June 4, 2014 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring one of the biggest musicians in the 20th century back in to the spotlight, Academy-Award nominated actor Don Cheadle, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for his new Miles Davis film, “Miles Ahead.” The goal is to raise $325k for additional production funds,… Read More

June 3, 2014 @ 8:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dark Horse Pros (DHP), a company committed to serious athletes, sponsors their very own “On the Edge Video Contest 2014” for athletes participating in action and extreme sports, with cash prizes totaling up to $5,000. From now until July 6th, entrants can upload their video… Read More

June 3, 2014 @ 6:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Portal of Pain (PoP), a lean startup platform for IT executives to share and solve business-critical problems, announced on Tuesday that it has launch a new crowdsourcing leadership tool that transforms how executives engage with internal teams, partners and customers to help drive innovations. PoPin… Read More

June 3, 2014 @ 5:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Using crowdfunding for his new children’s adventure book “Augie and the Green Knight” author Zachary Weiner launched a campaign on Kickstarter to raise $30k. With four weeks left, the project not only surpassed its initial goal, but has currently raised $113,417 from 2,844 backers. According the… Read More

June 3, 2014 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Austin-based technology company Structure Polymers has announced it successfully raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round to advance the development of speciality polymer powders for the burgeoning 3D printing industry.  Of the $1.5 million, $1.2 million was raised in less than a week through… Read More

June 3, 2014 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wearhaus Arc, the world’s first social headphones, announced on Tuesday it has reached its crowdfunding campaign goal of $75k and officially started production. The Arc uses Bluetooth technology to bring a more tangible personal experience back to music discovery. Founder of Wearhaus Arc, Nelson Zhang noted,… Read More

June 3, 2014 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to make changes to its already famous platform, founders of Kickstarter, Charles Adler, Perry Chen, and Yancey Strickler, took to the site’s blog to introduce a brand new feature called “Launch Now.”  The new feature will allow new campaigns to go live without being reviewed… Read More

June 3, 2014 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The makers of the first security scanner able to detect plastic firearms made on a 3D printer have successfully sold £700,000 in shares of their business through the equity crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom. Radio Physics Solutions (RPS), which designs security scanners, bomb and weapons detectors for law… Read More

June 3, 2014 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The top five most common mistakes made by millionaires are failing to diversify, investing without a plan, making emotional decisions, failing to review a portfolio, and placing too much focus on previous returns, finds a poll by one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory… Read More

June 3, 2014 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fresh off the closing of Upcoming.org’s crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, founder Andy Baio is ready to reveal why bringing the website back is important to both him and to its devoting fans.  Upcoming.org was a collaborative events calendar that first launched in 2003. It was… Read More

June 2, 2014 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bringing the world’s first battery-free locating tag into the spotlight, Texas-based technology company WeTag launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its brand new device, iFind. The product is powered by the company’s patent pending technologies and is the first Bluetooth item locator that requires… Read More

June 2, 2014 @ 3:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Leading provider of credit building and credibility solutions for businesses, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp., announced last week its second event of the 2014 Access to Capital: Money to Mainstreet tour, which will be held in San Diego, California at the Marriott Marquis & Marina… Read More

June 2, 2014 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dogecoin is making another appearance on the racetrack! The cybercurrency and Reddit.com are teaming up once again to help another driver in need and this time it’ll be going to the Australian V8 Supercar Series. The crowdfunding effort, which is called #SuperV8Doge, is aiming to sponsor… Read More

June 1, 2014 @ 12:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prelaunch, the pre-order site and online community where consumers can follow their favorite brands and pre-order new pretail products, is offering a new “CrowdDiscount” program. The program strives to makes new technologies accessible to more consumers while providing young brand partners with additional exposure and… Read More

June 1, 2014 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Equity Crowdfunding Alliance of Canada (ECFA Canada), created to raise awareness of equity crowdfunding, will host the Ottawa leg of its 2014 Canadian Equity Crowdfunding Conference Tour on June 3, 2014. Parallel events have already taken place in Calgary (May 27), Vancouver (May 29),… Read More

May 31, 2014 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Glucovation, a metabolic sensor company, announced on Friday that it has been selected as one of San Diego Venture Group‘s “Cool Companies” to be showcased at the upcoming 12th Annual Venture Summit taking place on June 19th in San Diego, California. A committee of SDVG… Read More

May 30, 2014 @ 6:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just two days until the closing of its equity crowdfunding listing on Crowdcube, UK-based online barrister service myBarrister surpassed its £150,000 goal standing at £164,320 having captured 73 investors. The service is targeting the UK legal sector by enabling businesses and individuals to find and… Read More

May 30, 2014 @ 6:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over two weeks until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, Tel Aviv-based company  Consumer Physics, an OurCrowd portfolio company, has raised over $2.1 million dollars from more than 10,000 backers for its new consumer electronic project SCiO. The project… Read More

May 30, 2014 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Setting out to bring the next generation of cameras to the market, California-based  Lomography launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for the Lomo’Instant Camera. The company originally sought out $100k for the camera, and has excitingly raised $507,828 from 4,139 backers. The brand new device… Read More

May 30, 2014 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

You no long need to be a multi-millionaire to invest in the nation’s premier luxury real estate market. Through Realty Crowdfunding LLC, labeled as the first investment vehicle of its kind, investors can now own a piece of beachfront mansions that have defined the most… Read More