January 19, 2015 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in June 2013, Kickstarter posted a letter to everyone regarding the crowdfunding giant’s campaign for a seduction guide – which was pulled from the platform after it was fully funded. A previously reported, the “Above the Game: A Guide to Getting Awesome with Women”… Read More

January 19, 2015 @ 1:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

New Hong Kong and Shanghai-based crowdfunding platform Kliptap is ready to become the ultimate funding tool for social causes in Asia. According to e27, Kliptap recently became a graduate from Chinaccelerator’s batch VI and received $30,000 in funding for 6% in equity. The new platform… Read More

January 19, 2015 @ 12:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdStreet, a crowdfunding marketplace connecting accredited investors with institutional-grade real estate investments, today announced it has posted an $18.4 Million equity fund investment opportunity, Olympus Fund IV, consisting of three Class A multifamily assets. The fund will add two to three more multifamily properties in 2015… Read More

January 19, 2015 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring some new beats to their fans, the ladies of TLC have launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $150,000 for their fifth and final album. TLC started in the early 90’s and became a huge sensation throughout the years thanks to their… Read More

January 19, 2015 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based  peer-to-peer lender,Lending Works, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Mackay to the fast-growing peer-to-peer lending company’s Board as a Non-Executive Director.  Mackay has extensive experience in global financial markets, having most recently worked as a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley. For seven years, he… Read More

January 19, 2015 @ 8:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

A new and innovative way for people to invest in the UK residential property market has emerged, with the launch of crowdfunding platform, Property Partner. Property Partner enables people to invest in individual residential properties, just as they can in company stocks. They then receive a monthly… Read More

January 17, 2015 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, London-based Business First Magazine debuted its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £75,000 so that it may expand it’s already growing publication. The publish is an established magazine that is seeking to celebrate the “spirit of enterprise” in the same way as U.S.’s… Read More

January 17, 2015 @ 10:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only 18 more days until the crowdfunding campaign of their new film Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous comes to an end, award-winning cinematographer Christopher Doyle and producer Jenny Suen sat down with Kickstarter to share details about his latest project. Doyle wrote on the campaign’s website,… Read More

January 17, 2015 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Kickstarter debuted its redesigned iOS app. This release comes nearly two years after the app first surfaced on iPhones everywhere, and it comes with new features that will draw in more and more backers of the crowdfunding giant’s platform. According to Fast Co. Design,… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 4:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking matters into their own hands, the members of the Florida Brewers Guild have launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $100,000 to save all of the state’s breweries from a lawsuit. Sharing details about the situation, the members wrote, “Recently the very industry we… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fresh off the 2015 CES in Las Vegas, CEO of Indiegogo Slava Rubin sat down with Huffington Post’s tech editor Michael Rundle to discuss the differences between crowdfunding platforms and technology shows like CES. According to Huffington, CES 2015 features 20,000 product launches and 1.8… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 2:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dr. G. Patrick Flanagan’s InDemand NEO Neurophone Indiegogo has neared three quarters of a million dollars raised for research and development to bring ultrasonic brain stimulation wearable technology to the crowd. Within its first day, NEO’s crowdfunding campaign quickly surpassed its initial goal of $100,000… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 1:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to bring a fan favorite to the market, Skokie, Illinois-based Mayfair Games, along with Cone Hill Games, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $300,000 for its Parks and Recreation inspired board game, The Cones of Dunshire.  For those who haven’t watched the hit… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Eureeca has experienced one of the fastest periods of growth ever recorded in the crowdfunding world during its first year of inception. Through its innovative funding practices, the crowdfunding platform has lowered the barriers to entry giving greater opportunities for investors and businesses. All this has been… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 10:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In just under 24 hours, Florida-based Novelsys has managed to surpass their funding goal of $60,000 for its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for Ampere, a smart wireless charging phone sleeve. During the first 10 days of the campaign, the project surpassed its initial $60,000 goal and… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

3Doodler 2.0, the reinvented model of the world’s first 3D printing pen, today became the first hardware product on Kickstarter to hit over $1 million in a second ‘sequel’ campaign. 3Doodler 2.0 smashed its Kickstarter goal on Thursday the 15th January, raising over $1 million in funding from the Kickstarter community in… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Irish bookmaker, Paddy Power, has teamed with up with David Ginola to launch a crowdfunding campaign through UK platform Crowdfunder called Team Ginola.  The project is seeking £2.3 million to support Ginola’s FIFA presidency bid and will be used to deliver a comprehensive global marketing and communications… Read More

January 16, 2015 @ 8:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Venovate, a new approach to alternative asset classes, participated in the cross border equity crowdfunding offer of Bitreserve.  Investors backed the project on Crowdcube in the UK and Venovate in the US.  The total funding topped $10 million and will officially close on January 19th… Read More

January 15, 2015 @ 4:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ciphrex Corp , a software company in the emerging field of cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies, announced it has completed the sale of its Series A stock offering. The company, based in San Diego, was co-founded by Eric Lombrozo and Enrique Lombrozo just over a year ago. Its… Read More

January 15, 2015 @ 4:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

ZZ, Inc., a developer of industry-leading technology solutions, has launched crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its new device KeyMouse, which combines a keyboard and mouse in a more efficient and ergonomic design. The company made an appearance at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015… Read More