General News

January 18, 2016 @ 12:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

GamCrowd and Clarion Events have announced the participants in the forthcoming Pitch ICE event taking place at ICE Totally Gaming in February. GamCrowd is a crowdfunding platform that focuses specifically on the gaming / gambling industry. GamCrowd shares that 14 new businesses have produced a… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, CEO of Seedrs, Jeff Lynn, sat down with Seedcamp to discuss the power of community when it comes to equity crowdfunding. The interview’s description reads: “In the ‘Seedcamp Podcast Series’ we talk with key people in the tech startup industry to hear their… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Kickstarter alum Pebble took to its blog to take a look back at 2015 (i.e. one of its historic years). Pebble hit Kickstarter for the second time last year for its new watch and surpassed its initial goal within just mere hours. By the… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 9:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdcube alum and #FundedClub member ioLight announced that it will be demonstrating its Magnificent Mobile Microscope at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester on January 21st and 22nd. As previously reported, ioLight took to Crowdcube in September for the microscope and surpassed its initial £150,000… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdfunder UK announced details about crowdfunding campaign, Bootcamp 2016. The reward-based crowdfunding platform stated that Bootcamp is an intensive three-week campaign, hosted by the Crowdfunder Academy to get new projects into shape throughout January. Each day, industry experts will be on hand to reveal the… Read More

January 17, 2016 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Buying a house or an apartment is a lot of work. Applying for a mortgage to complete the purchase typically means multiple trips to the broker/bank/realtor etc. Reams of documentation, questions and forms. Fintech startups have been addressing many of the analog challenges by providing… Read More

January 16, 2016 @ 12:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, film acquisition and distribution company FilmRise announced it has acquired the rights to Star Wars documentary Elstree 1976. The film surfaced on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter and made its theatrical debut at the 2015 London Film Festival. Elstree1976, which was directed by John Spira, shares the behind-the-scene… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Kickstarter’s second full-time employee and vice president of data, Fred Benenson, announced that he is stepping down from his position with the crowdfunding giant on February 19th. Benenson shared in a Medium post: “‘All or nothing’ describes Kickstarter’s unique model of fundraising —… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 3:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, affordable housing developer Pocket announced it is extending its second mini bond on Crowdcube, which was launched last month.  As previously reported, Pocket aims to raise the funds as part of it helping even more middle-income Londoners get their foot on the housing ladder.  The launch… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending platform Open Energy announced the closing of a loan totaling $1.2 million to SunLight General Solar Fund III. The New York City-based investment fund invests in distributed generation solar projects. The SunLight investment fund received a hybrid term and construction loan for four commercial solar… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Crowdcube announced some exciting news about its #FundedClub member Tempus Energy. The equity crowdfunding platform declared in its blog: “Tempus Energy, which raised over £600,000 from 235 investors on Crowdcube last summer, has secured a further £3.78m of funding. This latest investment round,… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 1:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

“Despite knowing that Bitcoin could fail all along, the now inescapable conclusion that it has failed still saddens me greatly. The fundamentals are broken and whatever happens to the price in the short term, the long term trend should probably be downwards. I will no… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, online marketplace platform EQUITYMULITPLE announced its second equity investment opportunity, which is a $12.9 million cash-flowing industrial park located in St. Petersburg, Florida. This launch comes on the heels of the company’s successful equity raise for its first project: Bushwack Capital’s $7.1 million development… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after its highly successful Indiegogo initiative came to an end, Canadian audio technology startup, Mass Fidelity, announced that its wireless speaker system, The Core, is now available for purchase. The project successfully secured over $1.5 million through the campaign… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking some time away from the recording schedule, TLC bandmate Chilli sat down with Billboard magazine to share some details about the upcoming and highly anticipated Kickstarter album. Last year, all-girl group TLC took to crowdfunding giant with a mission to raise $150,000 for their… Read More

January 15, 2016 @ 9:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Krowdster, a crowdfunding marketing and analytics platform, announced on Thursday it has launched what it believes is the “world’s largest” searchable database of backers and super backers on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Updated daily, the easy-to-use backer directory is the latest in the series of crowdfunding… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 5:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

In an interview with Canadian Business, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) CEO Victor Dodig touched upon looming competition with online lenders. Dodig is a relatively new CEO of the bank having taken the helm of CIBC in 2014. Dodig joined CIBC in 2005 but prior… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 5:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after Blue Mountain State: The Ride of Thadland’s first clip was released, entertainment giant Lionsgate unleashed the highly anticipated film’s official trailer. Eric Falconer, the creator of the popular television series, launched a crowdfunding campaign in early 2014 to help finance its feature-length film…. Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 4:37 pm By Georgia Quinn  |  

As discussed in part one, the SEC’s final Regulation Crowdfunding rules require thorough analysis to not fall prey to potential traps. While I firmly believe that we can make crowdfunding work regardless of the roadblocks set forth, it does not mean that we can afford… Read More

January 14, 2016 @ 4:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, AlliedCrowds released its January 2016 crowdfunding report. This new document covers 2015 statistics, 2016 forecast, recapping the year, crowdfunding regulations, and crowdfunding and the SDGs. The data analysis company shared: “We are excited to share with you the January edition of our bimonthly report on… Read More