February 24, 2016 @ 3:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, UK-based peer-to-peer lender, Wellesley & Co., announced it has appointed former chief risk officer and board director of the Ulster Bank Group, Stephen Bell, as group chief risk officer. In addition to his most recent role as CRO for Ulster Bank, Bell has a wealth… Read More

February 24, 2016 @ 1:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, singer Kesha was hit a major legal blow when a judge refused to allow her to end her contract with Sony. The Tik Tok songstress asked to leave the mega music giant after admitting she was mentally abused and raped by record producer,… Read More

February 24, 2016 @ 1:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

New York-based investment firm Magna Entertainment recent revealed that Russell Rieger became a director of PledgeMusic in early January. This announcement comes just two years after the firm gave $3 million investment to the website.  Rieger is one of three directors of PledgeMusic, which includes founder… Read More

February 24, 2016 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, it was revealed that Finland-based startup, Jolla, was forced to pull the plug on its Indiegogo project, Sailfish. The unique tablet was been dubbed by the company as the world’s “first crowdsourced tablet” to surface. Following the project’s capital raising success, Jolla returned to the global… Read More

February 24, 2016 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, creators of the Louis “Studs” Terkel Archive project launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter with a mission to raise $75,000. Terkel, who passed away in 2008, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and was host of Chicago’s WFMT radio show for nearly 50 years. Although the… Read More

February 24, 2016 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jay and Silent Bob fans – this is the game you’ve been waiting for! Interabang Entertainment is making a video game about the hilarious duo called Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch! and is seeking to raise $400,000 through a crowdfunding campaign on Fig…. Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 4:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year after securing funds on Kickstarter, feminist blog, Femsplain, announced it has ceased publishing on new content. Former Tumblr employee, Amber Gordon and her team hit the crowdfunding giant in March 2015 for the fully functional, community-powered publisher. The description read: “We are… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Droplet, a fee-free mobile payment app startup, has launched its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise an additional £450,000 for its expansion plans. Nearly one year ago, the company successfully secured £549,020 from 298 investors. Now CEO, Steffan Aquarone is… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 2:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CFX Markets, a secondary market for alternative investments, announced on Tuesday it has appointed Dan Breen as its new managing partner. Breen has been hired to aid in the rapid growth being experienced by the platform. He brings over 25 years’ worth of secondary market trading… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 1:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chapel Down Plc (EPIC: CDGP)has been announced as one of the London Stock Exchange’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain. The report, in its third year, recognizes the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium sized businesses. The company, which is considered to be the first… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 12:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following eMoov’s highly successful campaign on Crowdcube, CEO and founder of #FundedClub member, Russell Quirk, revealed to the UK-based equity crowdfunding platform more details as to why it decided to go with the funding method. While explaining what inspired him to launch the campaign, Quirk… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Latvia’s peer-to-peer lending marketplace Mintos announced it has closed its seed funding round, which has attracted €2 million from Skillion Ventures, a Riga-based venture capital firm. Mintos is an aggregation platform that allows investors to access loans originated on a plethora of platforms –… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, former winemaker of Schramsberg Vineyards, Keith Hock, announced he is seeking funds from angel investors through NakedWines for his very own wine label. Founded during the Civil War era, Schramberg Vineyards has reportedly made wines pour by U.S. presidents ever since Richard Nixon… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 9:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Elmspring Accelerator, a seed-stage technology accelerator for real estate and tech startups, has added Anka Capital Management partner Bob Gillespie as executive director. Founded by Thomas Bretz and Adam Freeman, Elmspring is emerging as a premier destination for technology startups in real estate and… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Classy, a fundraising and community mobilization platform  announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with voluntary health agency, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).   The transition will start with LLS’s flagship campaign, Team in Training (TNT), a charity sports training program.  In addition to TNT, other… Read More

February 22, 2016 @ 5:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to keep the 90’s classic franchise Wayne’s World alive, a man by the name of Trevor Schindeler has launched a GoFundMe initiative as a way to attract Hollywood executives to his Wayne’s World 3 script. The 1992 film, which was the big screen spin-off of the Saturday Night… Read More

February 22, 2016 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, award-winning startup Wriggle launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £350,000 as part of its plans to develop its technology and to prepare for scalable-launch across the UK. The crowd investment will be used to build out their technology to provide the following key features:… Read More

February 22, 2016 @ 2:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Detroit-based Marygrove College announced it crowdfunding campaign through Michigan-based crowdfunding platform, Patronicity. The funds raised through this joint effort between Marygrove College, The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) will support construction of the Charles McGee Community… Read More

February 22, 2016 @ 1:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, creators of the Indiegogo success, Gosnell Movie, announced that Emmy-winning composers Boris and Deeji Zelkin have officially started working on the film’s music. Back in 2014, producer Phelim McAleer, and his wife, Ann McElhinney, launched the campaign on the global crowdfunding platform, which aimed to… Read More

February 22, 2016 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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, which was founded by Stephen Rapoport in 2012, has reportedly been backed by some of European’s leading venture… Read More