January 19, 2016 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced that it is dubbing 2016 the “Year of the Trailer.” The crowdfunding giant declared in a blog post: “Each month, the Film team will curate three to five new campaigns from some of our favorite filmmakers. But not for new feature… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With Indiegogo success Lazer Team set to hit theaters on January 27th, Rooster Teeth’s Matt Hullum sat down to discuss the film and the company’s partnership with the video platform. During his interview, Hullum shared why Rooster Teeth decided to turn to Indiegogo for funds: “A feature… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 2:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, chief legal officer of crowdfunding platform Seedrs, Karren Kerrigan, and chairman for tax and economic affairs of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Tony Baron, sat down with Workspace to discuss their 2016 predictions for alternative finance. During the interview, Kerrigan stated alternative finance will… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 1:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following his departure from Daybreak Games this past summer, former Sony president, John Smedley, has unveiled a new studio called Pixelmage Games. As part of the company’s launch, Smedley has debuted a Kickstarter for its first game, Hero’s Song. Hero’s Song is described an as open… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 12:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following its unsuccessful crowdfunding campaign on Pozible (which secured $324,511 out of its $3,275,000 goal), Australia’s Legion Music Festival has decided to cancel this year’s event.  The organizers stated: “We had hoped to let all our Pozible supporters know 24 hours before everyone else so that they had a… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crowdcube announced that a grand total of 111 tech startup has secured £44.5 million through its equity crowdfunding platform. The Crowdcube team declared in a blog post:   “2015 was a record-breaking year here at Crowdcube as the equity crowdfunding market continued to grow at… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, marketplace lender CommonBond announced the introduction of the “MBA Accelerator” program, a unique summer internship experience that will select a team of the country’s top MBA students to build a startup from the ground up inside of CommonBond. Over the course of 10… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 4:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peter Thiel, Paypal’s co-founder and first outside investor in Facebook, has reportedly made an investment in Deposit Solutions GmbH, which is considered the first open architecture platform for retail deposits in Europe. Since its establishment in 2011, Deposit Solutions has already mediated deposits in excess of… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Oculus creator Palmer Luckey sat down to chat about his experience on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter and career decisions. During his interview, Luckey revealed that his career was never motivated by salary: “This may sound – everyone says this – but it’s not about the money…. Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

London’s black cabbies have taken to Crowdfunder UK with a mission to secure £600,000 as a way to challenge the Uber’s license to operate in the city. The Action for Cabbies campaign is on a mission to help save the iconic black cab trade and the… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 1:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Never afraid to hit the good (and mostly bad) spotlight, former Celebrity Big Brother contestant and reality star, Tila Tequila, has launched a GoFundMe campaign so that fans can help her buy a new house and furniture. Tequila (using her given name Nguyen) wrote: “The reason why I… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 12:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding portal and software provider Fundrazr recently unveiled some key advice for crowdfunding campaign success. The Fundrazr team declared in a blog post: “As humans, we are all bound by storytelling. That’s why when you make a crowdfunding campaign, the first questions we ask you… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, CEO of Seedrs, Jeff Lynn, sat down with Seedcamp to discuss the power of community when it comes to equity crowdfunding. The interview’s description reads: “In the ‘Seedcamp Podcast Series’ we talk with key people in the tech startup industry to hear their… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Kickstarter alum Pebble took to its blog to take a look back at 2015 (i.e. one of its historic years). Pebble hit Kickstarter for the second time last year for its new watch and surpassed its initial goal within just mere hours. By the… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 9:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdcube alum and #FundedClub member ioLight announced that it will be demonstrating its Magnificent Mobile Microscope at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester on January 21st and 22nd. As previously reported, ioLight took to Crowdcube in September for the microscope and surpassed its initial £150,000… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdfunder UK announced details about crowdfunding campaign, Bootcamp 2016. The reward-based crowdfunding platform stated that Bootcamp is an intensive three-week campaign, hosted by the Crowdfunder Academy to get new projects into shape throughout January. Each day, industry experts will be on hand to reveal the… Read More

January 16, 2016 @ 12:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, film acquisition and distribution company FilmRise announced it has acquired the rights to Star Wars documentary Elstree 1976. The film surfaced on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter and made its theatrical debut at the 2015 London Film Festival. Elstree1976, which was directed by John Spira, shares the behind-the-scene… Read More

January 16, 2016 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, design and production company Strong & Co. launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise funds for its new project, a live immerse theatre show that brings Summer to Winter in London, called Summerland. The company shared: “Winters in Europe are long and… Read More

January 16, 2016 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help projects get more attention on its platform, Kickstarter offered 21 tips on how organizers can share their campaigns on the internet. The crowdfunding giant share: “We know that promoting a personal project can feel tough. If your project’s campaign hits a temporary… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Kickstarter’s second full-time employee and vice president of data, Fred Benenson, announced that he is stepping down from his position with the crowdfunding giant on February 19th. Benenson shared in a Medium post: “‘All or nothing’ describes Kickstarter’s unique model of fundraising —… Read More