December 29, 2017 @ 1:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, insurance company Root Insurance announced it is now able to offer its services to drivers in Mississippi. The company stated: “That’s right Mississippi, we’ve arrived, and we’re here to save you from paying too much for car insurance. Because if you’re a good… Read More

December 29, 2017 @ 11:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FullClear, a UK-based beer line cleaning solution startup, has successfully secured its initial £250,000 funding target from 230 investors through equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The campaign was launched earlier this month. The company describes itself as an advanced beer line cleaning solution that is non-toxic and… Read More

December 29, 2017 @ 11:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, reward-based crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK completed its latest equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube with more than £1.2 million in funding from nearly 1150 investors. This campaign was launched just a couple of years after the funding portal raised £1.3 million through its first Crowdcube… Read More

December 29, 2017 @ 10:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform for small businesses OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), the leader in online lending for small business, announced today that a fund managed by an investment advisor subsidiary of BlackRock has joined OnDeck’s platform of financing partners as another committed source of capital to fund… Read More

December 29, 2017 @ 9:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Liverpool-based property developer Mitty Group secured £1,982,000 worth of funding from UK-based peer-to-peer lender Assetz Capital to develop two new residential and leisure sites in Merseyside. Established in 2013, Mitty Group is one of Liverpool’s fastest growing property development and investment companies. It specializes… Read More

December 28, 2017 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Deputy Minister Alexei Moiseev announced that the Russian Finance Ministry has reportedly suggested collecting taxes on mining of cryptocurrencies. This tax will be introduced through a new draft law, which was announced earlier this week. According to Russian media outlet, TASS, while sharing details… Read More

December 28, 2017 @ 2:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Kickstarter Co-Founder and current CEO, Yancey Strickler, took to Twitter to announce his support for five nonprofits after reading predictions that President Trump’s tax bill may have a huge negative impact against the organizations. Strickler’s support went to the following nonprofits, Bold Alliance,… Read More

December 28, 2017 @ 1:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, video game developer Double Fine announced that Fig success Psychonauts 2 will not be delivered to backers during its original shipping time. During the crowdfunding campaign, which raised more than $3.8 million in 2015, Double Fine predicted the game would be shipped in the third… Read More

December 28, 2017 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Manigo, a London-based single digital money platform, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £300,000. Founded in 2015, Manigo is described as a one platform, on log-in, for everything users need around money. It claims to be the world’s first digital ecosystem… Read More

December 28, 2017 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based FundTier announced on Thursday it has received a Capital Market Services (CMS) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Co-founder of the funding portal Max Ho revealed to the Business Times that with the new license it will be able to reach out… Read More

December 28, 2017 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wello, a Finnish clean energy company that provides a wave energy based solution called the Wello Penguin, is now looking to raise a minimum of €1 million (max of €2 million) through its equity crowdfunding round on Invesdor. Founded by Heikki Paakkinen, Wello revealed that with commitment… Read More

December 28, 2017 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days before its equity crowdfunding round was set to close on Crowdcube, digital wealth management platform MarketsFlow announced it was extending the campaign for another two weeks. In the latest update, the MarketsFlow team stated: “We are extremely pleased to announce the extension of… Read More

December 27, 2017 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prasos, a Bitcoin broker seeking to make Bitcoin investing mainstream, has closed its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor with more than €2.5 million in funding. The company launched the funding round last month and quickly secured its minimum €750,000 funding target. As previously reported, Prasos is… Read More

December 27, 2017 @ 3:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Link App, a cloud-based encrypted communication platform, is now seeking £300,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2014, The Link App describes itself as the ultimate tool for busy law firms looking to thrive in an increasingly competitive market, improve customer service, save… Read More

December 27, 2017 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its Crowdcube campaign set to close this weekend, UK-based distillery The Oxford Artisan Distillery (TOAD) has secured nearly 825,000 from more than 650 investors. Launched this past summer, TOAD describes itself as a grain-to-glass distillery producing spirits from heritage grain in bespoke stills.has already achieved 85,000… Read More

December 27, 2017 @ 1:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian fintech and challenger bank Tyro is set to launch a new set of financial solutions for small to medium enterprises (SMEs). Founded in 2001, Tyro describes itself as Australia’s largest independent EFTPOS provider, focusing on smaller to medium enterprises. The company states it is now has a… Read More

December 27, 2017 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitcoin wallet Bread announced over the weekend its crowdsale completely sold out. The company launched the round on December 23rd with $12 million secured through its presale and a total of $32 million raised. The crowdsale was capped at the $20 million, which was achieved within 90… Read More

December 27, 2017 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ophir Gertner, Co-Founder of Stox and Invest.com, announced this week he is set to join NKOR, a Blockchain technology-based solution to complex legal issues of copyright infringement. Gertner will not only invested in NKOR but also partnered the advisory board. Gertner Co-Founded Stox, which raised $33 million in… Read More

December 27, 2017 @ 9:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Buymie, an Ireland-based grocery delivery service, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £400,000 in funding from more than 290 investors. As previously reported, Buymie was founded in 2015 and is described as an on-demand grocery delivery platform that allows consumers to order goods… Read More

December 26, 2017 @ 3:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube set to close later this week, digital wealth management platform MarketsFlow will be completing the funding round with more than £250,000 from over 350 investors. As previously reported, MarketsFlow was launched earlier this year by technologist and entrepreneur Tom Nash. The platform describes… Read More