General News

March 13, 2016 @ 5:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is continuing to pound the drum on investor fraud, a serious issue that impacts thousands of duped individuals every year. The Office of Investor Education and Advocacy has launched a slick campaign designed to warn individuals to beware of… Read More

March 13, 2016 @ 5:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to a company spokesperson, Fan Media will introduce crowdfunding and fan to fan mobile payments to be included in its mobile App. On March 15, Fan Media will debut its updated App at SXSW which will allow users to create crowdfunding campaigns and send… Read More

March 12, 2016 @ 11:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced details about its presence at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival, which is being held in Austin, Texas. The Kickstarter crew revealed: “South by Southwest takes over Austin, Texas March 11–20, and we’ll be there with bells on. Here’s a… Read More

March 11, 2016 @ 5:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Three-year-old MobCraft Beer, world’s first completely “crowd-sourced” brewery will dive into the Shark Tank tonight (March 11th) to pitch their business to the well-known investors. MobCraft Beer was founded three years ago in Madison, Wisconsin – a city recognized for its love of beer. The… Read More

March 11, 2016 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Elio Motors, Inc. (OTCQX: ELIO), the startup vehicle manufacturer planning to launch a three-wheeled vehicle that will get up to 84 MPG with a targeted base price of $6,800, announced on Friday its plans to sell 100 pre-production vehicles built at its Shreveport, Louisiana facility… Read More

March 11, 2016 @ 3:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Crowdfunding Network will be hosting its 2nd edition of CrowdCamp that will target the renewable energy sector.  Scheduled for May 24th in Brussels, this CrowdCamp will focus on crowdfunding for clean tech and renewable energy projects. The event is expected to have the… Read More

March 11, 2016 @ 11:52 am By Joe Whitwell  |  

Entrepreneur first reimagined startup accelerators. Individuals apply pre-team, pre-idea. Six months later after sweat, blood, red-bull and tears, fully fledged startups present to a packed room of investors. Not all make it to demo day, but those that do present a staggering range of start-ups… Read More

March 11, 2016 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, the organizers of Silicon Valley Forum’s Women in Tech Festival announced the event will be taking place on March 30th at Microsoft’s campus in Mountain View, California. This is a full-day celebration of the achievements and accomplishments of women in tech. The Women in Tech Festival… Read More

March 11, 2016 @ 9:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, San Francisco Business Times announced its 40 under 40 class of 2016 list. This list honors those who are considered rising business stars in the Bay Area. This marks the fifth year that the publication has recognized the amazing young talent drawn to the… Read More

March 10, 2016 @ 12:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Creative England announced that 16 teams have been selected to crowdfund, develop and produce their short films through the latest round of Creative England’s iShorts, delivered as part of the BFI NET.WORK. The campaigns will go live on Crowdfunder UK next month. Creative England revealed… Read More

March 10, 2016 @ 6:28 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Companisto founders David Rhotert and Tamo Twinge announced a new safety initiative called crowd voting, offering Companists “the chance to invest in venture capital with a safety net.” After collecting feedback and communicating with investors over the last months, the process of crowdsourcing inspired the founders to offer crowd… Read More

March 10, 2016 @ 5:29 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Envestnet | Yodlee (NYSE:ENV), a leading data aggregation and data analytics platform powering dynamic, cloud-based innovation for digital financial services, announced its launch of Envestnet | Yodlee Aggregation Platform on the Salesforce AppExchange, aiming to provide financial institutions with a single, comprehensive view of held-away financial data combined with… Read More

March 10, 2016 @ 5:01 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Early Warning, a leading real-time payments, authentication and risk mitigation platform, announced that Bank of America is now processing real-time P2P transactions through Early Warning’s clearXchange network. Customers at both banks are now able to send eligible real-time P2P payments to customers at BoA or U.S…. Read More

March 10, 2016 @ 4:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

2015 was the year that financial technology entered the mainstream, claims the new report “Pulse of Fintech” from KPMG and CB Insights (see also the University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance  seminal benchmarking surveys last year), which estimates that VC-backed fintech firms around the world secured $13.8 billion in… Read More

March 9, 2016 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Real Business released its annual Eveline Future 50 list, which is a handpicked selection of the 50 most disruptive businesses in Britain. Among those on the list were three companies that have either funded or still funding on equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs. Here are… Read More

March 9, 2016 @ 3:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

The odyssey of Elio Motors (OTCQX:ELIO) and the process of raising capital online is notable not because of the fact it raised $17 million on StartEngine  and then quickly followed with a listing on the OTCQX but because it is a “first”. As all forms… Read More

March 9, 2016 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced details about its 2016 fellowship program with partner Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP). The Indiegogo Fellowship offers one artist/filmmaker a chance to receive six months of Community Workspace membership at the Made in NY Media Center by IFP. The center… Read More

March 9, 2016 @ 12:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Herio Capital, an online marketplace lender, announced on Tuesday it has funded over $20 million to American entrepreneurs and small businesses since launching in February 2015. The news  comes after successful third and fourth quarters that have Herio poised for another year of growth in… Read More

March 9, 2016 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Funding Circle announced on Wednesday that former executive board member of the European Central Bank (ECB), Jörg Asmussen, will join its board. This announcement reportedly marks another important step for the company as it strengthens its leadership position in marketplace lending globally Jörg Asmussen is… Read More

March 9, 2016 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PledgeMusic, a crowdfunding platform for music, announced this week it will acquire NoiseTrade and Set.fm. The newly integrated company will reportedly have a user-base of more than 3 million highly active music superfans directly engaging with the artists they love.  PledgeMusic Founder and CEO Benji Rogers,… Read More