May 4, 2017 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SeedInvest, a leading equity crowdfunding platform, announced on Thursday it was hosting its first digital demo day this upcoming Monday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. PST. According to SeedInvest, those who attend the event will have the opportunity to hear directly from 16 founders… Read More

May 4, 2017 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Barclays, alongside its partner TechStars, announced it signed eight fintech startups following their 13-week Rise London accelerator run. This was revealed during the program’s demo day, which was held at the new Rise London office. The eight fintech startups are Nivo, Simudyne, Barac, Flux, and Alyne. Each of the… Read More

May 4, 2017 @ 1:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its equity crowdfunding campaign set to close on Crowdcube later this evening, online food and beverage marketplace, TheFoodMarket, will complete the funding round with £350,000 in funds. As previously reported, TheFoodMarket describes itself as an e-commerce marketplace that connects discerning customers with merchants that produce… Read More

May 4, 2017 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate marketplace lending platform RealtyShares announced on Thursday Arizona retail investment and brokerage firm, De Rito Partners, secured $800,000 through its platform for a Mesa-base shopping center. According to the funding portal, De Rito Partners acquired the property last year and is looking to capitalize on a… Read More

May 4, 2017 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday during a livestream event, NextGen Crowdfunding announced the winners of its Crowdfunding Video Awards’ (CVA) first season, which kicked off on January 25th and had six rounds. While sharing details about the reward show, NextGen Crowdfunding revealed: “The CVAs were created by NextGen… Read More

May 4, 2017 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after securing $1.2 million through its most recent Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, up and coming cycling company Sondors announced the launch of its new Sondors Fold and Fold “X” bike. According to the company, the new bike was pitched to… Read More

May 4, 2017 @ 9:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Invertex, a provider of scan-to-fit guided shopping for footwear and an OurCrowd First funding company, announced on Thursday the launch of its new FeedID Ecosystem, which is described as a cognitive solution for in-store and online shopping. According to Invertex, FeedID includes the new Launch-Pad,  an… Read More

May 3, 2017 @ 5:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based brewery, BrewDog, has completed its reward-based crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo and secured $324,072 from 2158 backers for its DogHouse homeland sour beer facility, which will be located at the brewery’s Ohio site. As previously reported, BrewDog stated the DogHouse is the first crowdfunded craft beer… Read More

May 3, 2017 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Intrepid Studios, an independent game company located in San Diego, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter this week, seeking to raise $750,000 for its MMORPG game, Ashes of Creation. Within a matter of days, the game project not only surpassed its initial funding target, it… Read More

May 3, 2017 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Silicon Valley Forum announced its second fintech conference The Fintech Evolution: Banking on the Blockchain. The event is set to be held on May 30th at Swissnex in San Francisco. The organization revealed that “The FinTech Evolution” will cover the specifics of the… Read More

May 3, 2017 @ 3:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dash, an alternative to bitcoin company, announced on Wednesday it is now live on the Panamanian-based broker and wallet Coinapult. The collaboration will allow individuals and businesses to easily and instantly buy and sell the digital asset against 20 national currencies. According to Dash, Coinapult’s partnership… Read More

May 3, 2017 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Next Insurance, an insurtech company that specializes in small to medium businesses, announced on Wednesday it secured $29 million during its Series A funding round, which was led by Munich Re/HSB Ventures with participation from  Markel, Nationwide, and other existing investors.  Next Insurance explained that… Read More

May 3, 2017 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based startup Skwibble has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor seeking to raise a minimum of £100,000 for its new app that allows parents to record their children’s stories, celebrations, and milestones safely and securely. According to the company, its self-titled app went live in the app… Read More

May 3, 2017 @ 11:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, SoFi announced its weeklong Raise Week campaign, which is described as a week of online education, in-person events, and personal career coaching to help its customers get what they’re truly worth in the workforce. While sharing details about the campaign, which will kick… Read More

May 3, 2017 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayPal announced on Monday the launch of its new small business toolkit, Business in a Box. This news comes just after the payment giant revealed its PayPal Working Capital helped over 115,000 businesses around the world access more than $3 billion in loans and cash… Read More

May 3, 2017 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Moldable glue creator Sugru successfully surpassed its initial £1.5 million funding target through its latest crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. This news comes just after the UK-based company decided to extend its funding round reportedly due to continuous interest from various investors. Sugru currently has moldable glue products… Read More

May 2, 2017 @ 5:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Independent wine merchant and wine bar concept, Humble Grape, has successfully completed its latest equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs. Originally seeking £1 million, the company’s campaign secured £1,291,745. In 2014, Humble Grape raised over £500,000 on Seedrs and since then, the company reported it has grown quickly and… Read More

May 2, 2017 @ 4:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based blockchain company nChain announced on Tuesday it has appointed Bitcoin Foundation’s founding executive director, Jon Matonis, as its new vice president of corporate strategy. The company stated that Matonis would support its business growth by developing commercial relationships, and evaluating opportunities for strategic investments and… Read More

May 2, 2017 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than one week after announcing more than 12.7 million backers have raised $3 billion to go towards independent creators on its crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter shared that 10,000 art projects have been funded through its funding portal. While sharing details about the latest milestone, the Kickstarter… Read More

May 2, 2017 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Asian robo-advisory platform-as-a-service provider, WeInvest, announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with global fintech platform InvestCloud to enable its robo-advisory solution, which supports multi-asset based, multi-currency, goal-based, and thematic investing. Speaking about the partnership, Bhaskar Prabhakara, CEO at WeInvest, stated: “The WeInvest PaaS solution gives… Read More