June 20, 2014 @ 8:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

GOkey, the multi-purpose electronic keychain accessory, has extended its Indiegogo campaign in order to reach their newly instituted stretch goals. Potential backers now have until July 3rd to back the new multi-function keychain accessory that acts as a portable battery charger for mobile devices, flash drive,… Read More

June 20, 2014 @ 8:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canada based organic manufacturing company Eggshell Resources, has chosen Optimize Capital Markets to list its equity crowdfunding offering for a total of $3 million in growth capital and product development. Eggshell Resources,  has developed a technology that extracts the protein and calcium from eggshells to… Read More

June 20, 2014 @ 8:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Successful Solar Roadways’ crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo has just a few hours left until it closes, the campaign has raised over $2.1 million from more than 47,000 supporters. As previously reported by Crowdfund Insider, the fascinating project launched the campaign to raise $1,000,000 to replace the… Read More

June 20, 2014 @ 7:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

It is an accepted norm that one has to be in Silicon Valley to make it big in an internet startup or New York City to get to the top of the finance industry or Los Angeles for the movie business. One of the reasons… Read More

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

CEO of EarlyShares Joanna Schwartz spoke to CNBC’s Realty Check to discuss real estate crowdfunding. Ms. Schwartz states that the real estate funding option is “really taking off” in the U.S. and that is outpacing other sectors in equity crowdfunding. EarlyShares is a equity-based crowdfunding… Read More

June 19, 2014 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

ieCrowd, the discovery-to-market commercialization platform for innovations that solve global challenges, today announces it has raised an additional $2.2 million bringing total funding to $7 million. Investors include physicians, healthcare professionals, and other private funders from around the world. The funding will be used to accelerate… Read More

June 19, 2014 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

San Francisco-based crowdfunding platform Crowdtilt and Illuminate the Arts, announced on Thursday they are launching a civic crowdfunding initiative as part of an effort to keep The Bay Lights by artist Leo Villareal shining until 2026. The campaign can be found at The Bay Lights website and aims… Read More

June 19, 2014 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With his new film “Wish I Was Here” set to hit theaters July 25th, actor-turned-filmmaker Zach Braff along with his co-star Donald Fasion sat down with Time Warner Cable News’ Victor Diaz to discussing the highly anticipated comedy/drama. Last year, Braff launched a crowdfunding campaign… Read More

June 19, 2014 @ 12:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

One Direction bandmate and footballer Louis Tomlinson is teaming up with previous Chairman of football club Doncaster Rovers, John Ryan, to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdfunder on Thursday. The famous singer, who also plays for the Doncaster Rovers Reserves, is asking fans and football supporters to… Read More

June 19, 2014 @ 12:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CTQuan Simultaneously Launches Overseas Investment Fund. Chinese equity crowdfunding platform CTQuan recently raised approximately $4 million in financing round. Established in 2011, the platform was founded by top Chinese investors Lei Jun, Xiaoping Xu, and Kaifu Lee. It helps startups find their investors by leveraging the data… Read More

June 19, 2014 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ballast IP Capital Group, LLC (BIPC) will announce its launch at the Power of Crowdfunding Conference at the House of Sweden. Attorney Scott Popma, who is leaving the partnership at Finnegan, Henderson to start BIPC, is an intellectual property and crowdfunding JOBS Act expert. He… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 6:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

While the Irish government continues to have no plans to regulate the funding method option at this time, the country’s financial services regulator Central Bank of Ireland has issued a consumer notice about crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending options. The Central Bank stated that since crowdfunding regulations… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 4:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to introduce a brand new revolution camera to the market,  Squadrone System has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its HEXO+. The device is an intelligent drone that follows and films the user autonomously. Squadrone System stated, “We initially began thinking about HEXO+… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 4:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celebrating the work he has done for both of the UK’s video game and computer industries,  founder of developer Frontier David Braben has been appointed OBE in the Queen’s Birth Honors List. OBE stands for honor officer for the Order of the British Empire. It… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The search for small, wireless headphones is over! Sweden-based Earin earbuds launched its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter last week. Within a week, the campaign surpassed its initial goal of £179,000 and raised £415,687 from 3,818. Earin’s nearly invisible earbuds function as one Bluetooth headset. There’s… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 1:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With a little over 24 hours until the closing of its crowdfunding campaing on Kickstarter, PLX Devices’ Legion Meter has raised $409,852 from 8,072 backers. The campaign launched last month with a goal of only $10,000 and quickly gained popularity on the crowdfunding giant’s platform… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdtilt, a crowdfunding platform that helps users fund experiences, purchases, and causes with help from their friends, family, and extended network, announced today that the San Francisco company is now available to the people of Canada. In just a few weeks, the local Crowdtilt team… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 11:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Investor Verification just got a whole lot easier for everyone with free online accreditation. Now with Accredify, the universal verifier of investors, made for investors, now accepts third party letters from attorney’s, CPA’s, and Broker Dealer for free. Investors can now make themselves eligible to invest… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 8:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfundraiser announced on Wednesday the release of its new crowdfunding platform focused on high school sports fundraising. As a new entrant into the growing crowdfund market, the crowdfunding portal hopes to upend some of the legacy areas of fundraising by providing a much more efficient service… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 7:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CreoPop announced on Tuesday the launch of its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo on Tuesday for its 3D pen. Unlike typical 3D Printers that use hot parts or melting plastic, the CreoPop pen uses a cool ink, making it extremely unique. Setting out to raise only $40,000, CreoPop  received… Read More