June 12, 2015 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Newcastle-based company Ikee launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise 80,000 for its self-titled compact phone and table accessory. The Ikee is described as an all-in-one solution for phone and tablet accessories. It is compact in size and is packed with technology that allows users to… Read More

June 12, 2015 @ 2:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to gain popularity by the day, Zombicide: Black Plague has garnished over $1.5 million dollars on Kickstarter thanks to 10,000 backers. As previously reported, the creator of the highly addictive Zombicide, CoolMiniOrNot, launched its eighteenth crowdfunding campaign on the platform  to raise $100,000 for the game on June 8th. Within less… Read More

June 12, 2015 @ 1:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

ShapeShift AG, an exchange service for digital assets, has suspended service to all residents of New York State, effective immediately, following the release of the “BitLicense” regulation by the New York Department of Financial Services. The company explained that New York’s new anti-competitive licensing scheme, which targets a… Read More

June 12, 2015 @ 1:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in April, the country of Nepal was devastated by earthquake that killed more than 8,800 people and injured more than 23,000. This caused various organizations to spring into action and launch campaigns on crowdfunding platforms to help those in need. Now, nearly 60 days later, various… Read More

June 12, 2015 @ 11:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Gurgaon-based peer-to-peer lending platform Faircent announced it has raised ₹250,000 in its pre-series A round, which was led by M&S Partners Pte. Ltd. Faircent is said to be India’s largest P2P lending site.  The platform has been in operation since mid 2014 and… Read More

June 12, 2015 @ 10:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Doppler Labs launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $250,000 for its new first in-ear system, the Here Active Listening System. The system is designed to let users instantly control and personalize your live audio environment. Here consists of two wireless, in-ear buds and a connected smartphone app that give… Read More

June 12, 2015 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jane Green, the UK author of 16 New York Times bestselling novels and self-dubbed “slight-trained chef,” has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $45,000 for her first ever cookbook, Good Taste.   While describing the new book, Green stated: “Good Taste is filled with… Read More

June 12, 2015 @ 9:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Utah-based insurance reimbursement company, Zane Benefits, announced that it has closed a $1.5 million equity financing from existing investors, with participation from Kickstart Seed Fund and Royal Street Investment and Innovation Center. The equity round will provide funding to accelerate Zane’s rapid revenue growth and the… Read More

June 11, 2015 @ 4:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyMogul, an online capital markets portal for real estate investing, announced today that it had successfully completed its equity capital raise for a multi-tenant medical office building in a large metropolitan area in Texas. RealtyMogul’s accredited investors used its peer-to-peer marketplace to help purchase the property…. Read More

June 11, 2015 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

After shocking the tech world last month at TechCrunch Disrupt New York with its technology, Nikola Labs has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $135,000 for its new phone case which powers your smartphone with wasted energy. Through an innovative partnership with The Ohio State University, the startup’s cases extend a… Read More

June 11, 2015 @ 2:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovify, a new breed of start-up foundry, has today launched a £250,000 equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to incubate 10 start-ups this year, thereby helping address the high failure rate among UK startups by plugging the scene’s “missing gap.” The joint London and Indian-based company was… Read More

June 11, 2015 @ 1:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lending Loop, a new business lending marketplace, has opened its doors to businesses across Canada, aiming to be the first platform that connects businesses seeking capital with Canadian lenders. The financial technology start-up received its first round of financing from the Kirsh Group, and intends on… Read More

June 11, 2015 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Grammy Award and multi-platinum recording artist Peter Frampton has signed on as the Headliner for the AxCent Tuning Systems‘ equity crowdfunding initiative on Crowdfunder. AxCent Tuning Systems has plans to raise $1 million so that it can roll out its patented self-tuning guitar system to the much broader… Read More

June 11, 2015 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hokkei, a new Cardiff based restaurant launched by two MasterChef finalists Dale Williams and Larkin Cen, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign to raise £275,000 on Seedrs. As previously reported, Williams and Cen are looking to share 25% of the business, which aims to flip… Read More

June 11, 2015 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Specialty social media and gaming network, CrowdGather, Inc. (OTCQB:CRWG), announced that entrepreneurs from the cannabis sector, Carmen De Jesus and Nicco Reggente will serve as newly appointed members of CrowdGather’s advisory board. De Jesus is the Director of Strategic Solutions at Verdus, a cannabis holding company…. Read More

June 11, 2015 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Tinnus Enterprises, LLC and Zuru Ltd. filed a suit in U.S. Federal Court against Telebrands Corp. and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. alleging infringement of U.S. Patent 9,051,066. In case number 6:15-cv-00551 filed in the Eastern District of Texas, the plaintiffs allege that Telebrands’… Read More

June 10, 2015 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Adult website, Pornhub, is going where no website has gone before. The online destination for adult entertainment announced it has launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise $3.4M the first adult film in space, Sexploration. The  campaign will run through the next 60 days, is looking to raise $3.4M to fund the maiden… Read More

June 10, 2015 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mercator Advisory Group’s latest research, An Introduction to Peer-to-Peer Lending: A European Perspective analyzes the new and fast growing payments segment peer-to-peer (P2P) lending and the business models underpinning it. The report focuses on P2P lending providers in the European market, in particular the U.K., profiling the leaders… Read More

June 10, 2015 @ 2:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kuddle, a Norwegian-based picture sharing app for kids, has opened a second equity crowdfunding campaign on Fundable to raise $1.3 million dollars to continue its global expansion. This new campaign comes nearly six months after its first initiative surfaced on the platform. As previously reported, Kuddle… Read More

June 10, 2015 @ 1:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Hi-Rez Studios, the developer of the popular third-person action multiplayer video game Smite, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $50 million so that it can create a new game (or sort of) that makes fun of popular projects that have used the funding method…. Read More