General News

January 20, 2016 @ 4:34 pm 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 Wednesday the launch of its Certified Expert Program.  KoreConX revealed that corporate secretaries, consultants, freelance administrators, business consultants and anyone else involved in… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 2:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than 24 hours until the 2016 Sundance Film Festival kicks off, Indiegogo announced details about the 5th annual Array Soiree, which will be hosted by Ava DuVernay, founder of Array, and Danae Ringelmann, co-founder and chief development officer of Indiegogo. The global crowdfunding platform… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 1:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Millennium Trust Company announced today an agreement with Prudential Insurance Company of America (PICA) that allows plan fiduciaries to select the Prudential Guaranteed Fund as an investment option when using Millennium’s automatic rollover services.  Terry Dunne, managing director of the Rollover Solutions Group at Millennium… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, the Pew Research Center released its new report that reveals details about journalism crowdfunding. The center stated that it has conducted a study of 658 journalism-related projects that were proposed on Kickstarter from April 28, 2009, to September 15, 2015. It stated that from Kickstarter’s… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BlueVine, an online provider of working capital financing to small businesses, announced on Wednesday it has closed $40 million in funding, bringing the company’s total funding to $64 million to date.  This Series C funding was led by an investment from Menlo Ventures, with additional… Read More

January 20, 2016 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Norwest Venture Partners, a global venture capital and growth equity investment firm, today announced the formation of its latest fund, Norwest Venture Partners XIII, LP. The $1.2 billion fund targets early to late stage venture and growth equity investments across a wide range of sectors… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 4:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Looking Glass Investments (LGI), based in Milwaukee, has added new names to its advisory committee. The company reports the following new members will be aiding the firm;  Greg Davis, CEO, Hampton Aviation, Houston, TX  Scott Lawin, COO and Director, Moore Capital Management, New… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced that it is dubbing 2016 the “Year of the Trailer.” The crowdfunding giant declared in a blog post: “Each month, the Film team will curate three to five new campaigns from some of our favorite filmmakers. But not for new feature… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With Indiegogo success Lazer Team set to hit theaters on January 27th, Rooster Teeth’s Matt Hullum sat down to discuss the film and the company’s partnership with the video platform. During his interview, Hullum shared why Rooster Teeth decided to turn to Indiegogo for funds: “A feature… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 2:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

PwC has just revealed their annual survey of global CEOs at the World Forum in Davos.  This is the 19th annual survey published by the global consulting firm. This year PwC tallied the thoughts and impressions of 1,409 respondents. There are loads of interesting data… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 2:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, chief legal officer of crowdfunding platform Seedrs, Karren Kerrigan, and chairman for tax and economic affairs of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Tony Baron, sat down with Workspace to discuss their 2016 predictions for alternative finance. During the interview, Kerrigan stated alternative finance will… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crowdcube announced that a grand total of 111 tech startup has secured £44.5 million through its equity crowdfunding platform. The Crowdcube team declared in a blog post:   “2015 was a record-breaking year here at Crowdcube as the equity crowdfunding market continued to grow at… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, marketplace lender CommonBond announced the introduction of the “MBA Accelerator” program, a unique summer internship experience that will select a team of the country’s top MBA students to build a startup from the ground up inside of CommonBond. Over the course of 10… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 6:43 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Platform Black, a provider of alternative finance to UK businesses, has expanded its team, signalling continuous growth and increasing demand in the sector. Helen Mackenzie, Gayle Townsend and Robert Rajeswaran bring significant invoice trading and supply chain finance expertise and will support the company, which has provided… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 6:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia today launched an Innovation Lab in Hong Kong and announced plans to launch an Innovation Lab in London later this year. This innovation network is a natural extension of the Bank’s successful Innovation Lab in Sydney and creates a global approach to… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 5:52 am By Erin Hobey  |  

2016 proved eventful for payments network MasterCard, as the company has been involved in in many global fintech industry deals, according to a release.  With the intention of expanding its electronic payments network in other countries, MasterCard heavily invests in fintech and organises a six month… Read More

January 19, 2016 @ 5:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Cashfloat’s data-modelling scientists have developed an advanced affordability model, designed to generate a clearer picture of the client’s affordability. This enables the Cashfloat team to make decisions about lending, better aligned with the FCA compliance framework. Western Circle Ltd, a London-based lending company trading as Cashfloat.co.uk, confirmed that… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 4:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peter Thiel, Paypal’s co-founder and first outside investor in Facebook, has reportedly made an investment in Deposit Solutions GmbH, which is considered the first open architecture platform for retail deposits in Europe. Since its establishment in 2011, Deposit Solutions has already mediated deposits in excess of… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Oculus creator Palmer Luckey sat down to chat about his experience on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter and career decisions. During his interview, Luckey revealed that his career was never motivated by salary: “This may sound – everyone says this – but it’s not about the money…. Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 3:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The National Crowdfunding Association of Canada (NCFA) has slated their 2nd annual gathering to be held in Toronto on March 3rd of 2016. The Canadian Crowdfunding Summit is crafted to be the most prominent event for leaders in the quickly emerging Canadian crowdfunding sector of finance…. Read More