January 28, 2016 @ 1:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, One Spark announced it has extended the registration deadline for this year’s festival. According to The Florida Times Union, the company’s spokesperson, Kristen Sell, revealed that only 150 out of 300 creator projects have registered. The media outlet confirmed that One Spark was extending… Read More

January 28, 2016 @ 12:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to share more details about his Star Marine FPS project, Star Citizen creator Chris Roberts has decided to address fans about the game’s development.  According to ScreenRant, Star Marine promises to give players their first full sense of the game’s first-person shooter mode. It is described as a combination of… Read More

January 28, 2016 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, peer-to-peer lending platform, LendInvest, announced it has published its 2015 report. Highlights from 2015 include the following: Lowered minimum investment from £10,000 to £1,000 Completed UK’s largest ever Series A Funding with £22 million investment by Beijing Kunlun for 20% shareholding. Became world’s… Read More

January 28, 2016 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lazer Team, Rooster Teeth’s sci-fi film that captured over $2.3 million through crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, scored over $1 million in theatrical release pre-sales. This was done through the company’s partnership with crowdsourcing company, Tugg. Speaking about Tugg’s services, CEO Nicolas Gonda revealed to Deadline: “The… Read More

January 28, 2016 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help the residents of Flint, Michigan during their water crisis, over 8,000 supporters have taken to crowdfunding platform GoFundMe to raise $300,000 for 92 campaigns that are dedicated to the cause. The GoFundMe team shared: “Over the past several days, we have seen… Read More

January 27, 2016 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Crowdcube #FundedClub member JustPark announced it has teamed up with traffic and navigation app Waze to create its brand new Android app. Speaking about the app, the parking innovator shared in its blog: “The whole app has been completely redesigned and it’s crammed full… Read More

January 27, 2016 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SeedUps Canada, the first investment crowdfunding platform to set up shop in the country, announced last week that it is launching the Be the Dragon tour. The website shared the event will be making stops in Vancouver and Calgary with a mission to attract companies to… Read More

January 27, 2016 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder announced that it has teamed up with B37 Ventures to co-manage the seed fund for the Singularity University Labs Accelerator (SULA). The SULA fund will reportedly provide $100,000 in seed funding, and acceleration, to high impact for-profit ventures that are… Read More

January 27, 2016 @ 1:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, AutoTrip took to Crowdcube for the second time with a mission to raise an additional £350,000. AutoTrip, which is led by E-Car Club founder Andrew Wordsworth, captured £146,030 during its last Crowdcube round and is known to create a connected device which automates the recording… Read More

January 27, 2016 @ 12:03 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 on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with Associated Foreign Exchange (AFEX) to bring escrow services to equity and debt crowdfunding portals. The company… Read More

January 27, 2016 @ 11:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, venture capital firm Blockchain Capital  announced the final closing of its second fund with over $13 million in committed capital surpassing its funding target of $10 million. With commitments totaling over $15 million since the firm’s inception in 2013, Blockchain Capital is an industry… Read More

January 27, 2016 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Founder and CEO of real estate crowdfunding platform iFunding, William Skelley, has been named a member of the exclusive ‘Next Generation of Real Estate Leaders.’ The first annual dinner for the group will be held this evening in New York City at the Columbus Citizens Foundation…. Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 4:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, former Sony president, John Smedley, and his new studio, Pixelmage, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $800,000 for the new video game, Hero’s Song. Hero’s Song is described an as open world rogue-like fantasy game done in 2D pixel style. Pixelmage… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until Blue Mountain State: The Rise of  Thadland set to be released (February 2nd), it was announced that the highly anticipated film’s world premiere will take place in Los Angeles this Sunday (January 31st). Eric Falconer, the creator of the popular television… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 2:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the big matchup between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots at the AFC Championship football game, P2BInvestor revealed in its latest blog post that startups can learn a thing or two from the sporting event. The P2BInvestor team shared: “As a Denver-based startup,… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 1:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PrivatEquity.biz, Israel-based secondary market trading arena, announced on Tuesday that it has launched its Global Provider Program. According to PrivatEquity.biz, the Global Provider Program aims to help mature private, pre-IPO high-tech companies to receive investments from both private and institutional investors in their regions through secondary… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 12:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, CrowdRise announced its Water for Flint challenge in partnership with Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist and craigconnects, to deliver 25,000 cases of water to the residents of Flint, Michigan. The crowdfunding platform stated that for every $20 donation made to any fundraiser through the Water for Flint Challenge, Newmark will match the donation with… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Showing support to those affected by the Flint Water Crisis, rock band Pearl Jam has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdrise to help get clean water to the Michigan city. Flint’s water system has been containment and research showed that lead poisoning was found and… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, crowdfunding platform Wealth Migrate announced that it has named Hilda Lunderstedt its new CEO of global operations. A long-time adviser to the board and an investor in Wealth Migrate, Lunderstedt will work alongside current Wealth Migrate CEO and co-founder Scott Picken in order… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 8:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, London’s online luxury marketplace, Luxtripper, took to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise £400,000 so that it can complete its quote building/booking and hire additional personnel. Luxtripper, which secured £152,000 on Crowdcube last year, reportedly uses propriety tech to present travellers with their… Read More