December 7, 2016 @ 4:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Veeqo’s latest Seedrs initiative is quickly nearing its £1 million funding target thanks to nearly 100 investors. The company announced it raised 93% of the funding goal 24 hours before the campaign’s public debut. As previously reported, the company helps online retailers increase their profit by… Read More

December 7, 2016 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve published a research paper on fintech monitoring. According to the organization, this new paper refers the technology as a combination of components such as peer-to-peer networking, distribution data storage, and cryptography. The Federal Reserve revealed in the document: “Digital… Read More

December 7, 2016 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

After continuing to remain silent about Fitbit’s possible acquisition, famous Kickstarter alum Pebble announced to backers on Wednesday that the acquisition is officially happening. As previously reported, Eric Migicovsky, the founder of Pebble, debuted the wearable tech on Kickstarter’s crowdfunding platform in 2012.  Its first… Read More

December 7, 2016 @ 1:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Chamber of Digital Commerce announced on Wednesday it has appointed CME Group executive Rumi Morales as a new member of its board of advisors. The organization revealed that prior to joining CME Group six years ago, Morales led the APAC business of Goldman Sachs’ Global Markets… Read More

December 7, 2016 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Small business online lender OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK) and entrepreneur Barbara Corcoran announced on Wednesday the winners of the 2016 OnDeck Seal of Approval Contest. It was revealed that the winners were chosen from over 1,000 submissions. Each will receive a $10,000 cash prize from OnDeck and a one-on-one… Read More

December 7, 2016 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, property technology (protech) platform No Agent launched its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. In less than one week, the company secured its initial funding target of £350,000 and is now nearing £400,000 from more than 100 investors. Founded earlier this year, No Agent has… Read More

December 7, 2016 @ 10:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Partech Ventures announced on Tuesday it raised €100 million for its seed fund, Partech Entrepreneur II. The fund was launched in April 2015 as a way to help fund startups in the seed phase. According to general partner at Partech Ventures, Romain Lavault, the initial “hard cap” of the… Read More

December 7, 2016 @ 10:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after launching Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5’s already epic Kickstarter, board game developer Adam Poots has already scored well over $7 million for his latest project. The campaign quickly gained funding momentum and secured its initial $100,000 in a matter of minutes… Read More

December 7, 2016 @ 8:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Veridium, a biometrics-based authentication technology, announced on Wednesday it has appointed James Strickland as its new CEO. Stickland has served in senior executive roles for HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, and Cisco. His most recent position was managing director of fintech firm, Red Deer Systems. According to Veridium,… Read More

December 7, 2016 @ 7:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Crowdfunder UK announced it, along with Ethex and ThinCats, will be partnering with Big Society Capital for a new £10 million Crowd Match Fund, which will allow the public to invest directly in charities and social enterprises. The trio will help connect people with the… Read More

December 6, 2016 @ 4:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest, a leading online mortgage lender in the UK, announced last week new dates for its Property Development Academy course. According to the LendInvest team, interest in the lender’s first Property Development Academy course was impressively large, with 200 people applying for the 25 slot…. Read More

December 6, 2016 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Meetzoo, a company that aims to make business meetings more productive by combining business calendars with collaborative note taking and social networking, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £175,000 from more than 120 investors. The company launched the initiative last month,… Read More

December 6, 2016 @ 2:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Deutsche Bank announced on Monday it is strengthening its fintech and innovation presence by appointing Elly Hardwick as Head of Innovation and Philip Milne as CTO for Innovation. According to Deutsche Bank, Hardwick will work closely with fintechs and the bank’s business divisions to drive the adoption of… Read More

December 6, 2016 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finstar backed peer to peer lender Viventor announced last week the launch of its new mobile app. Users of the lender’s platform may now be able invest wherever they are. According to Viventor, the mobile app, which is available on both iOS and Android phones,… Read More

December 6, 2016 @ 12:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo and its partner, General Assembly, announced on Tuesday their latest flash funding challenge. The crowdfunding platform revealed General Assembly gathered three Indiegogo projects whose missions align with their community’s focus on education, cause, and tech, and now the partners are collecting votes on which idea you’d like… Read More

December 6, 2016 @ 11:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PALMco, a family-owned and operated energy supply company, announced on Tuesday it is set to match donations to all environmental science education projects in Connecticut schools in partnership with crowdfunding platform, DonorsChoose. This partnership’s “Double Your Impact” initiative, is notably the fourth initiative between PALMco and… Read More

December 6, 2016 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, UK peer-to-peer lender Zopa announced it was rebranding. The company stated that the “new identity” will give it a springboard for its ambitious plans to bring its products to even more UK consumers, and create personalized services for all users. Sharing details about… Read More

December 6, 2016 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Envestnet | Yodlee (NYSE: ENV), a data aggregation and analytics platform powering dynamic, cloud-based innovation for digital financial services, announced on Monday the 2016-2017 class of its fintech incubator, Envestnet | Yodlee Launchpad. The Envestnet | Yodlee Incubator is described as a program that connects the… Read More

December 6, 2016 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK peer to peer lender Assetz Capital announced on Tuesday it has appointed Rob Pailin as its Chief Commercial Officer and member of the board of directors. Pailin reportedly joins Assetz Capital from RBS Corporate, where he was managing director of the bank’s corporate business in… Read More

December 6, 2016 @ 8:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, RealtyShares announced it completed the initial close of its diversified marketplace equity fund. According to the real estate crowdfunding platform, the fund is set to enable investors to access a diverse portfolio of real estate investments through a single contribution. RealtyShares revealed that… Read More