April 26, 2016 @ 11:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lender, China Rapid Finance, announced on Tuesday it has appointed Huaqiao (Joe) Zhang an independent non-executive director to its board. Previously, Zhang had served as an advisor to the website since August 2013. According to the lender, Zhang brings industry knowledge and experience after having spent more than… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Touchjet, a company that creates interactive Android touch technology on a large and portable scale, has been announced as a Gold Edison Award winner. The Edison Awards is notably inspired by Thomas Edison’s persistence and inventiveness, honors the most innovative, creative and ingenious products and business… Read More

April 26, 2016 @ 9:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Tilt announced that it was making its official debut in Australia. This news comes nearly six months after the crowdfunding platform revealed it was preparing for its global launch. Tim Ryan, head of international at Tilt, stated: “Australia was the perfect market to launch… Read More

April 25, 2016 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up his other insights on Pavegen’s highly successful Crowdcube initiative, founder Laurence Kemball-Cook shared details about the campaign with the equity crowdfunding platform. Last summer, Pavegen secured over £2 million during the equity crowdfunding round. The company’s technology converts footsteps into electricity, making it possible to power services in high-footfall… Read More

April 25, 2016 @ 3:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, the AT&T announced that it has “flash funded” California earth science projects that are currently on DonorsChoose as part of AT&T Aspire’s Earth Day festivities. In total, 65 projects were fulfilled, which benefited over 11,000 6th-12th grade students with a total grant of $50,000. Ken McNeely, president… Read More

April 25, 2016 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowd2Fund announced last week that it has launched a finance ISA app for savers and investors. According to the UK peer-to-peer lending platform, the iOS powered app allows savers and investors to build their ISA portfolio and manage existing investments more quickly and more efficiently than… Read More

April 25, 2016 @ 1:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform, RealtyShares, announced on Monday that it has appointed Arash Sotoodehnia as its new chief credit officer. Sotoodehnia will be responsible for managing RealtyShares’ risk analytic framework, policies and guidelines. He brings nearly two decades of experience in the financial services industry to the role, with… Read More

April 25, 2016 @ 12:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Kickstarter announced it has teamed up with technology giant, Kodak for a new initiative to help creators who want to shoot their projects on motion picture film stock. The crowdfunding platform revealed that this partnership will provide creators with discounted film stock and support… Read More

April 25, 2016 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, marketplace lender CommonBond announced that it has completed its $150 million of student loans assets, which was co-led by Barclays and Goldman Sachs. Morgan Edwards, CFO of CommonBond, stated: “The strong reception in the capital markets to our second securitization is a further testament to the… Read More

April 25, 2016 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yirendai Ltd. (NYSE: YRD), an online consumer finance marketplace in China, announced on Monday the completion of issuance of RMB 250 million asset-backed securities (“ABS”). Last month,  Yirendai announced this week it will be considered as the first online consumer finance marketplace in China facilitating consumer loan products with the… Read More

April 25, 2016 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

goHenry, an online banking solution that helps children manage their money responsibly, launched a Crowdcube initiative over the weekend to raise £2 million as it prepares to expand its services throughout Europe. Within just 48 hours of its debut, the campaign not only secured its initial… Read More

April 23, 2016 @ 11:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Litographs hit crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise funds for its scarves and t-shirt collections. The company offers up clothing and accessories that are created entirely from the text of books. While sharing details about its products, Lithographs revealed that it was started in… Read More

April 23, 2016 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until its highly successful Indiegogo campaign comes to an end, upcoming film Code 8 has successfully secured nearly $1.7 million thanks to over 19,000 backers. The film, which was introduced to the global crowdfunding portal by Arrow stars Robbie and Stephen Amell, takes place in a… Read More

April 23, 2016 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the premiere of Miles Ahead in New York City and Los Angeles, actor and director Don Cheadle chatted with Vice about the Indiegogo project’s creation and his appreciation for the musician Miles Davis. Academy-Award nominated actor launched a campaign on the global crowdfunding platform for the… Read More

April 22, 2016 @ 5:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Flexiroof, a Taranaki-based outdoor shelter maker, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe to raise a minimum of $165,000 as the company begins its global expansion. The company, which was founded in 2013, has been developing shelters for patios and outdoor areas: “We shelter naked… Read More

April 22, 2016 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, real estate crowdfunding platform, Wealth Migrate, announced that it was officially opening its new Shanghai office, which will be located in the Pudong Pilot Free Trade Zone district.  Wealth Migrate China CEO, Aling Gong, declared that the Shanghai opening is considered a milestone for the crowdfunding movement… Read More

April 22, 2016 @ 12:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Chapel Down Plc (ISDX: CDGP) announced its 2015 financial results. As Crowdfund Insider reported in 2014, Chapel Down became the first publicly traded company to raise capital via an equity crowdfunding platform using Seedrs.  The capital provided from crowdfunding was used to build a new… Read More

April 22, 2016 @ 11:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunded brewery, BrewDog, announced it was closing its latest funding round, Equity for Punks IV. The company declared the campaign to be “the biggest ever equity crowdfunding offer” due to the fact that it successfully secured £19 million. The BrewDog crew shared: “In October 2009,… Read More

April 22, 2016 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg, the filmmakers behind the upcoming Bill Nye Film, announced on Friday that they will be taking over the Tribeca Film Festival movie theater to show an extended trailer of the documentary on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. The project surfaced on the… Read More

April 22, 2016 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, GE’s FirstBuild announced the winning design of the Pique Coffee Brewer through its Cold Brew Challenge. The company revealed that nearly 50 entries were submitted for product. Last year, the company launched two successful campaigns for the Opal Nugget Ice Maker and Paragon Induction Cooktop on Indiegogo and successfully… Read More