March 8, 2016 @ 12:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, while celebrating International Women’s Day 2016, Indiegogo announced a new year-long initiative to support diversity in entrepreneurship. The funding portal will seek to offer extra support for women-run crowdfunding campaigns between now and March 2017.  The global crowdfunding portal stated: “Over eight years ago, we created… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lendinvest, a peer-to-peer lending platform, announced on Tuesday that it has been shortlisted for the RESI Awards 2016 by Property Week. The portal was named on the event’s “Residential Financier of the Year” alongside seven other property finance companies: Cain Hoy Homes and Communities Agency Investments… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2016, equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs announced it is offering £10 for new female investors. The funding portal stated: “Did you know? About 30% of investors on Seedrs are women; a percentage which we are seeing steadily rise. To celebrate International… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, crowdfunding platform, GoFundMe, announced it is kicking off a new effort to expand its footprint in education by launching a fundraising contest to give 9 high-need schools the opportunity to win 100 Google Chromebooks. GoFundMe has created a new education-specific portal as a… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online marketplace lender LoanHero announced on Tuesday it has expanded its lending operations to a nationwide footprint in partnership with First Electronic Bank, Member FDIC. LoanHero was founded to provide consumers with loan products at the point of sale while facilitating the credit process for merchants… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 10:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Acquire Real Estate, a real estate crowdfunding platform, announced on Tuesday its recent investment in the DoubleTree by Hilton DFW Airport is delivering on its targeted returns. The project reportedly met its projected Year 1 return rate of 17.5% for investors and is also on track… Read More

March 8, 2016 @ 9:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Protonet, a provider of project management and collaboration solutions, announced it has upgraded its popular Carla Private Cloud Servers. Protonet was founded 2012 by Ali Jelveh andChristopher Blum and in .2014, the company was awarded the Crowdfunding World Champion by Seedmatch, with an investment of three… Read More

March 7, 2016 @ 4:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just two years after securing over $100,000 through Kickstarter, developer Bear Simulator creator John Farjay announced that he is quitting the project due to reported drama surround the video game’s development. According to its description, the Bear Simulator players are put into the game in FPB (yes,… Read More

March 7, 2016 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to expand its already growing business, London-based pub, The Italian Job, has recently launched a Crowdcube campaign to raise £350,000 for its future eastside location. The Italian Job, which has reportedly been backed by Italian brewery Birrificio del Ducato, is seeking to bring great Italian craft beer… Read More

March 7, 2016 @ 2:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK research firm Beauhurst announced that its latest research revealed that the number of UK private equity-backed fundraisings fell by 11% in 2015 with yearly deal figures reportedly dropping from 488 to 441. The company stated: “Looking at our data, we can see that private… Read More

March 7, 2016 @ 12:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Home security startup and Indiegogo success Canary recently announced that it has appointed Bob Stohrer as its new chief marketing officer. Stohrer reportedly joins Canary with more than 20 years of executive leadership experience for high-profile consumer brands across categories that included wireless and consumer… Read More

March 7, 2016 @ 11:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, New Zealand-based Kiwi Regional Airlines announced plans to launch an equity crowdfunding initiative. The company is looking to raise $2 million to purchase a second aircraft. The new plane, which will be a Saab 340 QC, which will be used for both commercial and… Read More

March 7, 2016 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK announced it has formed a new partnership with Virgin Startup to reportedly enable start-ups to raise finance, validate new concepts, pre-sell products, grow customer bases and market ideas. The portal shared: “Over the last few years there’s been a revolution… Read More

March 7, 2016 @ 10:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Renovagen, a UK-based commercial-scale portable solar power systems startup, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £600,000 for its “Roll-Array” portable solar power solution. The Roll-Array system reportedly consists of flexible, rollable, transportable solar farm units combining  integrated energy storage. Its technology enables deployment of… Read More

March 7, 2016 @ 9:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, GE’s FirstBuild announced, as part of the development of its new product Pique Coffee Brewer, it is launching the Cold Brew Challenge. This contest, which is looking to draw upon the power of crowdsourced design and the FirstBuild community, will offer an expected $30,000 in… Read More

March 5, 2016 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up a bit of an insight into Indiegogo’s creation, co-founder Danae Ringelmann sat down with Real Business to discuss the creation of the global crowdfunding platform. Danae revealed why she, Slava Rubin and Eric Schell developed Indiegogo: “Finance was broken and needed to be… Read More

March 5, 2016 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Pact Coffee, a London-based coffee company, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £1 million as it begins to expand to other markets. The brand has reportedly been backed by some of European’s leading venture capitalists and has been recognized as an innovative… Read More

March 4, 2016 @ 4:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tiddley Pom, a certified organic baby care brand, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise £150,000 so that it can expand its product presence worldwide. Tiddley Pom, which was founded in 2003 by entrepreneur Emma Nash, currently offers a range… Read More

March 4, 2016 @ 3:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, marketplace lending platform, Promise Financial, announced it has surpassed $5 million in loan originations and now arranges more than $1 million of financing each month. Promise Financial revealed it is experiencing rapid growth by addressing a growing need in the U.S. where there… Read More

March 4, 2016 @ 2:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, University of Buffalo School of Management released a new study that found three key factors that crowdfunding campaigns need to achieve their goals. According to the research, high-quality photos and video, previous crowdfunding success and positive comments. Study co-author Yong Li, PhD, associate professor… Read More