June 22, 2015 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Dacuda launched its PocketScan product to the public. The limited Kickstarter edition of PocketScan is now available on shop.dacuda.com. Until July 19th, a limited amount of PocketScans will be sold at $99 instead of $169 as a special launch promotion. The public launch happens exactly one year after PocketScan’s successful Kickstarter campaign,… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, lending platform Biz2Credit.com announced that it has surpassed the 200,000 benchmark of small- and mid-sized businesses registered in its client network. The company, which has now arranged more than $1.2 billion financing, also has revamped its patented BizAnalyzer™ tool, which evaluates the financial strength of… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from his record-breaking Shenmue III Kickstarter campaign, creator of the franchise, Yu Suzuki, conducted a Reddit AMA over the weekend to chat about the upcoming game. Shenmue III surfaced on the crowdfunding giant just a week ago and gained over $3 million in… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dropoff, Inc., the company dedicated to reinventing on-demand, same-day delivery logistics for businesses, today announced that it has closed $7.0 Million in Series A funding. The investment was led by Greycroft Partners, with participation from new and existing investors, including Correlation Ventures, Texas Atlantic Capital, and Wild Basin Investments…. Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 12:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Same sex couple Kirk Shepard and Anthony Szabo are turning to crowdfunding with an Indiegogo campaign to help them achieve their dream of fatherhood. Married since 2013, the couple is committed to becoming parents of a child that is genetically theirs, and therefore must engage in the… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CropX, provider of advanced adaptive irrigation service, announced it has completed the first close of its $9 million Series A financing. Led by Finistere Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, and GreenSoil Investments, each investor in the Series A round is dedicated to agriculture technology innovations. OurCrowd also… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

After finalizing their first round of funding for $750,000 in April, Arena Online and its team lead by Alan Hubbard, are building an online platform to bring competitive Electronic Sports (eSports) tournaments to a powerful world of online gamers – beginning with League of Legends by Riot… Read More

June 22, 2015 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 72 hours until its crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe comes to an end, Powerhouse Wind has exceeded its initial $400,000 goal and secured over $428,000 thanks to nearly 100 backers. Powerhouse Wind revealed that it has spent the last five years completing research… Read More

June 20, 2015 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-technology company Extreme Fliers recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $75,000 for its new product, the Micro Drone 3.0. Extreme Fliers built the Micro Drone 3.0 to be nothing like any other drone. It combines expandable modular technology, sensor-assisted flying and a micro-gimbal for… Read More

June 20, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to be a huge success on Kickstarter, Shenmue III has secured over $3.3 million from nearly 43,000 backers in just five days. The game is described as the true sequel to the classic open world action RPG games, Shenmue and Shenmue II Not only has Shenmue III continued to be a huge hit with the crowd,… Read More

June 20, 2015 @ 8:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, New York City couple Alex Daly and Hamish Smyth hit crowdfunding giant Kickstarter with a mission to raise $29,800 for their “Big Apple” subway station posters. As a Kickstarter exclusive, the posters are 11 Pantone sport color limited and are licensed by… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

One of the ’90s pop singers is making a comeback! Mark McGrath, the lead singer of the band Sugar Ray, took to crowdfunding platform PledgeMusic to raise funds for his first solo extended play (EP). Revealing why he decided to turn to the crowd for assistance,… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 3:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to enjoy the success of his new Kickstarter documentary project, For the Love of Spock, Adam Nimoy, the son of Star Trek star Leonard Nimoy, shared details about the new film. As previously reported, the film is dedicated to beloved sci-fi character and  will also explore the incredible career and… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Icontrol Networks, the company behind the most widely-distributed interactive security and home automation platform in the industry, announced a new wave of participants in OpenHome Labs. It also announced the Zen Thermostat, an inaugural OpenHome Labs participant, has successfully completed the program and is now OpenHome Certified – meaning it can work… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 2:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, start-up crowdfunded book publisher, Inkshares, announced that Seattle-based publisher Ada’s Technical Books became the first independent bookstore to sign on for its imprint program, Collection. During an interview with Publisher Weekly, Matt Kaye, VP of marketing and operations and former produt manager at Amazon,… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FlyFit, Inc., a provider of wearable technology, was invited to join The 2015 COMPUTEX Taiwan Cloud EXPO as a valued alliance partner of Acer BYOC (Build Your Own Cloud) ecosystem. This news comes nearly a year and half after the startup raised $123,817 during its Kickstarter… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With her Kickstarter campaign continuing to quickly garnish funds, author Jane Green sat down with media outlet, Galley Cat, to discuss her new cookbook and turning to crowdfunding for help. During the interview, Green shared details about why she decided to self-publish her cookbook by… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

TriPoint Global Equities, LLC. (“TriPoint”), a FINRA member and leading boutique investment bank that provides companies with capital raising and corporate & strategic advisory services, announced that with the effectiveness of Reg A+ as of today (June 19th) its electronic platform, BANQ, is now accepting issuers looking to… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tamr, Inc., the company co-founded by database pioneer and 2014 ACM A.M. Turing Award winner Michael Stonebraker, Ph.D., today announced that it has raised $25.2 Million in Series B financing from Hewlett Packard Ventures; Thomson Reuters; MassMutual Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance… Read More

June 19, 2015 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wanda Group, China’s commercial developer by sales, is trying its hand at internet finance in the form of their crowdfunding app “Stable Earner No. 1,” which launched earlier this month and succeeded in raising RMB5 billion in just three days, reportedly smashing a global crowdfunding record in the process. On Thursday, the… Read More