August 6, 2014 @ 9:25 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Reacting to George Osborne’s recent announcement that the Government will require banks to refer rejected SME borrowers to alternative funding providers, Stuart Law, CEO and Founder of Assetz Capital, one of the UK’s fastest-growing and largest P2P business lenders, commented: “Osborne’s plan to require banks… Read More

August 6, 2014 @ 8:15 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Operator O2 has announced that it has created a new crowdfunding platform which supports social action ideas by young people. Under its existing Think Big programme, O2 already offers young people a grant of £300 to help kickstart their ideas and run projects which grow… Read More

August 5, 2014 @ 1:49 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Citizinvestor, the US crowdfunding platform for government projects, today announced a white-labeled software product called Citizinvestor Connect. The product will provide government entities with the tools needed to work directly with citizens as they propose, prioritize, and crowdfund public goods. Since launching in September 2012, Citizinvestor… Read More

August 5, 2014 @ 1:21 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Headquartered in Paris, I AM LA MODE recently launched its international crowdfunding platform which specializes in fashion projects.  The platform caters not only to fashion designer’s collections but also to other facets of the fashion industry including financing fashion events, fashion trucks, new apps and… Read More

August 5, 2014 @ 9:25 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Water-To-Go has raised £136,860 of its £125,000 target for 5.45% equity offered for its personal water filtration system which is contained in a lightweight bottle. The Crowdcube equity and rewards-based campaign for the 3-in-1 internal filter uses nano technology which eliminates over 99.9% of all… Read More

August 5, 2014 @ 8:11 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Crowdfundraiser, a provider of online funding resources ranging from local projects to a charity events, announced discounts for charity groups, non-profits and NGOs looking to fundraise through the company’s platform.  Bellevue, Washington-based Crowdfundraiser doesn’t initially charge fees when individuals or groups post potential projects to… Read More

August 5, 2014 @ 7:43 am By Erin Hobey  |  

iFunding, the real estate crowdfunding platform, today announced the launch of the its real estate crowdfunding mobile app for investors. The app, called iFunding: Real Estate Investment through Crowdfunding,  allows investors to perform the same functions in the real estate investment lifecycle as they currently… Read More

August 4, 2014 @ 3:55 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Fundrise has been a trailblazer in the real estate crowdfunding world, according to Crowdfund Insider‘s own JD Alois,  “The first to offer ‘Regulation A’ type investments,  a process that allows anyone not just the wealthy class,  to participate in real estate investments that generate solid… Read More

August 4, 2014 @ 11:58 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In a new equity crowdfunding campaign listed on Seedrs called Kuju Startups Fund, investors will enjoy the opportunity to invest in a diverse portfolio of promising video game developers on mobile, tablet and PC platforms.  The campaign quickly raised over £32K since its launch.  With… Read More

August 4, 2014 @ 10:27 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The University of Florida biotech spinoff Prometheon Pharma has announced its Indiegogo campaign to raise $1,000,000 in order to advance development of its groundbreaking needle-free, temperature stable insulin patches. These patches are expected to replace billions of painful needle injections every year and improve the… Read More

August 4, 2014 @ 9:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

TrackR Bravo has continued to exceed the team’s expectations, and, as predicted by Crowdfund Insider’s JD Alois, has raised over $1,084,000; the startup’s initial goal was $20,000. In the Santa Barbara-based company’s 6th iteration of the tracking device, if an item goes missing, TrackR’s Crowd… Read More

August 4, 2014 @ 9:06 am By Erin Hobey  |  

With six days remaining on its Companisto equity crowdfunding campaign, Knicket has overfunded, raising over 135,600€; over 27,000 shares have been sold to date. Knicket is a search engine for apps which enables Android and iPhone/iPad users to find the most relevant apps more easily…. Read More

August 4, 2014 @ 8:13 am By Erin Hobey  |  

CoolMiniOrNot Inc’s latest project races into the top 20 of Kickstarter’s most funded list CoolMiniOrNot and Gullotine Games announced that Zombicide: Season 3, Rue Morgue has successfully funded to the tune of 2,849,064 on Kickstarter. Topping Zombicide: Season 2, by nearly $600,000, Season 3 represents… Read More

August 1, 2014 @ 1:40 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Peak Design’s name will surely ring a bell with photographers and crowdfunders alike: the firm led by founder Peter Dering has already has 819%, 2,157% and 3,646% overfunding successes with its prior three Kickstarter campaigns which launched the Capture Camera Clip v2, Leash and Cuff,… Read More

August 1, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The German crowdfunding platform Companisto reported that due to current events, the German government has prepared a draft of a retail investor protection law released this week. The platform is in the process of auditing and preparing, in cooperation with the German Crowdfunding Network (GCN),… Read More

August 1, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Last February, Naja was featured in Crowdfund Insider’s “Crowdfunded Fashion: 7 Hot Products.”  Founded by Catalina Girald, Naja recently overfunded its most recent Kickstarter campaign, raising nearly $26K for its scintillating and socially-conscious lingerie. Although a small campaign, both the concept and product remain relevant,… Read More

August 1, 2014 @ 9:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

With the help of 540 investors Bonaverde has raised over €752K+ on its Seedmatch equity crowdfunding campaign in just ten days; nothing like officially overfunding more than 750% to create a buzz for the über coffee machine! Last November, Bonaverde kickstarted its innovation- a coffee machine that roasts, grinds… Read More

August 1, 2014 @ 9:15 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Since launching in 2010, TITIN Tech’s mission has been to maximize functionality and performance and to help people everywhere train at the absolute peak of their ability. The company’s flagship product, TITIN Force, is weighted compression gear that uses proprietary HyperGravity technology to boost the… Read More

August 1, 2014 @ 7:59 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Building on $861K of previous funding, Healthy Crowdfunder Corp seeks to raise and additional $1,000,000 in its current crowdfunding round on AngelList.   The Vancouver-based Healthy Crowdfunder technology platform launched in 2012 seeking to match the financing needs of health ventures and the investment criteria… Read More

July 29, 2014 @ 5:46 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Scaramouche & Fandango has reached its £150,000 goal for the 12.50% equity offered on its Crowdcube crowdfunding campaign, securing funds from 77 investors.  Breaking into the £21Billion market largely dominated by international conglomerates, London-based Scaramouche & Fandango designs and manufactures high quality body and skincare products for men…. Read More