January 15, 2016 @ 3:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, affordable housing developer Pocket announced it is extending its second mini bond on Crowdcube, which was launched last month.  As previously reported, Pocket aims to raise the funds as part of it helping even more middle-income Londoners get their foot on the housing ladder.  The launch… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending platform Open Energy announced the closing of a loan totaling $1.2 million to SunLight General Solar Fund III. The New York City-based investment fund invests in distributed generation solar projects. The SunLight investment fund received a hybrid term and construction loan for four commercial solar… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 2:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2016 Sundance Film Festival set to kick off next week (January 21st), Kickstarter took a look back at its past experiences with the well-known event. The crowdfunding giant stated: “For the fifth year, an incredible slate of Kickstarter-funded films have been selected for inclusion… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Crowdcube announced some exciting news about its #FundedClub member Tempus Energy. The equity crowdfunding platform declared in its blog: “Tempus Energy, which raised over £600,000 from 235 investors on Crowdcube last summer, has secured a further £3.78m of funding. This latest investment round,… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, online marketplace platform EQUITYMULITPLE announced its second equity investment opportunity, which is a $12.9 million cash-flowing industrial park located in St. Petersburg, Florida. This launch comes on the heels of the company’s successful equity raise for its first project: Bushwack Capital’s $7.1 million development… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after its highly successful Indiegogo initiative came to an end, Canadian audio technology startup, Mass Fidelity, announced that its wireless speaker system, The Core, is now available for purchase. The project successfully secured over $1.5 million through the campaign… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking some time away from the recording schedule, TLC bandmate Chilli sat down with Billboard magazine to share some details about the upcoming and highly anticipated Kickstarter album. Last year, all-girl group TLC took to crowdfunding giant with a mission to raise $150,000 for their… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Krowdster, a crowdfunding marketing and analytics platform, announced on Thursday it has launched what it believes is the “world’s largest” searchable database of backers and super backers on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Updated daily, the easy-to-use backer directory is the latest in the series of crowdfunding… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 5:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after Blue Mountain State: The Ride of Thadland’s first clip was released, entertainment giant Lionsgate unleashed the highly anticipated film’s official trailer. Eric Falconer, the creator of the popular television series, launched a crowdfunding campaign in early 2014 to help finance its feature-length film…. Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 4:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, AlliedCrowds released its January 2016 crowdfunding report. This new document covers 2015 statistics, 2016 forecast, recapping the year, crowdfunding regulations, and crowdfunding and the SDGs. The data analysis company shared: “We are excited to share with you the January edition of our bimonthly report on… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Indiegogo success OhMiBod announced it was named winner of the “Digital Health and Fitness Product” category at the International CES 2016 “Best of CES Awards.” The startup won for its new Lovelife krush Kegel exerciser. The new Lovelifekrush is connected via BLE 4.0 (Bluetooth Low Energy)… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 1:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter announced that according to some new stats, 978,000 have pledged over $1.44 million to game campaigns on its crowdfunding platform.  The crowdfunding giant declared: “Kickstarter loves games, and we know you do, too. But this year, we were blown away by the sheer force… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, online marketplace for real estate investing, RealtyMogul.com, announced $16.875M bridge loan and $1.5M preferred equity investment, which facilitated the acquisition of an office building in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.  The sponsor is Schaumburg-based Helios Properties and the facility is a non-recourse loan with proceeds being used… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Fundrise announced that its eREIT sales were to resume and would be processing sales for approximately $2 million. Last month, Fundrise debuted what’s dubbed as the world’s first eREIT. The platform declared: “Commercial real estate has historically been one of the best performing… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Income&, a marketplace investment platform based in San Francisco, announced on Thursday it has been named a finalist for the SXSW Accelerator Pitch competition, which will take place March 12th and 13th. The company revealed that in its eighth year, the accelerator competition at SXSW will… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address, Kickstarter announced it is supporting the politician and the country’s future economic view. President Obama stated: “In this new economy, workers and start-ups and small businesses need more of a voice, not less. The rules should… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, EarlyShares revealed the information that real estate investor need to know about the interest rate uptick. The crowdfunding platform’s Joanna Schwartz revealed in a blog post: “After months of well-publicized inaction, the Federal Reserve finally announced on December 16 that it was raising… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Broken Lizard, the studio behind the cult classic Super Troopers, recently offered up a new update for the film’s upcoming sequel. Earlier this year, Broken Lizard announced the sequel just 14 years after the first film’s release at the 2001 Sundance Festival. The crew revealed that… Read More

January 13, 2016 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following an exciting few days at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the Indiegogo team took to global crowdfunding platform’s blog and shared some details about the big event. The team stated: “CES 2016 has officially come to a close, and this year’s show was bigger and… Read More

January 13, 2016 @ 3:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, founder and CEO of the Crowdcube/Seedr success POD Point, Erik Fairbairn, sat down with Tech City Insider to discuss the company and the future of e-cars. The media outlet shared that POD Point’s growth has also been fairly rapid. The staff headcount has increased from… Read More