January 13, 2016 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Kickstarter success Doppler Labs announced the continuation of its partnership with Goldenvoice and transform the 2016 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival into the “most sonically and technologically advanced music festival in the world” by bringing its Here Active Listening System to the big event…. Read More

January 13, 2016 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK’s Crowdfunding Centre is queuing up a new report called 2016: The State of the Crowdfunding Nation. This report is said to reveal data from the Centre’s research of more than 300,000 campaigns across all major global platforms in the past two years. According to the forthcoming… Read More

January 13, 2016 @ 12:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that One Spark, Inc. is making some several new changes, including the creation of its new social purpose corporation and the resignation of CEO Elton Rivas, chairman of the company Peter Rummell shared his thoughts about the latest situation and the future of the One Spark… Read More

January 13, 2016 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Double Fine boss, Tim Schafer, took to Reddit to discuss the future of the developer’s highly anticipated video game, Psychonauts 2. The game captured $3.8 million through its crowdfunding campaign on Fig. During AMA chat, Schafer stated: “The story for Psychonauts 2 is something… Read More

January 13, 2016 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in July 2014, developer Epic Minds launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for its new 2D inspired video game, Midora. During its time on the platform, the initiative captured nearly $75,000 from over 3300 backers. Unfortunately, after nearly a year of developing, Epic… Read More

January 13, 2016 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Horus Technology, an Italian startup that combines technologies taken from robotics, health tech and augmented reality to enhance the lives of the blind and visually impaired, announced on Wednesday it has received a $900,000 investment from 5Lion Holdings. The company declared: “Today begins a new… Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 4:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, CEO of LendInvest, Christian Faes, offered up his thoughts about the recent UK Government’s Housebuilding plans announcement. The commercial mortgage platform revealed more details about the plans: “In the 2015 Autumn Statement Chancellor George Osborne declared, ‘We choose to build’ and so at the… Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seedrs announced on Tuesday that it has teamed up with AltFi to create the 5 Steps to a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign.  Seedrs’ Tom Channell and Sam Hodges from AltFi, shared: “Deciding to embark on an equity crowdfunding round is a big decision for any founder. A successful campaign… Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Biz2Credit revealed that according to its December 2015 small business lending index, approval rates at institutional lenders and big banks improved to a new post-recession highs. The small business financial technology platform revealed as the U.S. economy has steadily improved, big banks and institutional… Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 1:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two hours until its crowdfunding campaign on Fig comes to an end, Double Fine’s highly anticipated video game Psychonauts 2 has successfully secured over $3.7 million from 23,600 backers. The original game follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin in his… Read More

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

Over the past few months, thousands of supporters have taken to Indiegogo’s Generosity platform to help Syrian refugees. The website is now offering a collection of campaigns to support the 12 Million + Syrians who have been affected by the devastation of the war.  … Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 11:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vyke, a UK-based mobile voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) startup, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £800,000 for its new voice-calling platform. According to Vyke, the new platform will allow users to create up to four additional mobile phone numbers with free… Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, real estate crowdfunding platform DiversyFund announced its marketplace will be offering $120MM to fix and flippers for the acquisition and renovation of rest estate throughout California during the next twelve months. Founder and CEO of DiversyFund, Craig Cecilio, stated: “When you add the significant… Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdcube took a look at 2015’s best moments in tweets. The equity crowdfunding platform revealed each month’s favorite 140-character posts. The Crowdcube team stated: “Following on from the success of our year in review, we wanted to celebrate with our year in 140 characters…. Read More

January 12, 2016 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sensory Perspective Ltd, UK-based company that develops and manufactures devices that detect and protect individuals from electromagnetic radiation (EMR), is seeking to secure £750,000 on Invesdor to acquire the assets of a profitable Boston, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of radon measurement devices.  The company previously turned to Crowdcube… Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 4:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Adam Sager, the CEO of home security company and Indiegogo success, Canary, recently revealed to Business Insider that the business has had a great year in terms of sales. While at CES last week, Sager, shared details about the past twelve months: “We’ve had an incredible year…. Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 4:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK-based The Friday Beer Co. launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise £150,000 for expansion. The Friday Beer Co., which was founded in 2011 by three research scientists, Gerald Williams, Perry Jackson, and Andrew Keir, produces a range of… Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 2:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, the board of directors of One Spark, Inc., announced the creation of a new social purpose corporation designed to evolve the company into a vehicle for long-term success and better connect creators with resources. One Spark Ventures (OSV) is committed to licensing and… Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 1:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, direct lender loanDepot announced that it is heading into 2016 after a record-breaking 2015. This is due to the fact that the company added 125,000 new consumers to its community of borrowers over the past twelve months and has increased year-over-year fundings by… Read More

January 11, 2016 @ 12:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Black Hops, a Gold Coaster brewing company, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Pozible to begin expansion by opening its new brewery. The company, which was established in 2014 by Michael McGovern, Dan Norris and Eddie Oldfield, declared: “Our journey began in September 2014 via a conversation… Read More