November 17, 2017 @ 4:55 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Speakly, a tech-based language learning solution, has partnered with Seedrs for a €90,007 fund raise for 10.00% equity offered. The UK-based is pre-valued at €810,000. Successful angel-investor Sonny Aswani has backed Speakly. Co-founded by Ott Ojamets in 2012, Speakly aims to ignite a language learning revolution by bringing 21st century… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 9:04 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdo, a South East Asian online marketplace for P2P lending and crowdfunding unveiled today its proprietary Artificial Intelligence driven due diligence system, Crowdo ACE, aimed at benefiting both their borrowers and investors. Crowdo ACE takes into account a few thousand unconventional and alternative attributes and… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 8:55 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Government of Anguilla announced its plan to enact the first cryptocurrency regulatory regime for registration of initial offerings of specified categories of cryptocurrency.  The law, called the Anguilla Utility Token Offering Act (or AUTO Act), establishes the world’s first registration process for an offering… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 8:28 am By Erin Hobey  |  

INS, the decentralized ecosystem for the grocery market, today announced integration of the Bancor Protocol, a standard for autonomously convertible blockchain cryptocurrencies, to offer inter-chain liquidity to INS holders via Bancor’s Smart Tokens. INS will create a unique type of Smart Token called a Token Relay… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 7:27 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, is awarded “The Financial Centre of the Year (MENA)” for 2nd consecutive year by the Global Investor/ISF publication at the annual MENA Capital Markets Summit & Awards in Dubai. This accolade, presided by… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 7:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

WePay, an integrated payments provider for online platforms, released new data that shows a majority of US-based SMBs end the calendar year with at least one significant payments challenge which severely impacts their business. Conducted in partnership with Survata, an independent research firm, WePay polled more… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 6:48 am By Erin Hobey  |  

India saw a 20% increase in spends during Diwali compared to the previous quarter reported Walnut, a leading personal finance app based in India, suggesting strong consumer demand and “festive cheer.” ‘Tis the season! The app revealed interesting insights on consumers’ spending habits during this festive… Read More

November 14, 2017 @ 12:45 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Blackmoon Crypto, a fintech blockchain-based company that raised $30 million during its ICO for its BMC token in September, has linked with global law firm Allen & Overy LLP to help establish the legal infrastructure that will serve as the backbone for Blackmoon’s crypto and… Read More

November 14, 2017 @ 11:13 am By Erin Hobey  |  

JustBeagle, a legal tech startup all-of-market legal services comparison site aiming to  transform traditional approaches to the purchase of legal services today announced it has raised £970,000 in seed round financing from high-net worth investors. Online crowd funding investment platform SyndicateRoom supported the raise by… Read More

November 10, 2017 @ 5:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

UK online investment platform SyndicateRoom has published The Due Diligence Guide for Investors, a document which aims to empower investors to make more informed choices when putting together their portfolio of early-stage investments. The guide, which has been created in collaboration with long-standing equity crowdfunding commentator Rob Murray… Read More

November 9, 2017 @ 1:28 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The European P2P platform specializing in short-term investments and founded and owned by entrepreneur Sergey Sedov, Robo.cash marked the start of the Q4 2017 with a record growth of its investors’ number by having attracted 32% more the average figure and came closer to hitting… Read More

November 9, 2017 @ 12:52 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Neufund, a Berlin-based coding project on the Ethereum blockchain, is celebrating a pre-sale funding round of $11.6 million (€10 million). Backed by top private investors from funds including Philipp Freise (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co), Michael Jackson (Mangrove Capital), the VC fund Atlantic Labs, and crypto… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 4:28 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

CrowdStreet, a Portland-based commercial real estate investment platform for investor acquisition and relationship management, is making its commercial real estate investment marketplace for sponsors and investors a reality. A pioneer in this space, CrowdStreet aims to put the power in the hands of consumers, providing… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 3:28 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Seed&Spark CEO & Founder Emily Best and Mark Duplass (Room 104, The One I Love, Creep) and announced that Duplass Brothers Productions will be executive producing two locally based features as the winners of the Hometown Heroes Crowdfunding Rally: The MisEducation of Bindu (Indianapolis, IN)… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 1:57 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Online investment platform SyndicateRoom announced that UK film and entertainment company, Fashion On Screen (FOS), will be raising £1.5 million via its platform.  FOS, a film production company which aims to produce prestigious, inspiring, commercial films for a global market, is raising funds for its first… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 1:21 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Investoo Group has acquired Bitcoinmag.de, expanding its reach into the DACH cryptocurrency market. The German language site Bitcoinmag.de is a resource for crypto investors, providing purchase and price information, and allowing visitors to compare exchanges and platforms. The site will sit alongside an existing portfolio of… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 12:27 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

I scream, you scream, we all scream for Ben & Jerry’s. Make mine Chunky Monkey with chocolate sprinkles in a sugar cone. Wait, there isn’t a Ben & Jerry’s on Venice Beach Boardwalk yet?  Cone-endrum solved: Boardwalk Hospitality will fill the void, given the Wefunder crowd overwhelming… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 11:34 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Chaineum, reportedly the first French ICO boutique, and Lightyear.io, an organization that supports partner activities for Stellar, a Silicon Valley-based nonprofit open source blockchain network, have announced a partnership to collaborate in the ICO space. Through the partnership, Chaineum will use the Stellar network to support… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 11:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Rivetz Corp., a provider of mobile, decentralized security solutions for business customers worldwide, today announced a partnership agreement with Ammbr, a decentralized mesh network tokenizing broadband internet access founded earlier this year and based in Singapore. Rivetz and Ammbr will work together to integrate and… Read More

November 1, 2017 @ 5:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

MarketInvoice has expanded its mission in the business finance space by launching business loans today, aiming to complement their suite of invoice finance solutions and allowing them to better serve the working capital needs of UK businesses. MarketInvoice is rebranding, evincing its evolution into a… Read More