April 5, 2017 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based in-game advertising platform Giftgaming successfully completed its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. This additional funding round comes a little over two years after the company secured  £35,000 through its first initiative.  Giftgaming is described as a patent-pending in-game ad service and startup supported by Accelerate Cambridge, Cambridge… Read More

April 5, 2017 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Sandbox, a Boston-based nonprofit providing fintech startups free access to data and infrastructure to accelerate product development, announced on Wednesday details about Demo Day 4.0, which is described as a series of events highlighting innovative solutions built by Sandbox participants. The event will take… Read More

April 5, 2017 @ 9:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Independent wine merchant and wine bar concept, Humble Grape, has officially surpassed its initial £1 million funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The campaign was launched last month, and all funds will be used for expansion. As previously reported, Humble Grape raised over £500,000 on Seedrs… Read More

April 4, 2017 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, digital financial services company Ally announced the launch of its new online auto finance marketplace, Clearlane. This new platform notably connects consumers with leading auto finance providers to finance or refinance their vehicles. According to Ally, the Clearlane network includes numerous national, regional and local providers,… Read More

April 4, 2017 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced the launch of Guest Pledging. This new feature will be offered to those who choose not to create an account with the funding portal and will contribute to projects as a Guest. While sharing details about Guest Pledging, Kickstarter stated: “One… Read More

April 4, 2017 @ 1:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bill Diggins, the manager of the TLC, announced on Tuesday the all-girl group’s Kickstarter-funded album is set to be released on June 30th. This news comes just two years after the project secured $430,255 from 4,201 backers. As previously reported, TLC hit the crowdfunding platform in 2015 to raise… Read More

April 4, 2017 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than 48 hours after launching the Pico C Kickstarter campaign, PicoBrew has surpassed the project’s initial $350,000 funding target and now nearing $500,000 thanks to 1,500 backers. The company reports that Pico Model C is a smart craft beer brewing appliance that allows anyone to… Read More

April 4, 2017 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit announced on Tuesday it is teaming up with Columbia Business School to host the inaugural conference of Frontiers of Digital Finance on May 31st at Lerner Hall of Columbia University’s campus in New York City.  According to Biz2Credit and Columbia Business School, the conference will… Read More

April 4, 2017 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Success! CoolMiniOrNot’s 26th Kickstarter campaign, which is dedicated to the company’s latest board Rising Sun, has successfully closed with more than $4.2 million from 31,262 backers. Rising Sun is described as a 3 to 5 player board game that is set in feudal Japan. The… Read More

April 4, 2017 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Friction Free Shaving, a UK-based razor subscription for women service, announced on Tuesday it has secured £1.25 million venture capital investment with Athene Capital LLP to drive growth in partnership with one of British publishing group, Northern & Shell. The investment comes less than one year after… Read More

April 3, 2017 @ 5:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Eat Square, a UK-based pie company specializing in quality pies of individual portion size, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company is currently seeking £40,000 through this investment round. Founded in 2014 by restaurateur Alex Joll, Eat Square offers pies that are made… Read More

April 3, 2017 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Proplend recently announced HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) approved its application for ISA manager status for IFISA. The online lender previously revealed its plans to apply for this status after it received full regulatory authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). While sharing details about the ISA… Read More

April 3, 2017 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer invoice finance platform, MarketInvoice, announced on Monday it has appointed Shaun Alexander as it’s new Head of Risk. This news comes less than a month after the online lender appointed Zopa’s co-founder, Giles Andrews, as a new chairman. Sharing details about Alexander’s appointment, MarketInvoice revealed: “We… Read More

April 3, 2017 @ 2:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

XTI Aircraft Company announced on Monday it received a written Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, issuing a utility patent for the TriFan 600 vertical takeoff airplane. This news comes almost a month after XTI announced an agreement with Bye Aerospace, Inc. to… Read More

April 3, 2017 @ 1:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech firm AutoGravity announced on Monday that its data revealed that more than 250,000 shoppers and 1,400 dealers have downloaded its iOS and Android apps for car shopping and financing. While sharing details about the company’s recent data results, Serge Vartanov, co-founder and chief marketing officer… Read More

April 3, 2017 @ 12:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Matchi, a global fintech matchmaking firm, announced it has teamed up with ATB Financial and KPMG in Canada to launch a customer onboarding innovation challenge dedicated to fintech companies. The companies reported that this challenge aims to reimagine customer onboarding and management through collaboration with… Read More

April 3, 2017 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based brewery Brewdog announced on Monday it is extending its DogHouse and sour beer facility crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. The initiative was launched last month and sought to raise $75,000 for the project, which will be located next to the brewery’s Columbus, Ohio location. As… Read More

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

Seattle-based startup PicoBrew announced on Monday the launch of its fourth reward-based crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. The company is currently seeking $350,000 for its latest craft brewing product, C and has already secured more than $115,000 thanks to nearly 400 backers. While sharing details about… Read More

April 3, 2017 @ 8:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nordic peer-to-peer lending platform for property loans, EstateGuru, announced on Monday it launched in the Lithuanian market and funded its first investment in the area last month. The online lender claimed that the launch makes it the only platform to facilitate property-backed businesses loans in… Read More

April 2, 2017 @ 5:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gather Online, an Australia-based gather and share platform, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The website is currently seeking £245,000 as it prepares to expand. Gather Online, which was launched in early 2015, describes itself as a social discovery platform that allows users to… Read More