General News

December 26, 2015 @ 9:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, interior design specialists, Houseology.com announces it is seeking £1 million investment through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. Within a few weeks, the company has successfully secured nearly 450,000. Houseology.com, formerly known as Occa Home, was founded in 2010 by award-winning interior designer Kate… Read More

December 26, 2015 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Last month, Officer Garrett Swasey, a police officer at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, was killed during the recent attack on the city’s Planned Parenthood office. Immediately following the deadly situation, a YouCaring campaign was launched to help the victim’s family. The… Read More

December 24, 2015 @ 12:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, crowdfunding platform Patreon unveiled its five data-backed tips to crushing your first month for campaign organizers. The website’s data science team member, Maura Church, stated: “All of this data is pulled from a correlative analysis. Who what now? Let me break it down: I looked at… Read More

December 24, 2015 @ 11:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly a week until the 2016’s calendar year begins, crowdfunding platform FundedByMe took a look back at the memorable moments of the past twelve months. The FundedByMe team shared in a recent blog post: “Thank you for helping us make crowdfunding in 2015 the… Read More

December 24, 2015 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, blockchain investor, Coinsilium, announced that it has begun share trading on London’s ICAP Securities and Derivatives Exchange (ISDX). According to International Business Times, Coinsilium (COIN), which was found in 2014, has issued 10,000,000 new ordinary shares at 10p per share, which raised £1m in gross proceeds…. Read More

December 24, 2015 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

The CrowdfundingHub, created by Ronald Kleverlaan, has set a launch date of March 31st, 2016. The date was selected to coordinate wit the Innovative Enterprise event of the European Commission on Access to Finance taking place in the Hague. The CrowdfundingHub is an international educational… Read More

December 24, 2015 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, co-founder of Fundrise, Ben Miller, wrote a piece for Forbes about how Chinese social media site Renren‘s COO, James Liu, offered up $27 million through the social media platform for professionals, LinkedIn. Miller shared in the article: “As any startup founder will tell you,… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 3:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in Spring 2014, famous children show Reading Rainbow captured over $5 million on Kickstarter to reboot the series for the next generation. Now, nearly two years later, Reading Rainbow’s COO, Sangita Patel, is ready to sit down and share his thoughts about the show’s success – and the criticism… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 3:06 pm By AdaPia d'Errico  |  

A look back on a momentous year in real estate crowdfunding takes its many high and notable points not just from one or two players or headlines, but rather, a whole field of them. There are many contributors — as with the structure of crowdfunding… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 2:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Doug Morris, the CEO of investment app Sharesight, recently shared with the Sydney Morning Herald that he believe that new Australian crowdfunding rules would still make the funding method costly for businesses like his. Earlier this month, new rules were introduced to Parliament that would legalise… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two days until Christmas Day, the team at CoAssets wrote an article for Yahoo! News that explains how Santa Claus knows a thing or two about the crowdfunding method. The Singapore-based real estate crowdfunding platform shared: “Crowdfunding this holiday season can be a struggle for… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kiva Zip’s Jonny Price announced the lending platform’s numbers from November 2011 (its launch) to December 2015 (present).   Kiva Zip is a program from Kiva where people may make loans directly to entrepreneurs for as little as $5. It has three goals: Help… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to grow its already successful business, #FundedClub member Emoov revealed to UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube that it is planning to expand in 2016. Named a ‘Disruptor of the Year’ by the FT, Emoov is an online estate agent platform backed by James Caan, Maxfield Capital… Read More

December 23, 2015 @ 8:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, NexusCrowd Inc.  announced it has closed its second commercial real estate offering, raising $500,000 in 5 weeks. By partnering with Downing Street Realty Partners on the project, the Canadian real estate crowdfunding platform allowed accredited investors to participate in the redevelopment of a… Read More

December 22, 2015 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

DRB, a bank and marketplace lender that has reached $1 billion in student loan refinancings, announced this week that it has closed its fourth securitization. This securitization brings total issuance in excess of $928.2 million. The $332.5 million in senior notes were rated A2 to… Read More

December 22, 2015 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that Camden Town Brewery has been acquired by mega brewer AB InBev, Crowdcube shared its excitement for the brewery, which has been dubbed the equity crowdfunding platform’s second exit. On Monday, founder of Camden Town Brewery, Jasper Cuppaidge, announced the transaction to fans… Read More

December 22, 2015 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to secure more funds to finish the film, Gosnell, creators of the film Magdalena Segieda, Phelim McAleer, and Ann McElhinney announced they were added a Christmas Special perk for backers looking to give more money. Last year, producer McAleer and McElhinney launched the campaign on the global… Read More

December 22, 2015 @ 12:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after securing over $2 million through its Opal Nugget Indiegogo initiative, FirstBuild has shared details about the production of the ice maker to backers. The FirstBuild team stated in a recent update: “We’re currently deep into the development phase of Opal… Read More

December 22, 2015 @ 12:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Crowdcube sat down with one of the #FundedClub members, Scaramouche & Fandango, to discuss its growth since appearing on the UK-based equity crowdfunding platform. Scaramouche & Fandango designs and manufactures high-quality body and skincare products for men in the UK.  The company secured nearly… Read More

December 22, 2015 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

      Doug Ellenoff is one of the most recognizable names in the entire investment crowdfunding space. A founding partner of Manhattan law firm Ellenoff, Grossman & Schole, early on he and his firm staked a claim in the nascent alternative finance sector.  Ellenoff… Read More