April 21, 2015 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdStreet, a commercial real estate marketplace solution leader that connects accredited investors with institutional-quality real estate investments, today announced the launch of CrowdStreet Sponsor Direct, a new private-label product platform for real estate operators and developers (sponsors) that want to offer crowdfunded real estate fundraising… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 4:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to put more criminals behind bars, London-based Facewatch recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to capture £500,000 for its multi-functional reporting platform. Founded in March 2010, Facewatch’s platform allows businesses, the police and the public to work together to help reduce high volume low-level acquisitive crime…. Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, transportation giant Uber Detroit announced the launch of the #UberPartnerKen Movement, which was to help a GoFundMe campaign for one of its drivers, Ken Broskey, as he tries to pay off his mortgage before he passes away from cancer. As previously reported, Uber announced that it… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PledgeMusic is thrilled to announce Scott Hueston as its new Head of Artist Solutions, North America. Sharing his enthusiasm for the position, Hueston stated: “I’m thrilled to be joining a fantastic team that’s dedicated to providing the best possible resources to artists. PledgeMusic’s fluid platform is… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Grammy-winning music producer Tamara Saviano has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for a new documentary that focuses on the life of famous folk singer, musician, songwriter, recording artist, and performer, Guy Clark. Per its synopsis, Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Acquire Real Estate has created an exchange that offers investors a tool to put their equity interests up for re-sale, affording them possible liquidity with what are traditionally long term, illiquid investments. Steven Bettinger, CEO of Acquire, stated: “The Acquire Exchange addresses the biggest concern that… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring a new service to smartphones, UK-based SALLON launched a crowdfunding campaign on Funding Tree for its new salon booking and networking mobile app. According to its description, SALLON app works on the same principles as transportation booking app, Uber. This new network is perfect for city dwellers who… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

To commemorate serving its one-millionth girl this spring, the nonprofit organization Girls on the Run is starting a One-in-a-Million Challenge on social media to give people everywhere a chance to celebrate the people in their lives who they think are one in a million! The… Read More

April 18, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to join the newly defined “Crypto Revolution,” comedian and political activist Russell Brand recently declared his support for the cryptocurrency, bitcoin. According to Newsbtc, Brand, who has joined forced with StartJOIN so that he may attract more attention to crowdfunding and digital literacy programs, stated:… Read More

April 18, 2015 @ 7:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an effort to help those seeking money for medical/health campaigns, crowdfunding platform Indiegogo shared some tips on how these type projects can ultimately receive the funds they need. The popular funding platform’s Breanna DiGiammarino stated: “Crowdfunding proved an effective aid for the Villanova family, as well as thousands of others… Read More

April 18, 2015 @ 7:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to rescue the state of California from its devastating drought, 84-year-old actor William Shatner has announced plans to launch a $30 billion crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for a pipeline that will bring water to the endangered state. During an interview with Yahoo! Shatner stated: “California’s in the midst of… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to make a few changes to its reward-based crowdfunding platform, RocketHub announced this week that it has been acquired by entrepreneur networking site, EFactor for $15 million. According to Entrepreneur, RocketHub, which operates in over 190 different countries and regions, will continue to exist as its… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 1:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking support for the battle against the disease, Alzheimer’s, Knocked Up star Seth Rogen has joined forces with Crowdrise to raise funds for his charity organization Hilarity for Charity during the Crowdrise Holiday Challenge. Hilarity for Charity is an organization that takes a new approach to fighting… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 1:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its Kickstarter campaign comes to end, Tiko3D’s self-titled 3D printer has successfully raised more than $2 million thanks to nearly 11,600 backers. The creators of the Tiko Unibody 3D Printer designed the device to make it high quality and easy… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, singer and songwriter Amanda Palmer launched a crowdfunding campaign on Patreon to raise funds for her upcoming projects, which consists of making new art and traveling to Berlin, Germany to record an album in German. The new projects surfaced just two years after she captured… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance, a Chinese marketplace that specializes in lending and credit decisioning, announced that it has reached a new milestone – in the first two months since it launched the service, the company has provided more than 800,000 loans to Chinese borrowers over its… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 10:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Nashville-based Kickshark debuted a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its new 11 port USB-C docking station, HydraDock, for the new Apple Retina MacBook. Supporting networking, storage, interconnects, and most importantly displays, the HydraDock is the only available docking product for the new MacBook. While sharing details… Read More

April 17, 2015 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Barracuda luggage, the new fully-collapsible carry-on with built-in tray, ergonomic swivel handle, advanced GSM-GPRS technology, easy open flap and USB charger, has doubled its crowdfunding goal on Kickstarter in just two days since launch; raising over $40,000 in the process. Co-founder and operations at Barracuda, Kiran Bhogadi,… Read More

April 16, 2015 @ 4:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Chairman of Cornwall’s Crowdfunder, Rob Love, will head up the #VOOM: Pitch to Rich panel in Brighton, in search of the best business minds across the UK Virgin Media Business’ Pitch to Rich 2015 competition to award Britain’s biggest ever business prize will be kick started… Read More

April 16, 2015 @ 4:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up new ways for campaigns to become more successful, global crowdfunding platform Kickstarter recently unveiled its 96 Reward Ideas to help achieve funding goals. Team members, Carol Benovic and Sid Orlando, took to the platform’s blog and wrote: “Offering great rewards is one of the best ways to encourage support… Read More