AlphaCrowd raises $800,000 from Chinese investor, pending visa approval

AlphaCrowd raises $800,000 from Chinese investor, pending visa approval
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Nov. 4 (BusinessDesk) - Crowdfunding platform AlphaCrowd has raised $800,000 from a Chinese investor, which it plans to spend on taking on more staff, although more than half of that is subject to its newest shareholder being granted a work visa.  The Auckland-based company got a $380,000 cash injection from Beijing-based Fang Liu and is expecting a further $420,000, which is contingent on Liu being granted a work visa from Immigration New Zealand, AlphaCrowd's financial statements show. The capital injections in July and S...