November 4, 2015 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Burlington Stores, a national off-price retailer, teamed up with DonorsChoose this back-to-school season and raised $515,382 to help classrooms in need nationwide through customer donations at check out. Monies raised will now be used to fund more than 850 teacher posted projects throughout the country, benefiting… Read More

November 4, 2015 @ 1:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after PicoBrew’s newest product offering, the Pico, surpassed $700,000 during its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, the company announced that in addition to brewing top-quality fresh craft beer, the appliance  also will support “modernist cuisine” sous vide cooking. Bill Mitchell, CEO of PicoBrew, explained:… Read More

November 4, 2015 @ 12:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UrbanSherpa, an on-demand delivery service, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Snowball Effect to raise $300,000 to continue its expansion in New Zealand. This campaign was launched nine months after the company captured $750,000 during its first funding initiative. The company revealed: “Our goal… Read More

November 4, 2015 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month ENDVEST, a global real estate crowdfunding platform, launched its highly anticipated and improved platform ENDVEST 2.0. According to CTO of ENDVEST, David Boyajian, the new website was “built with the investor experience in mind every step of the way.” He claimed that the… Read More

November 4, 2015 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Atlanta-based FinTech direct loan provider, LendingPoint, announced on Wednesday the signing an additional credit facility for $5 million of incremental financing with Aeterna Capital Partners. This news comes on the heels of the recent funding capacity up to $100 million with funds managed by Ares… Read More

November 4, 2015 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tile, the tiny Bluetooth tracker and companion app that keep people connected to the things that matter to them most, today announced in-store availability at major retailers Best Buy, Target, and Kenneth Cole. Tile will also be available at Lowe’s starting in mid-November. Tile kicked… Read More

November 3, 2015 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Avant, a fast growing online lending platform, announced today it has closed a $325 million Series E equity finance round. The funding, announced last month, was led by global growth equity firm General Atlantic, with additional participation from Balyasny Asset Management and J.P. Morgan. Existing… Read More

November 3, 2015 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)  announced that over 40 companies joined its support program for inspiring growth businesses, ELITE. Among the program’s new businesses was equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. The ELITE program offers businesses services to help them grow, this includes education, training and… Read More

November 3, 2015 @ 10:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help crowdfunding first-timers with their projects, Indiegogo released its “7 Free Hacks for Any Crowdfunding Campaign” list. The global crowdfunding platform shared: “Developing a strategy for your crowdfunding campaign involves a lot of different pieces, including (but not limited to) social media, PR,… Read More

November 3, 2015 @ 8:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter alum, Lumo Bodytech announced on Tuesday that is has raised $10 million in Series B funding to launch its biomechanics platform. The Lumo Bodytech Biomechanics Wearables platform is a combination of hardware, software, and data that will enable companies to integrate human body movements into the… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 4:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Life is Good, the optimistic lifestyle brand, launches its first ever fundraising challenge with CrowdRise on Monday. The Life is Good Challenge features close to 100 children’s charities in a friendly fundraising competition. The company will donate $125,000 in prize money.  The Challenge asks participating… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one week after launching its new Crowdcube campaign, fast growing bespoke burrito and taco chain, Chilango, has successfully raised £992,000 out of its £1 million goal. As previously reported, Chilango launched its aptly named Burrito Bond in 2014.  The mini-bond security offered investors an 8% annual return… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 3:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, all-girl group TLC took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter with a mission to raise $150,000 for their fifth and final album. The group was started in the early 90’s and became a huge sensation throughout the years thanks to their popular hip-hop tunes. The all-girl… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 2:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

MichiganFunders, the state’s homegrown equity crowdfunding platform that welcomes both accredited and non-accredited investors, announced Detroit City Football Club as the first offering hosted on its platform since launching a redesigned portal in August. The platform was design to address the ever-changing landscape of intrastate… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 1:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the review of more than 500 entries from game designers nationwide, Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) announced the top five finalists in its search for the next big face-to-face party game. The challenge, which launched late-August with crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, was narrowed down to five… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

While most CEO have a corner office with a beautiful view of the grounds of their companies, Indiegogo’s Slava Rubin admits having that kind of workplace is just not for him. During a recent interview with Forbes, Rubin stated he finds comfort of not being the… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Lending Club (LC:NYSE) announced that it has surpassed $13 billion from borrowers since its launch in 2006. Lending Club is the “world’s largest online marketplace.” The platform connects borrowers with investors in a streamlined, low friction process that have seen growing acceptance by consumers. The company… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, UK bicycle apparel brand Vulpine announced the closing of its Crowdcube campaign, which was originally supposed to end late November. The company quickly surpassed its initial £500,000 and during the final hours achieved over £1 million. Founder of Vulpine Nick Hussey previously announced… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, PicoBrew, Inc, creator of the PicoBrew Zymatic automatic beer brewing appliance, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for its latest product, the PicoBrew Pico. The Pico is described as a craft beer appliance for the home craft beer enthusiast. It is… Read More

November 2, 2015 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based Nirvana Brewery has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Crowd for Angels with a mission to raise £135,000 for its new non-alcoholic beer line. While sharing details about its products, the company noted that non-alcoholic craft beers do not have to be as boring as the… Read More