October 18, 2016 @ 4:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Canadian online lender for small businesses Thinking Capital announced the launch of its new artificial intelligent fintech chatbot, “Lucy.”  This new feature will enable business owners to instantly engage with Thinking Capital 24/7, starting on Facebook Messenger. Thinking Capital reported that Lucy would be able… Read More

October 18, 2016 @ 3:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced its new reward scheduling feature, which will notably make engaging backers and building excitement easier. The rewards-based crowdfunding platform shared that in addition to setting backer limits on rewards, campaign creators will now be able to set a time-based limit. It… Read More

October 18, 2016 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Elan Lee (Xbox, ARGs) and Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal), launched Kickstarter campaign on Tuesday to raise $10,000 for their new game, Bears vs. Bears. The duo previously secured $8,782,571 from 219,382 backers for the hit card game, Exploding Kittens.  Bears vs Babies is described as a card game where players build handsome,… Read More

October 18, 2016 @ 12:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, London-based fintech startup CityFALCON has successfully secured its initial £150,000 funding target from nearly 120 investors. As previously reported, CityFALCON has received various awards from Twitter, Ontario, UBS, SB, stated it is redefining how… Read More

October 18, 2016 @ 11:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday morning, crowdfunding platform Crowdrise announced the launch of a new 24-hour flash fundraiser. This new raise is seeking funds for 1,200 displaced Syrian refugees that are currently in Greece. TV personality, former pro soccer player, and two-time cancer survivor Ethan Zohn and his new… Read More

October 18, 2016 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday online lender for small business OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK) announced it is teaming up with Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran for its annual Seal of Approval Contest. This is the second year that the lender and Corcoran have formed a partnership to help three small businesses take home… Read More

October 18, 2016 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Wealth Migrate announced the launch of its new online investment marketplace that features integrated blockchain technology as a way to enhance security and privacy protections for investors from all over the globe. According to Wealth Migrate chief information officer, Jaco Maritz,  many financial services providers… Read More

October 17, 2016 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zucla, a London-based restaurant that creates fresh and healthy tailored lunches, launched a Crowdcube campaign and raised £150,390 from 34 investors while in a private mode. The company originally sought to raise £90,000. Since its debut in January 2016, Zucla has severed more than 40,000 lunches The restaurant currently… Read More

October 17, 2016 @ 3:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rise Mumbai Accelerator, Barclay’s fintech accelerating program, announced it has assembled its first cohort, which consists of 10 startups. The India-based program is described as a community of the thinkers and doers that are working together to create the future of financial services. Its team revealed:… Read More

October 17, 2016 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate marketplace lending platform Money360 announced on Monday it has provided an $800,000 bridge for the acquisition of a newly-constructed, single-tenant retail building, located in Raymond, Illinois. According to Money360, the borrower has secured a loan through its platform and was able to close before its 1031-exchange… Read More

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

On Monday, China-based fintech service platform UniFi announced it surpassed 100 million yuan (approx. US $15 million) mark since its app went live this past May. The platform is dedicated to foreign students in the U.S. and is an exclusive service of Maizi Jinfu Finacial… Read More

October 17, 2016 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the firebombing of the Republican Party’s North Carolina headquarters, Democratic Party supporters secured over $13,000 on GoFundMe to help rebuild the building. According to the campaign’s description, the incident happened in the early morning of October 16th. The building was firebombed and has abhorrent… Read More

October 17, 2016 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, the Smithsonian Institution returned to the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise $300,000 to conserve The Wizard of Oz’s most famous props, Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers. The organization, which previously raised $719,779 for Neil Armstrong’s Spacesuit on the crowdfunding platform last year, revealed that the Ruby Slippers, which were made… Read More

October 17, 2016 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than three weeks until its crowdfunding campaign on Fig comes to an end, inXile’s Entertainment’s highly anticipated game, Wasteland 3, has successfully raised nearly $3 million from over 15,500 backers. The studio, which raised $2.9 million from 61,290 backers on Kickstarter in 2012, launched the initiative earlier… Read More

October 17, 2016 @ 8:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs announced it is continuing its European expansion by opening an office in Berlin. The location will reportedly bring the Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH) deal flow to the funding portal. Speaking about the new office, Jeff Lynn, CEO and co-founder of Seedrs, stated:… Read More

October 15, 2016 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Collider, an accelerator that is dedicated to marketing and advertising technology startups, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £680,000. The company previously secured £700,000 on the funding portal in 2015 and £420,000 in 2014. The accelerator, which was founded in 2013, has reportedly… Read More

October 15, 2016 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, CEO of peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa Jaidev Janardana took to the stage of the marketplace lending conference, LendIt Europe, to share details about the industry’s growth and development over the past year. During his keynote speech, “2016: Growing Up,” Janardana noted despite… Read More

October 15, 2016 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Huez, a UK-based cycling apparel brand, has launched a Crowdcube campaign to raise £250,000 for its 10 new menswear pieces and first women’s wear collection. The brand stated it uses advanced sportswear fabrics to create its range of cycling clothing that works on and off… Read More

October 14, 2016 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform, Wealth Migrate, announced on Friday it placed top 3 at the first annual African Fintech Awards, which was held on Thursday at the Sandton Convention Center. The new event notably celebrates innovators in finance and acknowledges the work they do to make a… Read More

October 14, 2016 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just one week until its SeedInvest campaign comes to an end, 8tracks has reportedly secured over $2.1 million from more than 4,000 investors. The crowd-curated internet radio service took to the equity crowdfunding platform earlier this summer with a mission to sell up to $11… Read More