November 24, 2014 @ 12:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Beer drinkers, rejoice! There’s a new fashion accessory specifically for you that has made its way to Kickstarter. On Saturday (November 22nd), host of the National Geographic Channel’s Chug, Zane Lamprey, launched a campaign on the crowdfunding giant to raise $50,000. Within only two days, the project… Read More

November 24, 2014 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing its trend of industry firsts, Sausalito, California-based, Fred Water, hit Kickstarter to continue its crusade against sugar to another level by revealing its innovative stainless steel Fred Water Flask that makes water easy to carry in a pocket. Designed to fit perfectly in pockets, the flask shape… Read More

November 24, 2014 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring a new film to the big screen, Los Angeles director, writer and producer, Nick Corporon, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter earlier this month to raise $75,000 for the LGBT independent movie, Retake. According to its synopsis, Retake revolves around a young male… Read More

November 24, 2014 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the recent Crowdfunder UK crowdfunding campaign, launched by the Green Party, encouraging MP candidates across the country to fund the fees they need to stand in their areas, Natalie Bennett has launched her own project on the UK’s largest rewards-based crowdfunding platform in order to appeal… Read More

November 24, 2014 @ 12:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following a successful and rather quick equity crowdfunding raise on Crowdcube last year, Fruitful is launching a peer to peer lending platform for “everyday savers and full term commercial mortgage borrowers”.  The crowdfunding campaign had targeted a raise £140,000 for 8% equity.  In a note… Read More

November 22, 2014 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, creator of the infamous tor hardware router anonabox, August Germar, turned to Indiegogo to raise funds for the project after dealing with some drama (and suspension) on the platform’s competitor Kickstarter. While it had a great start on Indiegogo, and even raised its… Read More

November 22, 2014 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday (November 21st), co-founder and chief development officer of Indiegogo, Danae Ringelmann sat down with Bloomberg West to discuss users of the platform and the idea of crowdfunding for social good. During her interview, Ringlemann stated, “We’re seeing a broad spectrum, we’re seeing social entrepreneurs,… Read More

November 22, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Turning to the crowd after a very unfortunate circumstance, a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign has been launched to raise $950,000 for Canadian couple so they may pay off a medical bill that they received after the birth of their daughter in Hawaii. According to the campaign,… Read More

November 21, 2014 @ 5:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just two days into its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, already famous, Jolla Tablet, has continued to be a huge success and has reached $1,089,378 from 6,848 backers. As previously reported, the Jolla Tablet’s Sailfish OS is declared as an operating system that no one has ever experienced. It… Read More

November 21, 2014 @ 4:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CommunityLeader, Inc., a technology and service leader in the emerging crowdfunding industry and Breakaway Funding, LLC, a new crowdfunding portal platform announced the joint publication of “Community Banks: Sink or Crowdfund“— a whitepaper for community bankers on how to leverage the changing landscape in the… Read More

November 21, 2014 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Stamford, Lincolnshire-based crowdfunding platform, Build Backer, is currently accepting registrations from investors seeking a unique opportunity to invest in property developments through the fast-growing medium of crowdfunding. The new platform gives investors the ability to invest directly in a property development project alongside a developer… Read More

November 21, 2014 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RateSetter is celebrating yet another huge milestone! The UK-based peer to peer lender announced this week that it has officially hit £400M. The platform, which launched in September 2010, enables lenders to get fair returns while cutting the cost of borrowing. Capital is at risk. Lenders and… Read More

November 21, 2014 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday (November 20th), Internet giant, Google, announced the launch of its new crowdfunding tool for publishers known as the Contributor. The new website is designed to allow users to pay sites that they often visit a monthly fee. In return, they will no longer… Read More

November 21, 2014 @ 10:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Epilepsy Foundation announced this week a call for entries for the fourth annual epilepsy “Shark Tank” competition and is accepting submissions that represent the most innovative ideas in epilepsy and seizure treatment and care. The deadline for submitting a letter of intent is February 2, 2015…. Read More

November 21, 2014 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the CDC crowning the 2014 Ebola Outbreak as the most critical in history, We Are 1ne launches its ZERO EBOLA project in an effort to provide immediate financial relief, resources and long-term support to the affected countries and victims. ZERO EBOLA is a multi-tiered… Read More

November 21, 2014 @ 8:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Furthering their commitment to offering alternative finance and supporting the creative industries, Creative England has invested £150k in the UK’s crowdfunding network, Crowdfunder UK. Caroline Norbury, CEO of Creative England has also joined the Crowdfunder Board, effective immediately. The news comes as a recent report from… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 5:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With excitement continuing to build for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend, Formula One’s chief executive, Bernie Ecclestone, announced that he helped pay for the transportation of the Crowdcube-success Caterham F1’s team. Earlier this month, Caterham launched a campaign on the crowdfunding platform to raise funds for… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 5:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prodigy Network has announced the launch of its new real estate crowdfunding website, which will feature a secure transactional platform to permit accredited investors – certain investors who have regular income of over $200,000 or net worth, excluding their primary residence, of over $1 million… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 4:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Onevest, an equity crowdfunding provider, announced the launch of Learn.Onevest.com, a free peer-to-peer learning platform where startup founders and early stage investors may discover curated videos and articles to become more successful in the startup industry. “The mission of Learn.Onevest is to create an online learning community for… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Star Trek fans, rejoice! On Thursday (November 20th), Captain Kirk himself, William Shatner, debuted his first Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to raise $50,000 for his new book, Catch Me Up. The book introduces a fresh, modern approach to teaching seniors how to leverage their lifelong skill sets to… Read More