General News

August 23, 2017 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Biz2Credit announced it has teamed up with the Columbus Business School to host the Frontiers of Digital Finance in New York on October 2nd-3rd. According to the duo, the conference will drive a discussion among those in the industry as well as policy makers… Read More

August 22, 2017 @ 1:23 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

BTCS Inc. (OTCQB: BTCS), a blockchain technology focused company, has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to merge with Blockchain Global Limited (formally Bitcoin Group), an Australian blockchain company, subject to a number of conditions . “As early movers in a rapidly developing industry, we’ve assembled… Read More

August 21, 2017 @ 6:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has become the standard by which everyone measures the growth and aggregate success of the alternative finance industry. Cambridge was the first major institution to capture a snapshot, both qualitatively and quantitatively, on the emergence of crowdfunding, online… Read More

August 17, 2017 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding giant Kickstarter recently announced that for the second year it is teaming up with The Brooklyn Comedy Festival to present the annual Brooklyn Comedy Film Festival. According to Kickstarter, this year’s festival has been expanded from short films only to a week-long program that… Read More

August 17, 2017 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced on Thursday one of its funded projects, Eversleep, secured $50,000 in flash funding through its partner, Arrow. The project raised $140,133 from 630 backers early this summer EverSleep is described as a complete all-in-one device, paired with an app, that tracks… Read More

August 16, 2017 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, self-described millennial media company The Market Mogul announced it was officially extending its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. This news comes just after the company raised more than £425,000 from more than 500 investors. The Market Mogul was founded in 2013 by CEO Rav Singh Sandhu… Read More

August 16, 2017 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, BJ’s Wholesale Club announced it funded all classroom projects listed by teachers in Maine through crowdfunding platform DonorsChoose.The $100,000 donation was from BJ’s Charitable Foundation and it fulfilled 165 classroom projects, benefiting 7,758 students in schools across the entire state. BJ’s stated that its donation supports a variety of projects across the entire… Read More

August 16, 2017 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest announced on Tuesday it has appointed Andy Virgo as its first Business Development Manager (BDM) for the South of England. Virgo notably brings thirty years of experience in both mortgage sales and broking to the position and will be responsible for sourcing deals across the… Read More

August 16, 2017 @ 8:44 am By JD Alois  |  

This is interesting. Nesta, the UK based non-profit foundation that focuses on innovation, believes the UK should work towards creating a cross border equity crowdfunding alliance with China. The UK has been the clear leader in online capital formation since the early days. While the… Read More

August 15, 2017 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

4thWay, a peer to peer lending comparison platform, is out with a note that cautions users on the utilization of six money comparison websites stating they display “wildly inaccurate information about peer-to-peer lending.” Neil Faulkner, co-founder and managing director of 4thWay, commented on the report; “When… Read More

August 15, 2017 @ 8:19 am By JD Alois  |  

If you were thinking about applying to compete in Richard Branson’s Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) and have not yet applied you have some good news. The deadline has been extended until August 31st. The Extreme Tech Challenge is a celebration of entrepreneurship and competition –… Read More

August 14, 2017 @ 11:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, BBVA announced the finalists for its Open Talent FinTech for Companies Challenge. The company revealed that it launched the “fintech games” in order to find the most innovative startups across the world to provide opportunities for. “After eight years of focusing purely on seeking… Read More

August 14, 2017 @ 9:45 am By Jason Best & Sherwood Neiss  |  

The first Fiscal Year of Regulation Crowdfunding has come to an end and our data continues to deliver valuable information for investors, founders and government officials. Overwhelmingly, California has taken the early lead in Regulation Crowdfunding from both an entrepreneur (aka issuer) and investor point-of-view…. Read More

August 13, 2017 @ 12:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Via Folio is out with a statement on their services that help non-traditional issuers manage both assets and investors. Via Folio provides a vital bridge between issuers in newer securities like Regulation A+, as created by the JOBS Act. Reg A+ has seen growing utilization… Read More

August 11, 2017 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ICONOMI, the globally licensed and regulated bitcoin exchange, announced on Friday it has named London-based Columbus Capital its first asset management partner. According to the company, Columbus Capital has been selected to main and grow three funds, comprised entirely of blockchain-based assets. The company also revealed the… Read More

August 10, 2017 @ 3:59 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Rivetz Intl, Inc. has secured $5.5 million USD (19,000 ETH) in a private presale of its Rivet (RvT) token, a cybersecurity token developed to provide verifiable security controls for cloud authentication, IoT, blockchain and legacy financial transactions.  Cofounded by CEO Steven Sprague and CTO Michael… Read More

August 10, 2017 @ 11:23 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Fresh from a recent 48 hour token pre-sale round, Singapore-based Everex will join the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC), blockchain software company ConsenSys’ social issues incubator, as well as compete in the monthly BSIC hackathon schedule from 7 September to 7 October 2017. [clickToTweet tweet=”.@everex joins blockchain… Read More

August 10, 2017 @ 9:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SparkLabs, a network of accelerators in Asia, announced earlier this week it is launching in Taipei after recently making its debut in Beijing. According to the network, the first accelerator was launched in Seoul in 2012 with 79% of its 74 graduates receiving follow on… Read More

August 9, 2017 @ 12:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Symbid announced several improvements on its equity crowdfunding platform. The update comes less than a month after the funding portal revealed in the first half of 2017 its platform accounted for 27% of all “venture capital” crowdfunding in the Netherlands. “Collectively we have provided… Read More

August 9, 2017 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than one month after announcing it was rolling out current accounts, challenger bank Monzo announced its current account preview is now available on its Android mobile app. The company revealed: “Three weeks ago today, we announced the beginning of the Monzo Current Account Preview, with… Read More