September 15, 2016 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the shut down of SCiO’s Kickstarter page, a Consumer Physics’ representative revealed the page wasn’t removed due to an intellectual property dispute, despite the information stated on the website. As previously reported, SCiO was described as “the world’s first affordable molecular sensor that fits in the palm… Read More

September 15, 2016 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after launching its Kickstarter campaign, vinyl desk toy, Fidget Cube, has surprisingly surpassed $4.2 million thanks to more than 103,000 backers. The device surfaced on the crowdfunding giant last month, and its creators at Colorado-based Antsy Labs originally sought to raise only… Read More

September 15, 2016 @ 12:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube success, Savvy Foods, has appointed one of its investors, Ashif Manjothi, as a new chairman of its board. Launched in 2013 by Jonathan Drury and Katie Owens, Savvy Foods is described as a delicious and nutritious food source, designed as the perfect breakfast and snacking food… Read More

September 15, 2016 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With Super Troopers 2 officially back into production, the cast of the highly anticipated comedy welcomed Rob Lowe to their hilarious roster. Variety revealed Lowe will play the role of Guy Le Franc, a former hockey player and the current mayor of a Canadian town near Quebec…. Read More

September 15, 2016 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

I-MOVIX has recently launched a campaign on Seedrs to raise €250,000. The ING-backed tech brand was named the first Belgium company to launch an initiative on Seedrs since the funding portal announced plans to expand into the Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg region earlier this summer. The company,… Read More

September 15, 2016 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Enfucell, a Finland-based customized battery technology supplier in the printed electronics industry, recently debuted its equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor to raise a minimum of €300,000 (max of €800,000) as it prepares for expansion. Founded in 2002, Enfucell notably began as a spin-off from Helsinki University of Technology… Read More

September 14, 2016 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, crowdfunding portal Kickstarter announced it was heading across the Atlantic for this year’s London Design Festival, which will be held on September 17th-25th. The citywide celebration features a range of designers who have brought their projects to Kickstarter. The funding platform declared: “Whether… Read More

September 14, 2016 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WebStart Bristol, an internet incubator, has secured over £50,000 during its third equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company opened nearly three years ago after its first funding initiative in 2013. As previously reported, WebStart Bristol stated after its first two successful Seedrs initiatives, the… Read More

September 14, 2016 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Acquire Real Estate, a commercial real estate crowdfunding platform, announced on Wednesday it completed its fully automated secondary market exchange between two of its real estate investors.   According to the funding platform, investors relied on its patent pending Investor Exchange, which now facilitates a… Read More

September 14, 2016 @ 1:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Digitzs, a modern and disruptive global payments API, was named number one on CNBC’s Top 50 Crowdfinance Index, powered by Crowdnetic, with over $7 Million in commitments. The Index notably tracks real-time capital commitments received by the top 50 private U.S. companies through securities-based crowdfunding sites…. Read More

September 14, 2016 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, UK-based fintech company, Ebury, announced its customer base has increased by 50% in the past year and saw its lending volumes more than double. The company reports that this rapid growth was fueled by its partnership with Avoka, a digital customer acquisition for… Read More

September 14, 2016 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Despite Isreali-based Consumer Physics, an OurCrowd portfolio company, announcing its Kickstarter project, SCiO, is being delivered to backers two years after successfully securing $2,762,571, the crowdfunding portal shut down the project’s page and revealed that Consumer Physics was hit with intellectual property dispute. SCiO was described as “the… Read More

September 14, 2016 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crowdcube #FundedClub member Sugru announced it is set to hit a new milestone very soon. The company reports nearly 10 million single packs of its moldable glue. This announcement comes just after Sugru launched its new website. The Sugru team revealed: “We’re about… Read More

September 14, 2016 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Revolut announced that more than 3,000 companies have signed up for its soon-to-launch business program, Revolut for Business.  Revolut allows individuals the ability to pay or transfer foreign currencies at the “best rate” with no hidden fees (something frequently associated with old… Read More

September 13, 2016 @ 5:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week,  founders of Africa Courier Express (ACE), Tunde Kehinde and Ercin Eksin, announced the launch of a new financial services platform called Lidya. The portal was notably founded to improve access to credit and finance across the African continent and for Africans living in the… Read More

September 13, 2016 @ 4:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WeLab, a Hong Kong-based fintech company, announced last week it has secured a credit facility of $25 million from ING Bank as part of its expansion and enable the company to meet rapidly growing demand for its loans in Hong Kong. Sharing details about the credit facility, WeLab… Read More

September 13, 2016 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, music sensation Taylor Swift reportedly donated $5,000 to a GoFundMe campaign that was dedicated to one of her fans, Katie Beth Cater, who passed away in a car accident. The initiative was launched to show love and support her family by helping to… Read More

September 13, 2016 @ 2:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tipple Box, an award-winning Edinburgh cocktail and premium company, has recently launched a campaign on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise £80,000 as it prepares for expansion. Launched in 2014, Tripple Box delivers cocktail and premium small-batch spirit boxes to customers’ doors. The company revealed: “We believe… Read More

September 13, 2016 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

App-based family transportation service OneLane has successfully secured its initial £200,000 funding goal on Crowdcube. The initiative was launched late last month and was seeking the funding for growth and development. OneLane was created by founder Camron Moradi, who created the app after he noticed how his… Read More

September 13, 2016 @ 12:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sourcery, a California-based digital payments and commerce platform that focuses on the accounts payable within the food and hospitality industry, announced on Tuesday it has successfully secured $5 million during its latest venture round, which was led by Marker LLC with Steadfast Capital and existing investors…. Read More