January 31, 2019 @ 8:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The social crypto trading platform Blockport plans to launch a multi-stage security token offering (STO) starting in March 2019, with the goal to raise at least 15 million EUR for company expansion. STO Funds are earmarked for establishing operations in the U.S. and other countries,… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 3:04 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The NEM.io Foundation, fresh from celebrating its 2M block, announced a much-needed reboot of its operating structure and as part of a newly transparent mission for 2019 after checking the books and seeing “little to no accountability for funds.” Led by newly elected president Alex Tinsman,… Read More

January 29, 2019 @ 3:13 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Trustwire, a secure, file exchange and storage solution, aims to dethrone Dropbox. The newly launched platform recently synced with Wefunder to raise a $1,000,002 maximum target. At this writing, the campaign has surpassed $102K with the confidence of more than 113 investors, thereby meeting its minimum… Read More

January 29, 2019 @ 2:34 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Terra, a project building the next-generation payment system based in Singapore and Korea,  has partnered with South Korean based Fantom, a DAG-based smart contract platform for real-time cryptocurrency payments, to accelerate the mainstream adoption of its stablecoin. Terra and its alliance of eCommerce partners will… Read More

January 24, 2019 @ 3:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Yesterday the Israeli tech company Lending Express, celebrated surpassing $100 million in financing facilitated between small and medium business owners and online lenders and obtaining state permission to open for business in California. The lending platform, led by CEO & Co-Founder Eden Amirav, is poised for further growth… Read More

January 23, 2019 @ 9:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Lending Express, an Israeli tech company dedicated to creating a better world of funding for SMBs, has surpassed $100 million in financing facilitated between small and medium business owners and online lenders. Lending Express also obtained state permission to open for business in California. The… Read More

January 22, 2019 @ 3:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Barcelona-based Santafixie Group, a brand and e-commerce of bicycles and components,  has released its own brand of bicycles, with nearly 90K orders and counting. Aiming to be the go-to global brand for bicycles, Santafixie is seeking an investment injection in order to release new models… Read More

January 22, 2019 @ 2:31 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  vanilla bean, claiming the title as “the world’s first packaging-free restaurant delivery service,” offers CO2-free, fair, and 100% vegan packaging. The Regensberg, Germany based company aims to help solve the problem of packaging waste: almost 50% of the plastic waste produced worldwide comes from packaging…. Read More

January 21, 2019 @ 10:03 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

2018 was another great year for Invesdor, according to management. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Helsinki with a branch office in Stockholm, the award-winning Nordic market leader in digital fundraising and investing connects European growth companies with global investors. Named Best Nordic Fintech Startup 2018 and regulated… Read More

January 21, 2019 @ 4:39 am By Erin Hobey  |  

UK fintech business lender MarketInvoice has raised £26M in new equity funding during a Series-B funding round led by Barclays and Santander’s $200M fintech fund InnoVentures with significant participation from European venture fund Northzone, an existing investor in the company. Technology credit fund Viola Credit, who… Read More

January 17, 2019 @ 7:24 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Indian media platform Inc42 just released its Indian Tech Startup Funding Report 2018. According to the report, during 2018 Indian startups received $11 B total funding across 743 deals. While in 2017, 4 startups took away a little more than half the funding $6.9 Bn, in 2018… Read More

January 17, 2019 @ 3:08 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The IronX Exchange, a joint venture between global multi-asset broker IronFX and Cardano (ADA coin) creator EmurgoHK. The exchange has a full range of both crypto and fiat wallet funding options. Just in: IronX has raised $26,319,447.92 via its token sale. “The IronX token sale… Read More

January 15, 2019 @ 9:06 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Airtm, which operates a blockchain and bank-connected digital wallet and the P2P exchange platform AirPlatform, aims to provide globally-connected financial services to consumers and businesses in the developing world. The platform is now focusing its efforts on Venezuela, specifically in the new Airdrop Venezuela campaign. “Over the… Read More

January 15, 2019 @ 3:20 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The German IoT platform Ameria successfully closed its €5.5M Companisto Series C/Growth Capital campaign at midnight, raising  the full €5,500,000 from 770 investors. Funding will be utilized to further develop the company’s existing CX Ecosystem and ensure innovation leadership. Investors include CEMA AG CEO Thomas Steckenborn, Carlos Dennis and Süddeutsche Privatkapital AG… Read More

January 10, 2019 @ 6:33 am By Erin Hobey  |  

This week UK based crowdfunding platform Crowdcube touted its best year to date when measured by multiple metrics; Q4 was said to be the most successful quarter in the history of the platform. Crowdcube channelled 166 million euros in 198 capital campaigns for European companies this… Read More

January 10, 2019 @ 3:04 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), an institutional-grade, regulated and insured token sale platform and digital asset exchange, has added Ripple (XRP) to its Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX), an exchange created with the high expectations of professional crypto-traders in mind. “Ripple is a major player within… Read More

January 9, 2019 @ 7:01 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Cross River, a bank that delivers advanced financial and compliance products/services to the fintech industry, has partnered with Stripe to help those in the marketplace economy by giving them real-time access to earnings using push-to-card payments. The API-first, integrated platform aims to improve the way independent… Read More

January 8, 2019 @ 8:13 am By Erin Hobey  |  

æternity, the blockchain 3.0 platform, has partnered with weiDex, a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange. The Liechtenstein-Bulgaria partnership includes a $100,000 USD investment that will facilitate the development of the first decentralized exchange by weiDex, which will operate on the æternity blockchain utilizing the protocol’s technological stack…. Read More

January 8, 2019 @ 7:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

It’s time to eat somewhere… and Seedrs has some live campaigns that will make readers stomach’s growl with hunger! Take Dandy and Seedrs’ alum Eat Square pies… In 2017, after crowdfunding £40,000 on its first Seedrs raise, Eat Square’s reportedly turnover has more than doubled in 2018…. Read More

January 3, 2019 @ 6:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Finland-based online investment platform Invesdor operates and connects European growth companies with investors worldwide. Since launching six years ago, Invesdor has helped raise more than €63 million for more than 130 businesses.  How did the platform fare last year? This morning Invesdor Co-Founder and CEO… Read More