September 29, 2015 @ 9:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ooooby, a New Zealand-based local food delivery tech platform, recently closed its equity crowdfunding campaign today on PledgeMe raising $285,256 of impact investment. Ooooby founder Pete Russell shared the campaign was a great experience that created a solid base of support for the social enterprise: “The exposure and… Read More

September 29, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Origin Capital, a real estate investment management firm that manages more than $400 million in assets, has unveiled its online commercial real estate investment platform. With this announcement, Origin Capital is making its investment activities more accessible and efficient to investors by moving the entire process… Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 4:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Amarya Ltd.,  the company behind LoveLula.com, Balm Balm 100% Organic Skincare and ManOrganic.com, recently launched a Crowdcube campaign with a mission to raise £300,000 for online beauty website expansions. Amarya’s LoveLula currently has over 200 brands and more than 4,000 different products. It considers itself a multiple-award… Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PulsePoint, a global programmatic platform for brand engagement, announced its recent $30 million debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank. The funds will be used for business expansion and future acquisitions of technology companies. This announcement comes on the heels of PulsePoint being named an Inc…. Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, smart lifestyle products retailer, Brookstone, announced that Indiegogo success Axent Wear’s Cat Ear Headphones is now available for pre-ordering through its website. Axent, which was created by two UC Berkeley Alums, took to the global crowdfunding platform with the headphones late last year. They are considered… Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kicking off the new school year with a competition, crowdfunding platform Tilt announced the Top Party Schools in Canada Challenge. The Tilt team shared in a recent blog post: “Last month we announced the top 10 party schools in Canada with Queen’s taking top spot…. Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 1:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, real estate crowdfunding platform Fundrise announced it has partnered with Alta Verde Group to provide $1.5 million in financing for the development of a 14-unit luxury home development in Palm Springs, California – the company’s first project in the state. Alta Verde Group purchased the property… Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 11:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdnetic, a provider of technology and market data solutions to the marketplace lending industry, today announced the launch of “Marketplace Lending Gateway” (“Gateway”), a centralized technology platform that connects loan applicants from banks and retailers to alternative funding sources through a real-time matching and allocation… Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BauBax, the creators of the already popular 15-feature travel jacket, has surpassed $10-million in total crowdfunding contributions. Following its record breaking Kickstarter campaign, BauBax has transitioned to Indiegogo InDemand where backers continue to take advantage of reduced pricing by pre-ordering. Yoganshi Shah, founder and Chief… Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend app developer, Powered Now closed its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, officially raising a total of £574,770. Powered Now surpassed its initial target of £350,000 by 64% and this amount ensured Crowdcube was the first equity crowdfunding platform to smash the £100 million… Read More

September 26, 2015 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to enjoy the success of their well-known Indiegogo campaigns, startups Bluesmart and Miss Possible sat down with the crowdfunding platform to share details about the initiatives and big achievements. The Bluesmart suitcase is high-quality carry-on that the user can control from their phone. Its size is… Read More

September 26, 2015 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, crowdfunding platform Crowdrise initiated its fourth 24 Hour Impact Project. This campaign was created to help change lives of certain individuals within 24 hours. According to News Medical, Crowdrise flew Saturday night personality, Nicole Myint, to El Campo, Honduras with the goal of helping… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Building some more hype for its Kickstarter success, Floating Record, Chicago-based startup Gramovox announced that former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, had the opportunity to see the device in action. Floating Record is described as a high-performance turntable that plays records vertically through… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 2:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Adding more changes since becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), Kickstarter decided to nix one of its employee perks. According to Buzzfeed News,  the popular crowdfunding platform recently changed its vacation policy, which unfortunately means no more unlimited time off. A spokesperson of the company told the media outlet… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

uBiome, a microbial genomics company, announced on Friday that it is supporting the prevention of oral disease, the most prevalent chronic disease in both children and adults in the United States, in three ways. The company is making a donation to the Smiles Across America… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 11:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to make a comeback from its past crowdfunding and functioning failures, privacy device developer Anonabox unveiled three new privacy products and announced its partnership with VPN Pro service provider, HideMyAss! Last fall, Crowdfund Insider shared details about the infamous Tor hardware router, Anonabox. The device… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 11:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from her duties as Indiegogo’s Director of European Technology & Design, Anastasia Emmanuel sat down with Shiny Shiny to share details about her career and how popular crowdfunding has become. During her interview, Emmanuel discussed her passion for technology: “I totally fell into… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BorrowMyDoggy, a Southwark-based startup that connects dog owners with local dog lovers across the UK and Ireland for walks, sitting and happy holidays, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £575,000 to expand its services. The company, which was founded by dog lover Rikke Rosenlund, shared that through… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Harmoney, Australasia’s peer-to-peer lending (P2P) marketplace, announced on Thursday that the company has completed a $200m funding round, led by P2P Global Investments PLC (P2PGI) managed by Eaglewood Europe LLC, a subsidiary of alternative asset manager Marshall Wace. The agreement includes both equity and debt, with… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 9:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online small business lender, Herio Capital, announced this week that it has funded over $10 million to American entrepreneurs in 2015. This milestone comes after another record month of origination volume for the firm, in which Herio funded $3 million to borrowers. Sherif Hassan, founder and managing partner… Read More