May 19, 2014 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its crowdfunding campaign on Crowd Supply ending this weekend, technology company Bunnie Huang walked away with a grand total of $703,020 from 1,019 backers for its new “all-in-one” desktop, the Novena. The company originally sought out to only raise $200,000. As previously reported by… Read More

May 19, 2014 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to bring an Oculus alternative virtual reality system to the video gaming world, the company ANTVR launched a $200,000 crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its all-in-one virtual reality kit. The product is noted to provide a “crystal clear virtual reality gaming and viewing experience.”… Read More

May 19, 2014 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding is set to boom across the country and around the world.  As established industry practices are replaced by the more efficient methods of both debt and equity crowdfunding, investing in real estate will be completely reformed.  In recognition of this seismic shift… Read More

May 19, 2014 @ 7:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  With less than a week until their International Sun-Earth Explorer (ISEE-3) Reboot Project crowdfunding campaign comes to a close on RocketHub, masterminds behind the Orbiter Image Recovery project Dennis Wingo and Keith Cowing have surpassed their $125,000 goal. Skycorp, Space College and SpaceRef asked supporters… Read More

May 18, 2014 @ 8:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a week since the launch of its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, Tens sunglasses has managed to receive over £213,000 (about $360,000) from over 5,200 backers. The company originally set out with a goal of only  £9,400 and within a couple days scored… Read More

May 17, 2014 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, the video game development company Harmonix launched a $775,000 crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to hopefully bring its rhythm-action game, “Amplitude,” to PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Unfortunately, with only a week left of the campaign funding is falling short. Director of publishing and… Read More

May 16, 2014 @ 5:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On March 20th, a total of six provincial regulators announced two main proposals for new crowdfunding prospectus exemptions that would allow early stages companies such as startups and SMEs to raise up to $1.5 million of capital online through the issuance of securities. This kind… Read More

May 16, 2014 @ 3:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

For over five years, The Palestinian Motor Sports and Motorcycle Federation has constructed temporary tracks around major cities in the West Bank. Now, The Speed Sisters, are ready to share details about their participation in racing cars. Currently, the first all-women’s racing team are raising… Read More

May 16, 2014 @ 11:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

“To the Moon!” a familiar slogan that resonates in the Dogecoin community,  is on its way to becoming a real-life event. Team Phoenicia, Inc. and RevUp Render, Inc. have teamed up to roll out the next big Dogecoin challenge – the RevUp Render Lunar Iditarod… Read More

May 15, 2014 @ 4:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commercial real estate is the ideal vertical for crowdfunding for several reasons, including the industry’s transparency, according to a new white paper from Atlanta-based commercial real estate crowdfunding platform CrowdVested. Real estate crowdfunding enables people to join with neighbors to invest in development projects in their… Read More

May 15, 2014 @ 3:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until it closes, the 30/30 Project’s crowdfunding campaign has surpassed its goal on Indiegogo. The organization has a partnership with Julie Lewis, American Rappers Macklemore and Ryan Lewis along with Construction of Change to build healthcare facilities all over the… Read More

May 15, 2014 @ 2:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

A little less than two weeks since the launch of its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, the GOkey has surpassed its $40,000 goal and has even reached $238,454 with 3,413 backers. The device is small and charges smartphones on the go. It is capable of charging… Read More

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

One of the top medical crowdfunding websites, GiveForward announced on Thursday that it has helped raised a total of $100 million for more than 100,000 medical fundraisers over the past six years. By achieving this milestone, GiveForward has delivered on its mission to empower compassion… Read More

May 15, 2014 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bringing all of Kickstarter’s well-known successes to its visitors, New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) announced it is showcasing a curated collection that’s consisted of the many gadgets that have been brought to life in the past five years by the Kickstarter community. … Read More

May 14, 2014 @ 7:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aiming to land the first Israeli spacecraft on the moon, nonprofit organization and leading contestant in the prestigious Google Lunar X Prize (GLXP) competition SpaceIL launched its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo Tuesday afternoon. The campaign is designed to not only raise funds for the highly innovative… Read More

May 14, 2014 @ 5:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alchemy Global, known as the first investment crowdfunding platform in the sports and entertainment market that matches accredited investors with growth companies, announced on Wednesday Storelli Sports, 110% Play Harder and Apera as its first three client companies on the portal. The three established companies will use… Read More

May 14, 2014 @ 2:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fresh off the closing of their crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, the creators of “TableTop” Season 3 announced not only did they receive well over its $500,000 goal; they also broke digital series crowdfunding record. “TableTop” is known as an award-winning Internet series that appears on YouTube’s Geek &… Read More

May 14, 2014 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Shoreditch Works announced today a major funding partnership with IBM to support software developers, entrepreneurs with startups in London The IBM investment follows Shoreditch Works completing a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013, raising £90,000 from 340 backers. The companies will be running events at the Village… Read More

May 14, 2014 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Economic Development and Kiva.org have shared a renewed partnership committed to the success and impact of Kiva City Los Angeles today. Launched in 2012, Kiva City Los Angeles is an initiative that gives anyone a chance to crowdfund loans… Read More

May 14, 2014 @ 9:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Open Source Capital LLC, a specialty real estate finance company, has launched the first of a series of private placements that are now permitted to be advertised under the JOBS Act. The company is using crowdfunding to finance the acquisition of a vacant waterfront commercial… Read More