July 1, 2015 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Edyn, the smart garden system that allows you to interact with and nurture your garden like never before, today announced general availability in North America for its flagship product, the Edyn Garden Sensor. Edyn educates users about their garden by collecting real-time data through the… Read More

July 1, 2015 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following it’s $2.5 million Series Seed Preferred round funded by Arsenal Capital Management, SYNEK (‘sin-eck’), the developer of the FDA-approved SYNEK Draft System – a portable countertop beer dispenser that can be filled from any tap – today launched its four-month-long Great North American Expedition tour that will visit 35… Read More

July 1, 2015 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RCS Capital Corporation (NYSE:  RCAP) (“RCS Capital”) announced on Tuesday that it has agreed with its first and second lien lenders under its existing credit facilities to certain leverage ratio covenant amendments in addition to other modifications. Michael Weil, Chief Executive Officer of RCS Capital, commented: “We… Read More

July 1, 2015 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

According to a survey by the National School Supply and Equipment Association, public school teachers spend $1.6 billion out of pocket each year for supplies and gear for their classrooms. To help alleviate these expenses and ensure that children in every community have the tools and experiences… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Putting an end to a bad situation, the Girl Scouts of Western Washington launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise back the $100,000 a donor asked to be returned due to the organization welcoming transgender girls. While explaining details about the #ForEVERYGirl campaign, the organization… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 3:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly 24 hours until his funding initiative on Kickstarter closes, Adam Nimoy (son of Star Trek legend Leonard Nimoy) and his documentary For the Love of Spock officially surpassed its initial $600,000 goal thanks to nearly 8,700 backers. Earlier this year, Adam and his father approached 455 Films to help produce… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Giving employees a chance to share their ideas, tech giant Sony announced its very own crowdfunding platform, First Flight, that’s dedicated to plans inside its company. According to Wall Street Journal, although Sony has resolved its financial issues and expects to make a huge comeback… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 1:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

P2Binvestor (P2Bi), a crowdlending platform that provides asset-based financing to the fastest-growing businesses, announced on Tuesday it will provide ongoing working capital to Ronco Holdings, Inc., a resource for foodies and at-home chefs worldwide, as the organization looks to scale its business to meet growing customer… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Giving others an insight on the crowdfunding industry, Crowdcube’s Darren Westlake sat down with Business Money to discuss the UK platform and the funding method’s growth. During the interview, Westlake revealed that he is on a mission to bridge the gap between old school investors and new… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In order to save Greece from its bad financial situation, a young Londoner named, Thom Feeney, has launched a nine-day crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise €1.6 billion so that the small country’s residents can be free of the crazy debt. Last week, the country missed its €1.6 billion ($1.8… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Going a different direction when it comes to its latest funding round, Crowdcube alum and Italian Wine Cafe, Veeninvest Ltd. (trading as Veeno) has launched a Funding Tree campaign to raise £150,000 for seven new locations. Veeno is described as a chain of premium Italian wine bars… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

A new craft gin distillery has opened in Sydney and its first batch was snapped up on Australia’s crowdfunding platform, Pozible. Poor Toms Gin, Sydney’s only distillery dedicated purely to making gin, has just begun production in Marrickville. The young business raised $25,000 in one day. It… Read More

June 30, 2015 @ 10:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Classy, the leading cloud-based fundraising platform that helps nonprofits and social enterprises mobilize and empower communities, today announced several major milestones, including an $18M growth round of funding led by Mithril Capital Management, the leading technology growth capital firm founded Ajay Royan and Peter Thiel…. Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 7:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kickstarter has achieved a major victory in federal court today, marking the end of a four-year-long patent dispute. In 2011, ArtistShare, which was founded Brian Camelio, was issued a patent for “Method and Apparatuses for Financing and Marketing a Creative Work,” claiming “a system and method for… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 4:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement of its latest funding round, sources at TechCrunch revealed that the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe’s value is now at around the range of $600 to $650 million. As previously reported, GoFundMe confirmed that it has received some high-profile attention during its round: “Our mission at GoFundMe is to change… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to start expanding, BrewDog announced on Monday its plans to open its North American headquarters and first production facility outside the UK in Canal Winchester, which is located in the Columbus, Ohio region. This news comes just weeks after the brewery revealed its keen interest… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to open up about her career in a male-dominate industry, Indiegogo’s director of UK technology and design, Anastasia Emmanuel sat down with Marketing Magazine to weigh in on topics, including her presence in technology world and women’s workplace rights. During her interview, Emmanuel shared details… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Exploding Kittens backers, get ready! This weekend, Oatmeal’s Matthew Inman along with Xbox’s Elan Lee and Shane Small, shared an update about when everyone can expect the highly anticipated card game. Exploding Kittens is a highly strategic kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette. Players take turns drawing cards until someone… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 12:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, independent investment and business advisor Lance Wiggs and his team launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Snowball Effect to raise funds for their growing venture, Punakaiki Fund. Punakaiki Fund revealed that it invests in premier high-growth companies from New Zealand. The company has investments in… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyMogul, the online peer-to-peer marketplace for real estate investing, announced today the addition of Ryan Sakamoto as its in-house general counsel. Sakamoto will be responsible for overseeing all key legal affairs for the company including investment and securities transactions, contracts and compliance matters for RealtyMogul. Jilliene… Read More