November 18, 2015 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

iFunding, a commercial real estate crowdfunding platform, announced on Wednesday that it has repaid its largest commercial loan to date for an investment in a $55 million construction project for two Courtyard Marriott hotels and a major office building located in Stamford, Connecticut. While iFunding… Read More

November 17, 2015 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, EarlyIQ, Inc. announced the immediate availability of EarlyIQ CrowdSelect, the company’s fully hosted suite of services that enables compliance by investment intermediaries including crowdfunding platforms and broker/dealers. CrowdSelect will meet all background and investor requirements under the new Regulation Crowdfunding rules recently approved… Read More

November 17, 2015 @ 2:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

$1.5 billion Brennan Investment Group Completes Third Transaction with RealtyMogul. RealtyMogul, the online marketplace for real estate investing, today announced a successful $1.2 million equity raise for Brennan Investment Group to acquire a two property, 132,997 square-foot flex industrial portfolio in Houston and Stafford Texas…. Read More

November 17, 2015 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, UK-based artisan produce market, Sourced Market, launched a Crowdcube bond to offer customers, foodies, provenance pioneers and financial gurus the opportunity to become a part of the future of this exciting and fast-growing business. The company is aiming to raise at least £750,000 through the equity… Read More

November 17, 2015 @ 11:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RCS Capital Corporation (NYSE: RCAP) announced financial results for the quarter ending September 31st. Q3 EPS was stated at $0.10.  This missed analyst expectations by $0.03/share.  Revenue for the quarter stood at$589.6 million or, excluding $48.7 non-cash revenue, $540.9 million. The release comes on the heal’s… Read More

November 17, 2015 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Sphere Realty Capital (Sphere) announces the nationwide launch of its crowdfunding platform for individual investors, institutional investors and real estate companies. Sphere is described as a full-service, real estate crowdfunding platform that brings together the three primary, though historically distinct, elements of commercial real estate:… Read More

November 17, 2015 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Squadrone System announced it has shipped its widely known autonomous drone, Hexo+, to the US market and abroad. Initially launched through a Kickstarter campaign, where it closed out at $1.3 million from over 2,300 backers in July 2014, HEXO+ was designed with the user… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 4:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, CrowdfunderUK’s co-founder and director of communications, Dawn Bebe, revealed why UK startup should consider going for a “funding cocktail.” Explaining what a “funding cocktail” really is, Bebe stated: “Increasingly businesses, charities and social enterprises are finding that combining funding solutions in a ‘cocktail’ is a… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Despite capturing £3.7 million during its record-breaking Crowdcube campaign earlier this year, UK-based parking innovator JustPark has unfortunately laid off some of its employees. Sources close to Just Park (formerly ParkatmyHouse.com) revealed to Business Insider that 20 out of 44 employees have been let go from the company, which was founded… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than one week until its equity crowdfunding campaign comes to an end, burrito & taco chain Chilango has successfully secured over £1.8 million dollars. Chilango launched its aptly named Burrito Bond in 2014.  The mini-bond security offered investors an 8% annual return over a four-year period…. Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AltFi, a media outlet for alternative finance, recently announced the winners of this years AltFi Awards. Among the winners were Funding Circle and SyndicateRoom. It was noted that this year AltFi split the award categories into three sections: Industry, Small Business & Investor. “For the industry… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Shaken, a UK-based cocktail brand, recently launched its second campaign through equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs, with a mission to raise £100,000, which will go towards expansion of its monthly subscription services. Shaken, which was launched in 2014, has been producing boxes of cocktail ingredients and recipes that are… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Indiegogo-success TrackR launched a new crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for the TrackR Atlas, an IoT device that automatically keeps track of all belongings tagged with TrackR bravo or other Bluetooth tracker.  The company shared that Atlas plugs into the user’s home or office… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Indiegogo announced that it has formed a new partnership with retailer, Brookstone, in an effort to bring more crowdfunding products into the market faster. The global crowdfunding platform revealed that campaign organizers will now be able to submit their ideas directly to Brookstone’s… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Kickstarter alum, Blink, announced it has raised an additional $5.8 million from private investors. The DIY smart home monitor surfaced on the crowdfunding platform in 2014 and secured over $1 million from nearly 7,000 backers. Peter Besen, CEO of Immedia, the company behind the… Read More

November 16, 2015 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Symbid (OTCQB:SBID), one of the world’s first investment crowdfunding platforms, announced on Monday that it has reported 30% in revenue growth during 2015’s third quarter. Korstiaan Zandvliet, co-founder and CEO of Symbid, shared: “We are delighted to report continued strong revenue growth from an increasing number of… Read More

November 14, 2015 @ 11:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, CrowdfunderUK’s brand communications manager, Jess Ratty, was chosen to appear at the TEDxBristol 2015 held at Bristol’s Colston Hall. She shared her thoughts about all things crowdfunding. The crowdfunding platform noted that the sold out event was set to be one of the largest in… Read More

November 14, 2015 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube caught up with one of its #FundedClub members, Cornwall-based The Eden Project, to discuss its progress and crowdfunding success. Described as the world’s largest indoor rainforest, the Eden Project sought to raise capital with a £1 million mini-bond offer. Crowdcube noted:… Read More

November 14, 2015 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fairway America, LLC (“Fairway”), a Portland-based real estate asset, finance advisory and investment firm, announced its client, Voyager Pacific Capital (“Voyager”) launched its second SBREfund in the past 12 months. Fairway played the lead role in consulting, advising and guiding the structure and formation of… Read More

November 13, 2015 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, creator of the cult classic Mystery Science Theater 3000, Joel Hodgson, teamed up with Shout! Factory to launch a Kickstarter campaign with a mission to raise $2 million so that he could bring the show back to its rightful glory. Now, Hodgson is… Read More