Oculus VR Inc.: Kickstarter Inc.

Kickstarter Inc.: Oculus initially raised cash on Kickstarter Inc., a service that rewards donors with test versions of its wares and other token compensation, according to Bloomberg. The crowdfunding market is taking off, altering how capital gets deployed, as projects, companies and individuals flock to the Web for fundraising instead of tapping banks and big financial firms. Regulators are hopping on board -- at a measured pace -- loosening restrictions that to date have limited how companies raise money and who can be an investor and Facebook Inc. s $2.3 billion deal for Oculus VR Inc. left the 9,522 backers of the startups online fundraising campaign with T-shirts and trial products. Newer crowdfunding sites are giving investors the chance to earn something else: money. CircleUp Network Inc. offers equity in private companies, while Funding Circle Ltd. lets investors buy company debt. College graduates can turn to Social Finance Inc. to refinance loans with help from alumni. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.