General News

January 5, 2016 @ 2:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just three years after successfully securing $2.4 million on Kickstarter, Oculus announced in a new update that it is shipping a consumer version of its Rift VR headset to backers for free. The Oculus crew shared in a recent update: “On August 1, 2012, we… Read More

January 5, 2016 @ 1:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seedrs rang in the new year by offering up a new infographic that shared with users what has happened to its equity crowdfunding platform over the past 12 months. The Seedrs team shared: “As we look ahead to 2016, we thought we’d take a look back… Read More

January 5, 2016 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Infinium Strike, a Kickstarter-funded strategy-action hybrid video game from former members of Ubisoft now forming Codex Worlds, is set to launch on Xbox One in addition to the previously announced PC, Mac and Linux releases. Infinium Strike takes place in the middle of an intergalactic war… Read More

January 5, 2016 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jonathan Ortmans writing for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation believes Title III investment crowdfunding may start with a bit of a thud. With all the years of pent-up anticipation you may wonder why retail crowdfunding is not expected to jump out of the gate. But… Read More

January 5, 2016 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) less than 24 hours away, Indiegogo has unveiled more details about the event and what fans can expect at the crowdfunding platform’s “Zone.” The Indiegogo team shared: “We’re bringing some truly inspiring and incredible crowdfunded startups and enterprise products… Read More

January 5, 2016 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With a new year to look forward to, real estate crowdfunding platform iFunding announced its strategic developments for 2016. On Tuesday, iFunding unveiled more details about this year’s plans, which includes a new advisory board that is made up of professionals from the financial services… Read More

January 5, 2016 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, YouTube sensation and anti-bullying activist, Lizzie Velasquez, announced that her Kickstarter project A Brave Heart is now available on DVD through Amazon. A BRAVE HEART follows the inspiring journey of 63-pound Lizzie from cyberbullying victim to modern-day inspiration. Born with a rare syndrome that prevents… Read More

January 5, 2016 @ 8:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, marketplace lender CommonBond announced that it closed over $275 million in separate warehouse line funding from Barclays, Macquarie Capital, and others. The new capital provides additional lending capacity for CommonBond to support the company’s rapidly-growing student lending business. The new funding takes CommonBond… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 3:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Orchard platform has revealed its Originator Database grew 400% in 2015.  Announced towards the end of 2014, the online application launched with 30 online lenders.  Today the database numbers 150 originators and continues to grow. Orchard is the digital service that connects marketplace lending platforms with… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Alibaba’s financial affiliate Ant Financial announced that it is planning to launch a second pre-IPO funding round. According to Wall Street Journal, A spokeswoman for Ant Financial, stated that the company currently doesn’t have a timetable for an initial public offering. She declined to give… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 1:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This past summer, California startup, Peak Design, took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise only $100,000 for its fifth project, The Everyday Messenger. The accessory quickly hit the spotlight and secured its initial goal. By the end of its campaign run, the project secured $4,869,472 from 17,029… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Offering up its insight on e-commerce retail, OurCrowd announced theories on the industry and its current state. The platform shared: “E-commerce has become a market segment with a number of multi-billion dollar companies in just a few short years. With holiday season retail sales reports coming… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Patomak Global Partners has announced that Daniel Gallagher has joined their global consultancy. He will responsible for strategic initiatives, client service, and overseeing firm operations as President of the company. Patomak is a consulting group for international and domestic corporations and financial services firms. The… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 10:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, reward-based crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK unveiled a new How to Crowdfund series advice called “Getting Funded.” The Crowdfunder UK team stated: “Your team is still active in the background, you have honed your story so it sounds great, you’ve indentified your crowd and know… Read More

January 4, 2016 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

A new report by consultancy firm Douw & Koren (D&K) states that crowdfunding has experienced a rise of over 200% in the Netherlands during 2015.  The authors state that during the last year € 128 was raised in comparison to € 63 million in 2014.  More than… Read More

January 3, 2016 @ 2:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Since the financial crisis over 500,000 banking jobs have disappeared. Anytime there is a downturn on Wall Street jobs disappear. But is this time different? Bloomberg states; “Staff reductions at some of the world’s biggest banks are far from over. Deutsche Bank AG, which has… Read More

January 2, 2016 @ 11:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Back in Fall 2014, Finland-based, Jolla, launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to raise $380,000 for its new self-titled tablet. The unique tablet has been dubbed by the company as the world’s “first crowdsource tablet” to surface. Following the project’s success, Jolla returned to the global crowdfunding… Read More

January 2, 2016 @ 11:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking a break from his work on Star Citizen,  57-year-old actor Gary Oldman sat down with Vulture to discuss the highly anticipated video game, its companion single-player spaceflight sim, Squadron 42, and crowdfunding. When Star Citizen surfaced in 2012, it immediately hit the spotlight and became one of the… Read More

December 31, 2015 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Dealstruck announced one of its customers, Colorado-based CAUTION: Brewing Co., finalized a second location called CAUTION: West. The marketplace leader revealed that since the sale of its first beer in 2011, CAUTION: has experienced marked revenue growth. Before launching the second location, the company received numerous… Read More

December 31, 2015 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube celebrated the new year by unveiling some highlights of the past twelve months. “What an amazing year 2015 has been and we couldn’t have achieved all our milestones without you. We look forward to what 2016 brings, but… Read More