February 11, 2016 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Joining in on Crowdcube’s fifth birthday celebration, #FundedClub member Pavegen offered up some delicious cupcakes to the equity crowdfunding platform. Last summer, the London start-up successfully secured over £2 million during its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company’s technology converts footsteps into electricity, making it possible to power services… Read More

February 11, 2016 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingArch, an emerging Canadian marketplace lending platform, announced on Thursday it has appointed Paul Hadzoglou as Head of Credit & Risk. Hadzoglou notably comes to LendingArch with a track record of high performance and value, and his detail to data science, credit risk and underwriting… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 4:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Acceleris Capital Ltd. , a corporate finance adviser for SMEs, announced on Tuesday the merger of interests with equity crowdfunding platform, InvestingZone. According to Acceleris Capital, the merger between a corporate finance advisor and a leading fintech platform is the first of its kind and will… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SyndicateRoom co-founder and CEO Gonçalo de Vasconcelos recently shared his thoughts on the how equity crowdfunding should work in the real world. SyndicateRoom, is one of the top three platforms in the UK.  The site has taken a different approach by involving a professional investor… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly four years after one of the world’s largest drinks companies, Diageo, snubbed BrewDog for an industry award, the perpetually crowdfunding company is officially vowing revenge for the decision. According to The Daily Record, Diageo, who make drinks such as Guinness, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker, was forced to apologize… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 12:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

While it seems as though some investors have learned to embrace crowdfunding, it seems others have developed reservations when it comes to using the funding method. On Wednesday, equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs revealed 10 particular reasons why investors don’t give funds to certain campaigns. The… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube caught up with founder and director of #FundedClub member FitMiBODY, Matt Lo, discuss the company’s growth and expansion. FitMiBODY is a personal training and fitness company that provides training services and outdoor fitness classes in London. Its mission is to create… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, real estate crowdfunding marketplace, Patch of Land, announced an East Coast Credit fund has signed an agreement to purchase loans in a “forward flow arrangement”. This commitment will put $250 million towards the platform’s investments. According to the website, the involvment of the… Read More

February 10, 2016 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 58th annual Grammy Awards set to be held at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California this upcoming Monday, Kickstarter announced the nominees that were funded through its crowdfunding platform. The Kickstarter team shared: “On Kickstarter, we see Music projects for everything from just-starting-out demos… Read More

February 9, 2016 @ 4:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Loan approval rates at both big banks and small banks dropped in January 2016, according to the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index, the monthly analysis of more than 1,000 small business loan applications on Biz2Credit. Additionally, loan approval percentages at credit unions fell to an… Read More

February 9, 2016 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bizfi, a premier FinTech company with a platform that combines aggregation, funding and a participation marketplace for small businesses, announced it originated over $142 million in business financing in the fourth quarter of 2015 – a record for any one-quarter since the founding of the company… Read More

February 9, 2016 @ 1:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, organizers of LendIt USA 2016 announced that Paypal’s co-founder and first outside investor in Facebook, Peter Thiel, is set to deliver the keynote address at the forthcoming event. LendIt is considered the largest conference series dedicated to connecting the global online lending community. The… Read More

February 9, 2016 @ 1:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business assistant professor, Andreea Gorbatai, announced in a recent report that is currently under review, women reportedly raised more money with crowdfunding. Gorbatai revealed to Entrepreneur that women generally use words that talk about positive emotions — for example,… Read More

February 9, 2016 @ 12:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

KoreConX, a free all-in-one solution that is disrupting the market by helping companies navigate the equity crowdfunding process and reduce risk, announced this week it has developed a new compliance tool for exempt market dealers (EMDs) known as Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) Module. According to KoreConX, the… Read More

February 9, 2016 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, crowdfunding platform Seedrs congratulated British tennis player, Andy Murray, on the birth of his and wife Kim Sears’ daughter. The Seedrs team took to the portal’s Twitter account and wished Murray and Sears the best. Congratulations @andy_murray and #KimSears on the birth of… Read More

February 9, 2016 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

While in the midst of celebrating Crowdcube’s fifth birthday, co-founder and CEO of the crowdfunding platform, Darren Westlake, took some time to address issues and rumors that have surfaced over the years. In recent news, sources claimed that the crowdfunding platform misled investors by “drip-feeding” money… Read More

February 9, 2016 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OFF3R, a mobile crowdfunding aggregator, announced on Monday it is eyeing a major expansion after receiving a £480,000 investment from various investors including New Look founder Tom Singh, super-angel Daniel McPherson, Earlymarket and Head of Marketing from Rocket Internet-backed Jumia. Lex Deak, the founder of OFF3R, stated: “We… Read More

February 9, 2016 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, UK-based Crowdcube celebrated its fifth birthday by unveiling a timeline of significant events and equity crowdfunding milestones. Sharing his thoughts about the portal’s successes so far, co-founder of Crowdcube, Darren Westlake, stated: “The past five years have been amazing. To think that we’ve created… Read More

February 8, 2016 @ 5:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks left until its second Crowdcube campaign comes to an end, luxury marketplace, Luxtripper has successfully secured its initial £400,000 funding goal. As previously reported, Luxtripper, which secured £152,000 on Crowdcube last year, uses propriety tech to present travellers with their personalised… Read More

February 8, 2016 @ 4:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, New Zealand-based crowdfunding platform PledgeMe announced it was looking for a new board member following the departure of Anake Goodall. The equity portal’s Anna Guenther shared: “With Anake leaving our board of directors, we’re on the lookout for someone to jump on the… Read More