General News

March 29, 2016 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Kickstarter-success Oculus hit the streets of Brooklyn to visit the crowdfunding giant’s headquarters and brought over its famous project, Rift. The company successfully securing $2.4 million on Kickstarter nearly three and a half years ago. Last week, CEO of Oculus, Brendan Iribe, announced on Twitter that the… Read More

March 29, 2016 @ 9:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Finstar Financial Group wants to build its Fintech portfolio and has hired Paul Muhr, an experienced investment banker to boost M&A and capital markets projects. Until recently Muhr was a Vice President at Citi and before that at Goldman Sachs. Muhr’s hiring is said to… Read More

March 29, 2016 @ 6:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Raed Khawaja has joined fintech firm Even Financial to help boost platform growth. Khawaja was formerly VP, Business Development for Bankrate (NYSE:RATE), one of the largest players in the fast growing financial services customer acquisition market with a valuation of about $1 billion. According to… Read More

March 28, 2016 @ 4:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Mums of Prima Baby Magazine announced that it has shortlisted KalliKids for its 2016 “Can’t Live Without” Award. The company recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £150,000. The company’ goal is to help parents find activities for their children while on… Read More

March 28, 2016 @ 1:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Full service brokerage Capital One Investing has announced a “fund evaluator tool” to the bells and whistles of their investor services.  Capital One joins the growing legions of both Fintech startups and traditional financial firms that see the value in providing automated services as a… Read More

March 28, 2016 @ 12:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey flew to Anchorage, Alaska to deliver the very first Rift VR package was preordered by Ross Martin in January. As previously reported, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe, announced the company has officially started to ship its Rift virtual reality headsets…. Read More

March 28, 2016 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Digitech Venture Capital Fund, Inc. announced it has made its first venture capital investment in Texas warranty management startup, SmartHome Hero. Paul C. Watson, Digitech’s CEO, stated: “I’ve been on both sides of investments from prestigious PE funds, to lesser known angel groups and VC funds…. Read More

March 27, 2016 @ 9:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC Enforcement division shut down an allegedly bogus operation run by John Bivona based in New Jersey. Bivona, via Saddle River Advisors and SRA Management Associates, raised money from unsuspecting investors promising access to pre-IPO tech companies in the San Francisco bay area.  According… Read More

March 25, 2016 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Crowdcube #FundedClub member Bellfield Brewery announced it has launched its very own gluten-free beers. The first two beers were presented at the Allergy & Free From Show in Glasgow this past weekend. Bellfield Brewery launched a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube last year so… Read More

March 25, 2016 @ 1:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Super Troopers star Erik Stolhanske offered up details about Super Troopers 2 Indiegogo perk, the International Beer Fest competition, which was held in Chicago last month. Stolhanske, who was known as “Rabbit” in the original film and now “Mink,” revealed in the campaign’s latest… Read More

March 25, 2016 @ 12:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Inkshares, a start-up crowdfunded book publisher, announced on Friday that Quincy Carroll’s Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside has been recognized as a finalist in the 18th annual Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards. The website revealed that in the next three months, a… Read More

March 25, 2016 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced that it has teamed up with Google’s Primer App to present a “short lesson” on why email marketing is important for crowdfunding entrepreneurs. The funding portal declared: “Overall, we find that building momentum early can help set up a… Read More

March 25, 2016 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, CEO of Kickstarter success Oculus, Brendan Iribe, announced the company has officially started to ship its Rift virtual reality headsets. Iribe shared in a tweet: The first Oculus Rift has shipped, deliveries begin Monday 3.28.2016. pic.twitter.com/C0MMKmezun — Brendan Iribe (@brendaniribe) March 24, 2016 Earlier… Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Elio Motors, Inc. (OTCQX: ELIO) announced details about its new ePlus Business Model for mass personalization at New York International Auto Show.  As previously reported, the ePlus process will allow consumers to pick the options they want and have a personalized vehicle delivered within 24 hours after ordering…. Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 2:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after its funding campaign on Crowdcube at £3,433,010, Chilango announced that it will be opening its new Manchester location next month. The company was looking to raise £1 million during the round to continue its expansion throughout the UK. Chilango was found in the UK… Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last year, Pebble hit Kickstarter for its new watch and surpassed its initial goal within just mere hours. By the end of its funding round, the startup gained $20,338,986 from 78,471 backers, which made its initiative the most funded project on the crowdfunding giant’s platform. The company previously found… Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced on Thursday that it has named San Jose’s Overfelt High School as winner of its National Chromebooks for Classroom Challenge. Earlier this month, GoFundMe, and its partner and national distributor of school supplies, School Speciality, created a new education-specific portal as… Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, marketplace investment platform Income& announced that it has been named a finalist of the PitchIt @ LendIt USA 2016, which will take place on April 11th-12th, 2016 in San Francisco. LendIt is considered the largest conference series in the industry and is set to… Read More

March 24, 2016 @ 7:16 am By JD Alois  |  

OTC Markets Group (OTCQX:OTCM) will be hosting a “mini-conference” entitled Capital Raising 2.0 to discuss the process of raising capital and potentially going public under the JOBS Act exemptions. The event held at the OTC Markets office will present an introduction to crowdfunding portals and… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CurrencyFair, a peer-to-peer currency exchange marketplace, announced this week that it has appointed Nils Andén as its new chief marketing officer (CMO).  Prior to joining CurrencyFair, Andén was CMO of Unibet Group PLC, an online European gambling operators. He led the marketing department and was responsible for the… Read More