July 29, 2015 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UpCounsel, an online marketplace for legal services, announced it has secured $10 million in Series A funding to accelerate further adoption of its on-demand legal marketplace. New investor Menlo Ventures led the funding round with participation from previous investors including Homebrew and Metamorphic Ventures. The company has raised $13.9… Read More

July 28, 2015 @ 4:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tripping.com, a search engine for vacation homes and short-term rentals, announced it has raised $16 million in Series B financing from investors across New York, Silicon Valley, Asia, and Europe. This news coincides with the unveiling of significant growth statistics, including a 2,918% increase in… Read More

July 28, 2015 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE:  DKS), along with The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation, announced today a partnership with DonorsChoose.org, a crowdfunding platform for U.S. public schools. For the first time ever, DonorsChoose.org will feature a dedicated “Team Sports” section supporting public school athletic programs. The DICK’S Sporting… Read More

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

Amazon today announced Amazon Launchpad, a new program that makes it easy for startups to launch, market, and distribute their products to hundreds of millions of Amazon customers across the globe. The program offers a streamlined onboarding experience, custom product pages, a comprehensive marketing package,… Read More

July 28, 2015 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, fundraising platform Innovairre, and crowdfunding provider Fundly announced a strategic partnership to deliver a funding solution as a part of Innovairre’s first of its kind software platform. This new crowdfunding module will be offered to Innovairre’s clients and prospects through Innovairre MC, the fully integrated fundraising… Read More

July 28, 2015 @ 12:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Onevest announced on Tuesday it is about to reach $2M in financing for its Series A round after self–crowdfunding on its own platform. The company’s round of funding has five days left on the platform before it closes. The platform launched the 506c offering to celebrate the implementation of Title IV… Read More

July 28, 2015 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, LitCap, a litigation funding technology platform that connects preeminent attorneys with lenders to facilitate case cost financing, announced its technology release 4.0.1. This release is considered an alternative asset funding of litigation financing for lenders. Britton Holland, COO and President stated: “LitCap’s release 4.0.1 significantly enhances… Read More

July 28, 2015 @ 8:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BioLite, a Brooklyn based social enterprise best known for turning cooking fires into electricity, announced today that it has raised $5 million in growth capital to accelerate the expansion of its off grid energy products. The funding consisted of a Series B equity round led by Acumen… Read More

July 27, 2015 @ 4:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, Gramovox’s vertical turnable Floating Record has successfully secured over $1.5 million thanks to 4,000 backers. The Floating Record is described as a high-performance turntable that plays records vertically through built-in, dynamic, full-range… Read More

July 27, 2015 @ 3:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Remedy Partners, a developer and manager of bundled payment programs for government and private health insurers, announced it has raised $50 million from Bain Capital Ventures during a Series B financing round. The capital will be used to support Remedy’s dramatic growth in new customers and partnerships…. Read More

July 27, 2015 @ 3:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “The Disruptive Potential of Marketplace Lending in the U.S. Consumer Credit Market” report to its offering. 10 years ago, the concept of marketplace lending was a quirky idea that intrigued a few venture capitalists. Today, marketplace lenders are some of… Read More

July 27, 2015 @ 2:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last year, studio League of Geeks launched a Kickstarter campaign for its project, Armello. The description of the game reads,”The King, once Armello’s wise and benevolent ruler, has fallen ill to a dark and mysterious force known only as the Rot. Slowly eating his body and soul, the Rot… Read More

July 27, 2015 @ 12:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In order to start expanding, Poole-based cargo bike manufacturer, Boxer Cycle, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with a mission to raise £48,000 with a 7.41% per equity. The company stated: “Boxer Cycles are based in Poole, Dorset and use local manufacturers and… Read More

July 27, 2015 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up his thoughts on crowdfunding, EquityNet’s Judd Hollas sat down with Arkansas Business to discuss the funding method along with the platform’s history. During the interview, Hollas shared details about EquityNet: “Since 2005, we’ve been operating one of the largest business crowdfunding platforms, providing… Read More

July 27, 2015 @ 11:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Berlin-based technology company Panono has announced its plan to release the first edition of its highly anticipated Panono Camera, which is considered the first consumer camera to exceed 100 megapixels and instantly deliver high-resolution, 360° X 360° full-spherical panoramic images. The Panono Explorer Edition will be delivered to… Read More

July 27, 2015 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Castle Biosciences, Inc., a provider of molecular diagnostics to improve cancer treatment decisions, today announced it has closed the first tranche of a $20 million Series F financing, raising $11.7 million. The funding will be used to accelerate the growth in clinical adoption of Castle… Read More

July 27, 2015 @ 9:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance, China’s online consumer lending marketplace serving online users and China’s emerging middle class, today announced an initial closing of $35 million in its Series C round of financing at a pre-money valuation of US $1 billion. The round was led by Broadline… Read More

July 25, 2015 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Look out Northface and Columbia, you might have a new competitor thanks to crowdfunding! Chicago startup Baubax has successfully captured $2.2 million on Kickstarter for its new all-in-one “travel jacket.” As previously reported, the jackets have 15 features that makes it perfect for those traveling. Such features… Read More

July 25, 2015 @ 8:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, famous learning and research institution, The Smithsonian, announced that it has joined forces with crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise funds for various projects. Kickstarter declared on its blog: “Kickstarter is a place that honors creativity, past and present. We celebrate creators who… Read More

July 25, 2015 @ 8:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

New Zealand’s equity crowdfunding platform, PledgeMe,  finished its second equity crowdfunding campaign raising a total of $366,840 on Friday evening. The website launched its second campaign earlier this month to raise $250,000 and quickly surpassed the initial goal. Sharing her thoughts about the project’s success, CEO of PledgeMe,… Read More