General News

January 6, 2016 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, 3D startup Fuel3D announced that it will be showing several key developments from its R&D activities at CES 2016. At the event, Fuel3D is set to show some of its new developments and showcase its scanning platform for a variety of potential applications. The products are… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Nearly two week ago, Humans of New York (HONY) founder, Brandon Stanton, launched a new crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo’s platform, Generosity, to raise $100,000 for eleven Syrian families looking to create a fresh start. Within hours of launch, the project secured well over its… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Australian filmmaker Amy Browne debuted her recent project called Bee Collective. The film featured Indiegogo-success, Flow Hive. Flow Hive is the beekeeping and honey making system that has captured the backing of thousands. It received $12,487,629 last summer through the global crowdfunding platform. The documentary’s description reads:… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 10:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Brad Feld, co-founder of VC firm Foundry Group, has taken to his personal blog to talk about his experience in running a syndicate on AngelList. Feld announced earlier this week that they were ending their FG Angels Syndicate experiment. AngelList launched their syndicate option in… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kicking off the new year on a not-so-great start (for some), the team behind the Kickstarter success, Shenmue III, revealed bad news for its PayPal “slacker backers.” On Monday, the video game’s creators shared details about the poll results for the exclusive rewards on PayPal: “The results… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 9:00 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Nascent Objects, a modular marketplace for designing and buying cost-effective consumer electronics, announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show the debut of Droppler, an unobtrusive water monitor that uses one of the first audio water recognition technologies to track water consumption in real time, according… Read More

January 6, 2016 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Accenture has announced the 2016 class of its Fintech Innovation Lab London.  The program, now in its fourth year, is in concert with 16 other financial institutions.  The 12-week program is designed to accelerate product development while providing traditional financial firms exposure to disruptive fintech…. Read More

January 5, 2016 @ 4:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Virgin StartUp, Sir Richard Branson’s not-for-profit company providing funding and support for entrepreneurs, announce three of the winners of 2015’s  Virgin StartUp Foodpreneur competition are now on track to see their British products launch to the U.S. market. Cauli Rice, Double Dutch Drinks,… Read More

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