July 7, 2016 @ 11:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Two years after successfully securing £374,213 through its Indiegogo campaign, Tens, the real life photo filtering sunglasses, has reportedly received a significant investment from famous entrepreneur and Virgin Group’s Sir Richard Branson. Tens, which was founded by Kris Reid, Marty Bell, and Tom Welsh,  offers sunglasses that lend an… Read More

July 7, 2016 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just fifteen months after being acquired by Majestic Wines for £70 million, NakedWines announced the acquisition has fueled its crowdfunding platform’s growth over the past year. Majestic Wines revealed its year-end results in June and reported its annual results and showed strong growth thanks to Naked Wines,… Read More

July 7, 2016 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, crowdfunding platform YouCaring announced it has become a B Corporation, which is described as a type of for-profit corporate entity that includes positive impact on society, workers, the community and the environment in addition to profit as its legally defined goals. The funding portal stated that… Read More

July 7, 2016 @ 8:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lending Works, a UK-based peer to peer lender, announced on Thursday it attracted £3 million during its Series A Investment Round. The website confirmed NVM Private Equity (NVM), an independently-owned private equity firm that specializes in SME investments typically between £2m and £10 million, invested £2 million in early… Read More

July 6, 2016 @ 4:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform TruCrowd announced on Wednesday it has appointed former 1871 senior vice president, George Vukotich, Ph. D., as its new chief operating officer (COO). Vukotich is notably co-founder of TruCrowd and was recently appointed by State of Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to the Board of Trustees… Read More

July 6, 2016 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seven Bro7hers, a Manchester-based craft brewing company, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise a minimum of £150,000. The company is currently offering 16.84% in equity to those who invest. The brewery stated: “Our vision for SEVEN BRO7HERS is committed to becoming one of the… Read More

July 6, 2016 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, season one of the Indiegogo alum, Con Man, became available on Comic-Con HQ. This news comes less than two months after Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), announced that the super popular web series would make its way to the new video streaming platform. FireFly actors, Nathan Fillion, and Alan… Read More

July 6, 2016 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding giant Kickstarter is set to host its 2016 Summer Festival at the Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn later this month. The event’s description reads: Celebrate creativity at the Kickstarter Summer Festival, a free event featuring art, food, games, and more from the Kickstarter community. Join… Read More

July 6, 2016 @ 12:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, London-based Pronto announced it formed a partnership with tech startup Starship Technologies to use self-driving robots for food deliveries. The restaurant provides healthy meals delivered hot with a 25-minute free delivery. Pronto took to Seedrs in May and secured £838,620 to expand its delivery area… Read More

July 6, 2016 @ 12:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, head of production at BrewDog, Matt Licklider, shared details about crowdfunded brewery’s third site, which was funded through the Equity for Punks campaign. Originally started out in the back of a van by two guys and dog, BrewDog is now recognized globally for… Read More

July 6, 2016 @ 11:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the launch of Brad Paisley’s West Virginia Flooding Relief GoFundMe initiative, 44-year-old actress Jennifer Garner has officially offered her support for the campaign and encouraged her fans to do the same. As previously reported, Paisley took to the crowdfunding portal last week to help… Read More

July 6, 2016 @ 10:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, SeedInvest CEO and co-founder, Ryan Feit sat down with Jason McCabe Calacanis on This Week in Startups to share details about his involvement in passing the JOBS Act and his work on the Title III rules (which went into effect on May 16th). The discussion’s… Read More

July 6, 2016 @ 9:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, GlenWyvis Distillery celebrated the next milestone of its highly successful crowdfunding campaign on Crowdfunder UK.The distillery took the funding portal last month to secure £1.5M as it prepared to build the very first community-owned craft whiskey distillery in Scotland. After raising the initial goal,… Read More

July 5, 2016 @ 4:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Leading UK based investment crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom was named Alternative Finance Provider of the Year at the 2016 High Potential Business Awards, which took place in London on June 22nd and celebrated the achievement outstanding growth businesses, along with the advisors and financiers that support them. “This award… Read More

July 5, 2016 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a week after the UK voted to depart from the European Union (EU), Lending Works offered pension advice to the country’s retirees (or soon to be) following the surprising decision. The peer-to-peer lending platform shared: “Less than a week in, and the… Read More

July 5, 2016 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zungle, the Los Angeles startup behind the new innovative sunglasses Zungle Panther, has successfully secured over $1.2 million on Kickstarter. The company took to the crowdfunding giant last month to raise $50,000 for the shades but quickly gained funds (and popularity) by raising over $475,000 within the first week…. Read More

July 5, 2016 @ 1:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, UK’s tech startup, MindGenius, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £1 million as it prepares to debut its new online solution, Barvas. The company, which has been actively operating for 7 years, has sold its desktop product to over 90,000 users… Read More

July 5, 2016 @ 1:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, crowdfunding platform for music, PledgeMusic, announced that it has formed a partnership with the Outlaw Roadshow, which is described as a traveling music showcase and festival destinations for music lovers. The Outlaw Roadshow was created by Counting Crows frontman, Adam Duritz and Boston… Read More

July 5, 2016 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This past weekend, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube unveiled a new infographic/video that highlighted its 2016 first and second quarter successes. The funding portal stated: “As we hit the end of Q2 2016, we thought it was high time we had a review of what’s been… Read More

July 5, 2016 @ 11:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 48 hours until its Invesdor campaign comes to an end, Norway-based skincare brand, Bad Norwegian, has successfully secured over 400,000 kr from nearly 20 investors. The company took to the crowdfunding platform to raise a minimum of 500,000kr (2 million kr as… Read More