August 14, 2015 @ 2:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last summer, Belgium-based GRIN Gamestudio took to Kickstarter to raise funds for its video game, Woolfe- The Red Hood Diaries. Woolfe- The Red Hood Diaries is described as a twisted fable in a rich, fantasy setting of smoke-spewing factories and evil forests. It is considered an action-platforming fairy… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Calling all J. R. R Tolkien fans: a group of UK architects recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on  Indiegogo to raise £1.85 billion to build Lord of the Rings city, Minas Tirith. The group shared: “We are a team of Tolkien fans who are passionate about creating a… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 12:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement of its recent funding round capturing $30 million, Tilt’s co-founders James Beshara and Khaled Hussein sat down with TechCrunch to share their thoughts on the investment and the future of the crowdfunding platform. The media outlet revealed that Tilt has already expanded to the… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 11:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EdAid, a financial technical startup, recently announced that it is launching its own crowdfunding platform to help students with college expenses. According to CityAM, the new platform, which is pending approval by the Financial Conduct Authority, is set to launch next month and will offer… Read More

August 14, 2015 @ 11:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, writer and director Matthew Cooke launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $100,000 so that he and his film crew may finish the documentary Survivor’s Guide to Prison. While sharing details about the project, Cooke revealed: “We have the largest prison… Read More

August 13, 2015 @ 5:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Macclesfield-based interior design company, Rachel Bates Interiors, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £695,000 for its online store. Rachel Bates Interiors was found in May 2012 by chief executive Rachel Bates, non-executive chairman Harry Hill and non-executive director Justin Bates. The company… Read More

August 13, 2015 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just two days after launching its Kickstarter campaign, Nebia has successfully surpassed over $1.3 million thanks to 3,800 backers. The Nebia Shower is a showerhead that you can install yourself.  The system claims to create a shower like you have “never experienced before.” The company explained its engineering hardware:… Read More

August 13, 2015 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With a few hours before the closing of its Kickstarter initiative, Bill Nye’s new film has reached over $800,000 thanks to 16,000 backers. Due to its popularity, the project has been dubbed the crowdfunding giant’s most funded documentary. New York City producers David Alvarado and Jason… Read More

August 13, 2015 @ 1:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PALMco, a family owned and operated energy supply company, announced today its third annual commitment to funding environmental science projects in partnership with DonorsChoose, a non-profit crowdfunding platform where teachers can request classroom resources. By partnering with the DonorsChoose.org “Double Your Impact” initiative, qualified projects in… Read More

August 13, 2015 @ 11:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Investment crowdfunding platform Symbid announced it has received 28% revenue growth in the second quarter of 2015. Korstiaan Zandvliet, co-founder and CEO of Symbid, stated: “We are delighted to report strong revenue growth as our core business continues to expand while we add new revenue streams from our… Read More

August 13, 2015 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Small business loan approval rates through institutional investors and alternative lenders remained higher than any other category in July 2015, according to the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index, the monthly analysis of 1,000 loan applications on Biz2Credit.com. Both categories approved approximately 61% of Biz2Credit’s total… Read More

August 13, 2015 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Specialty social media and gaming network, CrowdGather, Inc. (OTCQB: CRWG), announced the acquisition of digital assets including the CouponsForWeed.com domain name and site as well as the CouponsForWeed mobile application. Sanjay Sabnani, Chairman and CEO of CrowdGather, Inc., stated: “With the addition of CouponForWeed.com and the… Read More

August 13, 2015 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paula DeLaurentis, a senior marketing, financial services, and real estate professional, has joined real estate crowdfunding platform iFunding as the Chief Revenue Officer. DeLaurentis will be expanding the company’s business development and marketing efforts by implementing a greater strategic focus and a personalized outreach to the real… Read More

August 12, 2015 @ 5:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, GE’s FirstBuild launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise $150,000 for its new product, the Opal Nugget Ice Maker. The project quickly surpassed its initial goal and crossed the $1.3 million threshold within days of its crowdfunding debut. Now, with just two weeks left, the device has… Read More

August 12, 2015 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Fairway America, LLC (“Fairway”)  announced the appointment of Chris Tassos as its new Managing Director of Advisory Services. Tassos comes to Fairway most recently from the Wilkinson Family of Companies where he served as Chief Administrative Officer and CFO of Funds. He was… Read More

August 12, 2015 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Colorado government officials announced that its new crowdfunding law was set to go into effect on August 5th, which allows residents participate in equity projects. Governor John Hickenlooper signed the Colorado Crowdfunding Act into law back in April, which allows the state’s residents to be able to… Read More

August 12, 2015 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Growing Underground, a London-based food company that is backed by celebrity chef Michel Roux Jr., Neil Sanderson the MD of Florette, Glen Fernandes a Director of HSBC and Ed Gillespie the sustainability pioneer, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to secure  £200,000 for its brand new Subterranean Farm concept…. Read More

August 12, 2015 @ 1:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, real estate investors network and marketplace, Connected Investors, announced the launch of its aggregated real estate crowdfunding marketplace. For the first time, investors will be able to quickly locate and evaluate investments available across the real estate crowdfunding industry in the US and… Read More

August 12, 2015 @ 12:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based, Monexo Innovations Limited, announced on Wednesday that it has been selected by DBS Accelerator, powered by Nest as the only Peer to Peer lending marketplace startup in the lineup. Monexo is an online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending marketplace inspired by the successful American version, LendingClub. The three-month… Read More

August 12, 2015 @ 11:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, crowdfunding platform CircleUp announced that it teamed up with media outlet Forbes to present the 25 Most Innovative Brands of 2015 list. Founder and CEO of CircleUp, Ryan Caldbeck declared: “We’ve teamed up with Forbes to celebrate the 25 most innovative consumer and retail brands… Read More