September 9, 2016 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Food giant, General Mills, announced on Thursday in honor of its Box Tops For Education’s 20th birthday, it will be rolling out a new crowdfunding-type tool, Clip Board, which allows the program’s volunteer coordinators to conduct online collection drives that showcase what their clips are… Read More

September 9, 2016 @ 8:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, the team of the Kickstarter project, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, announced the highly anticipated video game was officially going to debut in 2018 instead of its initial 2017 release. As previously reported, Bloodstained is described as a 2D exploration-focused, side-scrolling platformer that features RPG and crafting elements. Inside… Read More

September 8, 2016 @ 5:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based healthy food delivery startup Pronto reportedly shut down after running out of funds. The company took to Seedrs in May and secured £838,620 to expand its delivery area to cover the central part of the city and although it recently announced its partnership with Starship… Read More

September 8, 2016 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cranes, a Cambridge-based premium cranberry cider company, is currently seeking nearly £100,000 in funds on Seedrs as it prepares to expand its company and increase distribution of its alcoholic beverages. The company states each of their drinks are 100% natural and offer a high juice… Read More

September 8, 2016 @ 2:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The creators of Azoomee, a safe app for primary-aged children, have recently launched a campaign on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise £450,000 to expand into Europe Launched earlier this year, Azoomee allows children between the ages of 5 and 8 years old to watch, play, listen and… Read More

September 8, 2016 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

White-label digital banking platform provider, Urban FT, announced on Thursday it has launched its management portal, which will enable financial institutes the ability to create custom digital programs. The company reports the companies can build the programs within just hours and then after deployment the… Read More

September 8, 2016 @ 12:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Qumram, a global provider of digital interaction audit solutions for the financial services industry, has been selected by global asset managing company Russell Investments, to provide compliant digital record-keeping. Qumram stated because client demand for digital communication and transaction has increased, so has compliance risk. It will… Read More

September 8, 2016 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Indiegogo and Hasbro announced Shark Tank star, Daymond John will be a guest judge for the Fall 2016 Gaming Challenge, now open to game designers in the U.S., U.K., Canada (excluding Quebec), France and Germany. The new contest notably offers independent game designers a prominent… Read More

September 8, 2016 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Indiegogo announced the release of its new Campaign Marketing Workbook. The global crowdfunding platform stated the new workbook helps project creators organize all of the key stakeholders in their project along with set a strategy and schedule for when to reach out to them… Read More

September 8, 2016 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, DLT Financial and London-based fintech company Tramonex, announced the launch of DLT10, a crypto-currency financial index. The companies stated the index was designed to track the performance of major digital currencies that run on public blockchains and unlocks information and access to the 10 most… Read More

September 7, 2016 @ 4:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, RealtyShares announced real estate firm, Blue Mountain, has secured $3 million for a Salt Lake City residential property development fund. The real estate crowdfunding platform revealed Blue Mountain would purchase over 200 underperforming homes through the development fund, which is the fourth single-home fund that the… Read More

September 7, 2016 @ 3:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Just days after launching a Kickstarter for its Lomo’Instant Automat Camera, New York startup Lomography has captured over $500,000 from more than 3,400 backers. This is the company’s sixth successful campaign on the crowdfunding giant’s platform. As previously reported, the new camera was designed to… Read More

September 7, 2016 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, SyndicateRoom announced the equity crowdfunded movie Salty has finished the filming stage of its production. As previously reported, the project first appeared on SyndicateRoom in 2014 and the offer allowed smaller investors to participate in the film project for as little as £1,000. The film’s campaign successfully… Read More

September 7, 2016 @ 12:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube released a timeline of one of its highly successfully #FundedClub members, Pavegen. In summer 2015, Pavegen successfully raised over £2 million during the equity crowdfunding round. Its technology converts footsteps into electricity, making it possible to power services in high-footfall locations, as well as… Read More

September 7, 2016 @ 12:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly 48 hours until its epic Kickstarter comes to an end, Peak Design’s Everyday Backpack Collection has successfully surpassed $5.2 million from more than 21,000 backers. The company is known for its high-quality bags and last year it raised $4,869,472 from 17,029 backers on the crowdfunding platform… Read More

September 7, 2016 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, UK money management app, Pariti, announced it has teamed up with peer-to-peer lending platform, Zopa, to help millennials pay off their credit cards. Pariti, which was authorized by the FCA this June, is currently seeking to be a “pioneer” a new “marketplace banking” model. Its app… Read More

September 7, 2016 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, new classic car and motorcycle business, The Tingle Factory, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowd For Angels to raise £240,000 to purchase stock. Once its website is launch, the company stated it would source and sell both cars and motorcycles. It will also… Read More

September 6, 2016 @ 4:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With Lumo set to launch its new Kickstarter next week, founder Lucy Bariner recently shared details about the company’s development and UK’s cycling industry.  As previously reported, LUMO designs jackets and bags for cyclists that subtly incorporate ultra-high brightness LEDs. These lights are waterproof, washable and powered… Read More

September 6, 2016 @ 2:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday Seattle-based desktop laser company, Glowforge, announced it received $45 million in total sales for its highly anticipated 3D laser printer. This news comes less than a year after the company secured $28 million during its self-running crowdfunding campaign and just a month after… Read More

September 6, 2016 @ 1:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lenddo, an Asia-based fintech company that uses non-traditional data for credit scoring and online verification, announced last week it formed a partnership with Korea credit scoring consulting company FKBCG to launch its new company, Lenddo Korea. Lenddo Korea will reportedly provide Korean financial institutions with real-time… Read More