Canada

December 4, 2014 @ 10:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

SeedUps, one of the early equity crowdfunding platforms to set up shop in Canada, has recently published some interesting insight into its first few months of operation. Seedups was founded in 2014 by Sandi Gilbert, a well known investment crowdfunding advocate and co-founder of the… Read More

December 3, 2014 @ 7:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

New peer lending platform Borrowell, has announced a significant seed funding round, plus loan commitments, in the amount of $5.4 million.  The Canadian company received funding from key strategic investors including Equitable Bank, Oakwest Corporation Limited along with high profile individual investors including Roger Martin,… Read More

November 22, 2014 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Turning to the crowd after a very unfortunate circumstance, a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign has been launched to raise $950,000 for Canadian couple so they may pay off a medical bill that they received after the birth of their daughter in Hawaii. According to the campaign,… Read More

November 4, 2014 @ 5:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Thanks to the stunning success of its crowdfunding efforts, quadrupling the initial goal of $100,000 and raising over $450,000 in one month on crowdfunding giant, Indiegogo, Toronto-based DreamQii is pleased to announce that it is set to bring the PlexiDrone to market this upcoming spring. The small, sophisticated… Read More

October 28, 2014 @ 5:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Mass Fidelity Inc.’s Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for the Core Wireless Speaker System and Core Wireless Sub has continued to gain momentum since this month’s campaign extension and has now become the top crowdfunded Canadian company ever. The campaign launched in early September when it shattered its $48,000 funding goal within 24 hours and… Read More

October 27, 2014 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This weekend, Calgary-based Nodano launched its Global Action Wall, a crowdfunding tool that will be used to develop a new platform, dedicated to bringing together people and organizations from around the world and enabling them to take a stand against human suffering. The Global Action… Read More

October 25, 2014 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, devastating news hit Canada when two men, warrant officer Patrice Vincent and corporal Nathan Cirillo, were both killed because they were servicemen of the country. Both deaths have shaken the country, and now a group of civilians have launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo… Read More

October 22, 2014 @ 10:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Toronto-based Massuni, manufacturer of customized furniture, announced this week the launch of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to complete development of new technology and an interface that allows users to design custom furniture online. Massuni’s intuitive configurator allows anyone to easily create unique furniture that fits their individual… Read More

October 20, 2014 @ 1:12 pm By Gil Michel-Garcia  |  

My company, WAFU Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of Japanese-style dressings and mayos, recently became the first company to launch a simultaneous cross-border (US/Canada) accredited investor equity crowdfunding offering through CircleUp in the United States and Optimize Capital Markets in Canada, I have been asked… Read More

October 6, 2014 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

International educational partner Free the Children, and Vancouver-based social enterprise, Change Heroes, have teamed up in an effort to create change in a revolutionary way, with an unprecedented online funding platform. Deep in the Amazon jungle of Ecuador, there is a small, remote, indigenous community called Mondaña, which… Read More

October 3, 2014 @ 4:03 pm By Jason Futko  |  

  Cambridge House held its Canadian Investor Conference event in Toronto, Ontario on 26 September 2014. The event was geared toward investors by bringing top thought leaders and companies who are interested in accessing investors.  BoardSuite Founder, CEO Oscar A Jofre was invited to participate… Read More

October 2, 2014 @ 12:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Toronto-based startup Code4Armour launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo that invites people across North America to pre-order its service. Setting out to only receive $50,000, campaign reached 25% of its overall funding goal within the first six hours. The project is set to trigger awareness for the… Read More

September 30, 2014 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just five days before its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo comes to an end, Mass Fidelity’s wireless speaker system The Core reached $503,253 all thanks to 1,425 backers. The device stands out due to it being dubbed the most “advanced wireless speaker system ever developed.” As previously reported,… Read More

September 30, 2014 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Montreal-based Vrvana, Inc. launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $350,000 for its new full-featured virtual reality headset, Totem. The device is described as a “premium developer kit” that has unique features and plenty of onboard horsepower to experience immersive and… Read More

September 18, 2014 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Refusing to allow the city to deny them the route of their dreams, a group of  Toronto commuters have launched LineSixTransit to ask backers to donate money for a bus that runs between the Union Station and Liberty Village on weekday mornings. The description of… Read More

September 10, 2014 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of its first year live in Canada, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter took a look back at the last twelve months. Last year, the platform revealed its excitement of the Canadian launch by declaring, “We’re thrilled that Kickstarter is now available to creators in Canada…. Read More

September 7, 2014 @ 10:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding portal and software provider Fundrazr has created another infographic for those interested in crowdfunding.   This time they are talking about building social equity.  If you don’t have it now – don’t start your crowdfunding campaign because it is imperative to have social reach… Read More

September 4, 2014 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo is doing their annual pilgrimage up north to Canada hitting the streets of Canada’s largest city for the Toronto International Film Festival or TIFF. As the cottagers slip back into their Fall routines one thing they may look forward to are the cool films… Read More

August 11, 2014 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

CrowdfundSuite is a new funding hub that has been launched to enable both existing crowdfunding channel players and interested private capital industry stakeholders to successfully navigate and profit from the exploding Alternative Funding sector. CrowdfundSuite seeks to provide platform access, services and education across the… Read More

July 26, 2014 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Vancouver-based Glacier Media announced the launch of its own community crowdfunding service initiative called FundAid. According to the Vancouver Courier, which is owned by Glacier Media, FundAid is will tap into its newspapers’ deep ties to its communities to help raise awareness for… Read More