December 14, 2015 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, CEO of Singapore-based real estate crowdfunding platform CoAssets, Getty Goh, sat down with CNBC to discuss how the website’s growth. Goh revealed that the CoAssets offers projects in the regional markets and serves the funding gap of between $1 million to $5 million…. Read More

December 14, 2015 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Singapore-based real estate crowdfunding platform, CoAssets Pte Ltd, hosted its first EPIC (Expo for Property, Investing and Crowdfunding) event in Surabaya, Indonesia. The event was organized in conjunction with its Indonesian joint venture PT Java Land Promosia Indonesia. This was an expo over two days… Read More

December 14, 2015 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Saturday, actor and CrowdRise co-founder Edward Norton launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for a Syrian refugee whose story had gone viral thanks to Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York (HONY) and President Obama. Within an hour, the initiative secured raised over $100,000 for… Read More

December 12, 2015 @ 10:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Indiegogo alum Stone Brewing Co. released its first ever Berlin-brewed beers to the public. The company shared: “Stone Brewing will celebrate the release of the very first (and über fresh) Berlin-brewed Stone beers. Some of our favorite breweries, bars and restaurants in… Read More

December 12, 2015 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform Tilt announced the opening of its new office in Blacksburg, Virginia know as “Tiltsburg.” The company has a history with the state as one of its director or product, Marek Zareba, is an alum of the University of Virginia. According to the… Read More

December 11, 2015 @ 4:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over two years after Project Phoenix secured over $1 million on Kickstarter, the creators of the highly anticipated game, CIA Inc.,  announced that its delivery date has been pushed back… from late 2015 (now) to 2018 (five years after the campaign’s launch). Project Phoenix… Read More

December 11, 2015 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, a group of Clemson University fans launched a crowdfunding platform dedicated to collegian athletes called UBooster. According to the New York Times, UBooster is on a mission to help athletes achieve their dreams by soliciting payments for high school recruits from fans, and delivering the… Read More

December 11, 2015 @ 11:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube sat down with its #FundedClub member, HAB HOUSING, to discuss its growing business. HAB HOUSING, which was founded in 2007 by Kevin McCloud, launched a crowdfunding campaign two years ago and secured over £1.9 million thanks to 640… Read More

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

On Thursday, the European Investment Fund (EIF) and iwoca have signed their first COSME agreement in the UK to help a greater number of SMEs gain access to finance. The initiative benefits from the support of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) through which the… Read More

December 11, 2015 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Indiegogo released a new report on film crowdfunding that revealed eight insights from 22,000 campaigns. The global crowdfunding platform revealed in a recent blog post: “Indiegogo is an open platform, where all ideas get an equal shot at success. In an industry as… Read More

December 11, 2015 @ 9:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, wearable startup, Atlas Wearables, announced the completion of shipping Indiegogo orders. In January 2014, the Atlas Wristband secured over $638,000 through the global crowdfunding platform. The Atlas Wristband enables athletes and trainers to focus their time and resources on maximizing their workouts by… Read More

December 10, 2015 @ 4:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced the completion of its latest project called the Creator Basics video series. Kickstarter Creator Basics is made up of 56 videos that feature dozens of creators from all the campaign categories on the platform. The videos provide specific/helpful advice on… Read More

December 10, 2015 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

As backers of the Indiegogo success Con Man continue to wait patiently for the highly anticipated series, the campaign’s team announced a delay in the project’s perks (which includes the DVD/Blu-ray of the first season). It was revealed in the latest update: “None of the perks have shipped… Read More

December 10, 2015 @ 1:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, peer-to-peer lending platform Lending Works released a new report that revealed a large proportion (27%) of its customers didn’t know how much interest they were paying on their debt before taking out a debt consolidation loan with the peer-to-peer lender. Of those respondents that were… Read More

December 10, 2015 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Netwrix Corporation, a provider of IT auditing software that delivers complete visibility into IT infrastructure changes and data access, announced it has launched Netwrix Donation, a program to support charity projects worldwide. This new project will grant financial aid to the communities through a close… Read More

December 10, 2015 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CommonBond, a marketplace lending platform that lowers the cost of student loans for borrowers and provides financial returns to investors, announced on Tuesday it is set to provide each company employee up to $100 every month, or $1,200 each year, to help pay down their loans…. Read More

December 10, 2015 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in October, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs, announced plans to expand in the U.S. in early 2016. The website declared one year ago its intent broaden its investment crowdfunding platform into the US with the acquisition of US-based Junction Investments.  Junction, at least initially, had… Read More

December 10, 2015 @ 10:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

After successfully securing $3 million during its latest seed funding round, wearable startup, TuringSense, and its partner, Hall of Fame coach Nick Bollettieri, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its device, PIVOT. Sharing details about PIVOT, TuringSense stated: “Tennis, throughout its centuries-old history, hasn’t fully… Read More

December 9, 2015 @ 4:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing its new crowdfunding series “Campaign Prep Calendar,” Indiegogo shared the four things that every organizer should do a month before a campaign launch. The global platform shared: “Creating a compelling, informative and engaging campaign will help your potential backers learn more about your idea and… Read More

December 9, 2015 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, commercial real estate marketplace lending platform, Money360, Inc., announced the appointment of John Maute, co-founder of Helios AMC, and Jon Barlow, founder and former CEO of Eaglewood Capital Management, to its Board of Directors. Evan Gentry, CEO and founder of Money360, stated: “We… Read More