May 8, 2014 @ 1:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to make schools across the U.K. more energy friendly, 10:10 Solar Schools and Good Energy are helping twenty schools to create their own crowdfunding campaigns for solar energy panels. The fundraising concept has already worked for about fifty schools across the country that have… Read More

May 8, 2014 @ 11:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

His “Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen” may have had a second shot at success following its failed crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, but it seems things are not well for lead developer Brad McQuaid. Questions are now being raised about how the $148k he received during… Read More

May 7, 2014 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mia Melon, the leading brand in fashionable and functional women’s outerwear, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to help raise funds for its  2014 line of women’s coats. Setting a $50k goal in order to cover manufacturing and shipping costs, the project was completely… Read More

May 7, 2014 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Colorado University at Boulder announced it has unleashed an online pilot crowdfunding program, using Community Funded EmpoweredBy technology, called CU-Boulder Crowdfunding. The portal is to help fund ideas generated by students and staff. This is one of a few universities in the U.S. to employ a centralize funding… Read More

May 7, 2014 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wearhaus, a startup aiming to change the way people share music, launched its very own $75k crowdfunding campaign on Tuesday for its new product, the Arc. The new wireless headphones will bring back the intimacy and fund of listening to music together. Inspired by a… Read More

May 7, 2014 @ 1:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up tasty beverages for adults, Thor Drinks launched a crowdfunding campaign on CrowdCube to raise £85k for its growing business. The company offers a new range of “legendary refreshments” for bars, pubs and restaurants. According to its campaign site, the company is ready to… Read More

May 7, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week left of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, the Globe to Globe Hamlet is struggling to make its £200k goal. In celebration of William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday, Globe Theatre opened the campaign for its most ambitious tour yet: a two-year world… Read More

May 7, 2014 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

InvestingZone, the equity crowdfunding platform, has announced it will be helping award-winning online dating site, Lovestruck.com, raise growth-capital to fuel its ambitious international expansion plans. The company is looking to raise around £800k from both existing and new investors so that it can focus on expanding… Read More

May 7, 2014 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tinitell, a Swedish mobile technology startup, needed only 7 days on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to reach its campaign goal of $100k to start manufacturing of the world’s smallest mobile phone. Instead of adding more expensive smartphones to the household, parents who want to be able… Read More

May 6, 2014 @ 6:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

indieFilmFunding.com (iFF), a crowdfunding platform exclusively based in indie film genre, announced on Tuesday its site has officially been launched to the public. Coinciding with the website’s launch, the company released its first theatrical film project to be featured on iFF site called “The Big Finish.” The… Read More

May 6, 2014 @ 5:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Fresh off the end of its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, the leaders behind the brand new game “Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn” announced it has emerged victorious. The fundraiser ends at $473,884, surpassing its original goal of $450k. The videogame is said to be the… Read More

May 6, 2014 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

JewelStreet is pleased to announced that they are finalists in this year’s UK Watch and Jewelry Awards for the Etailer of the Year – and have received £171k through its crowdfunding campaign on CrowdCube in 30 days, significantly exceeding its target of £100k in 60 days…. Read More

May 6, 2014 @ 2:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

New York-based startup Blancfleet, Inc. announced it has launched a disruptive crowdfunding platform to compete on price, fleet, and location with Hertz’s dream car fleet business. Blanfleet is using the crowdfunding to raise equity to cut car rent rates in half. On Tuesday, the company is currently… Read More

May 6, 2014 @ 1:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharing some exciting news about its progress, Tampa-based crowdfunding platform YouCaring has announced its users have raised more than $100M in campaigns. Founded in 2011, the site is considered as the second-most popular site for philanthropy fundraisers. CrowdsUnite recently named the site as a top… Read More

May 6, 2014 @ 12:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CEO and co-founder of the crowdfunding giant Kickstarter Yancey Strickler may have high hopes and big plans for his platform that allows consumers the power to raise funds for projects from art to technology. Unfortunately for some, Mr. Strickler has formally confirmed the platform will… Read More

May 6, 2014 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alchemy Global, the first crowdfunding platform in the sports and entertainment market that matches accredited investors with growing companies, announced on Monday it formally launched with the closing of its investment round. The platform brings a powerful blend of experienced brand and company builders along with… Read More

May 6, 2014 @ 7:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Setting out to share a special story about survival and motivation, first-time director Sara Bordo launched a brand new campaign on Kickstarter titled “The Lizzie Project.” The official documentary is based on 25-year-old Lizzie Velasquez, the breakout speaker of the YouTube video “How… Read More

May 5, 2014 @ 5:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday morning, Patch of Land and WealthForge announced on a collaboration to help make online real estate investing, specifically into real estate loans, more accessible for accredited investors. Patch of Land, a real estate crowdfunding platform and online lending marketplace, which to date has… Read More

May 5, 2014 @ 2:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Gearing up for the 2014 Kickstarter Film Festival, the crowdfunding platform giant announced its ready to accept submissions for the New York-based fest that’s happening this summer.  Features, shorts animations, documentaries, restoration, webisodes, music videos and so much more will take the stage in… Read More

May 5, 2014 @ 1:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Patch of Land, the online peer-to-peer real estate crowdfunding platform, and Crowdnetic, the leading provider of market data solutions for the global crowdfinance industry, announced today that Patch of Land is the first P2RE peer platform to partner on Lendvious.  The platform is Crowdnetic’s new… Read More