January 5, 2016 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, YouTube sensation and anti-bullying activist, Lizzie Velasquez, announced that her Kickstarter project A Brave Heart is now available on DVD through Amazon. A BRAVE HEART follows the inspiring journey of 63-pound Lizzie from cyberbullying victim to modern-day inspiration. Born with a rare syndrome that prevents… Read More

January 5, 2016 @ 8:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, marketplace lender CommonBond announced that it closed over $275 million in separate warehouse line funding from Barclays, Macquarie Capital, and others. The new capital provides additional lending capacity for CommonBond to support the company’s rapidly-growing student lending business. The new funding takes CommonBond… Read More

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

Following the success of Little Riot’s Pillow Talk Kickstarter campaign, consumer technology start-up’s Joanna Montgomery sat down with the Telegraph, to discuss her experience with the crowdfunding giant’s platform. The Pillow Talk reportedly enables two people to experience each other’s presence. It sends the sound of the user’s real-time heartbeat… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Alibaba’s financial affiliate Ant Financial announced that it is planning to launch a second pre-IPO funding round. According to Wall Street Journal, A spokeswoman for Ant Financial, stated that the company currently doesn’t have a timetable for an initial public offering. She declined to give… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 3:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

After patiently waiting for the past two years for Jason Power (aka Elzhi) to create his Kickstarter album, backers are calling for a lawsuit against the Detroit rapper. Elzhi hit the crowdfunding platform in November 2013 and secured $37,382 from 708 backers: “Over the past… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 1:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This past summer, California startup, Peak Design, took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise only $100,000 for its fifth project, The Everyday Messenger. The accessory quickly hit the spotlight and secured its initial goal. By the end of its campaign run, the project secured $4,869,472 from 17,029… Read More

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

On Sunday, an Indiana family of the woman who suffered a heart attack at Indianapolis restaurant, Kilroy’s, launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise funds for her recovery. The family shared on the initiative’s page: “As everyone knows my mom had a cardiac arrest… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up its insight on e-commerce retail, OurCrowd announced theories on the industry and its current state. The platform shared: “E-commerce has become a market segment with a number of multi-billion dollar companies in just a few short years. With holiday season retail sales reports coming… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 10:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, reward-based crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK unveiled a new How to Crowdfund series advice called “Getting Funded.” The Crowdfunder UK team stated: “Your team is still active in the background, you have honed your story so it sounds great, you’ve indentified your crowd and know… Read More

January 2, 2016 @ 11:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Back in Fall 2014, Finland-based, Jolla, launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to raise $380,000 for its new self-titled tablet. The unique tablet has been dubbed by the company as the world’s “first crowdsource tablet” to surface. Following the project’s success, Jolla returned to the global crowdfunding… Read More

January 2, 2016 @ 11:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking a break from his work on Star Citizen,  57-year-old actor Gary Oldman sat down with Vulture to discuss the highly anticipated video game, its companion single-player spaceflight sim, Squadron 42, and crowdfunding. When Star Citizen surfaced in 2012, it immediately hit the spotlight and became one of the… Read More

December 31, 2015 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Dealstruck announced one of its customers, Colorado-based CAUTION: Brewing Co., finalized a second location called CAUTION: West. The marketplace leader revealed that since the sale of its first beer in 2011, CAUTION: has experienced marked revenue growth. Before launching the second location, the company received numerous… Read More

December 31, 2015 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube celebrated the new year by unveiling some highlights of the past twelve months. “What an amazing year 2015 has been and we couldn’t have achieved all our milestones without you. We look forward to what 2016 brings, but… Read More

December 31, 2015 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Weijinsuo, a Beijing-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, announced on Thursday that it has raised $46 million (RMB300 million) during its series A lending round, which was led by HNA Capital. According to the China Money Network, Weijinsuo was founded in 2013 and currently has 700,000… Read More

December 31, 2015 @ 9:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to ring in the new calendar year with positive thoughts and motivation, debt and equity based crowdfunding platform, Invesdor unveiled more details about its success throughout 2015. The Helsinki-based website shared: “Over the last 12 months, Invesdor has grown. So has the European crowdfunding scene…. Read More

December 30, 2015 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to honor the campaign creators on its platform, Patreon has unveiled a new list called “The Best Creators On Patreon.” Patreon’s Ellie MacBride stated in a blog post: “Behind every great creator on Patreon is a group of people dedicated to supporting them on their creative journey… Read More

December 30, 2015 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 48 hours until its Crowdcube campaign comes to an end, video game channel, GINX TV, has surpassed its initial £540,000 goal and is now nearing £575,000 thanks to 210 investors. The initiative was originally set to close at the beginning of December,… Read More

December 30, 2015 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

As more and more people continue to turn to crowdfunding for personal needs, professor of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, Jeremy Snyder, cautions those who use the funding method for medical bills. During a recent interview with CBC News, Snyder stated that rather than filling in… Read More

December 30, 2015 @ 12:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Paramount and CBS announced they have filed a lawsuit against independent Star Trek film, Axanar. The film has raised over $1 million through Indiegogo and Kickstarter campaigns. It is feature film, but will be broken down into four episodes following the four acts of the script. California-based Axanar Productions previously… Read More

December 30, 2015 @ 12:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this summer, Chicago-based startup BauBax launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for its new self-titled travel jacket. The BauBax Travel Jacket is equipped with 15 features that makes it perfect for those traveling. Such features include a neck pillow, earphone holders, eye mask, phone… Read More