January 26, 2016 @ 8:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crowdcube announced it was named of UK’s most innovative businesses by Bloomberg in its inaugural Business Innovators List. The equity crowdfunding platform declared in its blog: “Bloomberg unveiled its inaugural Bloomberg Business Innovators list, naming Crowdcube as one of the breakthrough businesses disrupting the… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 7:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, secondary market for crowdfunding assets, CFX Markets, announced the addition of real estate crowdfunding platform Earlyshares to its network. The real estate crowdfunding platform will now allow its investors to list shares on the CFX secondary market, subject to SEC resale restrictions. CFX Markets… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 5:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly a month until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs comes to an end, Chapel Down’s (EPIC: CDGP) Curious Brew has successfully capture over £1.4 million. As previously reported,  Chapel Down hit Seedrs last fall to support the expansion of the company’s “fast growing beer and cider… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With fans still continuing to wait for TLC Kickstarter-funded album to be released, A&R producer, Ron Fair, weighed in on what to expect in regards to the 90’s all-girl band’s new tracks. Last year, all-girl group TLC took to crowdfunding giant with a mission to… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK-based Red Squirrel Brewing Co. launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise £500,000. RedSqurriel, which was founded in 2010 by Greg Blesson and Jason Duncan-Anderson, is “comprised” of a modern brewery in the Hertfordshire countryside, a chain of 3 craft… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 1:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Chicago-based startup Gramovox offered up production and shipping details about its Kickstarter success project, Floating Record. Floating Record is described as a high-performance turntable that plays records vertically through built-in, dynamic, full-range stereo speakers (or through an RCA line out). Each Floating Record sits… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to offer up some tips for crowdfunding campaign organizers, Crowdfunder unveiled some details about 506(b) and 506(c). The equity crowdfunding platform explained in a recent blog post: “With the passage of the JOBS Act in 2012, startup fundraising and investing has changed drastically. An opaque… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

And the wait continues… Keiji Inafune’s Kickstarter project, Mighty No. 9, has been delayed for the third time. On Monday morning, Inafune revealed: “To the fans eagerly awaiting the release of Mighty No. 9, “Unfortunately, we have an announcement that will be very disappointing to all… Read More

January 25, 2016 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Funding Tree announced a new feature on its crowdfunding platform called “Accelerated Funding.” The website declared: “We’re starting the New Year with a fresh approach to the funding process. In response to your feedback and emerging trends with the industry, from now on… Read More

January 23, 2016 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, online marketplace for commercial property loans, Proplend, asked an important question: Is it time to let go on buy to let? The website stated in its blog: “In our article on 26th November 2015, just after the Autumn Statement, we briefly summarised the… Read More

January 23, 2016 @ 1:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, SeedUps Canada, the first investment crowdfunding platform to set up shop in the country, announced 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 the… Read More

January 23, 2016 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  On Friday, crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced it has launched a crowdfunding contest to help funds for the Flint Water Crisis. For those who don’t know what has happened, Flint’s water system has been containment and research showed that lead poisoning was found and as… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 4:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that affordable housing developer Pocket has decided to extend its second mini bond on Crowdcube, the company not only celebrated that the initiative hit £1 million, it has also revealed that it is making a few changes to the bond as well.  As previously reported, Pocket aims… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 3:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, independent film distributor Array announced it was collaborating with Indiegogo for the 5th annual Array Soiree during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The Soiree will provide the opportunity to connect and activate this collective around the democratic advancement of diverse storytelling in independent… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple months after, Tilt announced that it has joined forces with the music group, The Chainsmokers for the #TiltTour, the crowdfunding platform has officially kicked off the fan-sourced tour with its first stop at University of Connecticut (UCONN). The platform revealed that any accredited… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, crowdfunding platform for films Seed&Spark celebrated 2016 by taking a look back at its 2015 achievements. The Seed&Spark team shared: “2015 was a year of firsts (and thirds, and fourths) for Seed&Spark. We produced our first VR film. For the first time,… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 12:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, crowdfunding platform PledgeMe announced details about its new feature, private campaigns. The New Zealand-based website shared: “While most Kiwis were at the bach over the holidays, Team PledgeMe were hard at work adding new features to the platform, inventing new products, and searching for… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 12:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global education technology company, Learning Enterprises Organisation (LEO), announced this week that it has debuted the beta version of LEOcrowd, a new crowdfunding platform.  LEO stated that the platform will draw on its core education skillset, to provide project creators with support and advice on pitching,… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, sat down with #FundedClub member 7billionideas to discuss the company’s growth since its success campaign ended. Crowdcube revealed that not only did 7billionideas secured £30,000 from 7 investors back in 2012, the startup also became one of the platform’s first… Read More

January 22, 2016 @ 9:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Horror Equity Fund, Inc, an investment platform for solicitation and sale of funding solutions for pre-screened and professionally vetted Horror genre entertainment projects, announced this week it has named a seasoned team of advisors, underscoring the company’s commitment to quality.  The advisory team includes the following:  David… Read More