General News

November 30, 2015 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Krowdster, a data powered web app for crowdfunding campaign optimization and promotion, announced the addition of two new features to make it easier for crowdfunders to find targeted influencers and trending content in their industries. Josef Holm, the founder of Krowdster, stated: “Building a targeted,… Read More

November 30, 2015 @ 9:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With PicoBrew’s successful Pico Kickstarter campaign in its final hours, the company continued to announce new brewery partners. To date more than 76 craft breweries and brewmasters have licensed recipes to be made available as PicoPaks for the Pico, and available in the online PicoBrew… Read More

November 30, 2015 @ 8:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, CEO of Brookstone, Tom Via, sat down with CNBC to discuss the new partnership between the retailer and crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo. Earlier this month, Indiegogo revealed that campaign organizers will be able to submit their ideas directly to Brookstone’s partner page through its… Read More

November 29, 2015 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

New Zealand based Brave New Coin and Australia based Smartbit have formed a partnership to create a new cryptocurrency index. The duo have launched the BNC Bitcoin Liquid Index (BNC-BLX) in an attempt to create the “first provable index” for financial markets. According to information provided… Read More

November 28, 2015 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharing the real reason for the Thanksgiving holiday, employees of global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo revealed what they are truly thankful for. The website announced: “Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at Indiegogo! We asked the Indiegogo team what they are thankful for – what are you thankful… Read More

November 28, 2015 @ 10:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ending the month of November on the highest note possible, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced it was the winner of both City A.M. Explosive Growth Company of the Year and TechCities Editor’s Award. The UK website confirmed: “Yesterday we took home our sixth award this month… Read More

November 27, 2015 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dianrong, a leading Chinese peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, and Hanwha S&C announced on earlier this week that that both have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which formalizes the intention of a strategic partnership to pursue a FinTech solution business and other businesses related to internet… Read More

November 27, 2015 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lighter Capital, the online investor providing growth capital to technology companies, announced this week that it received $100 million in funding from Community Investment Management (CIM). The $100 million will enable the company to fund approximately 500 investments in SaaS, tech services and digital media companies,… Read More

November 27, 2015 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Porter Novelli, an Australian based marketing firm, has once again assisted several crowdfunding campaigns raise funding on Pozible. This is the second year the company has partnered with Pozible to aid several projects. Using their “pop-up” public relations creation, jack + bill, the group has… Read More

November 27, 2015 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Prominent venture capitalist Tim Draper, founder of DFJ and Draper Associates, joined Crowdfunder CEO Chance Barnett earlier this month to chat about equity crowdfunding and what it means to the world of early stage / VC funding. Draper believes there is a chance that VCs… Read More

November 26, 2015 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s that wonderful time of the year again! I don’t know about anyone else but I decided to get rid of my holiday decorating embargo about four days sooner that I expected and yes, I’m fully ready to tackle the nearly dozen of Christmas lists… Read More

November 26, 2015 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, as part of UK’s Global Entrepreneurship Week, Seedrs sat down with three crowdfunded businesses to discuss their previous funding successes. The equity crowdfunding platform stated: “At Seedrs HQ we talk to entrepreneurs on a daily basis, providing tips on how to promote and… Read More

November 26, 2015 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time from celebrating its recent 100,000 member milestone, Crowdcube sat down with serial crowdfunder, Will Perrin, to discuss why he looks to the equity crowdfunding platform for investments. This interview is part of the website’s “Proud of our Crowd” series. Perrin is an IT business… Read More

November 25, 2015 @ 4:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gearing up for the 2015 holiday season, Indiegogo has unveiled some gift ideas to help backers find the perfect items for their friends and families. The global crowdfunding platform shared: “We’ve got your end-of-year shopping covered: See products on Indiegogo currently shipping now.” Items on Indiegogo’s… Read More

November 25, 2015 @ 12:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly six months after raising over $2 million on Kickstarter, Next Thing Co. promised that when pre-orders opened for C.H.I.P., the world’s first $9 computer, the price would remain unchanged. Now it seems like there’s some backtracking from these claims. CEO of Next Thing Co., Dave Rauchwerk… Read More

November 25, 2015 @ 12:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, South African crowdfunding platform Thundafund announced it has teamed up with real estate investment marketplace, Wealth Migrate, to launch the African Crowdfunding Association (ACfA). The ACfA will be the industry association for Crowdfunding professionals and companies in Africa. The goal of the ACfA is to lobby for… Read More

November 25, 2015 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Fenox Venture Capital announced it has invested in Indiegogo-success, Jibo, Inc. Jibo, which was founded by MIT Media Labs professor Cynthia Breazeal, helps the family stay connected and improves family communication — anything from lending a hand in managing your busy life… Read More

November 25, 2015 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

As nonprofit organizations prepare for this year’s #GivingTuesday, Give to Cure offers up tips for those looking to give to various charities on December 1st. Suzanne Kwok, executive director of Give To Cure, stated: “With so many charities to consider, many individuals are looking for smart… Read More

November 25, 2015 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Backer-Founder, a consulting firm in Taiwan that stakes claim to being the first of its kind in the country, celebrated its one  year anniversary of helping crowdfunding campaigns achieve their goals.  According to the company, the crowdfunding consultancy has managed over 50 projects in the… Read More

November 24, 2015 @ 5:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

At the SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation, Senior Financial Economist Vladimir Ivanov, gave an updated presentation regarding the state of Regulation D.  Ivanov delivered a very similar presentation at the end of 2014 with replicated slides.  He did update a couple of items… Read More