August 16, 2016 @ 11:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, crowdfunding platform Pozible announced it formed a partnership with GVEP and with its initiative, Crowd Power, which is described as a three-year program to stimulate, develop and learn from crowdfunding of renewable enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa and Africa. The funding portal noted: “GVEP… Read More

August 16, 2016 @ 11:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based extreme sports brand, Ruroc, has launched a new equity crowdfunding on Crowd2Fund to raise £400,000 for the design and launch of its road and motor certified helmet, along with the company’s other new products. The brand is known for its integrated ski helmet, goggle, and mask…. Read More

August 16, 2016 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Premiere fintech company, Bizfi, announced on Tuesday an increase of 25 percent in year-over-year small business lending originations in the second quarter of 2016, which totals more than $144 million, compared to $116 million in 2015’s second quarter. Bizfi also reportedly reached its $1.8 billion lending mark to more… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Assetz Capital announced on Monday it received a 5 Star Rating from Defaqto in the independent financial information business’ first “Loan Based Crowdfunding” analysis. The UK-based lender is considered one of only four peer-to-peer finance platforms to have achieved the highest rating awarded by Defaqto. According to Assetz… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 3:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Kickstarter announced it formed a partnership with learning community Skillshare to create a list of classes taught by creators across the crowdfunding platform’s 15 categories.  The crowdfunding platform gave a few examples of classes, which are listed below. 1. Strategic Storytelling: Building Community… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, international investment crowdfunding platform FundedByMe announced Pontus Frohde has decided to step down from his position as COO to pursue other career opportunities. Frohde first joined the funding platform’s team in April 2013 and will remain active within the company until the end of November… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Seedrs success Storesmates announced it was accepted MassChallenge’s 2016 startup accelerator program. A total of 835 MassChallenge alumni startups reportedly raised over £1 billion in funding and created over 50,000 jobs. The early-stage startups coming to MassChallenge UK are chosen based on their impact… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 1:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fan-owner entertainment studio, Legion M, has officially closed its epic crowdfunding campaign on Wefunder. The initiative, which was the second Reg CF offer to hit $1 million, raised the funds in less than three months from over 3,000 investors. The company dubbed itself the most popular Reg… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 12:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its Kickstarter initiative comes to an end, China-based startup Mobvoi has successfully secured over $1.3 million for its innovative Ticwatch 2. Ticwatch 2 is known as an intuitive interaction watch that is lifestyle convenient and also provides an innovative design along… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, Crowdcube #FundedClub member Hybrid Air Vehicle announced the Airlander 10’s maiden voyage was officially canceled due to a reported technical issue. The situation happened just a few days after the aircraft completed its first hangar exit.  Airlander 10 is described as a wing-shaped aircraft… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple months after GoHenry captured nearly £4 million through its Crowdcube initiative, CEO of the digital bank solution, Alex Zivoder, shared details about the epic campaign and the company’s future. As previously reported, goHenry is an application and pre-paid debit card that is designed… Read More

August 15, 2016 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Primo Connect, a mobile communications company incubated by sister company Ultra Mobile, announced on Monday that its global communications app, which is still in Beta form, has received over one million downloads. The app attracted users from 50 countries and has over 50% retention for continued… Read More

August 13, 2016 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, the crew of Indiegogo-funded Super Troopers 2 announced that the highly anticipated film is once again back into its production stage. Back in spring 2015, production studio Broken Lizard announced the sequel just 14 years after the first film’s release at the 2001 Sundance Festival…. Read More

August 13, 2016 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just three days before its self-running campaign is set to close, Crowdcube announced the initiative is considered the largest raise on a UK crowdfunding platform. The company launched its highly anticipated campaign last month and within the first 24 hours, the platform raised over £6 million… Read More

August 13, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just seven days until its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo comes to an end, Modobag has successfully secured nearly $300,000 thanks to over 275 backers. Last month, the Chicago startup launched its initiative on the global crowdfunding platform to raise a minimum of $50,000. Within… Read More

August 12, 2016 @ 4:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, GoFundMe announced four athletes who raised funds on its crowdfunding platform won medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. The athletes were: Caeleb Dressel, USA: Gold in 4×100 freestyle relay Chase Kalisz, USA: Silver in the 400 IM David Plummer, USA: Bronze… Read More

August 12, 2016 @ 3:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Crowdcube #FundedClub member, Hybrid Air Vehicles, announced its Airlander 10 had completed its first hangar exit. Last year, the London-based company launched its first equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £2 million for the Airlander. During the funding round, the company successfully raised 2.1… Read More

August 12, 2016 @ 2:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Söderlund International, the company behind the Finland’s HUONE Hotel, officially launched its Invesdor campaign earlier this week to raise €500,000 for its new hotel in Singapore. Within a matter of two days, the initiative successfully secured half of its funding goal. HUONE, which is located in Helsinki, is dubbed as… Read More

August 12, 2016 @ 1:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Elio Motors, Inc. (OTCQX: ELIO) announced on Friday that it had locked the price of $7,300 for the base model of its highly anticipated three-wheel vehicle. While sharing details about the new price, founder and CEO, Paul Elio, revealed Elio Motors was inspired by Volkswagen’s… Read More

August 12, 2016 @ 12:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo alum, Jibo, Inc. recently revealed, despite previous claims, it would be able to deliver its family robot overseas, it will not able to ship abroad after all. The startup will only be sending the highly anticipated robot to backers in the U.S. and Canada…. Read More