June 23, 2016 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of Pride Month, Indiegogo has introduced a list of crowdfunding campaigns that support those in the LGBTQIA community on its sister site, Generosity. The global crowdfunding portal revealed on Twitter: For #Pride month we are spotlighting #LGBTQ#entrepreneurs & the impact on their communities… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

GoFundMe announced last week that athletes are taking to its global crowdfunding platform to raise funds as they prepare to make their way to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. The funding portal revealed over the past several months, nearly 100 athletes have raised nearly $400,000 as… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Los Angeles startup, Zungle, launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $50,000 for its innovative sunglasses, Zungle Panther. What makes these shades stand out? Each is equipped with built-in bone conduction speakers that reportedly enables to transmit sound waves to the skull via vibrations. Zungle Panther… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 1:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Scottish distillery, GlenWyvis, has successfully secured £1.5 million through its crowdfunding campaign on Crowdfunder UK thanks to over 1450 investors. GlenWyvis Distillery Community Benefit Society, based in the historic Highland town of Dingwall, is seeking to create Scotland’s very first community-owned craft whiskey distillery. The… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 1:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending platform Prosper announced on Wednesday the unveiling of its new (and improved) retail investor experience. Stephen Smyth, director of product of Prosper, shared details about the new experience: “As the needs of investors continue to evolve, two things remain paramount – they want to… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 11:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) announced the shortlists for its self-titled awards. This event honors the impact of the UK Angel investment communities and features the 14 categories that award achievement in early stage growth and investment. The Gala Awards Dinner will take… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 10:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Co-founder and chief development officer of Indiegogo, Danae Ringelmann, recently sat down with CNBC to discuss the global crowdfunding platform’s growth over the years along with its beginning failures. During the interview, Ringelmann revealed that the funding portal was indeed rejected 90 times by venture capitalists before… Read More

June 23, 2016 @ 9:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform PeerStreet announced on Wednesday that it has reached several major growth milestones. The funding portal shared it has funded more than $75 million, with thousands of investors now active on its site, and returned $25 million to investors with zero losses to… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London Doctors Clinic has recently launched an equity crowdfunding initiative through Crowdcube with a mission to raise £600,000 as it prepares to expand its services throughout England’s capital. The clinic currently offers 15-minute consultations to the city’s residents starting at £55. Since its commercial debut in 2015,… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Frames, a social video collaboration app, is looking to raise £400,000 through Seedrs’ equity crowdfunding portal as it prepares to attract new registered users. The app, which was launched on March 1st through both iOS and Android app stores, allows users to invite their friends and followers… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 2:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the closing of Invesdor’s recent self-running crowdfunding campaign, which raised €1.2M, CEO of the funding portal, Lasse Mäkelä, discusses the initiative’s success. Invesdor, founded in 2012, launched as an equity crowdfunding platform but has since expanded into other products and other markets. Today, the funding platform offers… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, small business lending platform Lendio announced it was recognized as a Great Place to Work by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work. Lendio stated that it earned this credential based on extensive ratings provided by its employees in anonymous surveys. Brock Blake, CEO… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform CoAssets (NSX:CAX) announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Chew Siang Chee as its new CIO. Chee is known as winner of Asia’s Best Treasurer at the Corporate Treasurer Marquee Awards 2015 and has expertise in cross-border currency transactions. Chee, commented: “Prior to my… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just two days left until its Crowdfunder UK campaign comes to an end, Scotland’s GlenWyvis Distillery has secured over £1.4 million from 1200 investors. As previously reported, GlenWyvis Distillery Community Benefit Society, based in the historic Highland town of Dingwall, is hoping to realize its long-held ambition to… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 4:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Today’s the big day! Keiji Inafune and comcept USA’s Kickstarter project, Mighty No. 9, was finally delivered to North American and Asian backers after numerous delays. The game surfaced on the crowdfunding platform in summer 2013 and secured over $3.8 million from 62,000 backers. Unfortunately, there’s already been some major… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 4:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

British Business Bank announced on Tuesday the launch of its new Entrepreneur Finance Guarantee (EFG) Programme that is exclusively for new lenders. The bank is aiming to increase the number and diversity of lenders offering EFG-supported facilities to smaller businesses by opening up the lender accreditation process. According… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Australia’s equity crowdfunding platform VentureCrowd announced the closing of Clearstate’s recent deal, which secured $1 million in four hours. The end-to-end property development company took to the funding portal to raise $900,000 for residential property development in Sydney. According to a press release provided… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indie games developer, Flaming Fowl Studios, announced on Tuesday that it has decided to pull the plug on the Fable Fortune Kickstarter campaign. The initiative was launched last month to raise £250,000 for the Fable theme collectible card game. Fable Fortune is described as a free-to-play collectible card game (CCG) that… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 12:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform Watsi has formed a new partnership with healthcare payments technology company Patientco to fund medical procedures throughout the world. According to the new partners, Patientco will pay it forward by donating $5 to Watsi for every attendee badge scanned at its 2016 Annual National Institute of the… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Famed car service Uber recently launched its brand new super-fast delivery service, UberEats, in London. The service offers up menus have dishes from local spots that users love and the ones they have been looking to try. It is the same cashless payment as a regular… Read More