November 20, 2014 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Money360, Inc., a peer-to-peer (P2P) real estate lending marketplace, has closed a $2 million commercial real estate loan crowdfunded by accredited investors. This was the third loan closed by Money360 in September. Money360 is on track to fund $25 million in peer-to-peer real estate loans before… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 2:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

San Diego-based Capital Services Group, Inc. announced on Thursday (November 20th) that crowdfunding expert Richard Swart, who has served on the Company’s advisory committee since April, has been appointed to the Company’s board of directors. Founder and CEO, Thomas Carter, stated, “As an advisor, Richard has been… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 12:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Today, PALMco, a family owned and operated energy supply company, announced a recommitment to funding environmental science projects in partnership with DonorsChoose.org, a non-profit crowdfunding platform where teachers can request classroom resources. As part of the DonorsChoose.org “Double Your Impact” initiative, PALMco will fund 50% of qualified… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 12:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdStreet, a crowdfunding marketplace connecting accredited investors with institutional-quality real estate investments, announced it has listed an equity investment opportunity for Timber Oaks, an 11-building, Class A multifamily property in the Dallas metro area. The opportunity is sponsored by Windmill Investments LLC, a privately held,… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Capital Services Group, Inc. announced on Thursday (November 20th) that it has entered into a strategic alliance with FundAmerica Securities, LLC., whereby EquityRound.com, Capital Services Group’s online marketplace for companies raising capital under Rule 506(c) will refer interested, qualified accredited investors to FundAmerica to provide sales… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

San Diego-based Brio launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter this week to raise $50,000 for its new self-titled safe and smart power outlet. Within only two days, the project reached over $42,000. Brio Safe provides wall-to-wall peace of mind in the home by defaulting the… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based, Lunar Mission, Ltd., launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise £600,000 for its new project, Lunar Mission One. The project is considered the “lunar mission for everyone” and has so far raised £252,753 from nearly 3,000 backers. Lunar Mission One is described as the… Read More

November 20, 2014 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, an Abbeville, Louisiana woman was arrested for “defrauding donors” through a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe. According to an Austin, Texas news station, Taylor, Texas law enforcement officials stated that Fallon Mouton raised $4,600 through the campaign for a Texas man, Moses Perez,… Read More

November 19, 2014 @ 4:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday morning (November 19th), Finland-based, Jolla, launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to raise $380,000 for its new self-titled tablet. The unique tablet has been dubbed by the company as the world’s “first crowdsource tablet” to surface. Within only hours of its debut on the… Read More

November 19, 2014 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding gets simplified today (November 19th) with the launch of Krowdster, which has been dubbed the world’s first crowdfunding analytics, research and supporter discovery tool. Taking the guess work out of decision making, campaign creation and supporter engagement, the unique Krowdster web app is powered… Read More

November 19, 2014 @ 2:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

New York City-based Outernet, known as the “Humanity’s Public Library,” launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo last week to raise $200,000 for its new product, the Lantern. Within only five days, the project surpassed its initial goal and is currently standing at nearly $219,000. According… Read More

November 19, 2014 @ 12:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The upcoming feature film, The Bridge, brings together a cast of iconic rock musicians, some of whom will make their film debut: Joe Elliott of Def Leppard, Al Jourgensen of Ministry, Joey Santiago of the Pixies, Eddie Ojeda of Twisted Sister, Tiny Biuso of Doyle (Ex-Misfit) / TSOL , Ricky Warwick of Black Star Riders/Thin Lizzy and Sin Quirin of Ministry. Director/writer Bobby Field, with producers Denise Bohdan and Jason… Read More

November 19, 2014 @ 11:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo, announced on Wednesday (November 19th) its reduced fees and added support for nonprofit and social-change campaigns linked with the third annual international #GivingTuesday initiative. #GivingTuesday encourages people worldwide to celebrate generosity. Cause-related campaigns that launch through the #GivingTuesday partnership page on Indiegogo before December 2nd will receive fee discounts of at least 10%… Read More

November 19, 2014 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PENSCO has expanded The PENSCO Marketplace with the addition of four new crowdfunding portals – LendZoan, Equity Round, EarlyShares and SilverPortalXchange. The new participants join the original five sites, which are CircleUp, HealthiosXchange, I-Bankers Direct, RockThePost and Zanbato, in the online marketplace, a first-of-its-kind network of crowdfunding providers, products and services, giving individual accredited investors unparalleled access to… Read More

November 19, 2014 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Spindle, Inc., a provider of mobile commerce solutions, announced that Tony VanBrackle has been appointed to its board of directors effective immediately. In this capacity, VanBrackle will help Spindle refine and execute its strategy for delivering a comprehensive mobile commerce solution that serves the needs… Read More

November 19, 2014 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday (November 18th), Empatica, Inc., an affective computing startup focused on human data analytics,  launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to develop its first ever consumer offering, The Embrace. The device is an all-in-one watch and medical-quality wearable device, is designed for people seeking to improve… Read More

November 19, 2014 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ganjapreneur, a website dedicated to cannabis business news and culture, recently published an interview with Matt Gray, CEO of The Stoner’s Cookbook, a resource for marijuana culinary enthusiasts to find and share infused recipes. In the interview, Gray discussed how he became involved in the project over… Read More

November 18, 2014 @ 6:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from their successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, the Arx Pax labs team invited professional skateboarder, Tony Hawk, to check out and test ride the already famous Hendo Hoverboard at the company’s headquarters in Los Gatos, California last Wednesday (November 12th). As previously reported,… Read More

November 18, 2014 @ 5:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Pangaea Services, Inc., the creators of Indiegogo-success The Defender, announced that it is participating in the crowdfunding giant’s new forever funding program.  As previously reported, The Defender is made to provide confidence and peace of mind, by taking crime prevention to the… Read More

November 18, 2014 @ 12:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to put an end to the devastating progressive disorder of the nervous system, Parkinson’s Disease (PD), a group of scientists at the University of Edinburgh developed a new program known as Parkure and has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Sharein to raise £150,000 so they… Read More