December 26, 2015 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Last month, Officer Garrett Swasey, a police officer at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, was killed during the recent attack on the city’s Planned Parenthood office. Immediately following the deadly situation, a YouCaring campaign was launched to help the victim’s family. The… Read More

December 26, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  On Thursday, Humans of New York (HONY) founder, Brandon Stanton, launched a new crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo’s platform, Generosity, to raise $100,000 for eleven Syrian families looking to create a fresh start. Stanton and his team shared: “Earlier this month we profiled eleven Syrian… Read More

December 24, 2015 @ 12:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, crowdfunding platform Patreon unveiled its five data-backed tips to crushing your first month for campaign organizers. The website’s data science team member, Maura Church, stated: “All of this data is pulled from a correlative analysis. Who what now? Let me break it down: I looked at… Read More

December 24, 2015 @ 11:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly a week until the 2016’s calendar year begins, crowdfunding platform FundedByMe took a look back at the memorable moments of the past twelve months. The FundedByMe team shared in a recent blog post: “Thank you for helping us make crowdfunding in 2015 the… Read More

December 24, 2015 @ 11:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Al Jourgensen, the frontman of Grammy-nominated American band Ministry, announced this week that the group is launching a crowdfunding campaign on Patreon to raise the $203,000 they are owed for performing at the AJ Maddah’s 2015 Soundwave Festival last February. Jourgensen wrote: “Now I know there’s douchebags in every… Read More

December 24, 2015 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, blockchain investor, Coinsilium, announced that it has begun share trading on London’s ICAP Securities and Derivatives Exchange (ISDX). According to International Business Times, Coinsilium (COIN), which was found in 2014, has issued 10,000,000 new ordinary shares at 10p per share, which raised £1m in gross proceeds…. Read More

December 24, 2015 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, co-founder of Fundrise, Ben Miller, wrote a piece for Forbes about how Chinese social media site Renren‘s COO, James Liu, offered up $27 million through the social media platform for professionals, LinkedIn. Miller shared in the article: “As any startup founder will tell you,… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 4:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, CrowdRise co-founder Edward Norton teamed up with Humans of New York (HONY) and craigsconnect to launch a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for a Syrian refugee whose story had gone viral thanks to HONY’s Brandon Stanton and President Obama. Within an hour, the… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 3:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in Spring 2014, famous children show Reading Rainbow captured over $5 million on Kickstarter to reboot the series for the next generation. Now, nearly two years later, Reading Rainbow’s COO, Sangita Patel, is ready to sit down and share his thoughts about the show’s success – and the criticism… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 2:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Doug Morris, the CEO of investment app Sharesight, recently shared with the Sydney Morning Herald that he believe that new Australian crowdfunding rules would still make the funding method costly for businesses like his. Earlier this month, new rules were introduced to Parliament that would legalise… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two days until Christmas Day, the team at CoAssets wrote an article for Yahoo! News that explains how Santa Claus knows a thing or two about the crowdfunding method. The Singapore-based real estate crowdfunding platform shared: “Crowdfunding this holiday season can be a struggle for… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kiva Zip’s Jonny Price announced the lending platform’s numbers from November 2011 (its launch) to December 2015 (present).   Kiva Zip is a program from Kiva where people may make loans directly to entrepreneurs for as little as $5. It has three goals: Help… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 12:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chew, a live stream DJ community, is currently seeking £150,00 through its new Seedrs initiative to expand its services. The company, which described itself as the Twitch for DJ’s, allows “bedroom DJs” to share their mixes while building and engaging a global fanbase: “The bedroom… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 11:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Screach, a Newcastle-based tech startup, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise£550,000 to continue expansion growth and increase customer interaction. Founded in 2009, Screach is said to help venues such as retail shops and pubs to provide customers with a better experience by screening their… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to grow its already successful business, #FundedClub member Emoov revealed to UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube that it is planning to expand in 2016. Named a ‘Disruptor of the Year’ by the FT, Emoov is an online estate agent platform backed by James Caan, Maxfield Capital… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 8:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, NexusCrowd Inc.  announced it has closed its second commercial real estate offering, raising $500,000 in 5 weeks. By partnering with Downing Street Realty Partners on the project, the Canadian real estate crowdfunding platform allowed accredited investors to participate in the redevelopment of a… Read More

December 22, 2015 @ 4:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, San Diego-based Undress Inc. launched its second crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for its easy-to-change-into dresses. The company shared: “We’re back! After the successful funding of nearly $615,000 from our previous campaign, The Undress – Version 1 became Kickstarters #1 Women’s Fashion Project, and… Read More

December 22, 2015 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, University of Connecticut (UConn) employees launched new crowdfunding pages as part of the university’s “Close to Home” campaign. The project’s description reads: “The Close to Home Campaign provides UConn’s faculty and staff with an opportunity to make a gift to UConn in… Read More

December 22, 2015 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

DRB, a bank and marketplace lender that has reached $1 billion in student loan refinancings, announced this week that it has closed its fourth securitization. This securitization brings total issuance in excess of $928.2 million. The $332.5 million in senior notes were rated A2 to… Read More

December 22, 2015 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that Camden Town Brewery has been acquired by mega brewer AB InBev, Crowdcube shared its excitement for the brewery, which has been dubbed the equity crowdfunding platform’s second exit. On Monday, founder of Camden Town Brewery, Jasper Cuppaidge, announced the transaction to fans… Read More