March 4, 2016 @ 1:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Kickstarter announced it has filed an amicus brief with sixteen other companies to support Apple in its fight to protect the privacy and security of its millions of customers. Following the devastating shooting in San Bernardino last December, a federal court ordered the technology giant… Read More

March 4, 2016 @ 12:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Canary CEO Adam Sager sat down with CNBC to discuss the company’s home products, the importance of customer satisfaction and how it competes with other companies in the “Internet of Things” (IoT).  Last month, Sager revealed that Canary’s first-year sales were bigger than… Read More

March 4, 2016 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Aussie-based small business lender, Kikka Capital, announced it has signed a new deal with Qantas‘ SME rewards program, Acquire. Kikka will reportedly be joining more than 35 existing Acquire partners including telecommunications and hotel firms. Sharing details about the deal, Kikka Capital CEO Milko Radotic stated: “We… Read More

March 4, 2016 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Swedish crowdfunding platform, FundedByMe, announced it has received approval from the FSA for its loan making process. FundedByMe revealed: “In light of the material FSA has received, in the request, judges FSA to FundedByMe Crowdfunding Sweden Aktiebolag [does not] need to take any… Read More

March 4, 2016 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The New York State Restaurant Association announced this week that it has selected fintech company has selected Bizfi  as the exclusive financial provider for its members. Bizfi’s platform enables the NYS Restaurant Association to provide its more than 2,000 members access to multiple types of funding… Read More

March 3, 2016 @ 5:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OTC Markets Group Inc.,  operator of open, transparent and connected financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, announced this week its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2015. R. Cromwell Coulson, president and CEO of OTC Markets, stated: “Our record revenues in… Read More

March 3, 2016 @ 4:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, New Zealand-based crowdfunding platform PledgeMe announced it has formed a new partnership with charity organization, Ākina Foundation, to reportedly help Kiwi social enterprises tap into their networks and expertise for funding. PledgeMe CEO Anna Guenther stated the partnership would be powerful for New Zealand’s social… Read More

March 3, 2016 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Interdimensional Games, the studio behind the 2014 video game, CONSORTIUM, has announced plans to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Fig to raise $300,000 for its new project, CONSORTIUM: The Tower.  Gregory MacMartin, CEO of Interdimensional Games, recently discussed details with the crowdfunding platform about the new game: “We… Read More

March 3, 2016 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit announced on Thursday that it has release a new study that revealed the average annual revenues and loan approval percentages of women-owned companies increased significantly last year. The online  credit marketplace analyzed more than 35,000 applications from business owners on its platform during 2015…. Read More

March 3, 2016 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

iAngels, an Israel-based angel investment crowdfunding platform that grants private investors exclusive access to early-stage technology companies alongside leading angels and venture funds, announced on Thursday it has secured $14 million to expand globally. The round was led by Alex Waislitz of Thorney Investment Group. Since launching… Read More

March 3, 2016 @ 2:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after scoring over $1 million and becoming most funded female-oriented campaign on Kickstarter, Knix Wears has neared the finish line of delivering all of its Evolution Bras to backers. Knix Wear’s Evolution Bra is described as the “most” comfortable, versatile, and technologically advanced undergarment…. Read More

March 3, 2016 @ 11:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than one week after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, UK-based DIY company, GripIt Fixings, has already hit £1 million thanks to over 350 investors. GripIt is the ‘World’s Ultimate Plasterboard Fixing.’ Its products hold extreme loads of up to 225kg and is designed to be the only… Read More

March 3, 2016 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ascenta Finance Corp. (Ascenta), an exempt market dealer registered in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario, announced this week the launch  of “Bay Street Cannabis,” which is considered as Canada’s first equity crowdfunding portal dedicated to the cannabis sector. The new… Read More

March 3, 2016 @ 9:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, crowdfunding platform for independent films, Seed&Spark, announced it has completed a distribution arrangement to extend its reach to millions of cable customers across the U.S. Through this new agreement, major cable providers will now have access to Seed&Spark’s library of excellent independent content… Read More

March 2, 2016 @ 4:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week before its Kickstarter comes to an end, Cyanide and Happiness’ new card game, Joking Hazard, has secured $2.1 million thanks to 45,000 backers. For those who haven’t heard about this new game, Joking Hazard is described as an offensive card game. Each… Read More

March 2, 2016 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yirendai Ltd. (NYSE: YRD),  an online consumer finance marketplace in China, announced this week it will be considered as the first online consumer finance marketplace in China facilitating consumer loan products with asset-backed security (“ABS”) structure. Yirendai reported that as part of its strategy to diversify and expand… Read More

March 2, 2016 @ 2:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, technology startup Eight (formerly known as Luna) announced it has closed $6 million in seed funding with participation from investors such as Y Combinator, Yunqui Partners, Azure Capital, Cota Capital, Comcast Ventures, Vast Ventures, Stanford University, Galvanize Ventures, Y Combinator partner and Scribd co-founder Jared Friedman. … Read More

March 2, 2016 @ 1:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Colorado-based XTI Aircraft Co. (XTI) announced it has extended its TriFan 600 campaign on StartEngine. This was after the company secured $20.6 million in non-binding expressions of interest. XTI has designed a 6 seater, vertical take-off and landing aircraft that has the potential to… Read More

March 2, 2016 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Kickstarter announced it was opening creator community space “Campus” for everyone. “Campus” was reportedly created a year ago  and allowed creators to connect with one another through the community to ask for advice and trade insights about the creative process. The crowdfunding giant… Read More

March 2, 2016 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Influitive, an advocate marketing expert firm, announced that the company has raised an additional $8.2M in a Series B extension round. The additional financing comes from new investors Leaders Fund and Export Development Canada (EDC). Returning investors include Georgian Partners, Relay Ventures, BDC Capital IT… Read More