October 13, 2015 @ 1:19 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

In the last weeks, not only has Companisto released a pivotal document on industry transparency but the platform has also posted promising results for recently launched Companisto campaigns.  With 54 days remaining on their Companisto campaign, MyCouchbox founders Sarah Haide and Clemens Walter have trounced their 100,000€ minimum goal, raising  over 132,460€ from… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 12:16 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“This Joint Venture is a key step in CoAssets’ plans to expand throughout the ASEAN region. Javaland has been successfully operating in Indonesia for a decade, building solid relationships with both the investment community and government departments.” The real estate crowdfunding company CoAssets Pte Ltd, recently… Read More

October 13, 2015 @ 11:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Founded in 1999, National Funding, a private lender of small business loans, has secured additional funding from its longtime bank partner, Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo Capital Finance agreed to increase its line of credit up to $75 million, aiming to help fund small business, working capital and equipment… Read More

October 9, 2015 @ 10:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The People Versus Carmichael Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign continues to gain momentum as it swiftly passed the £106,140 mark with the help of over 5,955 backers. Fiona MacInnes and Tim Morrison’s original campaign was 102% funded on June 24, 2015. The purpose of the continued crowdfunding campaign… Read More

October 9, 2015 @ 9:35 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Cool flyer.  Traffic? What traffic? With 28 days remaining on its Seedmatch campaign, the Rotorvox Gyrocopter team led by CEO Ronald Schoppe is hovering near its ‎€500,000 target with over ‎€428,000 funding secured from over 329 investors. The Gyrocopter Rotorvox C2A with its full carbon monocoque, which is also used in Formula… Read More

October 9, 2015 @ 8:36 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Last month, Double Fine’s Tim Schafer, inXile’s Brian Fargo, and Obsidian’s Feargus Urquhart launched Fig, which focuses exclusively on video games. The platform allows the reward-based component as a way of “proving out a market, de-risking investment, getting investors more excited.” If investors see fans supporting… Read More

October 8, 2015 @ 12:28 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Symbiont today announced the addition of two fintech industry veterans, Dr. Maureen O’Hara and Dr. Keith B. Jarrett, to its Advisory Board.  The blockchain pioneer, which launched in 2013 with its creation of Smart Securities, recently secured $1.25M seed funding.  The platform’s board appointments will provide proven expertise and guidance to the Symbiont… Read More

October 8, 2015 @ 11:39 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“Our mission at YC is to enable as much innovation as we can.  Mostly this means funding startups.  But startups aren’t ideal for some kinds of innovation—for example, work that requires a very long time horizon, seeks to answer very open-ended questions, or develops technology… Read More

October 8, 2015 @ 11:06 am By Erin Hobey  |  

“Crowdfunding is the future of real estate financing,” commented Fundrise CEO and Co-Founder Ben Miller. Asserting the partnership as the first-ever crowdfunded commercial construction loan, Jay Maddox of the commercial real estate services company Avison Young brokered a deal with Fundrise which resulted in the real-estate platform’s providing Birtcher Anderson… Read More

October 8, 2015 @ 10:27 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The crowd has made and is making the difference.  Over 18,655 Kickstarter backers have responded to the UN’s call for funding to aid refugee Syrians in crisis. As reported by Crowdfund Insider‘s JD Alois, the White House has reached out to Kickstarter to help raise funding to… Read More

October 7, 2015 @ 1:56 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

CPA.com today announced a marketing partnership with Biz2Credit, a leading small business lending marketplace. Biz2Credit’s cloud-based platform gives entrepreneurs and small business owners access to a network of more than 1,300 prescreened lenders. Financing, which ranges from $5,000 to $5 million, can be arranged in as little… Read More

October 7, 2015 @ 1:40 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

With 60 days remaining on their Companisto campaign, MyCouchbox founders Sarah Haide and Clemens Walter are closing in on their 100,000€ minimum goal.  To date, the campaign has raised over 72,150€ from 132 investors. Valued at 1,200,000€, MyCouchbox is the leading German surprise snack box and sends sweet and salty… Read More

October 7, 2015 @ 11:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In the days since the 27 September vote, Catalonia’s call for independence and regional election results have reignited debates against the Spanish government’s longstanding refusal to allow an independence referendum.   There has also been a call for freedom in finance, specifically a call for… Read More

October 7, 2015 @ 8:44 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The newly announced partnership between Finpoint, Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and PwC allows for the expansion of Pinpoint’s service into the UK. Finpoint has already been supported by 70 lenders across the UK, including among others Loyds Bank, Metro Bank, Funding Circle, FundingKnight and… Read More

October 6, 2015 @ 11:25 am By Erin Hobey  |  

TrackR, a pioneer of the Bluetooth tracker and digital inventory space, has raised $8.7 million in funding for expansion. Foundry Group led the round with participation from Resolute Ventures and several angel investors. The TrackR team is revolutionizing how people keep track of their personal… Read More

October 6, 2015 @ 11:01 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Not yet a toddler, the three month old loan service Basix has hit some enviable milestones. California-based online lending startup, ZestFinance, has secured a $150 million debt financing deal with global investment giant Fortress Investment Group for Basix. Founded in 2009 by former Google CIO Douglas Merrill, ZestFinance… Read More

October 6, 2015 @ 9:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

If, like Frank Sinatra, Chicago is your kind of town, PeerRealty has an investment opportunity for you.  PeerRealty investors may now invest in a fund that has already acquired over a half-dozen office properties in Chicago’s River North, West Loop and North Shore submarkets. Real estate crowdfunding platform PeerRealty… Read More

October 6, 2015 @ 9:04 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Companisto,  the leading equity crowdfunding platform in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with an annual financing volume of €12 million, has published information on the business development of start-ups financed through its platform for the first time. The platform has analyzed the development of share values between… Read More

October 6, 2015 @ 12:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

FlashFunders announced on its one-year anniversary that it has successfully funded over ten million dollars in startup seed rounds. In addition to this investments milestone, FlashFunders will partner with Raven Ventures to ensure that featured offerings are provided access to an extensive global network of accredited investors. Raven… Read More

October 5, 2015 @ 10:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Kickstarter phenoms and Pentagram Associate partners Jesse Reed and Hamish Smith have experienced quite a crowdfunding year.  A little less than a year after raking in $802,812 on Kickstarter and setting a Kickstarter design record for their New York City Transit Authority Standards Manual project, graphic designers Reed and Smyth… Read More