General News

August 6, 2017 @ 8:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

From June 7-9 Utrecht School of Economics (U.S.E.) hosted the inaugural Crowdfunding research week of the European Centre for Alternative Finance (ECAF), co-organized by U.S.E., CrowdfundingHub and Sustainable Finance Lab. 37 researchers from seven European countries spanning 21 organisations contributed to the successful event. The… Read More

August 4, 2017 @ 1:31 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The Swap protocol, a decentralized, P2P protocol for trading Ethereum tokens, announced the launch of its token, AIR*, and its token trading platform, AIRSWAP. On October 10, 2017, AIR will be available for purchase in ether. The launch will be a demonstration of the Swap… Read More

August 4, 2017 @ 11:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Oxford University’s Saïd Business School announced it will launch an online short course that’s dedicated to fintech. The University launched the program with the educational technology firm, GetSmarter. The course’s description reads: “Industry experts believe that between 2 million and 6 million jobs… Read More

August 4, 2017 @ 10:52 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Readers may remember that last March, after receiving keen investor interest for its Reg CF offer, Legion M launched a Reg A+ crowdfunding round to raise a minimum amount of $500,000 on Wefunder, the first Reg A+ offer to be listed on the prominent investment… Read More

August 4, 2017 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK government has proposed a  new “National Investment Fund” launched to help innovative UK start-ups become “world-leading unicorns”.  According to HM Treasury, the Fund will ostensibly fill a £4 billion funding gap between US and UK firms and boost investment into entrepreneurial firms. HM… Read More

August 3, 2017 @ 3:45 pm By Valentina Ausserladscheider  |  

At the end of June, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) hosted its second annual conference that saw participants from the world of finance from all over the world. The conference was entitled Navigating the Contours of Alternative Finance and sought to provide a… Read More

August 3, 2017 @ 2:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dash, a payments-focused digital currency, announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with Bugcrowd, a crowdsourced security testing company, for cybersecurity services. Dash revealed the partnership will enable thousands of security researchers to be incentivized into identifying critical software vulnerabilities within its code and present… Read More

August 3, 2017 @ 1:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

TrackR hit Crowdfund Insider’s screen several years back at the beginning of the finder device rush. The TrackR Bravo launched on Indiegogo and quickly hit their $200K funding goal and then went much higher. While there have been many players in the item finder space… Read More

August 3, 2017 @ 1:50 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Put your money where you mouth is. Luxembourg-headquartered Skype developed and launched Send Money, a fintech feature that allows users to transfer funds using PayPal via the latest Skype mobile app while users are “in the middle of a conversation.” Now you can pay up… Read More

August 3, 2017 @ 11:49 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Flexiti Financial, a Canadian provider of point-of-sale (POS) financing and payment technology for retailers, announced the closing of an oversubscribed $5M convertible debentures offering. A convertible debenture, a type of loan issued by a company that can be converted into stock, differs from a convertible bond… Read More

August 3, 2017 @ 10:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi and the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) Kenya signed a Cooperation Agreement which provides a framework for cooperation to support financial innovation in each jurisdiction. The Agreement was signed by Paul Muthaura, Chief Executive,… Read More

August 3, 2017 @ 5:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd announced on Thursday it has appointed Alan Weisleder as Partner and Executive Vice President of Investor Relations. The funding portal revealed that Weisleder will lead its global investor relations team, being responsible for developing and maximizing client acquisition and investment for its… Read More

August 2, 2017 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following Yancey Stickler’s announced that he was stepping down as Kickstarter CEO position, the crowdfunding platform has revealed to Crowdfund Insider that the search for its new CEO is currently in the works. As previously reported, Strickler revealed details about his upcoming departure: “Today I’m announcing… Read More

August 2, 2017 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced in July it released an update to the iOS app that allows users to create investor discussions, view updates, and interact with other Crowdcube users through commenting. The funding portal revealed its team has been working to improve… Read More

August 2, 2017 @ 12:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding announced on Wednesday that the total amount in investor commitments in Title III equity crowdfunding campaigns has surpassed $50 million. The company revealed that its Crowdfunding Industry Dashboard includes data on the progress of all 342 of the Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) offerings to date…. Read More

August 2, 2017 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced its partner, Arrow, awarded Cinder Precision Grill $75,000 in flash funding. According to the funding portal, the Cinder uses edge-to-edge precision cooking technology to keep food within one degree of its ideal temperature for up to two hours. The… Read More

August 1, 2017 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced it has formed a partnership with RS Components, a distributor of electronic, electrical and industrial components. The funding portal revealed details about the collaborating by stating: “RS Components have been serving engineers and procurement specialists with high-quality parts, on… Read More

July 31, 2017 @ 12:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Juniper Research announced its new study found that nearly 6 in 10 of large corporations1 are either actively considering, or are in the process of, deploying blockchain technology. According to the Blockchain Enterprise Survey, almost 400 company founders, executives, managers and IT responded and amongst companies who have… Read More

July 30, 2017 @ 2:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has invested more than £400,000 in community projects as part of Crowdfund London. Khan has pledged up to £40,000 to multiple projects, which have been selected from nearly 80 ideas from community groups who want to regenerate their local… Read More

July 28, 2017 @ 11:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Acorns, a micro-investing app, announced on Friday its partnership with Adam Dell’s Clarity Money, the personal finance app that acts as the “Champion of your Money.” According to Acorns,  through this new partnership, Clarity Money customers may easily become Acorns investors and take advantage of… Read More