April 23, 2015 @ 12:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, founders of the London-based Levantine restaurant Hummus Bros., Christian Mouysset and Ronen Givon, issued a bond on crowdfunding platform Crowd2Fund to raise £150,000.  During the course of the campaign, Hummus Bros. successfully captured over £174,000 from 54 investors. Now, Mouysset is ready to share details about the restaurant’s experience… Read More

April 23, 2015 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cybersecurity expert Michael Perklin has joined Ciphrex’s Board of Advisors, reinforcing the cryptocurrency and blockchain technology software company’s commitment to building products that support the industry’s highest levels of security. Perklin is founder and president of the CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium (C4), which is considered the first organization dedicated to… Read More

April 23, 2015 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Funds2Orgs, a for-profit social enterprise, recently announced that Donna Paulus has been named Vice President of Fundraising Development. Since opening in April 2013, the Orlando-based company has helped charities, schools, civic groups and others raise more than a million dollars to help fund their causes. This includes work… Read More

April 23, 2015 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The first investment crowdfunding project in Texas is now open to investors. San Antonio-based technology start-up MassVenture, Texas’ first approved investment crowdfunding portal, launched the state’s first ever Texas investment crowdfunding project. Located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, this project will allow any Texan to… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based peer-to-peer platform, smava, recently announced that it has captured $16 million during a funding round that was led by Phenomen Ventures. According to Tech Crunch, Phenomena Ventures worked along side existing investors Earlybird and Neuhaus Partners for the funding round and the investment takes the total raised… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Joining in on the Comics Month celebration, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter sat down with five creators to share the key secret to their success. Kickstarter’s Michael C. Stewart wrote: “The world of comics is colorful and diverse, exploring universal themes in visually engaging ways. And in this… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 2:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of Earth Day, a new, environmentally friendly cold-pressed juice company called Eden Juices launched a line of fruit and vegetable juices through a Kickstarter campaign. Made from imperfectly shaped fruits and vegetables, Eden helps to remind consumers to appreciate natural resources and celebrate… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to offer tips to creating the perfect garden, London startup Shoot has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £350,000 for its gardening website. Explaining the website’s importance, the Shoot team stated: “Everyone loves being in a beautiful garden. However, most of us just… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 1:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of their 20th anniversary, the bandmates of Solas have debuted a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to bring back past and present members to create a new studio album. Solas is the quintessential Irish-American band that plays Irish traditional music as well as original compositions, sometimes demonstrating an… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 12:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the record-breaking campaign for Vesper, an award-winning vibrator necklace, CRAVE is delighted to make both the Flex Programmable series and the Flex Greatest Hits series available on crowdfunding platform, Tilt. With Flex Programmable, CRAVE introduces a first-of-its kind application for a limited number of… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 11:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dallas-based ThinkCrowdFund, a crowdfunding validation and education technology company, is looking to close the funding gap women entrepreneurs face when it comes to access to capital. The company has partnered with MoolaHoop, a rewards-based crowdfunding platform, to help more women entrepreneurs raise capital using the… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 10:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AssetAvenue, a peer-to-peer lending platform for commercial real estate loans, is proud to announce that it has been selected to participate in the 2015 class of REach, the growth technology accelerator program sponsored by Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors (NAR)…. Read More

April 21, 2015 @ 4:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RutanRC, a company formed to develop, manufacture and distribute innovative RC (radio controlled) model aircraft, announced today its launch of a Kickstarter campaign to fund the tooling, development and initial production of its first models; Burt Rutan’s SpaceShipOne (SS1) and White Knight (WK). Burt Rutanʼs… Read More

April 21, 2015 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global real estate crowdfunding platform, Wealth Migrate, today announced the closing of a $12.7 million deal for the acquisition of four medical office buildings in Atlanta. This deal is the second of Wealth Migrate’s medical property deals in Atlanta and highlights a growing trend of… Read More

April 21, 2015 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This morning, Montreal-based Mosaic Manufacturing launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $75,000  for its new product,The Palette. The Palette is a technology that transforms virtually every 3D printer on the market into a multi-color printer, and allows existing machines to create functional electronic parts. Mosaic designed the device… Read More

April 21, 2015 @ 2:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking the help from his fans, Surfer Blood’s Thomas Fekete launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $76,000 for his medical bills. The alternative rock band’s guitarist revealed the news that he was diagnosed with the rare cancer, which continues to spread throughout his body:… Read More

April 21, 2015 @ 12:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The University of Oregon Foundation announced the launch of a new giving platform last week, to continue its support of UO’s initiatives. The new platform is built on top of technology from ScaleFunder, a crowdfunding tech provider focusing on nonprofit, university and technology funding. It launches with the… Read More

April 21, 2015 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfundraiser, a provider of services for equity crowdfunding, announces the addition of services geared toward companies looking to file Reg A+ offerings. Starting this June, when the ability to file Regulation A+ becomes completely effective, Crowdfundraiser and its partners, including attorneys and accountants, will be prepared… Read More

April 21, 2015 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Untapt, Inc., an automated recruiting platform that exclusively focused on connecting financial services companies with top tech talent, today announced the completion of a $3 million Series A Preferred Stock financing led by Tsai Capital Corporation and its affiliates. The round also included participation from SenaHill Investment… Read More

April 21, 2015 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

MyTime, the convenient way to book appointments online with over two million businesses nationwide, announced today it has raised $9.25 million in Series B financing. The company will use this funding to expand its sales and operations team and move deeper into merchant services with… Read More