September 8, 2015 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Property ownership accounts for almost 40% of household wealth in the UK, but buying into property requires a lot of time, local knowledge, and ever larger amounts of capital as the market rises in value. Accessing that locked-in capital easily and cheaply is also a… Read More

September 8, 2015 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform iFunding announced on Tuesday that it has raised a total of $4 million for two real estate projects located in Asbury Park, New Jersey from investors nationwide. After the success of raising iFunding’s largest deal, $3.2 million for 301 Memorial Drive,… Read More

September 7, 2015 @ 12:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, UK equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced it has joined forces with organization TechBike to help bring literacy and gender equality in education. Crowdcube’s Matt Cooper declared in a recent blog post: “Like many of the Crowdcube team I’m an avid cyclist which is why we’re… Read More

September 7, 2015 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Hackney-based fashion brand Wool and the Gang took to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube with a mission to raise £750,000 to continue expansion into the U.S. Market. Wool and the Gang, which was founded in 2008 by co-founders Aurelie Popper and Jade Harwood, is noted to empower… Read More

September 7, 2015 @ 8:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, UK crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder announced that it has joined forces with outdoor advertising company, JCDecaux, to help rapidly scale up 100 startups across Britain. Nurture, JCDecaux’s new division, is now working with Crowdfunder to find start-up businesses who want to grow, to help… Read More

September 5, 2015 @ 7:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Chicago-based startup SNOOZ took to crowdfunding platform Kickstarter with a mission to raise $100,000 for its self-titled “ultra-portable” sound conditioner. SNOOZ is described as an 2.5″ tall acoustic white noise machine that helps user fall asleep and stay asleep. According to the company, using a… Read More

September 4, 2015 @ 4:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zano Kickstarter backers, great news! The long wait for the nano drone, Zano is finally almost over. Torquing Group, the company behind the nano drone, announced on Friday that it has shipped the first few units. This news comes just three months after the original June 2015… Read More

September 4, 2015 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to become UK’s leading artisan and fine foods curator, London startup BoroughBox has launched an equity crowdfunding on Seedrs to raise £120,000 for its delivery service expansion. Launched in the summer of 2014  and created by a Borough Market trader, BoroughBox is a specialist artisan and… Read More

September 4, 2015 @ 2:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in July, Blue Frog Robotics, the creators of the family companion robot BUDDY, took to crowdfunding platform Indiegogo with a mission to raise $100,000. The project quickly gained popularity and surpassed its goal in a matter of a few days. When its initial closing… Read More

September 4, 2015 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nextbit, a mobile developer that was created by former Google, Apple, Amazon, and HTC employees, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its new Android smartphone, Robin. The company announced: “We’re Nextbit. We made a smartphone that brings the power of the cloud to everyone… Read More

September 4, 2015 @ 10:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fresh off the closing of the widely popular BauBax Travel Jacket Kickstarter campaign, the creator of the already famous jacket, Hiral Sanghavi, sat down with CNN Money to discuss the crowdfunding campaign and the creation of the fashion accessory. The BauBax Travel Jacket is equipped with 15 features that… Read More

September 4, 2015 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to add some new features to its platform, online public-records website MuckRock announced this week that it’ll be offering a crowdfunding-like option to its users. According to The Boston Globe, the option will give news consumers a chance to pledge money to ongoing reporting projects…. Read More

September 3, 2015 @ 4:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Harmonix, the developer behind Guitar Hero and Rock Band, announced that it has formed a partnership with new crowdfunding platform, Fig. Last month, Double Fine’s Tim Schafer, inXile’s Brian Fargo, and Obsidian’s Feargus Urquhart, launched Fig, which focuses exclusively on games. The platform allows the reward-based… Read More

September 3, 2015 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

My Mini Factory, an independent curated social media platform for 3D printable objects, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise 500,000 for expansion and new business strategy. The platform, which was founded in June 2013, currently has a user base of 80,000… Read More

September 3, 2015 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly a year after its first campaign on Crowdcube garnished nearly £130,000, Northampton-based health snack brand Earlybird announced that it is returning to the UK equity crowdfunding platform to raise £300,000 for more expansion of its products. EarlyBird, which was founded by entrepreneurs Oliver Pugh and Jamie Trinder. is a… Read More

September 3, 2015 @ 1:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

HonestBrew, a Westminster-based online retailer that works with craft breweries around the world, has launched a second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £300,000 for expansion. HonestBrew considers itself to be UK’s leading online craft beer retailers. It ship tens of thousands of bottles across the UK each month; has… Read More

September 3, 2015 @ 12:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mere hours of the closing of its Kickstarter initiative, fashion apparel BauBax Travel Jacket neared $9.1 million thanks to over 44,500 backers. The project has not only gained its fame by being a perfect piece of clothing for the outdoors, it also became the fourth most funded project… Read More

September 3, 2015 @ 11:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bubl Technology Inc., creators of the Bublcam, the world’s first fully spherical consumer camera, announces that following the close of its $4.6M Series Seed funding round including Samsung Ventures, J-Tech Capital and other strategic investors, it will perform organizational changes to its executive management team… Read More

September 3, 2015 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, real estate crowdfunding platform EarlyShares launched a new equity investment opportunity available to accredited investors. The offering is for the redevelopment of the Shoppes at Godwin, a mixed use retail center in Midland Park, New Jersey. Accordia Realty Ventures LLC, the sponsor of the… Read More

September 2, 2015 @ 4:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

A little less than a year after receiving $802,812 on Kickstarter for their New York City Transit Authority Standards Manual project, artists Jesse Reed and Hamish Smyth have returned to the crowdfunding platform to raise $158,000 for the Reissue of the 1975 NASA Graphics Standards Manual. While revealing details about the project,… Read More