April 10, 2015 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lending Works, the first peer-to-peer lender to have insurance against borrower default risk, announces that its new features for the UK pensions market are now live.  The multiple launches come as Lending Works is well on target to hit their forecasted £25m milestone of loans this… Read More

April 9, 2015 @ 4:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s the gift that just keeps giving… and giving… and continuing to give until either its batteries die or you find a way to destroy it. California brothers Travis and Nick Peterson recently took to popular reward-based platform Kickstarter to raise only $7,500 for the “best… Read More

April 9, 2015 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to bring its gluten-free beers concepts to life, Bellfield Brewery recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to help fund its dedicated gluten-free brewery in Edinburgh. According to its campaign, the new craft brewery with a mission: to make Gluten Free (GF) beers and lagers… Read More

April 9, 2015 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rad Power Bikes, an electric bike company out of Seattle, Washington, is redefining the affordable electric bike with their electric fat bike, the RadRover. In just five days, the company surpassed their funding goal on Indiegogo and sold over 80 of their electric fat bikes. The RadRover combines quality, dependability,… Read More

April 9, 2015 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bumper Bot, a Brooklyn-based startup, has announced that its unique bumper saving technology is now available for pre-order on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. An industry first, the Bumper Bot product is designed specifically to save drivers from bumps, scrapes, and more serious bumper damage through the use… Read More

April 9, 2015 @ 1:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zivix, the technology company striving to make music accessible to everyone, continued its commitment to education, announcing more than 100 jamstik+ SmartGuitars are earmarked for Little Kids Rock, Romeo Music, MacPhail Center for Music, MyMusicRX, Notes for Notes and other amazing organizations. This mission coincides… Read More

April 9, 2015 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last fall, Crowdfund Insider shared details about the infamous Tor hardware router, Anonabox. The device received some negative attention after Kickstarter decided pulled the plug on its nearly $600,000 funded campaign when backers began to question the creator, August Germar, and the details that was given about the project…. Read More

April 9, 2015 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

nthing, a promising South Korean IoT startup backed by SparkLabs and MousQ Angels, announced today the launch of its Kickstarter campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to fund the production of its new product, Planty. Planty is an internet-connected planter that simplifies the urban gardening experience through a… Read More

April 9, 2015 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

2,500 Naked Wines investors have backed relatively unknown French winemaker Jean Marc Astruc – pre-ordering 30,000 bottles of wine to raise over £190,000 in under a week. For 12 years, Jean Marc was the President of his local wine co-operative. But after a tough couple of… Read More

April 9, 2015 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

An initial £750,000 of funding from Virgin StartUp will be available for up to 100 businesses that successfully run a campaign on the UK’s No 1 rewards-based crowdfunding platform. As part of the pioneering partnership, those who raise funding through Crowdfunder UK, could be automatically eligible for a Virgin… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, popular reward-based crowdfunding platform Kickstarter unveiled its Transparency Report 2014 that shared details about the year’s trademark claims, DMCA requirements, and government and law enforcement requests. The platform shared: “Kickstarter’s mission is to help bring creative projects to life. As part of that mission, we work… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, a white police officer in North Charleston, South Carolina named Michael T. Slager was charged with the murder of an unarmed man, Walter L. Scott, after a video that revealed exactly happened during the situation surfaced. According to New York Times, Slager stated that… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 2:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to share some details about his company and its popular invention, SkyCloud Vaporizer, CEO of Kandypen Graham Gibson sat down with Tech.Co to discuss the project’s success and an investment it received from Just Develop It. During the interview, Gibson revealed the key goals of the… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 1:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Indiana’s Memories Pizza began to receive major backlash when its owners, Kevin and Crystal O’Connor, announced their support for the state’s newly passed Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which allows businesses to decline any services to those who do not agree with their beliefs…. Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 11:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cogobuy Group, an e-commerce company dedicated to serving China’s electronics manufacturing industry, announced it has implemented a strategic cooperation with JD.com, Inc. to jointly build out an intelligent hardware ecosystem. Last month, JD.com announced its crowdfunding platform’s official launch while pulling together domestic enterprises to jointly build an Internet ecosystem…. Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The WEZR team, a French innovative weather tracking technology company, today announced it has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its self-titled all weather wearable tracker. Co-founder at WEZR, Stephane Diner, stated: “Today, new technology tools, consumer performance expectations, the immediacy of the connected world we… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 9:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, uBiome has announced a partnership with HelloFlo, a health and wellness resource for women, to crowdsource a study of the pregnancy micro biome. uBiome will be partnering with HelloFlo as they launch their new product geared toward women… Read More

April 8, 2015 @ 8:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PointNurse, a new telehealth and telemedicine startup company, has announced a partnership with Palo Alto based Swarm Fund to help create the first Global Telemedicine and Telehealth Distributive Collaborative Organization. PointNurse joined four other companies selected by the Swarm Fund community in their incubator and… Read More

April 7, 2015 @ 4:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Today, Cloud Ten Pictures announced that the second film in the Left Behind series has been green-lighted for wide theatrical distribution. The date of release is dependent on when the film can be completed. In order to enter the pre-production phase as soon as possible and ensure… Read More

April 7, 2015 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Indiegogo’s Campaign Specialist and writer of Crowdfunding for Filmmakers: The Way to a Successful Film Campaign, John T. Trigonis, offered up his funding advice during a TEDx event in Jersey City. The discussion’s description reads: “Ever since the Statue of Liberty, crowdfunding has been bringing people together in… Read More