November 26, 2016 @ 7:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, creators of the hilarious Kickstarter-funded card game Exploding Kittens, Elan Lee, Matthew Inman, and Shane Small announced the Russian Roulette-inspired game was getting its first expansion, known as “Imploding Kittens.” Exploding Kittens is described as a highly strategic kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette…. Read More

November 26, 2016 @ 7:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, new mobile app for moms, Mush, has secured its £650,000 funding target and has even surpassed £700,000 from more than 400 investors.  Launched earlier this year by founders Katie Massie-Taylor and… Read More

November 26, 2016 @ 6:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two months after installing the first Solar Roadways panels in Sandpoint, Idaho, creators of the Indiegogo project, Julie and Scott Brusaw, sat down to discuss the project and working with the crowdfunding platform’s partner, Arrow Electronics. Back in 2014, the project surfaced on… Read More

November 25, 2016 @ 11:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Magic Instruments, a San Francisco-based musical instrument startup, has recently launched a Reg CF offering on WeFunder. The company successfully raised $415,000 through its Indiegogo campaign in June 2016 and was graduate of Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 class, and graduate of Highway 1 Fall 2015… Read More

November 25, 2016 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Debt-based crowdfunding platform ECrowd! announced this week it has secured €307,900 from 135 investors during its second Crowdcube Spain campaign. The funding portal raised €154,000 from 48 individual investors during its first Crowdcube Spain initiative in September 2015.  Matthieu van Haperen, CEO and co-founder of ECrowd!, stated:… Read More

November 25, 2016 @ 10:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Crowdfunder UK and Plymouth City Council announced Crowdfund Plymouth received a further £180,000 from the City Change Fund as a way to enable the Council to pledge on projects that benefit the local community in Plymouth. The duo revealed that the first major recipients of a pledge from… Read More

November 25, 2016 @ 8:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than one week after launching its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, Eve Tech has successfully secured over $1 million from more than 1,900 backers for its crowd developed computer, Eve V. The Finland-based electronic company originally sought to raise $75,000 and quickly captured its funding target within… Read More

November 23, 2016 @ 5:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cydrownia S.A., a Poland-based hard cider company, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Beesfund. The brand is seeking €90,000 and has decided to sell almost 12% of its shares, for less than €7 per share. Cydrownia is currently valued at €760,000.  The company was established in 2013 and… Read More

November 23, 2016 @ 4:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following a number of delays for its anticipated 3D Laser Printer, Glowforge announced it is beginning to ship pre-release units. The company revealed California manufacturer Flex is also working on the project. The news of Glowforge’s 3D Lazer Printer shipment comes just a few months… Read More

November 23, 2016 @ 3:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, crowdfunding platform CrowdRise announced its annual Giving Tower campaign for #GivingTuesday on November 29th. The Giving Tower is described as an innovative and turnkey fundraising platform organization. The funding portal revealed: “For the last five years, CrowdRise has innovated around traditional holiday giving by… Read More

November 23, 2016 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Symbid has announced it has completed a corporate restructuring as a way to further strengthen its position in the Dutch market. Symbid had indicated its intent to restructure earlier this year.   Lees hier het persbericht van vandaag: Symbid Crowdfunding terug in handen… Read More

November 23, 2016 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ldny, a social enterprise that aims to use the power of fashion to address social issues, announced on Wednesday it was launching a “Dress to Invest” work wear collection that is dedicated to supporting female entrepreneurs on equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs. The new collection made its… Read More

November 23, 2016 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Kickstarter announced London’s Design Museum’s inaugural exhibition is set to show how designs are using its rewards-based crowdfunding platform. The funding portal revealed: “We’re proud that the museum’s inaugural exhibitions include a look at how designers are using Kickstarter to explore bold… Read More

November 23, 2016 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Indiegogo announced it was rolling out a new pilot program that allows entrepreneurs to sell products directly on its global crowdfunding platform. The funding portal revealed that entrepreneurs with products that are currently shipping might tap into its community of “innovation seeks” without… Read More

November 23, 2016 @ 9:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, UK-based peer-to-peer lender Landbay announced it integrated AU10TIX ID authentication and customer onboarding gateway service, which enables customers to notably benefit from seconds-fast Click & Go ID authentication that helps detect and deter fraud. Julian Cork, Chief Operational Officer at Landbay, stated: “We… Read More

November 22, 2016 @ 6:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Craft brewery Innis & Gunn has secured more than $1.8 million as its successful crowdfunding campaign enters its final week on Crowdcube. The brewing company launched the initiative earlier this month, originally seeking $1 million and raised the funding target within 72 hours. The brewery was founded… Read More

November 22, 2016 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With one week until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, London-based shoe brand Solely Original has successfully secured its initial  £70,000 from nearly 100 investors. As previously reported, Solely Original is described as a personalized service that allows women to design and specify their… Read More

November 22, 2016 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Monday Stephen Luparello, Director of the Division of Trading and Markets, will leave the agency by the first of the year.  Luparello was named director of the office in February 2014, and the organization stated he played a… Read More

November 22, 2016 @ 1:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mainstreet Student Living, U.S. registered broker-dealer focused on the health care sector and student housing opportunities, announced on Tuesday the launch of its CrowdStreet Regulation D offering. The company is seeking to raise $1.8 million for a new housing community located in Central, South Carolina…. Read More

November 22, 2016 @ 12:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Datasigns Technologies Pvt. Ltd, an India-based fintech company behind ShubhLoans, has secured an undisclosed amount during an angel funding round, which was led by former MD of JP Morgan Sanjai Vohra and managing director and India CEO of Goldman Sachs, V. Bunty Bohra. Founded earlier this year by Anand… Read More