September 26, 2016 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FilmDoo, an online video-on-demand platform, has successfully surpassed its initial £95,000 funding goal on Seedrs. The company took to the equity crowdfunding portal earlier this month and is now nearing £120,000 thanks to over 50 investors. Celebrating the milestone, the platform took to Twitter and announced: We… Read More

September 26, 2016 @ 2:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Playtonic Games, the creators of the Kickstarter-funded video game, Yooka Laylee, unveiled its new trailer that featured Yacht Club Games’ Shovel Knight as a guest star. Shovel Knight, which was also funded by the crowdfunding platform’s backers in 2013, is the main character in a 2D side-scrolling platform game…. Read More

September 26, 2016 @ 1:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bondora, a European peer to peer lender based in Estonia, announced last week the launch of its own refer-a-friend offer. The company stated users may now earn an extra income by introducing their friends to its website. The Bondora team stated anyone who joins with a… Read More

September 26, 2016 @ 12:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) a global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, announced on Monday it has been named number one of the 2016 IDC Financial Insights FinTech Rankings Top 100. The company stated it earned the top position for… Read More

September 26, 2016 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, co-founder and CEO of Kickstarter, Yancey Strickler, announced the official launch of the funding portal’s new project, The Creative Independent.  As previously reported, The Creative Independent is described as a “growing” archive of the creative processes and is on a mission to help… Read More

September 26, 2016 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s official – there will be live bears in Super Troopers 2! After the upcoming comedy’s Indiegogo campaign surpassed $4.5 million, production studio Broken Lizard announced the animals will be making an appearance. Broken Lizard originally sought to raise $2 million for the highly anticipated sequel of… Read More

September 26, 2016 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, creators of the FIFA-backed tech platform and fitnesstech app, Train My Athlete, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £150,000 as they prepare to start marketing efforts to the American sports market and nonsporting institutions, including the NHS and private orthopedic… Read More

September 26, 2016 @ 8:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Zoopla (LSE:ZPLA) announced the launch of its new  “invest” channel, which reportedly offers consumers and would-be property investors the opportunity to gain exposure to the UK property market. According to the property website, the new channel includes a peer-to-peer lending solution, in partnership with Landbay. It also… Read More

September 24, 2016 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK-based Gower Brewery took to equity crowdfunding portal Crowdcube to raise £350,000 as it prepares to expand its keg products. The brewery has sold more than 700,000 pints of beer across five countries in the past 12 months alone. The company, which was established just… Read More

September 24, 2016 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With 25 more days until its Kickstarter comes to an end, Fidget Cube is on its way to attracting $5 million in funding. The vinyl desk toy hit the reward-based crowdfunding portal last month and scored over $3 million in a matter of weeks. Fidget… Read More

September 23, 2016 @ 4:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, crowdfunding platform Tilt announced the launch of its new event hosting feature, Ticketing With Tilt. Co-founder and CEO of Tilt, James Beshara, stated Ticketing With Tilt gives users the ability to automatically issue tickets with a QR code, which will quickly check in… Read More

September 23, 2016 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

San Francisco fintech company, Ripple, announced on Friday that six major have teamed up to launch a new blockchain network on distributed financial technology. Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Santander, UniCredit, Standard Chartered, Westpac Banking Corporation, and Royal Bank of Canada have teamed up to… Read More

September 23, 2016 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

XY Planning Network, an organization of fee-only financial advisors, announced this week the launch of its new fintech solution, AdvicePay, a payment processing solution that allows for compliant billing of recurring retainers.The platform will also allow XYPN members to charge monthly retainer fees to clients through bank accounts… Read More

September 23, 2016 @ 12:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canterbury Researchers from Knewe Biosystems Limited announced on Friday they are launching a campaign on New Zealand’s equity crowdfunding platform, PledgeMe. The company is seeking to raise funds to develop and patent a new prebiotic supplement to improve digestive ability in cows and other livestock. Sharing… Read More

September 23, 2016 @ 11:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  On Friday, Crowdcube alum Hybrid Air Vehicles announced it was nominated for the 2016  Wired Audi Innovation Awards. This award show is designed to highlight and celebrate people (or businesses) achieving extraordinary things. Hybrid Air Vehicles shared the exciting news on Twitter: We’ve been nominated for the #wiredaudiawards… Read More

September 23, 2016 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its Invesdor campaign comes to an end, Söderlund International’s HUONE Hotel has secured nearly  €475,000. The unusual hotel is seeking a minimum of €500,000 for its new Singapore location. HUONE is described as a meeting and events hotel, which means NO actual bedrooms. Since its launch in 2012, HUONE… Read More

September 23, 2016 @ 9:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London fintech startup, CityFALCON, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £150,000 as it prepares for expansion of its personalized financial news feed. The company, which has received awards from Twitter, Ontario, UBS, SB, stated it is redefining how financial news is sourced,… Read More

September 22, 2016 @ 4:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, the creators of the running app, Zombies, Run! returned to crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise £50,000 for its board game version. The team successfully secured over £55,000 for the app in 2011 from 3,464 backers. The new board game will allow 2 to… Read More

September 22, 2016 @ 3:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RateSetter, one of the UK’s largest marketplace lenders, reported on Thursday that since its launch in 2010 investors have pocketed more than £50 million in interest, earning an average rate of 4.7%.  According to the lender, investors use its website to lend money to individuals,… Read More

September 22, 2016 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than three weeks until Zane Lamprey’s ADV3NTURE Hoodie Kickstarter comes to an end, the former Chug’s host has successfully secured more than $700,000 from over 5,400 backers. Lamprey stated that he and his team spent the past two years re-inventing the Drinking Jacket, he secured… Read More