October 25, 2016 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

EnergyFunders, an online marketplace connecting investors to oil and gas projects, announced on Tuesday it has closed two projects in Texas that have secured more than $500,000 in less than two months through equity crowdfunding. In November 2015, EnergyFunders officially launched as what it claims to be… Read More

October 25, 2016 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than 48 hours until its second Kickstarter comes to an end, Kano has secured nearly $600,000 from close to 2,200 backers. The tech startup launched the campaign last month to raise $500,000 for its new creative computer systems, which are the following: The Camera Kit: a… Read More

October 25, 2016 @ 2:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

ICONOMI, the globally licensed and regulated bitcoin exchange, announced on Tuesday it is distributing all ICN apptokens among its investors less than a month after its successful Initial Coin Offering (ICO). The company reportedly issued 100 million ERC20 compliant apptokens, which represented 100% ownership of ICONOMI, to the… Read More

October 25, 2016 @ 2:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, gaming giant Atari and audio company ROAM launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $50,000 for their new sure-fit earphones, GameON. This news comes just a few months after the companies announced their partnership. According to Atari and ROAM, the GameOn earphones were… Read More

October 25, 2016 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after Elan Lee and Matthew Inman returned to Kickstarter to raise funds for Bears vs Babies, the hilarious card game has already secured nearly $1.5 million from more than 39,400 backers. The duo previously raised $8,782,571 from 219,382 backers on the crowdfunding platform for the hit card… Read More

October 25, 2016 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, PeerStreet celebrated its one-year anniversary by revealing that it has funded $150 million investments with zero losses in the last twelve months. The real estate crowdfunding platform also declared it is offering investors average annualized returns between 6% and 12% to date and… Read More

October 25, 2016 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Toronto’s cloud-based mobile payment platform Dream Payments announced it was named the winner of the global investment challenge for fintech and digital health companies, VentureClash. The event was held on October 20th at Yale University. The company stated it was among almost 200 contenders… Read More

October 25, 2016 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online retailer of handmade biscuits, Biscuiteers, has successfully secured its initial £550,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The company, which was founded in 2007, has created a wide range of products including biscuits, chocolates, cakes, personalized items, wedding treats and corporate gifts. It has… Read More

October 24, 2016 @ 4:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mizuho Bank recently announced the opening of its innovation center, which will be located in the Fintech Center of Tokyo Finolab. The company stated the center would be jointly operated by Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Dentsu Inc., and Information Services International–Dentsu, Ltd. Mizuho reported that… Read More

October 24, 2016 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Indiegogo and Arrow Electronics announced the final flash funding recipient for the month of October. The duo revealed Andy Karuza and the FenSen team were selected to receive $75,000 in the funding prize.  The companies explained the FenSens team is hoping to transform… Read More

October 24, 2016 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Perkbox, an employee and customer engagement provider, recently launched its first equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £1.5 million as it prepares to expand. Within a matter of days, the initiative successfully secured its initial funding target. Since its debut in January 2015, Perkbox has… Read More

October 24, 2016 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, the winners of the 2016 British Small Business Awards were announced. Held at London’s Grand Connaught Rooms, the event is organized by Small Business UK and celebrated the small business community in the UK and among the winners was equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. … Read More

October 24, 2016 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK-based alternative finance lender for SMEs, LendingCrowd, announced the launch of its new P2P deal to investors. The platform stated that by investing £5000, investors will get a 2.5% joining bonus allocated to their accounts and access to a lending platform that achieved… Read More

October 24, 2016 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, H2Ventures and KPMG Fintech teamed up to announce the third annual Fintech 100 list, which notably includes 50 “established” fintech companies from across the global and 50 “emerging stars.” The Fintech 100 includes 35 companies from the Americas, 28 companies from EMEA, plus… Read More

October 24, 2016 @ 10:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Smithsonian Institute has successfully surpassed the $300,000 funding target for its Ruby Slippers Kickstarter. The organization launched the campaign just one week ago to secure the funds to help conserve the iconic Wizard of Oz props. The Ruby Slippers were made nearly 80 years ago… Read More

October 24, 2016 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PitPat, a UK-based pet-tech company, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £500,000 as it prepares to develop its new internet-based cloud platform.  Founded in 2014, PitPat debuted its activity monitor for dogs on Dragons’ Den earlier this year. The company, which… Read More

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

Following the closing of Adv3nture Hoodie’s epic Kickstarter campaign, creator Zane Lamprey decided to move the already popular piece of clothing to Indiegogo’s InDemand program. The Adv3nture Hoodie has a total of nine pockets, along with a sunglass holder, pillow conversion, bottle opener zipper, reflective cabling, reflective… Read More

October 22, 2016 @ 1:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cranes, a premiere cranberry cider brand based out of the UK, announced this week it is set to close its crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs shortly. The company launched the campaign last month to raise nearly £100,000. Brewed just outside of Cambridge, Cranes drinks are 100%… Read More

October 22, 2016 @ 11:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With two weeks left until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, online retailer of handmade ice biscuits, Biscuiteers, has secured over £500,000. The company launched the campaign earlier this month seeking £550,000 for growth and drive international expansion. Founded in 2007… Read More

October 21, 2016 @ 5:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

inXile Entertainment’s Wasteland 3 is on a roll! The video game has quickly surpassed $3 million from more than 16,000 backers on crowdfunding platform Fig. The studio launched the campaign earlier this month and was seeking to raise $2,750,000 to bring the highly anticipated game to life. Wasteland 3 is… Read More