December 5, 2016 @ 4:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Troubadour Goods, a London-based menswear fashion brand, is currently seeking £500,000 through its newly launched equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Within just a few days, the company has secured more than £370,000 from nearly 40 investors. The brand, which was founded by Samuel Bail and Abel Samet,… Read More

December 5, 2016 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than one month after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor, Helsinki-based Allas Sea Pool Spa has successfully secured its initial €400,000 funding target from more than 250 investors. As previously reported, Allas Sea Pool Spa opened late summer 2016 and is described as a social experience… Read More

December 5, 2016 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovate Finance, an association that’s dedicated to the global fintech industry, announced on Monday it is set to support the creation of two fintech hubs located in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the UAE. While speaking at the FinTech Enterprise Excellerate (E2) conference in the Gulf, Lawrence… Read More

December 5, 2016 @ 1:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

New mobile app for moms, Mush, is closing in on £850,000 during the final days on equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. The app launched its campaign in October and sought to raise £650,000. As previously reported, Mush was launched earlier this year by founders Katie Massie-Taylor and… Read More

December 5, 2016 @ 1:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, commercial real estate marketplace lending platform Money360 announced it has provided financing of $1.9 million for a single-tenant retail building in Dayton, Ohio. The building, which is currently 100 percent leased to Panera Bread, is reportedly located next to the Dayton Mall. Money360 reported… Read More

December 5, 2016 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Retailer loyalty App Loyalzoo has successfully secured its third Seedrs campaign’s £240,000 funding target. In 2014, Loyalzoo raised £204,000 on Seedrs in less than two weeks, its funding goal of £120,000 was easily secured in less than 24 hours. The company then returned to Seedrs in 2015 and captured over £250,000 (originally seeking £170,000). As previously… Read More

December 5, 2016 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

MoneyLion, the mobile personal finance platform, announced on Monday it secured $22.5 million during its Series A Funding round, which was led by Edison Partners. The company stated the Series A financing and existing $650 million debt facilities will fuel its growth and expand its lending… Read More

December 5, 2016 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending platform, LendingUSA, announced on Monday it has appointed Manoj Mathew as its new chief technology officer. Mathew is co-founder and former chief technology officer of LendFoundry. He also brings more than 20 years of experience working with IT and product engineering companies. Sharing… Read More

December 5, 2016 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple of months after releasing version 1.0 of its mobile app, Crowdcube announced on Monday new features have been added, making platform user’s ability to invest or monitor investments anywhere much easier. As previously reported, the Crowdcube app gives users easy access to… Read More

December 5, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Denheath Desserts, a custard square brand from South Canterbury, has successfully secured its initial $300,000 funding target through its crowdlending campaign on PledgeMe. The company launched the initiative in late October, seeking a max of $1.2 million to accelerate its self-proclaimed “World Custard Invasion,” grow distribution in New… Read More

December 3, 2016 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than three months after securing $6,565,782 from 26,359 backers on Kickstarter for its latest project, The Everyday Backpack, Tote, and Sling, California-based Peak Design announced it has officially started to ship the highly anticipated products. The new Everyday collection now offers four bags, the Everyday Backpack… Read More

December 3, 2016 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple weeks after launchings its Seedrs campaign, peer-to-peer finance platform Flender has secured more than £380,000 out of its £500,000 funding target.  Flender, which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under Registration Number 657861,  is looking to enable businesses and consumers… Read More

December 3, 2016 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online marketplace for guitars, The North American Guitar, has launched a campaign on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The website is seeking 350,000 for growth and expansion. Founded in 2011, The North American Guitar notably provides a convenient and inform way to purchase both high-end guitars… Read More

December 2, 2016 @ 4:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, the Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) announced it is set to acquire SquareTrade, a fintech company that provides consumer protection plans and distributes through major retailers, including Amazon, Costco, Sam’s Club, Target, Staples, Office Depot and Toys “R” Us. According to SquareTrade, acquiring… Read More

December 2, 2016 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wine With Spirit, a Portugal-based wine producer, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The winetech company is seeking to raise £400,000 for growth and development. Founded in 2011, Wine With Spirit is on a mission to bring to the market delicious, creative, and exclusive wines… Read More

December 2, 2016 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Scotland-based craft brewer, BrewDog, has returned to Crowdcube. The company launched its mini bond offering on the equity crowdfunding platform, seeking £500,000 to £10 million in funding and within a matter of hours, secured more than £475,000 £790,000. BrewDog, which was founded in 2007 by… Read More

December 2, 2016 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after board game creator Adam Poots launched a Kickstarter campaign for Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5, the new game has successfully secured more than $6.4 million from over 13,275 backers. Poots raised $2,049,721 for the original Kingdom Death: Monster game from 5,410 backers in November 2012…. Read More

December 2, 2016 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, video game studio Lion Shield launched a crowdfunding campaign on Fig. The company sought to raise $15,000 for its latest project, Kingdoms and Castles, and within a matter of days secured its initial funding target. Kingdoms and Castles, which was notably inspired… Read More

December 2, 2016 @ 10:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese peer-to-peer lending platform, Dianrong, announced on Friday it is officially joining blockchain alliance, the Hyperledger Project. The portal claimed to be the first peer-to-peer company among the project’s 22 Chinese members. The Hyperledge Project, which was established by the Linux Foundation at the end… Read More

December 2, 2016 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday CrowdRise celebrated the 2016 #GivingTuesday with its annual Giving Tower Campaign. The crowdfunding platform announced $4 million was raised more than 1,100 participating charities competing for a $25,000 prize in the CrowdRise Giving Tower campaign. This year, the CrowdRise Giving Tower reportedly reached over… Read More