August 12, 2015 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lightricks, a developer of premium image processing software for mobile, announced today the closing of its first external financing, in the amount of $10 million led by Israeli venture capital firm, Carmel Ventures In less than two and a half years since its founding, Lightricks… Read More

August 12, 2015 @ 8:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Christchurch-based online marketplace for cottage industries, Felt.co.nz, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign through New Zealand platform PledgeMe on Wednesday. Felt founder Lucy Arnold stated: “Felt is super excited to be taking the site to the next level with the help of our crowd. Rather than follow… Read More

August 11, 2015 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

C2FO, a Kansas City fintech firm, reported its 2015 Q2 working capital flows of $5.4BN, more than four times the rate compared to $1.2BN in Q2 2014. This record was fueled by a substantial increase in supplier early payment demand. Q2 2015 C2FO record milestones include:… Read More

August 11, 2015 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

loanDepot announced on Monday plans to offer new home equity products. loanDepot is a marketplace lender that offers American consumers a choice of credit products through purchase and refinance home loans, unsecured personal loans, and now home equity loans on one convenient tech-enabled lending platform. This announcement comes… Read More

August 11, 2015 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, San Francisco startup Nebia hit Kickstarter with a mission to raise $100,000 for its high tech showerhead.  That first $100K took just 8 hours but the velocity is accelerating on this crowdfunded product. The Nebia Shower is a shower head that you can install yourself…. Read More

August 11, 2015 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CommonBond, a marketplace lending platform that lowers the cost of student loans for borrowers and provides financial returns to investors, today announced founder and CEO of Sanlaap North America, Sindhura Sarikonda, as the winner of the 2015 CommonBond Social Impact Award, which honors the nation’s top MBA… Read More

August 11, 2015 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

GoDaddy, Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), a technology provider dedicated to small businesses, today announced a partnership with Kiva, a micro-lending platform, that will connect GoDaddy employees with Kiva borrowers in countries around the world. Kiva is a non-profit organization working globally to connect people through lending to alleviate… Read More

August 11, 2015 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, ShapeShift.io announced that it has integrated the Ethereum digital asset onto its instant exchange platform. Customers anywhere in the world can now buy or sell “ether” instantly along with Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ripple and several dozen other digital assets through ShapeShift.io. Erik Voorhees, ShapeShift’s CEO, shared: “Ethereum… Read More

August 11, 2015 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyMogul, an online marketplace for real estate investing,announced it has successfully helped finance acquisitions of two hotel properties – one in Joplin, Missouri and the other in Memphis, Tennessee. Conor Acquisitions, a Florida-based owner and operator of hospitality properties, is the sponsor of both transactions. Jilliene… Read More

August 11, 2015 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, the Lambeth Council and Funding Circle announced the launch of the Local Business Lending Partnership, a pioneering new scheme to stimulate local economic growth and employment through improved access to business finance. As part of the scheme, the council will lend money directly… Read More

August 10, 2015 @ 4:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearing the end of its popular Indiegogo campaign, Extreme Fliers’ Micro Drone 3.0 has successfully captured over $2 million thanks to over 17,400 backers. The Micro Drone 3.0 was built to be nothing like any other drone by combining expandable modular technology, sensor-assisted flying and a micro-gimbal… Read More

August 10, 2015 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to help aspiring campaign organizers, three Crowdcube alums, Shoot, Renovagen, and Compare and Share, have decided to reveal their top tips to launching a successful funding round. The equity crowdfunding platform shared: “More and more startups are looking to crowdfunding as a way of raising finance,… Read More

August 10, 2015 @ 2:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 48 hours until its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo comes to an end, Blue Frog Robotics‘ family companion robot, Buddy, has successfully secured close to $388,000 thanks to over 625 backers. Buddy is a social robot that connects, protects, and interacts with each member… Read More

August 10, 2015 @ 12:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

3 Ravens, a brewery located in Thornsbury, Australia, has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Pozible to raise funds for its new brewery & bar co-working space concept called CoBrew. The company shared: “Above one of Melbourne’s favourite craft breweries, 3 Ravens, lies a jewel… Read More

August 10, 2015 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, former Tumblr employee, Amber Gordon and her team have debuted a campaign on crowdfunding giant Kickstarter for their new  website, Femsplain. The team shared: “Femsplain is a fully functional, community-powered publisher founded in October 2014 to inspire change through storytelling. We are a… Read More

August 10, 2015 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its Crowdcube campaign comes to an end, it looks as though UK’s Wildcat isn’t going to reach its £1.5 million dollars goal. As previously reported, Wildcat took to the equity crowdfunding platform last month to raise the funds for… Read More

August 10, 2015 @ 9:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Last week, Indiegogo announced it made a special appearance at the first ever White House Demo Day. The popular crowdfunding platform shared: “On Tuesday, August 4, 2015, Indiegogo was a part of history: we attended the first ever White House Demo Day. Hosted by President… Read More

August 8, 2015 @ 8:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until the Kickstarter comes to an end, Bill Nye Documentary is so close to raise its initial $650,000 goal! The project surfaced last month and has slowly (but surely) continued to gain funding momentum and popularity. New York City producers David… Read More

August 8, 2015 @ 8:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly a year and a half after the launch of his Kickstarter campaign for the album All-American Boy, musician Steve Grand sat down with Billboard to share details about his crowdfunding experience and the new record. All-American Boy was released earlier this year and within just thirty… Read More

August 7, 2015 @ 4:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Taking time away from the production of  Zombicide: Black Plague the team at game developing studio CoolMiniOrNot shared details about the Kickstarter-success’ experience at GenCon in Indiana this past weekend. Zombicide: Black Plague is described as a standalone cooperative boardgame for 1 to 6 players that… Read More