December 16, 2015 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help startups with their crowdfunding campaigns, Seedrs unveiled some tips on how to create the perfect pitch video. On Wednesday, the UK-based equity crowdfunding platform revealed in a blog post: “When embarking on an equity crowdfunding campaign, there are a number of different… Read More

December 16, 2015 @ 12:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Setting out to end 2015 on the highest note possible, Crowdcube announced it was named one of the UK’s fastest growing and most disruptive tech companies by Future Fifty. The equity crowdfunding platform shared in a blog post: “We’re incredibly proud to announce that we’re now… Read More

December 16, 2015 @ 11:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Give To Cure launched #RememberWhen, a new social media campaign that gives Alzheimer’s patients and their families new hope by uniting friends, communities and caregivers to aid in bringing memories back while creating an everlasting “digital memory bank.” Throughout the year, conversations with loved ones… Read More

December 16, 2015 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Reportlinker, a market research solution company, announced on Wednesday its new research on cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. The company shared: “Bitcoin is the first successful digital currency. Its success lies in its ability to create consensus for a transaction database, a blockchain, between a large number of… Read More

December 16, 2015 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, online media platform Med-X, Inc. (Med-X) announced the launch of an equity crowdfunding initiative on StartEngine as the next phase in the company’s fundraising strategy. The company announced late last month that it had been qualified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission… Read More

December 15, 2015 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, announced exciting news about one of its alums, easyProperty. easyProperty was founded by Robert Ellice, with the support of Stelios Haji Ionnou, the billionaire founder of easyJet. The startup will post user’s potential rental property for free on its… Read More

December 15, 2015 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Opening up about his experience with Indiegogo, RE-volv founder Andreas Karelas revealed how the global crowdfunding platform helped get the nonprofit organization, which finances community-based solar energy projects with a revolving fund, off the ground. Karelas first started brainstorming for RE-volv when he was laid… Read More

December 15, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced that some of its crowdfunding film projects have made the 2016 Sundance Film Festival list. The event is set to be held in Park City, Utah on January 21-31. The crowdfunding platform declared in a blog post: “Over the past couple… Read More

December 15, 2015 @ 12:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the new year just a little over two weeks away, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo shared revealed 2015 as the “year of crowdfunding.” The website unveiled an infographic that shows off the funds raised per its categories, European and global funds raised, VC funding secured by… Read More

December 15, 2015 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, crowdfunding platform YouCaring announced “The 10 Most Compassionate Cities and States,” which highlights the areas of the U.S. that best demonstrate the spirit of helping others and giving back.YouCaring, which provides free crowdfunding for personal and charitable causes, such as medical expenses and… Read More

December 15, 2015 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This past summer, Double Fine’s Tim Schafer, inXile’s Brian Fargo, and Obsidian’s Feargus Urquhart, launched Fig, which focuses exclusively on games. The platform allows the reward-based component as a way of “proving out a market, de-risking investment, getting investors more excited.” If investors see fans supporting a… Read More

December 15, 2015 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Sponsorise.me, a rewards-based crowdfunding platform dedicated to sports, announced the launch of its U.S. website, us.sponsorise.me. Founded in 2013, Sponsorise.me has already received more than 4,000 projects with athletes, teams, organizations and leagues from around the world and helped them raise more than US$2 million… Read More

December 15, 2015 @ 9:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform Indiegogo shared details about its booth at the CES 2016, which will be held January 6-9, 2016 in Las Vegas. The website shared: “Last year more than 75 Indiegogo campaigners showcased their products at CES, representing over $20 million raised on Indiegogo, and we… Read More

December 15, 2015 @ 7:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

GIROPTIC, the company behind 360Cam’s immersive virtual 360° sensor technology, announces that it has now raised $4.5M in seed round funding from investors. Led by Partech Ventures, along with contributions from 360 Capital, Pascal Cagni Founder & CEO of C4 Ventures, SOSV, Finorpa, Oleg Tscheltzoff, and even… Read More

December 14, 2015 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Vlogbrothers hosts John and Hank Green launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise funds for their annual event, Project For Awesome. Project for Awesome was started in 2007 when a group of video creators decided it would be good, for one day… Read More

December 14, 2015 @ 3:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, actor and director of the cult classic Super Troopers, Jay Chandrasekhar, announced that he is currently working on his memoir. Entertainment Weekly reports that Chandrasekhar’s memoir will look back at his childhood growing up in “the lily-white suburbs of Chicago,” his years at… Read More

December 14, 2015 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, fellow of the Royal Society and brand communications manager of Crowdfunder UK, Jess Ratty, took to the stage of TedxBristol to share her insights on crowdfunding. The sold-out event was set to be one of the largest in the UK this year, with over 1,800 people… Read More

December 14, 2015 @ 1:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between fintech investment firm, H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, today announced the world’s leading fintech innovators, publishing its Fintech 100 list. The Fintech 100 includes the leading 50 established fintech companies across the globe, and the most intriguing 50 ‘Emerging Stars’– exciting new… Read More

December 14, 2015 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, RealtyMogul, the online marketplace for real estate investing,  announced  the completion of its first full cycle equity transaction with the purchase and sale of American Mini, a self-storage property in Tucson, Arizona. In just 18 months, investors earned an annual total return of 16.8… Read More

December 14, 2015 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing its new 7-week How to Crowdfund series, crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK revealed the second step to using the funding method on Monday. The Crowdfunder UK team declared: “The most important part of the crowdfunding process, is that people need to understand your idea, why it means… Read More