May 2, 2017 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Barclays announced on Tuesday the opening of its Rise London location in Shoreditch. Barclays stated that the Rise program brings fintech startups from all around the globe together to work on the company’s customer and business opportunities. They also work together to help create the future of… Read More

May 2, 2017 @ 12:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its Kickstarter comes to an end, PicoBrew’s latest project, Pico C has successfully raised nearly $1.5 million from more than 3,600 backers. The campaign was launched last month, originally seeking $350,000, which was quickly achieved in a matter of hours…. Read More

May 2, 2017 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit announced on Tuesday it named New York City the 2017 Best Small Business City in America. According to the company, this vote was based on a weighted average that includes annual revenue, credit score, age of business (in months), and a BizAnalyzer score that factors in cash… Read More

May 2, 2017 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than one week after launching the Phoenix Point crowdfunding campaign on Fig, video game studio, Snapshot Games, has successfully secured the project’s initial $500,000 funding target thanks to nearly 6,900 backers. Phoenix Point is described as a turn-based tactics and world-based strategy sci-fi game. The game’s story… Read More

May 2, 2017 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crowdfunder UK announced it was teaming up with Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Media Business for this year’s Voom Pitch, the UK and Ireland’s biggest pitching competition. The trio revealed that for the first time since the competition’s launch in 2011, it will take… Read More

May 2, 2017 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

India-based crowdfunding platform for NGOs, medical, and personal causes Impact Guru announced on Tuesday it formed a partnership with U.S. and UK-based non-profit crowdfunding platform, GlobalGiving. According to the duo, this new partnership will enable vetted Indian NGOs and social enterprises raising funds on Impact Guru to… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 5:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aussie fintech startup Airwallex announced on Monday it has secured $13 million USD through its latest Series A funding round. Participants of the round included Sequoia Capital China, Mastercard, and Tencent Holdings. Founded in 2015, Airwallex is described as a foreign exchange market that makes… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 4:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform for music, PledgeMusic, recently announced it received a nomination for the 2017 A2IM Libera Awards in the Independent Champion Category. According to the event’s organizers, the A2IM Libera Awards celebrates the successes of the independent music community. The funding portal shared: “As a… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, New Zealand’s crowdfunding platform PledgeMe announced it was dedicating the month of May to lending related goodness. While sharing details about the initiative, the PledgeMe team stated that throughout the month they will be connecting with Kiwis who are interested and curious about crowdlending…. Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 1:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending platform Lendio announced on Monday its annual list of Top 10 Best States For Small Business Lending. The list is based on the lending data from the lender’s platform, which matches small businesses with over 75 lenders. Speaking about the list, Brock Blake,… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 12:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Isaac Childres’ Gloomhaven Second Printing project is set to close on Kickstarter later today with nearly $3.7 million. The campaign was launched last month, originally seeking $100,000, which was quickly achieved within a matter of 24 hours. Gloomhaven is described as a cooperative card-drive game… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced on Monday, as part of the annual teacher’s appreciation week, it is launching a “We Love Teachers” fundraiser. This initiative is described as a national initiative to support K-12 teachers and GoFundMe will donate $1,000 to 100 campaign created by and for… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 7:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Australia, the advocacy group promoting all things fintech related in Australia, celebrated its one year anniversary by sharing its “Year of Review.” The organization stated when it was launched in February 2016, it has more than 50 founding members, less than two months of… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 7:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lender China Rapid Finance announced on Friday the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) for 10 million American depositary shares (ADS). The company revealed each ADS was priced at $6.00,  with a total offering size of US$60 million. According to the Asian online lender, each… Read More

April 29, 2017 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few days after launching on crowdfunding platform Fig, Snapshot Games’ Phoenix Point project is currently nearing $450,000 thanks to 6285 backers. The initiative is seeking $500,000. As previously reported, Phoenix Point is described as a turn-based tactics and world-based strategy scifi game. The game’s story reads:… Read More

April 29, 2017 @ 11:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

VPAR, a UK-based golf technology platform, has completed its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs and has secured over £1.2 million from investors. The campaign was launched in January, and the platform was seeking £1 million. VPAR was founded in 2007 and is seeking to change the golf experience for… Read More

April 29, 2017 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, crowdfunding platform PledgeMe announced the new pricing for its CrowdfundingU program. This news comes less than two months after the funding portal revealed it was providing tiered CrowdfundingU programs for equity and lending campaigns.  CrowdfundingU offers a structured 6-week program for equity campaigners…. Read More

April 28, 2017 @ 5:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Crowdfunder UK reported that more political candidates are excepted to crowdfund their election campaign in the snap general election. The crowdfunding platform revealed that just a little over a week since the election, projects on its website have raised £200,000 in the politics category…. Read More

April 28, 2017 @ 4:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after securing nearly £500,000 through its first Crowdcube campaign, London-based Redchurch Brewery has made its return to the equity crowdfunding platform to raise £400,000. Since its establishment six years ago, the Redchurch Brewery has grown from a single archway… Read More

April 28, 2017 @ 4:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Kickstarter announced as part of its mission to bring creative projects to life, it has launched the pilot of its new Kickstarter Creators-in-Residence program. The crowdfunding giant stated that during the pilot, it will open its Brooklyn headquarters doors to various campaign alumni… Read More