General News

February 2, 2016 @ 11:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

KoreConX, a free all-in-one solution that is disrupting the market by helping companies navigate the equity crowdfunding process and reduce risk, announced on Tuesday its brand new feature, the “Deal Room.” This all-in-one solution helps companies navigate the process of raising equity capital, and simplifies shareholder… Read More

February 2, 2016 @ 6:13 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Capital Cell is the first European equity crowdfunding platform specializing in biotech and  life sciences startups and companies.  Capital Cell links with entrepreneurs seeking funding with investors who want to invest their money in projects with a high growth potential. To date the Barcelona-based equity crowdfunding platform founded in 2015… Read More

February 2, 2016 @ 5:18 am By Erin Hobey  |  

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. has agreed to acquire nearly $1 billion worth of personal loans arranged by LendingClub Corp., people familiar with the deal reported Nasdaq’s Telis Demos. The portfolio, worth just over $900 million and comprising loans made to consumers with an average FICO… Read More

February 2, 2016 @ 5:04 am By Erin Hobey  |  

OCBC Bank has launched a fintech co-working space and innovation unit in Singapore and its first accelerator program to identify and collaborate with innovative startups. The 2,400-square foot Open Vault at OCBC has been established to help drive the development of new products and business models… Read More

February 2, 2016 @ 4:44 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Creditnation.in, a lending platform which combines credit advisory, analytics, process automation and last-mile connectivity, has announced that it has raised angel round funding for an undisclosed amount.  The platforms deals primarily in credit cards, loan against property, housing, personal, auto and business loans, and have already partnered… Read More

February 2, 2016 @ 4:27 am By Erin Hobey  |  

FinTech Sandbox, a nonprofit that helps FinTech startups access data and build great products, today announced a new data sourcing agreement with the global news company, The Associated Press. The AP will provide FinTech Sandbox residents with access to AP’s financial, business and political news… Read More

February 1, 2016 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Inkshares, a start-up crowdfunded book publisher, announced on Monday it will be expanding its partnership with Nerdist to include sister site, Geek & Sundry, for six fan-driven publishing contests throughout 2016.  According to the website, these contests will seek submissions in genres that speak to… Read More

February 1, 2016 @ 12:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdcube announced #FundedClub members, ioLight and The Eden Project, have teamed up for a special collaboration. The equity crowdfunding platform stated: “Eden Project are enthusiastic supporters of fellow #FundedClub member ioLight and were excited by the opportunity to test the ioLight microscope. ioLight,… Read More

January 30, 2016 @ 7:06 pm By Weiyang Research  |  

By the end of 2015, Kickstarter had launched 274,900 projects, of which 98,500 had successfully reached their fundraising goal. The total contributions added up to $2.147 billion US dollars. 10,101,800 people have been contributors on the Kickstarter platform, of which 3,135,900 were repeat backers. Kickstarter projects… Read More

January 30, 2016 @ 6:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Published during the final weeks of 2015, the European Parliament released an extensive document on the collaborative economy.  The shifting economics driven by sharing and technology has already altered entire industries. That we all know but this is only the beginning.  The scribes at the… Read More

January 30, 2016 @ 1:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Crowdcube #FundedClub member, StaySafe, announced that it was named a finalist for the Surrey Digital Awards in the “Best App” category for the second year running. The Surrey Digital Awards is considered the “first and only” digital awards scheme in Surrey. It celebrates… Read More

January 30, 2016 @ 12:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Tech City UK announced the first thirty companies to join its Upscale. This program is described as a 6-month pilot program that provides some of the fastest growing UK tech companies world class advice from scale coaches, entrepreneurs and operators who have… Read More

January 29, 2016 @ 6:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK research firm Beauhurst has compiled some interesting data regarding the success, or failure rate, of issuers raising capital via equity crowdfunding. The UK is the most developed country in the world when it comes to raising capital online.  But the real results will inevitably… Read More

January 29, 2016 @ 4:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Creative England announced the latest milestone. The company revealed it is planning to launch an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £1 million for the venture capital fund Creative Seeds. Creative England has reportedly invested £25 million into 440 of the UK’s most exciting creative… Read More

January 29, 2016 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, newly Indiegogo success Hunky Dory premiered at the 2016 Slamdance festival. The event, which was held on January 22nd-29th in Park City, is described as a showcase for raw and innovative filmmaking self-governed –By Filmmakers, For Filmmakers.  The creators hit the crowdfunding platform last month with… Read More

January 29, 2016 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up some advice for those looking to use crowdfunding, CoAssets revealed four potential problems to using the funding method (and how they should be handled). The Singapore-based real estate crowdfunding platform shared: “Crowdfunding has forever changed the way people look at fundraising whether for… Read More

January 29, 2016 @ 1:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from his work on the set of Mystery Science Theater 3000, creator of the cult-classic Joel Hodgson sat down to discuss the show’s return and its crowdfunding success. During a recent interview with Blastr, Hodgson discussed the possibility that the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Kickstarter… Read More

January 29, 2016 @ 11:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding marketing and analytics platform, Krowdster, recently shared how campaign organizers can find super backers through platform giants Kickstarter and Indiegogo. As previously reported, Krowdster launched its very own searchable database of backers and super backers on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Now the company is ready to share details… Read More

January 29, 2016 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the launch of Wriggle’s second crowdfunding campaign, founder of the startup Rob Hall revealed the five things he’s learned from crowdfunding on Seedrs. Hall shared: “Here we are, 18 months down-the-line on Wriggle’s journey. As the Wriggle team prepares for phase two of growth,… Read More

January 29, 2016 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

VPC Specialty Lending Investments (LSE tickers: VSL and VSLC) has declared an “interim” dividend of 2.0 pence per ordinary share for the quarter ending December 21, 2015.  VPC also declared a 1.07 pence per share dividend for C shares for the period from October 2nd to… Read More