Tagged: tennessee

August 11, 2022 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unit, the banking-as-a-service platform that empowers companies to embed financial services into their products, announced a partnership with Thread Bank, a digital-first bank based in Rogersville, Tennessee. Companies will now be able to “embed a complete set of banking services into their products—including accounts, cards,… Read More

November 13, 2021 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alto Solutions, Inc., a self-directed IRA platform that makes it easier for people to make investments into alternative assets via tax-advantaged retirement funds, announced on November 11, 2021 that Alto CryptoIRA has managed to surpass 100 crypto coins and virtual tokens. As mentioned in an… Read More

August 10, 2021 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finxact, a Core as a Service banking provider, reveals that First Horizon Bank, the super-regional bank based in Memphis, Tennessee, has converted its VirtualBank brand from its legacy core to the Finxact Cloud-core. The conversion represents a key milestone for the new era of Cloud… Read More

January 28, 2021 @ 9:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Buckle, a U.S.-based financial services group, announced on Thursday it launched its rideshare-only auto insurance is now available in Tennessee. Buckle claims that it launched the first of its kind insurance, providing rideshare and Transportation Network Company (TNC) drivers with personal and commercial coverage… Read More

October 11, 2017 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Elevate Credit, Inc., a tech-enabled provider of online credit solutions for non-prime consumers, announced on Wednesday its RISE product is now offering lines of credit in the state of Tennessee. This news comes just after the product’s successful line of credit launch in Kansas and it makes Tennessee the 17th state that… Read More

December 1, 2016 @ 3:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyShares announced on Thursday a total of  $5,144,000 has been raised through its real estate crowdfunding marketplace for the acquisition and development of four free-standing triple net (NNN) leased quick service restaurants in Nashville, Tennessee. According to RealtyShares, the tenants, which includes three Checkers and… Read More

October 20, 2015 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to make the Internet safer for children, Tennessee startup Torch has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $150,000 for its self-titled digital parenting router. Explaining the importance of Internet safety, the Torch team stated: “If you are raising children today, you know… Read More

June 6, 2015 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to end hate crimes and violence against the LGBTQ community, the “God Loves Gays National Billboard Campaign” project has been launched on YouCaring to raise $20,000 to post billboards in 20 states. Last year, the creator of the God Twitter and Facebook page… Read More

May 21, 2015 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PledgeMusic, a crowdfunding platform for music, is happy to announce its partnership with platinum selling recording artist and American Idol season seven winner, David Cook, to release his 4th studio record and give fans a pre-order experience they will not soon forget. David Cook rose to… Read More

April 16, 2015 @ 1:25 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Megadeth, a Los Angeles-based heavy metal band famous for songs such as “Holy Wars … The Punishment Due: and “Peace Sells,” is now crowdfunding its upcoming 15th album on online direct-to-fan platform PledgeMusic, notes A.V. Club. The legendary group, which has gone platinum six times, and sold about… Read More

January 29, 2015 @ 8:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

TweelX, a Nashville-based startup that launched its patent-pending Music Stock Exchange in 2013, has raised $200,000 in series A funding. Three investors participated in the transaction last month, including La Ragazza & Associates and Atlantic Merchant Capital Investors. Co-founder and CEO of TweelX, Chase Tweel… Read More

December 26, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in 2012, teenager Kaitlyn Smith weighed 414lbs and was seeking the help of doctors for a gastric bypass surgery so she may lose the unhealthy pounds she acquired over the years. After one unfortunate meeting with one doctor, Kaitlyn decided that she was going… Read More

August 14, 2014 @ 7:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help others in need, a Nashville-based organization called the Servant Group International (SGI) launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $50,000 for the Iraq Refugee Crisis. SGI is a non-profit Christian organization that works to share good news and hope with its… Read More

July 24, 2014 @ 8:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

A Vanderbilt University student by the name of Cassie Wessely launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe earlier this month to raise funds to stay in the Nashville based university to finish her biomedical engineering degree. Following her mother’s death, Wessely was informed that due to… Read More

October 22, 2013 @ 11:17 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Realty Mogul has crossed $4 million in real estate crowdfunding transactions according to their statistics page. 20 properties have been funded in full or in part through Realty Mogul’s platform, and $384,000 has been returned to investors. Realty Mogul is now operating in Washington, Texas,… Read More

August 3, 2013 @ 9:55 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Realty Mogul issued the following release sharing the news that they’re now going to be active in four states in the US: Washington, California, Tennessee and Kansas. CEO Jilliene Helman shares a bit of insight into how Realty Mogul is strategically choosing which states to… Read More

May 28, 2013 @ 3:56 pm By Nooga  |  

Walt Robinson described it as “crowdfunding for grownups.” He and his business partner, Scott Soltau, have launched a new business called BridgePointe Capital Markets, which will be in full swing next month. Through its online funding portal, the company aims to connect investors to companies that… Read More