General News

December 22, 2015 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly a week until the calendar year comes to an end, Indiegogo decided to take a look back at five popular film campaigns that hit its global crowdfunding platform over the past 12 months. The Indiegogo team shared: “There are 9 days left in the… Read More

December 22, 2015 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

iFunding, a commercial real estate crowdfunding platform for accredited investors, announced today that they raised $330K in mezzanine financing for a $2.85M senior loan mortgage. The property is located at 1706 Park Ave, in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The senior loan was pre-funded by iFunding… Read More

December 22, 2015 @ 9:22 am By Erin Hobey  |  

15.5% of digitally active consumers currently use financial technology products Payment services are the most popular product offering Users are younger, wealthier and increasingly urban With 29.1%, Hong Kong has the highest rate of FinTech use of all surveyed markets  “Higher-income individuals are some of the… Read More

December 22, 2015 @ 8:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Calling all Next Generation Payments, Blockchain, Data / Credit Analytics, Mobile VAS / Mobility, Cyber Security and Biometrics and Wealth Tech innovators and disruptors, start your applications in time for the 7 January 2016 deadline! Aiming to source six groundbreaking FinTech innovations to demo to multiple invited financial institutions (banks… Read More

December 22, 2015 @ 8:21 am By Erin Hobey  |  

It’s the most wonderful time of the year as Crowdfund Insider keeps tabs on global platforms as quarterly and year end reviews are announced. Just in, Arboribus, a leading Spanish P2P lending platform co-founded by Josep Nebot, released some highlights from 2015.  The platform has continued growing this year, and has… Read More

December 21, 2015 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, accredited crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced it has reached more than $100 million invested to date. Each investment was made on the platform from accredited and institutional investors who have invested in over 270 transactions involving over 1,500 different properties. CEO of RealtyShares, Nav Athwal, stated:… Read More

December 21, 2015 @ 3:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding giant Kickstarter announced on Monday that it has named American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) interim president, Molly Neuman, its first head of music. She is known for her work on various music crowdfunding projects, including Amanda Palmer’s 2012 campaign. Kendel Shore, VP of Communities… Read More

December 21, 2015 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Crowdfunder UK unveiled its newest tip from the How to Crowdfund series, “Identifying Your Crowd.” The website’s team shared: “Because you are pitching to your ‘crowd’, it is important to identify who your crowd is and how you are going to execute your… Read More

December 21, 2015 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, UK-based equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, announced that its users should cast their votes for the People’s Choice Award 2015. The Crowdcube team stated: “It’s that time of year again where we celebrate the amazing businesses that have been on the platform and that… Read More

December 21, 2015 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Camden Town brewery has been acquired by mega brewer AB InBev. In an update posted on the Camden Town site, founder Jasper Cuppaidge announced the transaction to fans and shareholders; The ‘craft’ brewing movement has seen incredible growth driven by innovation, quality and daring. Camden Town… Read More

December 21, 2015 @ 8:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On-demand smartphone repair service provider CellSavers announced on Monday it has raised $3 million in seed funding from Sequoia Israel. Angel investor Robert Antokol (CEO, Playtika) also participated in the round. Along with the funding, Sequoia Israel partner Gili Raanan will join the CellSavers board. … Read More

December 21, 2015 @ 7:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  “We believe the potential of crowdfunding is not about a single company or single crowdfunding platform.  It is about the evolution from an institutional framework for allocating capital (otherwise known as banks, funds, and foundations) to a more individually driven framework enabled by existing and… Read More

December 19, 2015 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, UK-based artisan produce market, Sourced Market announced it is extending its Crowdcube initiative after achieving its original £750,000 goal. Sourced Market is seeking to use the capital raised to bring the best of Britain’s small, artisan producers to prime locations in Marylebone and Victoria in 2016 – sites… Read More

December 19, 2015 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to land back into good grace with some of Coolest Cooler backers, the creator of the highly anticipated Kickstarter cooler, Ryan Grepper, announced this week he and his team resolved the motor issues that are causing the product’s delivery setbacks. Grepper previously revealed that the… Read More

December 19, 2015 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the success of their Indiegogo campaign, creators of the cuddle + kind dolls, Jennifer and Derek Woodgate, sat down with the platform to discuss their crowdfunding success. According to global crowdfunding platform, Woodgates’ goal is to feed 1 million meals each year to children in need, providing… Read More

December 18, 2015 @ 2:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Rooster Teeth announced the official release date for the highly anticipated Indiegogo project, Lazer Team to be January 27, 2016 in theaters and on YouTube Red. The film first hit Indiegogo July 2014 to raise $650,000 and within three days raised well over $1M. By the end of… Read More

December 18, 2015 @ 2:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdentials was a concept born of the new securities environment legalized under the JOBS Act of 2012. The modernization of securities regulations, that finally recognized the power and potential of internet finance, was something that had to occur.  While there was much excitement as the… Read More

December 18, 2015 @ 2:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, CEO of Seedrs Jeff Lynn sat down with Business Insider to reveal why he believes that minibonds are not as great as they claim to be. According to the media outlet Lynn laid into minibonds, the debt instruments startups are increasingly turning to when… Read More

December 18, 2015 @ 1:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pepperdine University Graduate School of Business and Management publishes a periodic report on access to capital and its impact on small business. Authored by Dr. Craig Everett, an assistant professor of finance, his findings indicate growing interest in raising capital online.  The report, completed in… Read More

December 18, 2015 @ 1:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube held a special event that celebrated its #FundedClub members. The UK-based website shared: “During 2015 we raised over £115 million with over 300 raises, therefore we decided to celebrate with those businesses who had helped us reach this milestone…. Read More