January 22, 2016 @ 8:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Axol Bioscience, a UK-based startup that specializes in human cell culture, has captured £600,000 through its equity crowdfunding round on SyndicateRoom in just over four weeks. The company is raising funds to dramatically accelerate revenue growth and international expansion, as well as to support further product… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 4:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Trade Finance Global announced 2016’s top CEO and companies to watch out for. Of those named on the list is Seedrs CEO, Jeff Lynn. While revealing how Seedrs is changing or making a difference in the world, Lynn stated: “We are democratising the… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commercial real estate online marketplace lending platform, Money360, announced on Thursday the 2015’s results of more than $56 million in closed commercial real estate loans. The firm provided debt-transaction deals across the United States for multifamily, retail, industrial, hospitality and office properties.   Evan Gentry, CEO and founder of… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its sci-fi/comedy Lazer Team premieres, Rooster Teeth has released details on where and when fans can see it. The film first hit Indiegogo in July 2014 to raise $650,000 and within three days raised well over $1M. By the end of its crowdfunding… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Kickstarter announced the first version of its android app. The crowdfunding giant declared: “With Kickstarter for iPhone, iPad, and Android, you’ll have access to thousands of projects right in the palm of your hand. Explore, back, and share your favorites, wherever you are.” The… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last year, Hawaii-based company, Total Recall Technologies, filed a lawsuit against former employee and Oculus creator, Palmer Luckey, for breach of contract. Now, according to PCMag, U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco this week has rules that part of the lawsuit against Luckey, which… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

JumpStartFund’s Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc. (HTT) announced on Thursday the filing of construction permits with Kings County to kick off construction activities in Quay Valley. On-site preparation activities will commence in the coming weeks with principle construction beginning by the end of 2nd quarter 2016…. Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Get excited, Exploding Kittens fans – your favorite inappropriate cat-themed card game is now available for iPhones! Exploding Kittens, which successfully secured $8,782,571 from 219,382 backers on Kickstarter, is described as a highly strategic kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette. Players take turns drawing cards until someone draws an exploding kitten and… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Startupbootcamp FinTech New York  announced on Thursday it has formed new partnerships with Deutsche Bank, Route 66 Ventures and WilmerHale to further expand the participation in its accelerator program. Startupbootcamp launched its New York FinTech Accelerator program in November 2015 and is now proud to announce… Read More

January 21, 2016 @ 8:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, UK-based equity investment platform VentureFounders announced it has not only completed a £1.8 million fundraiser, which will be used to fuel further growth for the investment platform that aims to make venture capital and angel style investing much more accessible, it has also appointed former CEO… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 4:34 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 the launch of its Certified Expert Program.  KoreConX revealed that corporate secretaries, consultants, freelance administrators, business consultants and anyone else involved in… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday,  Matt O’Brien, the author of Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas, announced that he has joined CrowdRise’s 24-Hour Impact Project to crowdfund $10,000 in 24-hours for the homeless population living in the flood tunnels, which have now been… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 2:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until the 2016 Sundance Film Festival kicks off, Indiegogo announced details about the 5th annual Array Soiree, which will be hosted by Ava DuVernay, founder of Array, and Danae Ringelmann, co-founder and chief development officer of Indiegogo. The global crowdfunding platform… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 1:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Millennium Trust Company announced today an agreement with Prudential Insurance Company of America (PICA) that allows plan fiduciaries to select the Prudential Guaranteed Fund as an investment option when using Millennium’s automatic rollover services.  Terry Dunne, managing director of the Rollover Solutions Group at Millennium… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, the Pew Research Center released its new report that reveals details about journalism crowdfunding. The center stated that it has conducted a study of 658 journalism-related projects that were proposed on Kickstarter from April 28, 2009, to September 15, 2015. It stated that from Kickstarter’s… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BlueVine, an online provider of working capital financing to small businesses, announced on Wednesday it has closed $40 million in funding, bringing the company’s total funding to $64 million to date.  This Series C funding was led by an investment from Menlo Ventures, with additional… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the departure of board member Anake Goodall, managing director and CEO of PledgeMe, Anna Guenther, announced the crowdfunding platform is currently to fill the recently opened position. Last week, PledgeMe revealed that after two years of hard work, sage advice and even cupcake decorating,… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Norwest Venture Partners, a global venture capital and growth equity investment firm, today announced the formation of its latest fund, Norwest Venture Partners XIII, LP. The $1.2 billion fund targets early to late stage venture and growth equity investments across a wide range of sectors… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 8:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Patreon announced it has secured $30 million during series B funding. The website’s total amount of funding is now at $47.1 million. According to the Patreon team, the round was led by Thrive Capital and included investments from Allen and Company and follow-ons by Charles River… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Cambridge-based Ethos launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £500,000 so that it can continue expansion of its yoga and fitness hybrid studios throughout the UK. Ethos, which was founded by Cambridge graduates Dr. Theo Koutroukides and Jennifer Hersch, is described as a chain… Read More