November 18, 2016 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly two weeks until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs comes to an end, London-based Moley Robotics has raised nearly £920,000 from close to 200 investors. The company launched the initiative last month and is seeking to raise £1 million for its new chef robots. The… Read More

November 18, 2016 @ 9:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

A little over two years after securing $247,379 on Kickstarter for its flagship product, Wearhaus Arc wireless headphones, San Francisco-based Wearhaus announced it raised $4 million during a Series A funding round. The company stated its Wearhaus Arc is a Bluetooth headset to allows friends… Read More

November 18, 2016 @ 8:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its Equity for Punks USA continuing to be a huge success on crowdfunding platform Bankroll,  independent brewery Brewdog took a look back at all its “Equity for Punks” campaigns throughout the years by releasing a new infographic. The famous brewery stated: “Our army of… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 4:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

British Boxers, a UK-based nightwear and underwear brand, has successfully secured its initial  £150,000 funding target through equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. The company launched the campaign last month, seeking the funds as it prepares to debut new product lines. As previously reported, British Boxers was founded in… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform, PeerStreet, announced on Thursday it raised $15 million during a Series A funding round, which was led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz, with additional participation from The Kaiser Family Foundation, Rembrandt Venture Partners, and Montage Ventures.  The portal revealed… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, On Thursday, Indiegogo announced it has teamed up with healthy and hygiene brand, RB, to launch the Healthier Tomorrow Challenge. This new contest is aiming to help project organizers take their health products to consumers worldwide. Sharing details about the contest, the global crowdfunding… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fluent, a financial operating network for global trade, announced on Thursday it has rebranded to Hijro and unveiled its new Trade Asset Marketplace. The company revealed the rebranding represents the refocus of its brand, emphasizing its goal to become a connected network or global “waterway”… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 1:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bears vs Babies, the hilarious card game created by the Exploding Kittens creators Elan Lee and Matthew Inman, is set to capture more than $3.1 million on funds from its Kickstarter campaign, which is set to close this evening. The card game has one goal: for players to create… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 1:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Community Funded, a B2B crowdfunding startup, announced on Thursday it has secured $1.81 million during a Series Seed round. The company reported it had a strong venture capital participation, which included Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. of Japan, and also investors Ft. Collins-based Bill and Rachelle… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has launched its first advertising campaign that is aiming towards those in need of getting out of their credit card debt and looking for a fixed-rate, lower-cost personal loan. According to CNBC, The new 15 and 30-second campaign ad will appear on various video… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor, restaurant brand Friends & Brgrs has finished its funding round early ( the original closing date was December 20th) with nearly €1 million secured. The restaurant uses fresh ingredients while preparing all foods in its establishment. Friends… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, a prototype-to-production platform for developing an Internet of Things (IoT) product and Kickstarter alum, Particle, announced it has secured $10.4 million during a Series A funding round, which was led by Root Ventures, O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, and Rincon Venture Partners. The company revealed it… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With #GivingTuesday less than two weeks away, crowdfunding platform YouCaring announced the 10 Most Compassionate Cities of 2016. This list is based on total donations raised per 100,000 households, providing a list of cities whose compassion and caring helps those in need. Dan Saper, President of… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 8:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based peer-to-peer lending platform Monexo announced this week plans to launch an “auto invest” feature on its platform. Sharing details about the new feature, CEO of Monexo, Mukesh Bubna announced in a statement: “We understand our customers and their fast-paced lives. It is virtually… Read More

November 16, 2016 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

investFeed, a fintech startup that provides a transparent social investment network, has successfully secured more than half of its $1 million funding target through Crowdfunder. The company launched the campaign at the end of September and is seeking the funds to expand and add more key features,… Read More

November 16, 2016 @ 3:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, fitness platform WeTRAIN launched its equity crowdfunding on Seedrs, with a mission to raise £600,000. The app launched earlier this summer and successfully rolled out its platform in three locations and established itself as a sociable exercise solution.  The app reportedly allows  local ‘hosts,’ such… Read More

November 16, 2016 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Australia, a national association for the Australian FinTech Startup community, announced earlier this month it received a $200,000 funding grant from the Federal Treasury. This news comes just a few months after the organization secured $300,000 from Launch Victoria. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison MP revealed details… Read More

November 16, 2016 @ 1:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its highly successful equity crowdfunding campaign closes on Crowdcube, craft brewery Innis & Gunn has successfully raised more than £1.5 million from close to 1,300 investors. This news comes nearly one week after the company announced the extension of its… Read More

November 16, 2016 @ 11:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly two weeks after announcing its first series of online awards programs, the Crowdfunding Video Awards (CVAs), NextGen Crowdfunding announced the launch of a design competition to crowdsource an award statue design for the upcoming awards. As previously reported, the CVAs will reportedly provide campaign… Read More

November 16, 2016 @ 11:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Crowdfunder announced it signed a partnership agreement with IBM Watson AI XPRIZE, which is described as a $5 million artificial intelligence (AI) global competition that challenges teams to develop and demonstrate how humans can collaborate with powerful AI technologies to tackle the world’s greatest… Read More