November 13, 2014 @ 5:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Exciting developments are abound at Cleverhash Technologies, which has been dubbed as the “mining company for the people” – with a dynamic new partnership and a wealth of special offers and new products for avid miners to enjoy. After making history last month with the… Read More

November 13, 2014 @ 4:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 36 hours until its crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, it appears that Caterhams F1 goal to raise £2.3 million to get to Abu Dhabi Grand Prix may fall short and end around £1.3. As previously reported, the team is currently undergoing a restructuring… Read More

November 13, 2014 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Ad Council is launching its first crowdfunding campaign on Tilt  to raise $50,000 so it will continue its national Bullying Prevention campaign. The program kicks off today and will run through mid-December with a goal of raising $100,000 to fund the production and distribution of new… Read More

November 13, 2014 @ 10:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Texas had 36,000 completed foreclosures between September 2013 and September 2014, the second most of any state during this time according to a recent report by Corelogic. This week, American Homeowner Preservation (“AHP”) was able to help an elderly couple avoid the wave of Texas foreclosures by providing them a… Read More

November 13, 2014 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Today, the second class to go through Boulder’s newest accelerator, BOOMTOWN, will take the stage at the Boulder Theater to showcase their products and services to investors, supporters and others. Each of the nine hand-picked startups appearing at the event will unveil their latest breakthroughs… Read More

November 13, 2014 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The National Cannabis Chamber of Commerce (NCCC) announced on Thursday (November 13th) that Cheryl Shuman, the leading branding and marketing professional in the legal marijuana industry and a significant advocate, has joined the Chamber’s Board of Directors as National Media Director. Since Shuman’s 2006 life-saving… Read More

November 13, 2014 @ 8:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Draper, Utah-based FŪZ Designs announced on Wednesday (November 12th) that it has been named a 2015 CES Best of Innovation Awards recipient for its product, Noke, which has been considered the world’s first bluetooth padlock. The award was revealed at Tuesday (November 11th) during the… Read More

November 12, 2014 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, a group of students at Boston University hit GoFundMe to raise $70,000 for the independent student-ran newspaper, The Daily Free Press. According to the campaign, the new paper will stop publishing its weekly print edition on December 31st if the media outlet doesn’t pay its… Read More

November 12, 2014 @ 2:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fuel3D, a developer of 3D scanning solutions, announced on Wednesday (October 12th) that it has been named a 2015 CES Best of Innovation Awards Honoree in the 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing category for its flagship 3D scanner product. Products entered in the CES Innovation Awards… Read More

November 12, 2014 @ 2:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday (November 10th), former producer of Rover’s Morning Glory radio show, Rob Garguilo, received the devastating news that his girlfriend and two children were struck by a vehicle while trying to cross a street. His five week old daughter, Serena, unfortunately passed away this morning… Read More

November 12, 2014 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In September, Cincinnati’s Braxton Brewery hit Kickstarter to raise $30,000 to  create what the brewhouse called “the Taproom of the Future.” The project not only hit its initial goal within just 34 hours and raised $71,885 from over 600 backers. It also surpassed previously record… Read More

November 12, 2014 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

DreamFund.com, the circle giving platform for important dreams, announced on Wednesday (November 12th) the launch of a family-friendly crowdfunding platform that also offers the benefits of an insured savings account. DreamFund.com allows “Dreamers” of all ages to not only raise – but also save  –… Read More

November 12, 2014 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Immerz, Inc., a developer of cutting edge products and technologies, announced on Wednesday (November 12th) the immediate availability of its wireless KOR-FX Gaming Vest following its successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, which surpassed its initial goal of $75,000 and raised $183,449 from 1201 backers this past July. Those… Read More

November 12, 2014 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday (November 11th), BitBite, which has been dubbed the “first” hearable/wearable device that automatically tracks a user’s eating habits and provides real-time dietary suggestions, launched its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $60,000 for the development of its innovative wearable technology. BitBite is an Automatic Dietary Recording… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 6:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Boulder, Colorado-based company, Kindara, recently debuted a pretail crowdfunding campaign for organizers claim as the first-ever basal body temperature (BBT) thermometer; “Wink”. The project has already generated over $60,000 in presales for its “home grown” crowdfunding campaign.  Kindara made the decision to skip over big,… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 4:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Supporting growing investor interest in peer-to-peer consumer loans, First Associates Loan Servicing, LLC. was recently selected to provide back-up loan servicing for Eaglewood Capital Management. Based in San Diego, First Associates Loan Servicing is one of the country’s fastest growing loan and lease servicers. An investment firm specializing in… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just when everyone was getting over anonabox’s crowdfunding campaign controversy on Kickstarter, the plug-in tor hardware router has unveiled new campaign on the global platform’s competitor, Indiegogo. As previously reported, Kickstarter shut down anonabox’s campaign after backers began to called foul on the project through Internet community, Reddit, when its creator, August… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, the University of Alabama in Birmingham launched its own crowdfunding platform, called Crowdfunding at UAB, as a way to help students, faulty, and staff secure funds for special projects. According to the University’s student-ran media outlet, UAB News, director of annual giving… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 12:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

During her visit to the small village of Ellsworth on Friday (November 7th), Wisconsin’s newly re-elected Lt. Governor, Rebecca Kleefisch, discussed ways for small start-ups to receive funding, one of which was crowdfunding. According to Pierce County Herald, Russ Korpela used crowdfunding to raise capital… Read More

November 11, 2014 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only fourteen days until its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, comes to an end, Bluesmart Technologies’ self-titled connected carry-on has raised $883,575 from 3,807 backers. Within the first few days on the global platform, the project received its initial goal of $50,000 and has continued to soak up the… Read More