October 8, 2014 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lending a hand to one of Liverpool’s well-known arts venues, singer/songwriter Sir Paul McCartney has announced his support towards famed concert hall, St. Luke’s Church. This news comes just a couple months after a crowdfunding campaign supporting the historic building hit CrowdfunderUK. As previously reported,… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 12:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Toronto-based tech startup, Mass Fidelity, debuted a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo last month for its new wireless speaker system, The Core, with a mission to raise only $48,000. During its 30-day run, the project exceeded its funding goal and also managed to receive $711,229 thanks to 2,000… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Comedian/actress Sarah Silverman and creative agency Droga5, co-creators of “The Great Schlep,” have reunited to create a new campaign called The Equal Payback Project, which launched on Wednesday (October 8th), to help close the wage gap between men and women. The National Women’s Law Center… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The EquityHunt index closed the third quarter by reaching its highest average Internal Rate of Return (IRR) this year. EquityHunt is a crowdfunding platform that connects real estate sponsors/developers with interested accredited investors. The index uses projected IRR values from the deals the sponsors/developers post on… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdfunderUK is rolling out UK-wide campaigns after the success of the campaign for Crowdfund Cornwall. The next four cities immediately benefiting from a region-specific campaign rollout will be Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool and Edinburgh. Crowdfunding projects across the cities have already raised substantial funds in their respective… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 8:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

WePay, a provider of payments for platforms, introduced announced on Wednesday (October 8th) its latest product, WePay Clear, which allows platforms to facilitate payments while WePay manages fraud, risk and compliance from behind the scenes. CEO of WePay, Bill Clerico shared,“Most online platforms have an… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 8:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfundraiser announced on Wednesday (October 8th) a new partnership with equity crowdfunding professionals for financing startup companies through various equity crowdfunding platforms. Currently, Crowdfundraiser is focused on Title I crowdfunding, which includes rewards and donations for various projects and personal campaigns. The company’s latest partnerships and… Read More

October 8, 2014 @ 7:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

American Homeowner Preservation (“AHP”) reached a milestone this week by helping its 500th borrower stay in their home and avoid foreclosure with a loan modification. To counter the devastation of the housing collapse, recession and foreclosure crisis, AHP crafted a socially-conscious business model that aims to get borrowers… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 5:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Boston-based Day for Night Games has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $500,000 for a new first-person video game known as The Black Glove. The company has assembled a team of former Irrational Games developer, who helped create famous games BioShock and BioShock Infinite.  According to the campaign’s website,… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 4:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On August 9th, the “mysterious” comedian behind the Facebook Page, God, launched a Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for billboard advertisements that support God and his love for gay people in the hometown of infamous religion organizations, Westboro Bapitst Church. During its final days on the crowdfunding platform, the project has… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Snoop Dogg is making his way back to Tilt! The famed rapper and YouTube star took the crowdfunding platform with a new campaign that is dedicated to raise funds for Inner City Urban Development (ICUD) football league in Des Moines, Iowa. The ICUD is a community-based… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Proud parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and siblings will soon be able to watch, along with encourage, the progress of the next generation through a new online social platform for students called the Acknowledge Xc. Acknowledge Xc, which is offering 15% equity for £100,000 to investors… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 12:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ambi Labs is ready to bring air condition controls to your smartphone. The Sacramento-based launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter on Monday (October 6th) to raise funds for its Ambi Climate. Originally seeking only $25,000, the project has already surpassed its initial goal and raised over… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday (October 7th), Chandler, AZ-based Eggcyte has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to help fund its new personal web server and storage device, The Egg. Offering 64/128/256GB of storage and Wi-Fi connectivity, The Egg permits consumers to share their photos, videos and other personal content… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Business crowdfunding platform Fundable and office supply retailer Staples have teamed up to launch the first Crowd2Shelf Contest. The event drew in thousands of startups across the U.S. to compete for a chance to fund their way to Staples’ shelves. A panel of innovation experts, including Fundable and… Read More

October 7, 2014 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform Crowdfundraiser is now offering unlimited access to the company’s web-based portal for a low monthly rate of $70. The shift allows the company to offer services to individuals and groups who may have a need for regular fundraising month-over-month, but who may not… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 5:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday (October 6), the Texas Theatre announced it has teamed up with independent film crowdfunding platform, Seed&Spark, in an effort to raise funds to put a Digital Cinema Package (DCP) Projection inside the historic theater. DCP is the new industry standard projection and file format… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 4:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring his easy-to-use standing desk to the market, Harvard grad and resident dean, Luke Leafgren, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for the StandStand. StandStand has been noted to be the “only truly portable” standing desk. It can be used anywhere and… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chicago-based tech startup and creators of the Kickstarter-success TAKTIK, LUNATIK has launched a $100,000 crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its new iPhone 6 waterproof cases TAKTIK 360 + AQUATIK. Within the first few hours, the project raised over $31,000 thanks to nearly 375 backers. LUNATIK… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 2:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Econeers, the “green sister platform for sustainable investments” of SeedMatch, has launched an interesting campaign on their  platform – a project to crowdfund trees. For only 10 days, the crowd has the option to finance trees with a minimum investment of € 250.00.  Outside of replanting… Read More