October 28, 2015 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lendified, a Canadian alternative lending platform, announced on Wednesday its induction into MaRS Discovery District’s FinTech Cluster. The MaRS FinTech Cluster was established in February 2015 and is dedicated to supporting startups and entrepreneurs who develop next generation technology in emerging payments, financial services, peer-to-peer… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 1:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seed&Spark, a crowdfunding and distribution ecosystem for filmmakers, announces on Wednesday the expansion of the company with the launch of a new, redesigned version of its website and the addition of four new team members. Just one year of being on the road with their… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

iAngels, a co-investment platform in Israel enabling private investors to gain access to exclusive early-stage opportunities by collaborating with Startup Nation’s leading angels, announced on Wednesday the addition of a new core competency: secondary offerings. With this value proposition, iAngels gives startups an unparalleled HR… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 11:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dealstruck, an online direct lender, announced on Wednesday the completion of over $100 million in loans to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) nationally. Since inception, in October 2013, the firm has been committed to providing fast-growing and profitable SMBs with flexible, affordable and transparent financing…. Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding and Crowdfundingroadmap, Inc. announced they have formed a partnership to help crowdfunding investors, emerging businesses, and crowdfunding service providers connect with each other. The companies made the joint announcement at the 4th Annual Global Crowdfunding Convention founded by Ruth E. Hedges. Regulation A+ is… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

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. Within 9 hours, the new device successfully crushed the $200,000 goal. While PicoBrew’s Zymatic product targets beer brewing… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 4:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyMogul, the online marketplace for real estate investing, announced it has successfully helped finance the acquisition of the Hollywood Medical Center, a multi-tenant medical office building located in Hollywood, Florida. RealtyMogul used its online platform to raise equity from its nearly 20,000 accredited investors for the… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mysource, a London-based B2B platform, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £400,000 to continue expansion. The company, which was established by Founder of the Ethical Fashion Forum Tamsin Lejeune, helps fashion professionals to do business better, by matching them with the… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Although he is known for being tech savvy, CTO of Crowdcube David Ives apparently has some barbering talents as well. On Tuesday, the equity crowdfunding platform announced on its Facebook page that Ives was selected to front the October 2015 issue of Professional Barbering Magazine:… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, UK-based Wotwine? launched an equity crowdfunding on Seedrs to raise £400,000 for its iPhone and Android app that will help customers find wine at the best price. Wotwine?, which consists of eight Masters of Wine along with Sommeliers, winemakers, retailers and wine educators, is hoping… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With a record 29 pubs closing each week, communities are fighting back to keep their pubs open using the power of the crowd, including a group of volunteers in Somersham in the heart of rural Suffolk. The community behind the latest pub in the UK… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Moscow-based asset management company Millhouse LLC announced that it has joined a $30 million investment round opened by venture capital firm AltaIR Capital. AltaIR is an international fund active in the U.S., Europe, and Israel. Millhouse LLC contributed $10 million in capital to the funding… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 10:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, NexusCrowd Inc. announced that it has closed Canada’s first online investment offering for commercial real estate. The issue was quickly sold out with significant investor demand across the country and internationally. The project provided accredited investors with the opportunity to participate in the development of… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 8:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN) (“Renren” or the “Company”), a real-name social networking internet platform in China, announced on Tuesday  it has completed an additional $150 million preferred stock investment in Social Finance Inc. (“SoFi”), a San Francisco-based online lending company. Renren has been an investor… Read More

October 26, 2015 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday during the Money2020 conference, real estate lending marketplace Groundfloor introduced three new tools that expand peer-to-peer real estate lending. These tools enable quick comparison of loans, automated investing and in-depth analysis of loan grading factors. Since announcing its historic qualification by the SEC on… Read More

October 26, 2015 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bizfi, the premier fintech company with a platform that combines aggregation, funding and a participation marketplace for small businesses announced that it originated more than $127 million in business financing in the third quarter of 2015. This represents a double-digit percent increase in originations compared… Read More

October 26, 2015 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit, an online platform for small business funding, announced at the Money20/20 conference a partnership with Customers Bank (NYSE: CUBI), a community-based, full-service bank with assets of approximately $7.6 billion. Biz2Credit will power a fully digital experience for the bank’s small business customers and bank staff. Biz2Credit and… Read More

October 26, 2015 @ 2:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Continuing to find success with the crowdfunding method, office supply and lifestyle product, Passion Planner, has surpassed $340,000 in less than two weeks during its fourth Kickstarter campaign. The PassionPlanner, which was created by San Diego entrepreneur Angelia Trinidad,  is described as a paper planner… Read More

October 26, 2015 @ 1:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SimilarWeb, a website traffic and mobile app analytics, announced on Monday the closing of a $25 Million growth equity round led by Naspers (JSE:NPN), the global Internet and media group, and Investor Lord David Alliance. This round brings SimilarWeb’s total funding to $65 million. The additional… Read More

October 26, 2015 @ 12:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Well, despite being one of the most questioned projects, the Skarp Lazer Razor has secured over $412,000 and has joined Indiegogo InDemand. Skarp, which originally launched on Kickstarter last month, uses lasers to clip the unwanted hair. The creators (Skarp Technologies) promise an irritation free… Read More