February 12, 2015 @ 9:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Moff Band (Toy Fair 2015 Booth #3162), the wearable smart toy that turns a child’s every movement into realistic sounds, announces availability of the Moff Band on The Grommet (thegrommet.com), a curated, online marketplace and product launch platform. With its availability on The Grommet, Moff… Read More

February 12, 2015 @ 8:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly seven months after finding success on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, RRKIDZ, home of Reading Rainbow, has landed a new executive. Linda Benjamin has joined leading children’s media company as President of Global Strategy and Business Affairs. The news was announced by company co-founders Mark Wolfe and LeVar Burton.   Benjamin, most recently Executive… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Washington D.C. moms, Rebecca Melsky and Eva St. Clair launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $35,000 for their new kids fashion company, Princess Awesome. The name may at first give a mind image of “typical” stereotype girly girl ensembles that will leave… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Venture Beat recently reported that on Thursday (February 5th), House Judiciary Chairman, Bob Goodlatte re-introduced the Innovative Act, which is considered a bipartisan bill that may stop “patent trolls” in their tracks. The Electronic Freedom Frontier describes a troll as; “A patent troll uses patents as legal… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 2:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Money360 Inc. closed a $1,000,000 two-year term loan secured by a 5,000 square foot retail building in Las Vegas, Nevada. Money360 is a marketplace and peer-to-peer lending platform for real estate loans, enabling sponsors to transact directly with lenders via its online platform. The property securing… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 1:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

JetPay Payment Services, a division of JetPay Corporation (“JetPay” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: “JTPY”), a provider of debit and credit card processing, payroll, HR and prepaid card services, today announced that it helped WePay to successfully launch its Canadian Operations. WePay provides integrated payment services… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding on Indiegogo, Storm eBike has zoomed past $3.1 million thanks to over nearly 1,400 backers. Storm is an all terrain bike that incorporates a high density lithium ion battery that will power you up to speeds of 20 miles per hour and up to… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from her busy schedule, creator of Femsplain Amber Gordon sits down with Kickstarter to discuss more details about the quickly growing website. As previously reported, Femsplain is a fully functional, community-powered publisher founded in October 2014 to inspire change through storytelling. The website… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only a few hours until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, the very popular board game, Conan, is taking home at least $3 million thanks to nearly 15,000 backers. Conan is described as a miniature-based board games that pits on player, the overlord, who… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 8:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PicoBrew Inc., the company dedicated to technology for home craft beer creation and enjoyment, launched their second major product on Monday. KegSmarts,  the world’s smartest craft beer kegerator, was listed on crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter, Monday morning and within 28 hours had exceeded 100% of the… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

investUP (known as UP), the crowdfunding supermarket, launches its platform at Finovate Europe. UP brings the P2B (P2P and equity coming soon) crowdfunding market together in one place, enabling users to invest via one centralised portfolio. It allows investors to search for deals from all their… Read More

February 10, 2015 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On January 27, 2015, ZURU filed a complaint with the U.S District Court in New Jersey against Telebrands Corp. – Provisional Case No. 2:33-av-0001 – for Intellectual Property Infringement of Tinnus Enterprises‘ Bunch O Balloons. ZURU’s complaint is based on the contention that Telebrands Corp. is infringing Bunch O… Read More

February 10, 2015 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Orchard Platform, an analytics and investment platform focused on the global marketplace lending market, has announced a partnership with Mainspring Funding, a leading provider of aggregation and sales of small business loans. Through this partnership, institutional investors using Orchard will have access to loan portfolios… Read More

February 10, 2015 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AMPL Labs announced on Tuesday (February 10th) it has exceeded the initial goal of its Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to support development of its innovative AMPL SmartBackpack, raising more than $125,000 in contributions in just four days. The self-dubbed “World’s Smartest Backpack” is considered an intelligent mobile charging system integrated into an… Read More

February 10, 2015 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The streams have been crossed and the Keymaster and the Gatekeeper have come together! Cryptozoic Entertainment, creators of board and collectible card games, is bringing the world’s most highly respected group of paranormal investigators/exterminators to the table top with Ghostbusters: The Board Game. The game’s creators launched… Read More

February 10, 2015 @ 12:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week and a half until her band’s Kickstarter campaign comes to an end, TLC songstress Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas chats with AJC about the all-girl group’s crowdfunding success and their upcoming album. The TLC ladies, Chilli and Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, took the crowdfunding giant… Read More

February 10, 2015 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gulf Wealth Management (GWM) is offering the UK public the chance to become founder shareholders in the first digital wealth management e-commerce platform focused on the investment needs of the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC*) namely Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. GWM launched a… Read More

February 10, 2015 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

New Matter, a leader in consumer 3D printing, announced today the close of its Series A Funding round of $6.5M. Alsop Louie Partners led the round, with other notable investors including Arden Road Investments, Biotechonomy, Dolby Family Ventures, First Round Capital, Idealab and frogVentures, the investment arm… Read More

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

Last week, North Carolina Commerce Secretary, John Skvarla, revealed that crowdfunding could be the answer to small businesses in the state. According to the Triangle Business Journal, legislators filled a bill last month that would allow non-accredited investors to fund up to $2,000 into private ventures. The… Read More

February 10, 2015 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fans of Rob Zombie, rejoice! Devoted followers of the musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer may now continue to help fund his highly anticipated feature length film, 31 and receive pre-sale tickets to his upcoming summer tour. According to Icon vs Icon, Zombie will be embarking on a new nationwide… Read More