February 23, 2015 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

truCrowd Texas, officially announced its application has been approved by the Texas State Securities Board. They are now legally registered as a Texas equity crowdfunding portal (TCP) and open for business. truCrowd enables local startups and businesses from any industry to raise up to $1 million per… Read More

February 21, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This past fall, Abbeville, Louisiana woman by the name of Fallon Mouton raised $4,600 through GoFundMe campaign supposedly for a Texas man, Moses Perez, who recently lost his fiancée, Jessica Rodriguez, due to giving birth complications. The funds were to help the family “make ends meet.” Unfortunately, Mouton… Read More

February 20, 2015 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Helping a friend in need, filmmaker and actor Jon Favreau has announced his support for Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson’s new fast food restaurant Loco’l. According to ContactMusic, the cooking duo launched an Indiegogo campaign last month seeking funds for the Loco’l, which will “revolutionize” fast… Read More

February 20, 2015 @ 3:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gianfranco and Serena Cordero, a father-daughter team who are winemakers specializing in the production of extravagant wines from Italy’s Piedmont region, raised $750K in crowdfunding from NakedWines.com wine enthusiasts to develop wines under their own family label Today, they’re producing Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera wines… Read More

February 20, 2015 @ 2:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, tragic struck in Las Vegas when a mother of four was killed after a road rage incident. According to previous reports, Tammy Meyers was giving her daughter a driver’s lesson on February 12th. After wrapping up the lesson, she took control of the vehicle… Read More

February 20, 2015 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday (February 18th), Fairway America, a Portland-based company, launched a new crowdfunding platform dedicated to small balance real estate (SBRE). According to Portland Business Journal, Fairway America’s SBREfunds.com allows SBRE entrepreneurs to obtain practical tools, resources, and insights on how to build and run… Read More

February 20, 2015 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In a statement yesterday (Thursday, February 19th), the Ontario Securities Commission shared they expect to release crowdfunding rules this coming summer.  The proposed rules entered a comment period last year and the Commission has been in the process of reviewing the feedback; “The comment period… Read More

February 20, 2015 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday (February 17th), Los Angeles-based Beam Labs launched a Kickstarter campaign with a goal to raise $200,000 for its new self-titled projector. According to its description, the Beam is a small project that assists you in daily activities and is controlled with any smartphone and tablet…. Read More

February 20, 2015 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last summer, news broke out that New York resident Eric Garner died after police officer Daniel Panaloe, put him in a chokehold. The death was apparently caused by Garner refusing the orders from Panaloe and other law enforcement official, Justin Damico. Since the shocking news (and video… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last fall, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced its new insurance feature that gives backers ease of mind when it comes to campaign scams. The new feature provides a refund if backers do not receive the finished product within three months of its estimated delivery date…. Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

iTraq announces the newest geolocation device available to consumers that allows for tracking anywhere there is cellular service has hit Indiegogo. The project launched on the global crowdfunding platform on Wednesday (February 18th) and immediately gained funding momentum, raising over $40,000 in less than two days…. Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 2:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Inspirational jewelry company, showtheLOVE launched a Kickstarter campaign  and in less than four days, backers helped them surpass its goal needed for production of “She Believed She Could, So She Did” collection. This reinforces women’s desires to rise up and make their dreams a reality. With 24 days… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 1:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to give students and faculty a place to fund projects, the University of Pittsburgh has launched a crowdfunding platform dedicated to those apart of the panther family. According to Pittsburgh Business Times, EngagePitt allows donors to contribute to campaigns that are created and ran by… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 12:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over six months ago, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter unveiled a new algorithm system for the platform to determine if submitted projects are following its rules. As previously reported, the algorithm scans review keywords in the campaign, the creator’s past track record on the platform and if similar campaigns… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced this week that it has agreed to acquire Kickstarter-success LoopPay, the acclaimed mobile wallet solutions provider that turns existing magnetic stripe readers into secure, contactless receivers. LoopPay’s technology has the potential to work in approximately 90% of existing point-of-sale (POS) terminals,… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 10:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Star Wars and The Book of Eli writer, Gay Whitta launched a campaign on book publishing crowdfunding platform Inkshares to raise funds for his new novel, Abomination.  Whitta wrote on the campaign’s website, “Hi! My name is Gary and I’m a screenwriter turned author. My best-known work is my original screenplay for The… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

DonorDrive, a peer-to-peer fundraising software, has released their free State of  Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Report 2015, a yearly report that examines this rapidly-changing space for nonprofits and gives them the intelligence they need to make vital revenue decisions this year. Co-founder and CEO of Global Cloud… Read More

February 19, 2015 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PropFunds L.P., doing business in the real estate crowdfunding arena, has funded approximately $2,000,000 of first trust deeds in the past two months. The property types have primarily been multi-family projects in the greater Los Angeles market and the annualized yields to PropFunds investors are projected to… Read More

February 18, 2015 @ 4:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until their crowdfunding campaign comes to a close on Kickstarter, the ladies of TLC have not only received well over its initial $150,000 goal thanks to nearly 3,800 backers,  but the ladies are also sharing their appreciation for their supporters by… Read More

February 18, 2015 @ 3:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

GameSpot recently announced that Kickstarter-success The Stomping Land is now in a limbo state due to its art lead quitting and its creator no longer responding to emails from concerned backers. Back in June 2013, the multiplayer dinosaur-survival game took to the crowdfunding giant seeking only $20,000…. Read More