August 18, 2016 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to kick off the 2016-2017 school year, GoFundMe announced it was giving a $50 donations to education campaigns on its crowdfunding platform and announced it is offering a $10,000 grand prize the category’s initiatives. From now until September 16th, campaigns on GoFundMe that are… Read More

August 18, 2016 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Spanish startup Wave launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise 500,000 for its location smartphone app. Within just two days of its debut, the initiative scored over £375,000 from more than 100 investors. Wave is described as a free smartphone app… Read More

August 18, 2016 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Thought-Wired announced on Wednesday the launch of its PledgeMe campaign. The New Zealand social enterprise is currently seeking $200,000 through the initiative as it looks to fund the next stage of commercializing its thought sensing software. Launched in 2011, Thought-Wired’s product nous is described as a piece… Read More

August 18, 2016 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Kickstarter announced a new feature that allows backers to follow their favorite project creators directly and be the first to know when upcoming projects launch. The crowdfunding platform stated that starting this week, backers will be notified when they’ve backed a project that’s just getting… Read More

August 18, 2016 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Squirrel Group, a mortgage broker and peer to peer lender, announced on Thursday the launch of its Secondary Market, which now allows loans to be on-sold to other investors. The lender revealed since its launch in November, the Secondary Market has been notably the most requested… Read More

August 17, 2016 @ 4:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

And we officially have lift off! Hybrid Air Vehicles’ highly-anticipated aircraft, Airlander 10 has officially made its first maiden voyage from Cardington Sheds in Bedfordshire. This news comes just a few days after the company had to reschedule the launch due to technical difficulties.  Hybrid Air… Read More

August 17, 2016 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With their Kickstarter album,  And The Anonymous Nobody…, set to be released on August 26th, hip-hop trio De La Soul unveiled their new Usher collaborated single, Greyhounds.  The group, which consists of Vincent Mason, David Jude Jolicoeur, and Kelvin “Posdnous” Mercer, took to the crowdfunding giant with a mission to raise… Read More

August 17, 2016 @ 3:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crowdcube success, The New Craftsmen, announced it has teamed up with famous fashion brand, Burberry, on Makers House, which is described as a temporary space in central London during London’s Fashion Week. Back in spring 2014, The New Craftsmen successfully raised £171,580 from… Read More

August 17, 2016 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the unexpected delay of Airlander 10’s maiden voyage, Hybrid Air Vehicles announced on Wednesday that the highly-anticipated aircraft is almost ready for its first flight. As previously reported, Airlander 10 is described as a wing-shaped aircraft that can fly for up to five days at… Read More

August 17, 2016 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Finland-based light fixture manufacturing, Tunto Designs, took to equity crowdfunding platform, Invesdor, to raise €150,000 for growth. Founded in 2004, Tunto Designs has become a manufacturer of wood design “luminaries.” Sharing details about its growing brand, the company stated: “The company started… Read More

August 17, 2016 @ 12:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced $800,000 has been secured for the purchase of a retail center, Lincoln Center, located in Lincolnton, North Carolina. The funding portal revealed that it partnered with ProVest Properties to connect nearly 80 investors from across the U.S. to acquire… Read More

August 17, 2016 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just two weeks after Indiegogo alum, ieCrowd, launched its latest crowdfunding campaign on Crowdfunder, the company has not only surpassed its initial goal of $500,000; it has also raised over $1.4 million. As previously reported, ieCrowd’s key focus is to bring health innovations to the marketplace,… Read More

August 17, 2016 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the closing of its latest equity crowdfunding round, the team at Crowdcube announced they have successfully secured over £8 million from more than 3,700 crowd investors. Last month, Crowdcube launched the campaign and due to the size of the funding round, the equity crowdfunding platform had to… Read More

August 17, 2016 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter-supported The Creative Independent officially announced itself as it preps for its September launch. The company is described as a “growing” archive of the creative processes and is on a mission to help bring creative projects to life. The Creative Independent team revealed… Read More

August 16, 2016 @ 4:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, GoFundMe announced more than 2,000 campaigns on its crowdfunding platform raised over $1.2 million to support Louisiana cities following a historical flood. The GoFundMe community has previously sprung into action to help those during various disasters. Campaign organizers raised $2.5 million for victims of… Read More

August 16, 2016 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lenny announced on Tuesday the launch of its millennial credit education game, Lenny Points (LPs). The fintech startup revealed the in-app credit education game offers incentives for users to learn responsible financial behaviors. Users can now accrue LPs to increase their credit line balances and unlock custom… Read More

August 16, 2016 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo alum TrackR announced on Tuesday the launch of its integration with Alexa, the cloud-based voice service behind the Amazon Echo speaker, called “Find My Phone,” which allows customers to locate a misplaced phone. TrackR stated not only can Alexa perform tasks such as read the news, report the… Read More

August 16, 2016 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced on Tuesday $100 million had been pledged to publishing projects since its debut in 2009. The  website confirmed: “Since we launched seven years ago, authors, publishers, book shops, poets, podcasters, and more have brought their creative projects to life with the… Read More

August 16, 2016 @ 1:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lendified Holdings, Inc. (Lendified), a Canadian-based lending technology company, announced on Tuesday it received a $20 million credit facility from Liquid Capital Corporation to support the growth of its Canadian small business lending activities.  The online lender, which launched in early 2015, currently provides small businesses… Read More

August 16, 2016 @ 12:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced on Tuesday its crowd of investors have funded another Columbus, Ohio property. According to the funding platform, $1.5 million went towards Cardinal Creek Townhomes, a 192-unit multifamily complex in Bexley, which is a suburb of the state’s capital. The deal… Read More