General News

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

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