July 13, 2016 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the success of its Kickstarter campaign for the Ghostbuster II board game, Cryptozoic Entertainment has returned to the crowdfunding giant to raise $250,000 for its new game, The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary.  The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary is an intense 2-4 player board game that is based on the hit… Read More

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

This week, Elio Motors, Inc. (OTCQX: ELIO) announced it has appointed former manufacturing executive of General Motors (NYSE: GM), Doug Frick, as plant manager for its Shreveport production facility.  Frick, who has been dubbed as Elio Motors’ first plant manager, is a 20-year auto industry veteran. He… Read More

July 13, 2016 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Small business lending platform Lendio announced on Wednesday it is set to join industry leaders as an early engagement participant in supporting the model small business lending disclosure called the SMART (Straightforward Metrics Around Rate and Total cost) Box, which was developed by members of the… Read More

July 13, 2016 @ 1:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, rapper and actor The Game, with his son Harlem, hit GoFundMe to raise $50,000 for a police officer, Tommy Norman, in Little Rock, Arkansas. The crowdfunding campaign’s description reads: “Every police interaction does not have to be a negative one and Officer Norman… Read More

July 13, 2016 @ 12:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK announced its biggest and most influential crowdfunder, Lemn Sissay, has been awarded New Radical Status. The Crowdfunder UK crew shared Nesta has teamed up with The Observer to release their 2016 New Radicals list. This list is full of people… Read More

July 13, 2016 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, London-based real estate crowdfunding platform, Property Partner, has reportedly laid off 29% (13) of its employees. According to Business Insider, the recent cuts have taken Property Partner’s employee headcount from 44 to 31. The funding portal revealed that the decision was made as… Read More

July 13, 2016 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, PledgeMe announced its first transparent crowdlending campaign, run by New Zealand social enterprise, Eat My Lunch, met its minimum goal of $500,000. The initiative is running through PledgeMe’s new P2P lending platform, PledgeMe.Lend. Earlier this spring, co-founder and CEO of PledgeMe, Anna Guenther, announced PledgeMe has… Read More

July 13, 2016 @ 9:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Today is the last day to invest in UK-based energy-saving lightbulb manufacturer, Plumen! The company took to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube in June to raise 500,000 for its new products. Within a month and a half, it surpassed its initial goal and is finishing the funding… Read More

July 12, 2016 @ 4:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Evil Dead 2 fans, get ready for a game that will make you fall in love with the crazy, the bloody and sometimes super frightening film all over again. Space Goat Productions, Inc. recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter with a mission to raise only $70,000 for… Read More

July 12, 2016 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Finland-based Invesdor shared some details about its growing team. This employee info comes nearly a month after the company successfully secured €1.2 million during its self-running crowdfunding initiative. The funding portal stated: “It seems like only a couple of months ago we were just… Read More

July 12, 2016 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Norwich-based Hench Nutrition has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £300,000 as it prepares to expand its sport nutritional products and accessories. The company, which was launched in 2011 by John Horwell, offers a range of premium quality sports nutrition products that have been advertised… Read More

July 12, 2016 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PledgeMusic announced this week it has officially finalize its acquisition of music community platform NoiseTrade. The crowdfunding portal revealed it was set to acquire the website earlier this year, along with Set.fm. The newly integrated company will reportedly have a user-base of more than 3 million highly active music… Read More

July 12, 2016 @ 12:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced its food projects have successfully surpassed $1 million funding milestone. The funding giant declared: “We’ve got some tasty, tasty news — this week, we’re celebrating 100 million dollars pledged to Food projects on Kickstarter. That’s $100 million from folks who’ve helped innovative cookbooks, new… Read More

July 12, 2016 @ 11:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online resource for small business finance, Biz2Credit, released its latest Small Business Lending Index on Tuesday, which revealed that small business loan approvals at banks continued to improve. According to the report, small business loan approval rates at big banks ($10 billion+ in assets) improved to a… Read More

July 12, 2016 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyMogul.com announced on Tuesday the closing of six recent transactions, including equity investments in commercial properties, mezzanine financing for an industrial conversion project and equity raises for two real estate funds.  Jilliene Helman, CEO of RealtyMogul.com, stated: “Our mission has always been to give regular… Read More

July 12, 2016 @ 9:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, cosmetic giant and long-time support of women’s health causes, Revlon, announced the launch of the second annual Love Is On million dollar crowdfunding challenge, which will take place on Crowdrise. Last year, the Revlon LOVE IS ON Million Dollar Challenge invited charities dedicated to… Read More

July 12, 2016 @ 8:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FASHIOP, the men’s online style, and fashion start-up, announced on Tuesday it has raised €165,500 during a co-investment round led by PDG Angels, an investment club of IESE Business School alumni, and equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The company, which was founded in 2015 by Eduard Coves… Read More

July 11, 2016 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days before its equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor was originally set to close, the Norway-based skincare brand, Bad Norwegian announced it had extended the initiative. Bad Norwegian, which was founded in 2011, offers up men’s only skincare. It offers the following signature products: Revitalize… Read More

July 11, 2016 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Crowdcube #FundedClub member JustPark was dubbed winner of the Guardian Small Business’ Innovative in Funding Award. The finalists of this year’s awards gathered on Thursday to celebrate the achievements of UK’s small businesses. JustPark shared the exciting news on Twitter over the weekend: We… Read More

July 11, 2016 @ 1:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sterling Shave Club, a monthly subscription service that delivers quality razors and shaving gear, is seeking to raise £150,000 through its new Seedrs initiative. The company, which was founded in 2013 and has over 3,000 members, currently delivers razor blades to both men and women… Read More