January 18, 2018 @ 7:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Stagedoor, a London-based theatre app startup, successfully secured nearly £350,000 over the course of its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, greatly surpassing its original funding target of £200,000. The company revealed that its community of 20,000 users contributed enormously to the success of this campaign, investing… Read More

January 18, 2018 @ 7:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign set to close this weekend on Crowdcube, health-tech marketplace Doctaly will complete the funding round with more than £700,000 from over 975 investors. The campaign was launched last month and quickly secured its initial £500,000 funding target. As previously reported,… Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 4:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, AngelList announced the launch of Syndicates for India, which is described as a new way for investors in India to invest alongside experienced angels and VC funds that invest in the country’s tech industry. AngelList stated: “Syndicates are a private single-deal investment… Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Curve, a London-based fintech company that’s software allows customers to link their bank cards to one Mastercard, has recently announced its full consumer launch. As previously reported, Curve was founded in 2015 and proclaims itself to be the next generation of payments after the “humble” bank card…. Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 2:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Legion M, a fan-owned entertainment company, announced on Wednesday it will be making its debut at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. According to Legion M, the Legion M Lounge will be open from Thursday, January 18th, to Sunday, January 21st and will be the location of… Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Standard Chartered announced it has established a new business unit, SC Ventures, to lead its digital innovation by investing in fintechs and other start-up companies, along with promoting rapid testing and implementation of new business models. According to Standard Chartered, SC Ventures will be… Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, PeerStreet announced the launch of its new investment product, 30-Day Note, to provide increased liquidity for accredited investors at 30-day terms. According to the online lender, the 30-Day Notes product was launched quietly in October as a pilot program, is now offered monthly. It provides… Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 10:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Hectare Agritech, a UK-based online marketplace for the agriculture sector, has successfully secured £500,000 through its third investment round on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The company launched the campaign earlier this month and is now nearing £550,000 thanks to more than 320 investors.  As previously… Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based Chinese takeaway Zing Zing surpassed 900,000 through its latest equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. The campaign was launched in November and quickly secured its initial £500,000 funding target. The company then extended the funding round for an additional two weeks.  As previously reported, Zing Zing was founded… Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jibrel Network, a decentralized protocol for storing and transacting traditional financial assets on the ethereum blockchain, announced on Wednesday it has launched jCash, which is described as Jibrel’s first release of tokenized financial assets, providing fiat currencies in the form of ERC-20 tokens. According to Jibrel, jCash provides… Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, GIFTO, a blockchain virtual gifting protocol announced its as formed a partnership with decentralized search firm Nebulas to rank, categorize, and mere the value of millions of blockchain virtual items on GIFTO’s network. According to GIFTO, the goal of this partnership is to provide… Read More

January 16, 2018 @ 3:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Magilla Loans, a search engine for loans that connects borrowers to banks without requesting personal information, announced on Tuesday it has surpassed $4.5 billion in aggregated loans from top banks across the U.S. Founded in 2015, Magilla Loans claims it is a “first-of-its-kind” loan matching… Read More

January 16, 2018 @ 3:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced on Tuesday it has opened its new innovation hub in Boston’s Back Bay as part of its accelerated innovation investment in the U.S. The company revealed it plans to add 400 technology jobs in the city by the end of 2020. It… Read More

January 16, 2018 @ 2:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, North Carolina-based financial services holding company BB&T announced it is set to invest up to $50 million in and/or acquire emerging fintech companies. According to the company, the investments will also secure a competitive advantage for it in the marketplace. While sharing details… Read More

January 16, 2018 @ 1:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference & Festivals announced on Tuesday the finalists for the 10th annual SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event, to take place March 10th-11th during the Startup & Tech Sectors Track at the Downtown Hilton Austin in Austin, Texas. According to the organization, 50 startup finalists… Read More

January 16, 2018 @ 11:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seed&Spark, the independent film crowdfunding platform, announced on Monday it has teamed up with WeTransfer and Bow and Arrow Entertainment to launch 100 Days of Optimism, which is described as a crowdfunding rally for stories of hope, change, redemption and inspiration. Filmmakers who participate in the… Read More

January 16, 2018 @ 11:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) announced it has rebranded its knowledge-sharing platform as the Crowdfunding and Blockchain Expert Community Online (ECO), which will include blockchain, ICO/token experts and service providers. The announcement was reportedly made at the Digital Asset Investment Forum 2018 in New York City…. Read More

January 16, 2018 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech firm Blackhawk Network Holdings announced on Tuesday it is set to be acquired by private equity firm Silver Lake and hedge fund P2 Capital Partners For $3.5 billion, including debt. Founded in 2001, Blackhawk Network stated it has developed new ways to give, receive,… Read More

January 16, 2018 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, California-based fintech BlueVine announced it has appointed Ana Sirbu as its new Chief Financial Officer. Sirbu joined BlueVine in April 2016 and was named Vice President of Finance and Capital Markets and has reportedly helped the company secure over $200 million in equity and debt financing in… Read More

January 16, 2018 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube celebrated the new year by taking a look back on 2017’s accomplishments. The funding portal explained that it saw its most successful year ever in 2017, which included an “unprecedented” demand from entrepreneurs and investors producing “record-breaking” levels of investment…. Read More