March 7, 2017 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Development studio Codeglue has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Fig to raise $70,000 for its new video game Antegods, which is described as a stonepunk action arena game where the remnants of the Mayan civilization have taken to space. The game is noted to be a successor to… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit announced on Tuesday that its latest study revealed that the average annual revenues of women-owned businesses increased 47 percent and average annual earnings jumped 61 percent last year among companies that applied for funding through its online credit marketplace. The company reported the average… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commerical real estate marketplace lending platform, Money360, announced on Monday it has provided a $3.25 million bridge loan to the owner of the Regency Business Center, a four-building office property in Jacksonville, Florida. According to Money360, the loan was secured by a first-lien deed of trust and… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Atlanta-based fintech direct loan provider, LendingPoint, announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with FinWise Bank, which will allow the company to offer its full suite of loan products to customers nationwide. LendingPoint stated through the partnership with FinWise Bank, it will be… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 9:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finnish home fitness equipment manufacturer, FitWood, has successfully secured its minimum €100,000 crowdfunding campaign target on Invesdor. The company’s initiative is currently seeking a maximum target €450,000. FitWood stated it makes home fitness equipment that is both easy to use and looks great every day. It… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 9:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after launching its Crowdcube equity crowdfunding campaign, The Wild Beer Co. has successfully secured its initial £1 million funding target thanks to nearly 850 investors. As previously reported, The Wild Beer Co. launched in 2012, stated that during its first four years… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 8:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Invesdor announced on Tuesday it is teaming up with Mesenaatti and the Nordic Crowdfunding Alliance to bring the biggest crowdfunding event of the year to Finland. According to the crowdfunding platform, the event’s speeches will focus on such topics as the different forms of crowdfunding, its rapid… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 5:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, XTI Aircraft Company and Bye Aerospace, Inc. announced they have entered into an agreement to develop a hybrid/electric prototype of XTI’s revolutionary TriFan vertical takeoff airplane. While sharing details about the partnership, Robert J. LaBelle, XTI’s CEO, stated: “We’re continuing with our plan, but we’ve… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OFIXU, a company refers to itself the “Airbnb for workspaces,” has closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company launched the initiative earlier this year, which not only surpassed its initial £75,000 funding target, it also achieved more than £150,000 at its closing. OFIXU, which… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, tutor marketplace Tutora has successfully surpassed its initial £350,000 and has secured nearly £425,000 from more than 450 investors. Tutora was launched by co-founders Scott Woodley and Mark Hughes less than two years ago…. Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Envestnet | Yodlee (NYSE: ENV), a data aggregation and analytics platform powering dynamic, cloud-based innovation for digital financial services,  released its risk insight suite at the 2017 LendIt USA Conference, which is currently being held in New York City.  According to the company, the next… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Accion and Quona Capital announced on Monday the closing of the Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund, which both companies claim to be the world’s first global fintech fund for the underserved. The fund is managed by Quona Capital. According to the companies, the oversubscribed Fund represents $141… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 1:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform, PeerStreet, announced on Monday it has integrated with Betterment, an independent online investment advisor through Quovo. The portal stated that customers of both it and Betterment may now view their PeerStreet positions within the context of their investment portfolio on the… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, AlphaFlow announced the launch of its new investment platform, AlphaFlow Managed Portfolios. While sharing details about the platform, CEO of AlphaFlow and fintech entrepreneur, Ray Sturm, stated: “Today AlphaFlow is excited to launch a revolutionary investment platform unlike anything on the market. For the… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 11:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, the Innovative Lending Platform Association (ILPA) and the Coalition for Responsible Business Finance (CRBF) they are joining forces and will now operate as one new trade organization that represents a diverse group of online lending and service companies serving small businesses. It was… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 10:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian marketplace lending platform LendingArch announced on Monday launch of its new, real-time point of sale loan service for Canadian medical clinics and their patients. According to LendArch, patients may now apply for LendingArch’s point of sale financing either from their home or directly at a clinic location… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lendit announced on Monday that it is launching its new media brand, Lendit News, that is being described as a financial technology ‘fintech’ resource dedicated to providing curated content and analysis of the most up-to-date industry news from around the globe. This announcement comes on the… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 8:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

loanDepot announced on Monday the launch of its proprietary digital lending platform, mello, which is part of an $80 million investment in technology over the last 18 months. According to the online lender, the new platform is an end-to-end technology solution designed to scale with the… Read More

March 4, 2017 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alchema, a smart device and mobile app platform that provides a hassle-free solution to making hard ciders, meads, wines, and other alcoholic brews, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. The company previously secured $344,231 from 899 backers through its reward-based crowdfunding campaign on… Read More

March 4, 2017 @ 9:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, UK-based The Wild Beer Co. launched an equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. The brewing company is currently £1 million as it prepares to expand and build a new 50,000 square foot, 12,000,000 1/yr capacity, destination brewery at the Bath and West Showground, which… Read More