June 29, 2015 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ENDVEST, a real estate investment and crowdfunding platform, officially launched earlier this month. The founding partners, are described as a New York-based team with a combined eight decades of real estate experience, aim to revolutionize the process of global real estate investment. By pairing developers… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lufax, China’s finance marketplace, announced today that its flagship P2P marketplaces have reached 10 million registered users. Gregory Gibb, Chairman and CEO of Lufax, stated: “We are excited to achieve this significant milestone. Our growth continues to accelerate as Lufax users experience the security, innovation and convenience… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Money360, Inc., an online peer-to-peer (P2P) commercial real estate lending platform, announced on Monday it has closed a $6.75 million commercial real estate loan in Chicago, which was funded by an institutional investor.  The two-year loan was made to an investment firm that focuses on operating… Read More

June 29, 2015 @ 9:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, Indiegogo success film Batkid Begins debuted on the big screen to share the heroic story of six-year-old Miles Scott aka Batkid. Batkid Begins follows the events leading up to the day Batkid saved San Francisco and what happens when an event goes unintentionally viral. Ultimately,… Read More

June 27, 2015 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, UK job search engine Adzuna has surpassed its initial £1.5 million goal and has secured £1.7 thanks to 450 investors. Adzuna, which was co-founded by Andrew Hunter and Doug Monroe, has already attracts… Read More

June 27, 2015 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dallas-based NachoBirthday announced the launch of its grassroots crowdfunding platform, which aims to bring friends and family together in support of good causes everyday, not just on birthdays. Rather than receive unwanted gifts, NachoBirthday offers users the chance to raise funds from family and friends… Read More

June 26, 2015 @ 5:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Investments in financial technology (fintech) continued at a remarkable pace last year, nearly tripling in the United States in 2014, according to a new report by Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and the Partnership Fund for New York City. The value of fintech investments in the United States… Read More

June 26, 2015 @ 4:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring its latest product to life, New York startup and Kickstarter alum Mind Lab has returned to the crowdfunding giant to raise funds for weather station, Weather Point 2.0. Mind Lab’s Weather Point 2.0 is an individual keychain weather station. Measures temperature, humidity,… Read More

June 26, 2015 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, London startup Cornerstone took to equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube with a mission to raise £500,000 so that it can start expanding its monthly men’s shaving subscription services. Within just days of its launch, the campaign successfully raised well over its initial goal and is… Read More

June 26, 2015 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few weeks after his new video game Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night closed its extremely popular Kickstarter campaign, creator Koji Igarashi sat down with USGamer to share details about the new game and crowdfunding success. Bloodstained is a 2D exploration-focused, side-scrolling platformer that features RPG and crafting elements…. Read More

June 26, 2015 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking a step to ending road rage, MotorMood has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $130,500 so that it can give motorized vehicles… smiley faces? You read that correctly: MotorMood’s self-titled system says thanks to other drivers at night using a remote controlled light-up happy face…. Read More

June 26, 2015 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its Indiegogo campaign comes to an end, revamped UK game show Crystal Maze has successfully secured over £580,000 from 4,300 backers. As previously reported, the creators of the new campaign, Little Lion Entertainment, stated that the new game will bring the hype and fun that the original… Read More

June 26, 2015 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Security Ratings company, BitSight Technologies, announced that it has closed a $23 million round of Series B financing. Comcast Ventures joins as a new investor together with current investors Globespan Capital Partners, Menlo Ventures, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, Shaun McConnon and Flybridge Capital Partners, all participating in the… Read More

June 26, 2015 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dunedin-based Powerhouse Wind closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe yesterday reaching $140,000 over its goal. The tech startup raised a total of $542,051, selling 19.4% of the company to 120 investors. Bill Currie, Powerhouse Wind’s director, revealed that he was happy with the successful raise: “We are delighted to… Read More

June 25, 2015 @ 4:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

iAngels, an angel investing equity crowdfunding  platform that enables private investors to co-invest with Startup Nation’s leading angels and gain access to exclusive early-stage opportunities, announced today the appointment of Darya Fuks as Portfolio Manager. Fuks, a former Vice President at J.P. Morgan’s Investment Bank, will lead iAngels’ deal flow… Read More

June 25, 2015 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, photo-friendly smartphone app, STAND,  announced it has raised $2.25 million seed funding round, which was led by Resolute Ventures, with participation from Silicon Valley influencers including Jack Dorsey, Twitter/Square; Greylock Discovery (Josh Elman); Fresco Capital (Tytus Michalski and Stephen Forte); Meng Tan, Google; Doug… Read More

June 25, 2015 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Checkmarx, a software application security company, announced on Thursday a $84M investment from New York-based venture capital and private equity firm, Insight Venture Partners. The new round of capital will be primarily used to further accelerate growth through product innovation and global expansion. Founded in 2006… Read More

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

Millennium Trust Company, a provider of alternative asset custody solutions to institutions, advisors, and individuals, announced today that assets under custody for private funds have surpassed $5.6 billion as of June 1, 2015, an increase of $600 million within the last six months. The firm’s… Read More

June 25, 2015 @ 9:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to set the record straight,  Shenmue III creator Yu Suzuki revealed some details about the situation between the already successful Kickstarter game and its supporters Sony and Shibuya Productions. Shenmue III surfaced on the crowdfunding platform last week and gained over $3 million in three days. The game is… Read More

June 25, 2015 @ 8:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, video game developer Brian Fargo and his team at inXile entertainment unveiled the trailer for Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut.  Wasteland 2 is described as the direct sequel to the first ever post-apocalyptic computer RPG. The game debuted on Kickstarter back in March 2012 and successfully secured over… Read More