February 17, 2016 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, The Guardian announced the top 10 craft pubs that are located in South London. Of the various pubs was Crowdcube success and #FundedClub member, UBrew. Back in January 2015, UBrew took to the UK-based equity crowdfunding platform to raise £75,000 so that it may… Read More

February 17, 2016 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following Kanye West stating on Twitter that he is $53 million in debt, fans of the hip hop recording artists are hitting crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to help get him “back on his feet.” The campaign, which was organized by Yeezy fan, Jeremy Piatt, reads: “Recently, Kanye… Read More

February 17, 2016 @ 12:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, preserve masterminds of The London Jam Factory have launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £130,000. The award winning jam manufacturer, which was founded two years ago, revealed that it was created when founder Pierre-Louis Phelipot’s mother gave him her copper preserving pan. With… Read More

February 17, 2016 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, actor Steve Lemme announced to Indiegogo backers Super Troopers 2 has resumed shooting in Massachusetts following bad winter weather.  Last year, production studio Broken Lizard announced the sequel just 14 years after the first film’s release at the 2001 Sundance Festival. The crew revealed that the… Read More

February 17, 2016 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, GoFundMe announced its platform has helped secure over $2 billion for various causes and projects since its launch nearly six years ago. The funding portal declared: “Today, GoFundMe hit an amazing milestone: over 2 billion dollars have been raised for our users. We… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 5:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after launching a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, popular webcomic Cyanide & Happiness has successfully secured nearly $1 million for its new card game, Joking Hazard.  Joking Hazard is described as an offensive card game. Each player competes to finish an awful comic strip out… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo’s Slava Rubin has been announced as a speaker at Informa-sponsored Internet of Things World 2016. Internet of Things World is considered the world’s largest and most comprehensive IoT event. Over 10,000 attendees, 300+ industry though leaders and 150+ exhibitors are present during the event: “With… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking some time away from her career and mother duties, former Dresden Dolls songstress, Amanda Palmer sat down to discuss her experience with the crowdfunding method. Back in 2012, Palmer hit Kickstarter for not only her first solo studio album, but also a tour and… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in November, UK’s equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube announced it has formed a new partnership with Amazon Launchpad, a new programme that will bring innovative products from British startups to millions of Amazon customers across the UK. Now, just a few months later, the portal is ready… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crowd Valley Inc. announced it has teamed up with Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) to work together in a certified partner program. This partnership is aiming to bring digital finance applications to cleantech worldwide. Crowd Valley’s digital back office is a centralized online… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 12:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

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.  Droplet’s app that allows users to pay without having to queue, and collect rewards on their phone each time they spend.  Supposedly, one of the… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Oppo, a luxury ice cream brand from London, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £150,000 so that it may continue expansion. The company has created ice cream with fewer calories than an apple. It contains 60% fewer calories than regular ice cream… Read More

February 16, 2016 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Protonet, a  European provider of project management and collaboration solutions, today announced it is entering the U.S. market with the opening of its new office in the San Francisco Bay area. The company, which was awarded the Crowdfunding World Champion by Seedmatch, with an investment… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking some time away from his Made in Chelsea franchise duties, actor and entrepreneur, Jamie Laing recently sat down to discuss his confectionary company, Candy Kittens, and why he decided to turn to Seedrs for funding. Available in seven different flavors, Candy Kittens are gluten free and… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 3:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Indiegogo success, Stone Brewery Co., announced to its backers a new tentative brewing timeline. Back in 2014, the California-based brewery hit Indiegogo to raise $1 million for expansion of its amazing beer. During its run, the campaign secured$2,532,211 from 13,979 backers.  Stone Brewing… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 1:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The American Cancer Society, an organization dedicated to finding the cure for various cancers, has recently launched a funding initiative on Crowdrise to raise funds for post-doctoral research grants. The organization, which is will be looking to secure $200,000 for, stated: “Our CrowdRise initiative gives… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 1:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Israel Secondary Fund (ISF), a secondary fund that provides liquidity to the private equity and venture capital market by acquiring stakes in Israel, announced on Monday it is in advanced stages of raising $100 million for its second fund, ISF II. The majority of the… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 12:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that Slava Rubin has stepped down as CEO of Indiegogo, the crowdfunding platform reportedly decided to lay off some employees as part of the restructuring process. While revealing details about the recent layoffs, Rubin commented in a recent email to VentureBeat: “A… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, SyndicateRoom released a new video on what equity crowdfunding means for innovation and what its members are really investing in. The portal revealed: “Equity crowdfunding is about more than trying to tame the next unicorn – it’s about believing in a better world… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, crowdfunded brewery, BrewDog, announced the opening of its new location in Hong Kong. The “temple of craft beer” is located at 19 Hollywood Road. The new location will have 14 craft beer from the BrewDog itself along with a number of specially-selected brews… Read More