March 2, 2016 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Women Startup Challenge, which is considered one of the largest initiatives to bring together top early-stage women-led startups, launched a national competition to showcase and help fund their ventures. The challenge is described as a national effort to promote game-changing women-led startups focused on… Read More

March 2, 2016 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Crowdfunder UK announced its “Leap Into Action” contest as a way to change the meaning and purpose of Leap Day (February 29th). The UK-based portal revealed:  “February 29. The one day every four years, as tradition has it, that women drop to one knee… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Harmonix, the studio behind various popular games such as Rock Band, Dance Central, and Kickstarter project Amplitude, has launched a campaign on crowdfunding portal Fig to raise $1.5 million so that it can bring Rock Band 4 to PC. The company announced: “This past October, we released Rock… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

“Peer-to-Business” crowdfunding platform InvestNextDoor announced on Tuesday it is bringing its award-winning, “Borrowing 2.0” business model home to Canada. According to InvestNextDoor, the Borrowing 2.0 delivers a model that seeks to reduce investment risk in current market conditions, and focus on above average fixed-income returns for retail… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 2:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that Mondo’s highly anticipated Crowdcube campaign would not be live today due to technical difficulties, CEO of the digital only challenger bank, Tom Blomfield, revealed the company will open share purchases this Thursday (March 3rd). Blomfield shared in an email this afternoon: “As… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 2:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Kickstarter alum Kano announced its latest upgrade, Raspberry Pi 3. The DIY computer kit reportedly has new games and art-making challenges that are all sharable through Kano World, a creative community for tech beginners. Alex Klein, Kano founder and CEO, stated: “For three years,… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 12:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingUSA, a marketplace lender and provider of consumer point-of-need financing, announced on Tuesday the appointment of Mike Testa, former President of CareCredit, as its new President. Mike will immediately assume his role, working with LendingUSA founder and CEO Camilo Concha to scale and grow the… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, peer to peer lender Zopa announced it launched a trio of new products to replace its existing lending offerings. Zopa Access, Zopa Classic and Zopa Plus are designed to offer more choice and flexibility to lenders.  For current lenders, Zopa will retire the existing… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The London Cocktail Club (LCC), which comprises of five London cocktail bars, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £750,000 to help continue its expansion.  Founded in 2008 by JJ Goodman, a winner of the world cocktail championship and James Hopkins founded LCC after… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, peer-to-peer lender, Wellesley & Co., announced that Peter Stott has joined the board of Wellesley Group as a non-executive director. The appointment is another major milestone for Wellesley and follows the recent senior appointments of group chief risk officer Stephen Bell and managing… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 9:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mondo, the digital only challenger bank, attempted to sell shares on Crowdcube yesterday but demand was so robust the site became overloaded causing a temporary halt to any sales.  Crowdcube has posted  a Status Page, saying they are sorry.. “The launch of the Mondo campaign… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up an update to backers of the highly funded Kickstarter project, Shenmue III, creator, Yu Suzuki, unveiled some new images of the game. Shenmue III is described as the true sequel to the classic open world action RPG games, Shenmue and Shenmue II.  The game’s story reads: “Ryo Hazuki has made his… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Dragon’s Den success and DIY firm, GripIt Fixings, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £1.5 million as a way to help fund international expansion plans. The company’s description reads: “GripIt is the ‘World’s Ultimate Plasterboard Fixing’, holding extreme loads of up to 225kg and is… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending platform, Avant, announced on Monday it has surpassed $3 billion in loan originations in the past three years. With 440,000 customers worldwide, Avant is changing the way consumers borrow by lowering the costs and barriers of borrowing. Founded in November 2012, Avant has reportedly… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 2:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UnaliWear and Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. announced on Monday the initial closing of UnaliWear’s $3.4 million Series Seed financing, led by a $1 million investment from Maxim Ventures.  This news comes just one year after UnaliWear secured over $110,000 on Kickstarter. The companies are working together on… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 1:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, the National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NFCA) announced that CEO of LendingArch, Arti Modi, has joined its advisory board.  Craig Asano, founder and executive director of NCFA Canada, stated: “As consumer finance continues to evolve through technology innovations and data advancements, marketplace lending will… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 12:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Storm Sondors  launched a new crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise funds for his updated product the THIN Electric Bike. This is the 3rd crowdfunding campaign for Sondors, the first one on Indiegogo gained national notoriety for a lawsuit filed by Agency 2.0 as… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 10:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, reportedly experienced some issues after large amounts of investors looked to put their money towards digital only bank, Mondo. Mondo, a UK based challenger bank, announced earlier this month that it was seeking to raise £6 million through the… Read More

February 29, 2016 @ 9:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of February 29th, also known as Leap Day, Crowdfunder UK has announced a new contest as a way to change the meaning and purpose of the day. Sharing details about UK’s past traditions for Leap Day, Crowdfunder team shared: “February 29. The one… Read More

February 27, 2016 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The global crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo, announced this week its new feature, “Secret Perks.” This will allow campaign organizers to reward early supporters and backers in a different kind of way. The Indiegogo team revealed in a blog post: “Not only will your backers receive an… Read More