May 20, 2016 @ 4:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Classlist, a UK-based virtual school-gate community, has recently launched a Crowdcube initiative with a mission to raise £550,000 for its website’s growth and development. According to the company, Classlist enables parent communities to work together on a wide range of family related activities. It also offers a private social network for… Read More

May 20, 2016 @ 3:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than 48 hours after launching its highly anticipated Seedrs initiative, digital-only bank, Tandem, has successfully secured over £2 million from over 1,300 investors. The company surpassed its  initial £1 million goal just hours after the crowdfunding debut.  The bank currently aims to provide the most helpful, not… Read More

May 20, 2016 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Organizers of the online lending conference, LendIt, announced on Friday that they have teamed up with P2P Finance Association to host the third annual conference, LendIt Europe 2016. The event will be held October 10th-11th, 2016 in London. LendIt stated that the european event will feature 150 speakers… Read More

May 20, 2016 @ 2:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced that it has formed a new partnership with Arrow Electronics, a worldwide technology company that provides products and services to guide innovation. The funding portal revealed that this new partnership will help to create a groundbreaking new crowdfund-to-production platform aimed at accelerating… Read More

May 20, 2016 @ 1:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following a series of unfortunate events, acting CEO of Lending Club (NYSE:LC) Scott Sanborn has offered relatively good news to the individual investor base. According to his recent letter, Sanborn stated that he is continuing to remain confident in the the lending platform as well as his team…. Read More

May 20, 2016 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, UK’s premium gin brand, Pinkster announced that it has attracted over £750,000 through its GrowthDeck campaign over the past month and a half. The company took to the crowdfunding platform in late March to raise £600,000 as it prepared its expansion phase. Since… Read More

May 20, 2016 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Next Money, formerly Next Bank, announced on Friday that it is launching its first Global Fintech Radar Challenge. This event calls for Open Source developers/platforms to create and produce an aggregation tool for fintech data, news, insights, social media interactions, startups and companies, industry trends and patents. According to the… Read More

May 20, 2016 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest Capital, the fund management and advisory division of UK’s online lender LendInvest, announced on Friday that former Scotiabank Fund distributor, Jesse Mosebye, has joined its growing team.  During his time at Scotiabank, Mosebye was responsible for building investor relationships for the brokerager’s hedge fund and asset… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 5:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credit card giant, Capital One, announced this week the launch of its UK fintech accelerator known as Growth Labs. The new 10-week program, in partnership with the tech investor L Marks, offers startups advice and support as they develop innovative technology for the financial sector. Capital… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hire Space, the dubbed “Airbnb for event spaces,” has recent launched a Crowdcube initiative to raise £500,000  as it continues to grow and develop its venue marketplace platform. Founded in 2013 by teacher Will Swannell and speechwriter Edward Poland, Hire Space assists brands, agencies, corporations and the public to… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, the casting crew of Indiegogo alum, Super Troopers 2, announced an update about the film’s progress – which included a very unique items. Last year, production studio Broken Lizard announced the sequel just 14 years after the first film’s release at the 2001 Sundance Festival…. Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 1:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Captain America: Civil War directors, Anthony and Joseph Russo, announced they have joined forces with writer/director Jay Alvarez to produce Indiegogo funding project, Dizzy Pursuit. Alvarez and his team hit the crowdfunding platform earlier this week to raise nearly $30,000 for the production of the film. Dizzy Pursuit is described… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 1:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK based investment crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has announced it has topped 400 successfully funded projects as of today. The milestone event came as Tyne Bank Brewery hurdled its funding target of £150,000 by closing with £213,320 raised from over 350 investors. Tyne was one of… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 11:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, UK’s fitness club franchise, énergie, announced that it has received a £100,000 investment from founder and former CEO of Pacific Direct, Lara Morgan. énergie, which has three brands of fitness clubs in… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tandem’s highly anticipated crowdfunding campaign is now open for funding! Just hours after its Seedrs launch, the digital-only bank’s initiative has already surpassed its initial £1 million goal and is currently sitting at £1.6 million. The bank currently aims to provide the most helpful, not the most painful,… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

KoreConX, a free all-in-one solution that is disrupting the market by helping companies navigate the equity crowdfunding process and reduce risk, announced on Thursday that it is helping various Canadian equity and debt crowdfunding platforms accept new investments by credit card. The company revealed that Canada is… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 8:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, alternative finance provider Neyber announced it has chosen and implemented cloud lending solutions, CL Originate, CL Loan, and CL Collections, to support the growth of its business. Neyber, which was founded by former Goldman Sachs investment bankers Martin ljaha and Monica Kalia along with financial technology expert… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 8:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

San Francisco startup 6SensorLabs announced on Thursday it has secured $9.2 million during a series funding round as it prepares to expand its consumer food technology products. The round was led by Foundry Group, with participation from Upfront Ventures, SoftTech VC, SK Ventures, Lemnos Labs, Mitch Kapor… Read More

May 18, 2016 @ 5:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ceru Restaurant, a UK-based eastern mediterranean casual dining concept, has recently launched an AngelsDen initiative to raise £1.4 million as it prepares to open its first permanent London location. Ceru was created by Stephen Gee, co-founder of Carluccio’s and chairman of Gaucho and Iberica along with Barry Hilton,… Read More

May 18, 2016 @ 3:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

GoFundMe recently announced that it has formed a one year partnership with The Basketball Tournament (TBT), presented by Jack Link’s Protein Snacks. The duo is looking to launch a new fundraiser next month for Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. The organizations revealed that The Basketball Tournament will reserve the 16th… Read More