplace at a cost of £80 in what Chris North CEO of GamCrowd believes is a great illustration of the power of the GamCrowd Marketplace. “As we continue to build our business using crowdsourcing I am continually impressed by the speed, quality and cost that our crowd can deliver for us. The design and coding of this real time infographic took less than ten days and I am delighted with the results and the price.”

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Press release: Free white paper on the potential impact of crowdsourcing on the Gambling Industry

GamCrowd, the crowdfunding and crowdsourcing company that focuses on the gambling industry, has issued a free white paper on the potential uses of crowdsourcing within the gambling industry.

According to crowdsourcing.org in a 2012 report, the market for services provided by the “crowd” had been growing at over 75% per annum and was worth around $375m world-wide in 2011 and was still growing at the same rate. Assuming that the rate of growth has continued, the market is likely to be worth between $1.5 and $2bn in 2014. The same crowdsourcing.org report suggests that there were 6.3m workers engaged in crowdsourcing around the world in 2011 and that the number was growing at 100% per annum. GamCrowd’s white paper looks at the potential impact of this revolution in the way firms outsource work to the gambling sector.

There is no actual data for the amount of crowdsourcing within the gambling industry, however, the white paper outlines why GamCrowd believes that the gambling industry could grow to represent 5% of the worldwide crowdsourcing market which could be worth $100m.

The GamCrowd white paper looks at a number of possible uses that the gambling industry could make of the crowd as well as the potential benefits of this way of working which may include flexibility, speed to market, reach, originality and lower costs. Based on the company’s own experience, the white paper outlines areas where the industry could benefit include; SEO, social and affiliate marketing, in country testing, content creation, translation and many more besides.

Chris North, CEO of GamCrowd, believes that the gambling industry has a tremendous opportunity to benefit from the economics of the crowd, probably more so than any other industry.  “Gambling has been at the foreground of the internet since the late 90s and at the very forefront of peer to peer technologies, social media integration, data analytics, SEO, social media marketing and affiliate networks.  Our white paper has listed dozens of areas where the crowd can assist a modern gambling business and I am sure that it won’t be long before many of these tasks are commonly done via crowdsourcing”

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GamCrowd & Clarion Events sign partnership for EIG and ICE

As part of a major revamp of the way that gambling start-ups are showcased at the industry’s major shows such as EiG, GiGse and ICE; Clarion Events and GamCrowd have signed a cooperation agreement. Under the agreement GamCrowd, the gambling industry focused crowdfunding platform, has become a supporting partner for Clarion’s Start-Up LaunchPad and Start-Up Village at EiG and ICE Totally Gaming. GamCrowd will also use these Clarion events to host the major physical meetings of GamCrowd’s crowd of start-ups and investors. GamCrowd’s assessors will work with LaunchPad finalists on their pitches to prepare them for the “Dragons Den” style competition and Clarion will help promote and support the finalists. It is expected that many of the finalists will be cleared as “GamCrowd Fit” and go on to raise funds on the crowdfunding platform.

EiG is the Centre for Excellence in iGaming worldwide and the show, which is making Berlin its new home in 2014 (21st – 23rd, October 2014), will see a larger audience from the vibrant start-up scene coming from across the world and Berlin, Europe’s Silicon Valley.

Chris North CEO of GamCrowd is delighted with the new partnership “To be working with the industry’s leading event organisers is great news for GamCrowd’s start-ups. The additional exposure and the opportunity to promote their ideas face to face with investors will help them get the funding and support they need.”

Silvia Peneva, Clarion’s Programme Manager also believes the new partnership will be beneficial to the established and start-up players in the industry “Our focus groups are telling us that the industry wants to see more innovation and differentiated, unique content at our events and we have taken note. We firmly believe that the partnership with GamCrowd will further that aim and advance our Start-Up LaunchPad and Start-Up Village at EiG 2014 by adding value to all start-ups participating and also integrate these event features with a Gambling focused online platform.”

For original source: http://gamcrowd.com/press/gamcrowd-clarion-events-sign-partnership-for-eig-and-ice

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