January 4, 2017 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Landbay, a peer-to-peer lending platform, is now offering new products for professional landlords. The lender will now offer standard term tracker at 3.88% to 65% loan-to-value, along with offering fixed rate products from 4.2%, an HMO tracker starting at 3.98% and an expat tracker starting… Read More

January 4, 2017 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just three and a half years after securing 307,332 from 297 backers through its Kickstarter initiative, cycling brand Peloton announced the launch of its first commercial bike. As previously reported, the Peloton Bike integrates a carbon steel monocoque design with a 21.5″ full HD touch console… Read More

January 4, 2017 @ 9:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

British department store group House of Fraser recently announced it is planning to invest £35 million in digital-only bank, Tandem. This news comes less than a year after Tandem secured over £2 million through equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs. As previously reported, Tandem seeks to provide… Read More

January 3, 2017 @ 4:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few weeks after securing its initial £700,000 on Seedrs, ticket reselling platform, Twickets, has successfully surpassed £1 million from more than 700 investors. Founded in 2011, Twickets has achieved more than £2.7 million in ticket sales and 240,000 mobile app downloads since its launch. The platform has been dubbed… Read More

January 3, 2017 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced the launch of Make 100, a creative initiative focused on editions of 100. The crowdfunding platform stated as 2017 kicks off, it is challenging campaign organizers to bring their brightest idea to life, times 100. Sharing details about the initiative, the… Read More

January 3, 2017 @ 2:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Era7 Bioinformatics, a Spanish company that focuses on the revolution of the Microbiome and providing new solutions to address the problem of antibiotic resistance, announced this week it closed its Capital Cell campaign, which raised nearly €600,000 in funding. As previously reported, Era7 Bioinformatics was… Read More

January 3, 2017 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WordDive, an AI-based mobile and online application for learning languages efficiently, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor. The company successfully secured its minimum funding target of €250,000 from over 300 investors so far.  The company, which launched in 2010, stated it combines the best… Read More

January 3, 2017 @ 12:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FSS, a payment and fintech firm that is based in India, announced on Monday the launch its Payments Productathon, an exclusive payment-focused contest. The event is set to be hosted by FSS, in association with NASSCOM along with TiE and Chennai. According to FSS, the contest is… Read More

January 3, 2017 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

TD Bank announced on Tuesday it has appointed Christopher Giamo as its new head of regional commercial bank. Giamo’s appointment reportedly follows the retirement of Fred Graziano and prior to joining TD Bank, Giamo worked at Bank of New York and CoreStates Financial Corp. Greg Braca, Chief Operating… Read More

January 3, 2017 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than one week until its epic Kickstarter closes, Adam Poots’ Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5 has become the most funded game project on the crowdfunding giant’s platform, knocking 2015’s Exploding Kittens from the spot. The game has successfully secured more than $8.8 million from over… Read More

January 3, 2017 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ChicP, a food waste startup based in London, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Tesco Backit. The company is seeking£5,000 for its new system that turns surplus fruit and vegetables into low-calorie hummus. The company, which was founded by food waste entrepreneur Hannah McCollum, aims… Read More

January 3, 2017 @ 9:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, product developer and specialty retailer Brookstone announced it is teaming up with Indiegogo Success and game creator, Proxy42, to launch Father.IO, a keychain-size device that turns any smartphone into a virtual-reality laser tag system, which will be equipped with the Inceptor, a portal, smartphone micro-platform that… Read More

January 2, 2017 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  On Monday, equity crowdfunding platform Invesdor announced €25 million has been invested through its equity crowdfunding platform. This milestone was achieved just before 2016 came to a close. As previously reported, the funding portal was founded in 2012 and has since expanded into other products… Read More

January 2, 2017 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pam Communications, the publisher behind electronic music magazine Electronic Sound, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube and is seeking £175,000 as it prepares to build onto its portfolio. According to Pam Communication, Electronic Sound is sold in more than 220 WHSmiths and over… Read More

January 2, 2017 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celebrating the new year by offering a few tips for growing a business, CEO and co-founder of crowdfunding platform PledgeMe, Anna Guenther, discussed what she and her team learned over the course of 2016. Guenther revealed in a blog post: “Another year older, another year… Read More

January 2, 2017 @ 8:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based software company Veeqo recently closed its eighth successful equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company secured £1,227,995 during the latest funding round. Veeqo stated it helps online retailers increase their profit by selling on multiple channels and by managing their inventory, orders, and shipping… Read More

December 31, 2016 @ 12:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

New Plymouth restaurant, Sushi Ninja, recently closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe. The company was seeking $150,000 for its new Kaizen sushi convey-belt style diner at Centre City shopping center. The initiative was successful and raised $250,000 from 32 investors. As previously reported, wife/husband co-owners… Read More

December 31, 2016 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

 All By Mama, an online marketplace that’s dedicated to parent-run businesses, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, later today. The company has successfully secured its initial £75,000 funding target and is now nearing £76,500. Launched in 2014 by Gemma Whates, All By Mama currently… Read More

December 31, 2016 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple of months after securing $6,465,690 from 154,926 backers, the creators of Kickstarter success Fidget Cube, Antsy Labs, announced there is now a delay in the shipping of the small popular product. As previously reported, the vinyl desk toy has six sides that feature different ways that… Read More

December 30, 2016 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that John Smedley’s studio PixeImage Games has officially shut down and its Indiegogo-funded project, Hero’s Song, is not happening, Smedley himself addressed backers of the game and revealed refund details. As previously reported, PixeImage Games announced the unfortunate news on its website: “It’s with… Read More