March 23, 2016 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CurrencyFair, a peer-to-peer currency exchange marketplace, announced this week that it has appointed Nils Andén as its new chief marketing officer (CMO).  Prior to joining CurrencyFair, Andén was CMO of Unibet Group PLC, an online European gambling operators. He led the marketing department and was responsible for the… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, food brand Triscuit announced that it was teaming up with television personality Giada De Laurentiis to flash fund over 50 artisanal food marker campaigns on Indiegogo. A total of $250,000 will be donated. Julia Nathan, brand manager for Triscuit, stated: “Triscuit was started in 1902 by an… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

HomeUnion, an online real estate investment management platform, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $16 million in Series B funding. The round included various new investors which included Colchis Capital, Northgate Capital, and Tamarisc with participation by Artiman. Akhil Saklecha, a partner with Artiman, stated: “HomeUnion… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Kickstarter alum Fove, announced it has scored $11 million during a Series A round led by Colopl VR Fund with participation from Hon Hai Venture Capital Fund, Silicon Valley early-stage VC firm 2020 and Samsung Venture Investment. Last summer, the virtual reality company captured $480,650… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK-based craft brewery, Brewgood, launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise £50,000 to turn its beer into clean drinking water. The company’s co-founders, Alan Mahon and Josh Littlejohn, revealed that they created the concept one evening while drinking a pint and discussing one of the… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 8:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

A new book called The Fintech Book was announced this week. It has been described as the “first” crowd-sourced book on global fintech that features 167 authors worldwide.  KoreConX president, Oscar A. Jofre, was one of the authors in The Fintech Book. He commented: “The Fintech Book was created to be… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Arrow star Stephen Amell and his cousin, Robbie Amell, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to secure $200,000 for the new film, Code 8. Code 8’s description reads: “The film takes place in a world where 4% of the population are born with some type… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 4:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the devastating terrorist attack on Brussels on Tuesday morning, GoFundMe announced the launch of a crowdfunding campaign to help the victims. According to various reports, the attacks occurred at Brussels Zaventem Airport and the Maelbeek metro station, killing at least 34 people. Terrorist group ISIS has… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Earlier this month, Snowball Effect’s head of deal flow, Shaun Edlin, recently shared some advice on how businesses can find success through crowdfunding initiatives. During his interview with Xero Accounting Software, Edlin revealed: “Businesses are literally raising hundreds of millions of dollars through crowdfunding at the… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit, a small business financial technology platform, announced on Tuesday that it has formed a partnership with transportation finance firm and provider of equipment financing/leasing solutions, Advantage Funding. Biz2Credit revealed that through the partnership, Advantage Funding will utilize the acquisition channels on the small business lending marketplace… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 1:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Cryptozoic Entertainment and Sony Pictures Consumer Products announced the upcoming April 11 launch of Ghostbusters: The Board Game II’s Kickstarter. Following on the heels of last year’s successful Kickstarter campaign, which captured over $1.5 million and the retail release of Ghostbusters: The Board Game includes Slime… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that it has canceled its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, Pact Coffee has confirmed it has made 16 redundancies. Pact Coffee, which was founded in 2012 by Stephen Rapoport, revealed that it is on a mission to change the coffee industry for the better… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Pull’d, a London-based food-to-go operator launched a second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £350,000 with an equity offer of 36.42% as it continues to expand in the UK. The company previously secured £102,230 from 107 investors through the funding portal. Now, the Pull’d crew are… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of President Obama’s historical trip to Cuba, Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler took to the crowdfunding platform’s blog to reveal the importance of supporting the country’s creative community. Strickler penned: “Today President Obama is in Havana during a historic visit to Cuba. He’s the… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

loanDepot announced it has formed a new partnership with Avant as a way to expand credit options for borrowers nationwide. The online lender revealed that it has teamed up with Avant through an API integration to offer borrowers access to credit products that match their financial needs. Speaking about the partnership, loanDepot, LLC… Read More

March 22, 2016 @ 8:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Virgin Media Business launched its search for the most innovative and exciting businesses with the UK and Ireland’s pitch competition called VOOM 2016. It was revealed that Crowdfunder UK will be partnering with Virgin by powering the contest. According to Virgin Media Business, the… Read More

March 21, 2016 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tovala, a Chicago-based Y Combinator-backed food startup, recently launched a Kickstarter initiative to raise $100,000 for its self-titled smart oven. Just hours after launch, the project surpassed $60,000. Now, just two weeks later, it has secured well over its initial goal thanks to nearly 1,000 backers…. Read More

March 21, 2016 @ 3:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Indiegogo alum Tower was named “Best Documentary” at the 2016 South By Southwest (SXSW) festival, which was held in Austin, Texas. The global crowdfunding platform described Tower, which was directed by Keith Maitland, as the following: “50 years ago, America’s first mass school shooting at the University of… Read More

March 21, 2016 @ 3:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, CEO of Pocket App Paul Swaddle spoke at the University of Kent’s App Development Conference. According to Bloomberg Business, Swaddle discussed the UK’s app industry with 100 students. He stated: “This generation clearly realizes that mobile is now a central component of any entrepreneur’s business… Read More

March 21, 2016 @ 2:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly two weeks until its Crowdcube campaign comes to an end, WTT Energy has successfully secured over 900,000 for its patented fully scalable innovative energy harvesting system. As previously reported, the company created the system that converts any motion on land, sea and air into electricity. It as noted:… Read More