February 18, 2017 @ 9:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube celebrated its sixth year anniversary on Friday by looking back at its successes throughout the years. The Crowdcube team revealed that since its launch, the platform has helped over 430 companies secure £200 million. The website revealed its latest infographic… Read More

February 17, 2017 @ 4:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Comic book company, Dark Horse, announced this week it formed a partnership with Kickstarter success and popular SciFi series, Mystery Science Theater 3000. As previously reported, Hodgson launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter in 2015 with a mission to raise as much funds as he could to reboot Mystery Science… Read More

February 17, 2017 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced its users may now enjoy its live video and real-time community engagement feature, Kickstarter Live, on both its homepage and iPhone/iPad apps. As previously reported, Kickstarter Live has been used for various projects, including broadcast cooking shows, live product demos, singing… Read More

February 17, 2017 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based blockchain startup Tramonex as reportedly received the first approval from UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to issue digital money. The company received the approval on January 25th and may now issue electronic money (e-money) and provide payment services. According to the FCA, Tramonex has… Read More

February 17, 2017 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Lending Works announced on Friday it has reopened the window for ISA contributions. The platform claimed it is the first P2PFA member to launch an Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) last week and filled its first ISA tranche of £2.5 million within 24… Read More

February 17, 2017 @ 11:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Spanish brewery, La Brava Beer, has closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company secured €264,600 from 114 investors. La Brava describes its brews as Pilsen-style lager that has 100% natural ingredients, which means it contains no preservatives, additives or yeast enhancers, and the… Read More

February 17, 2017 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, global crowdfunding platform GoFundMe released a guidebook that highlights the growing trend of college students who are turning to GoFundMe to pay for tuition and other college expenses. The new GoFundMe Guidebook showcases national data about the growing trend of students using the funding portal… Read More

February 17, 2017 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dante Basco, the actor who played Lost Boy Rufio in the 1992 Steven Spielberg film Hook, has launched a Kickstarter campaign seeking $30,000 for the Rufio prequel, Bangarang.  The film’s synopsis reads: “This is the story about Rufio, before the mohawk, before Neverland, before he was… Read More

February 17, 2017 @ 9:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fitch Brew Co., a UK-based coffee brewery, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube as it prepares to launch its brand. The company, which was founded byEmily Fitchett in May 2016, describes itself as a disruptive cold brew coffee brand that is aiming to change the… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 4:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform for video games, Fig, announced on Thursday the launch of its $500,000 Fig Finishing Fund. This new fund will help indie game developers pay for Steam Direct. The funding portal stated it is committing up to $500,000 to help developers overcome two hurdles… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with the Special Olympics to help fund athletes that are looking to attend this year’s World Winter Games, which will be held in Graz, Schladming, Rohrmoos and Ramsau, Austria next month. The funding portal revealed… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 2:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The second annual Crowd Invest Summit West is set to be held on September 6th and 7th at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event was notably developed with the vision that every  American, both accredited or non-accredited investors, may now be a venture capitalist. Returning sponsors include… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech company OpenFin announced on Thursday it has secured $15 million during its Series B funding round, which was led by J.P. Morgan, Euclid Opportunities, and Bain Capital Ventures. OpenFin describes itself as a financial industry common operating layer. The company enables rapid and secure… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd announced the top ten investment tech trends during its 2017 Global Investor Summit. The event attracted 6,000 guests from 82 countries. Also in attendance were more than 200 multinational corporations, which includes Honda, Innogy, GE, Shell, Intuit, Microsoft, and Samsung… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ArborCrowd announced on Thursday the launch of its latest real estate investment opportunity that is open to accredited investors. According to the portal, the “Southern States Multifamily Portfolio” features three multifamily properties in both Alabama and Mississippi. As previously reported, Arbor Commercial Mortgage, announced the public launch of… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OurCrowd, the leading global equity crowdfunding platform, has announced its expansion in Asia with a new Taipei office and financial partner, Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank (SCSB). According to OurCrowd, SCSB recently received the approval of the Financial Supervisory Commission, to invest in the Israel… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australia’s Auswide Bank Ltd. (ASX:ABA) announced on Thursday it is increasing its equity stake in peer-to-peer lender MoneyPlace Holdings Pty Ltd. According to Auswide Bank, it will have a controlling interest of at least 51% in MoneyPlace with the potential to increase that interest up… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 8:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingCrowd, one of the UK’s fastest-growing alternative finance lenders to the SME market, announced on Thursday it launched one of the first Innovative Finance ISAs (IFISAs) by a peer-to-peer lender with a target rate of return of 6% a year. The online lender revealed that with… Read More

February 15, 2017 @ 5:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2017 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit set to take place tomorrow (February 16th) at the International Convention Center (ICC), Binyenei HaUmah, the Israel-based crowdfunding platform announced that a total of 6,000 guests from 82 countries have registered for the upcoming event. This doubles the number of participants that attended the 2016… Read More

February 15, 2017 @ 4:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Recasher, a London-based fintech startup, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with a mission to raise €500,000 for the expansion of its loyalty program that offers instant e-money cashback to consumers. The company described its loyalty program as an incentive for consumers to… Read More