General News

November 11, 2015 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding success Lima announced on Wednesday the commercial release of its Dropbox-killer product. Lima is a device that enables users to create their personal Cloud in seconds. The product was beta-tested for 10 months and is finally ready for the masses. Version 1.0 will be available… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 8:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Rabobank, MasterCard, Thomson Reuters and Santander join as founding institutions of Startupbootcamp FinTech in the program’s expansion to US market, following its success in London and Singapore. “Initiatives that cultivate innovation and collaboration will only increase in importance as more players enter the FinTech space,… Read More

November 10, 2015 @ 2:08 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

This morning, P2P-Banking.com guest writer Josep Nebot, Co-founder and Representative Director of the P2P lending platform Arboribus writes about the current situation of P2P lending in Spain. Before founding Arboribus, Nebot worked as a lawyer and an International Cooperation for Development business consultant in Spain and South America. In… Read More

November 10, 2015 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

YouCaring, an online fundraising platform, announced on Tuesday that it is adding a new dimension to the arts with the recent launch of its Compassion in Action Gallery, a showcase of inspiration that aims to instill in visitors an appreciation for the powerful impact creativity… Read More

November 10, 2015 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PeerSpace, Inc., a peer-to-peer marketplace dedicated to unique short-term commercial spaces, announced a $5 million Series A funding led by Foundation Capital. Due to rapid growth in San Francisco and Los Angeles, the short-term space reservation company is now expanding into New York City. PeerSpace… Read More

November 10, 2015 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, tech company Pebble shared details about the steel band shipments of its widely popular Kickstarter project, Pebble Time. The Pebble crew announced in a recent update: “We estimated that metal band shipments would be done by the end of October. We’re sorry for not… Read More

November 10, 2015 @ 10:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Illuminate Financial Management, a fintech venture fund established by industry veteran Mark Beeston, today announced that it had closed the first round of capital raising for its new IFM Fintech Opportunities Fund. The investment round has been co-led by financial information services provider Markit and Deutsche Börse… Read More

November 10, 2015 @ 8:38 am By Erin Hobey  |  

MPIRICA Health Inc., a healthcare transparency company based in Bellevue, Washington, today announced a $400,000 investment from OurCrowd First, an early­stage seed fund with OurCrowd, one of the world’s leading equity crowdfunding platforms. The funding coincides with a free­to­employers release of MPIRICA’s Surgeon Quality Scores,… Read More

November 9, 2015 @ 4:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gearing up for its fourth annual crowdfunding festival, One Spark announced that creator application is now open. One Spark’s co-founder, Elton Rivas, stated: “It’s hard to believe that we’re entering One Spark’s fourth year. Above all else, what resonates the most is being able to… Read More

November 9, 2015 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Consano, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit crowdfunding platform that focuses on medical research campaigns, today announced the launch of Honor Funds, a new initiative that allows individuals and groups to create a dedicated online hub to raise funds for a specific research project. Consano developed the Honor… Read More

November 9, 2015 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Just five days after launching its new Crowdcube campaign, UK crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder UK successfully secured over £600,000. According to Crowdfunder: “Off the back of another year of exceptional growth, Crowdfunder is opening up for another round of investment—this is your chance to buy… Read More

November 9, 2015 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo“) (NYSE: APO) and RCS Capital Corporation (NYSE: RCAP) (“RCS Capital”) announced today that they have mutually agreed to amend the previously announced sale of the RCS Capital wholesale distribution business and certain related entities, to… Read More

November 9, 2015 @ 10:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding has announced that reward-based crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo, will be participating in its November 19th Equity Crowdfunding Conference in Santa Monica, California. Amanda Hat, Senior Director of Growth Innovation at Indiegogo, will join other industry leaders discussing current and future directions in crowdfunding.Aubrey Chernick, founder… Read More

November 9, 2015 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Indiegogo alum and connected smart luggage startup, Bluesmart, announced its first retail partnership with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Design Store. Bluesmart’s suitcase is now on sale online at  for $399 and a limited supply will be on store shelves, in both the… Read More

November 8, 2015 @ 7:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Karen Mills, former Administrator of the Small Business Administration and current Senior Fellow at Harvard University, co-authored a study on credit markets and SMEs back in 2014.  She recently presented at LendIt Europe on the state of Marketplace / Peer to peer lending. While at… Read More

November 8, 2015 @ 7:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Ray Lane, a Partner Emeritus at Kleiner Perkins, was interviewed by CNBC’s Kelly Evans last week during an excursion to Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh.  Lane, a graduate of Carnegie Mellon, is now Trustee at the university.  The discussion was largely about Carnegie’s engineering expertise including… Read More

November 7, 2015 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Title IV of the JOBS Act breathed new life into a securities exemption that no one utilized. Congress asked SEC to fix old Regulation A and they did so by removing the onerous and costly state Blue Sky Review requirement – the one issue that… Read More

November 7, 2015 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to remain irritated about TLC’s “keeping fans in the dark about the Kickstarter album” tactic, the campaign’s backers have unleashed a new hashtag that shows their frustration about the situation. As previously reported, the girls shared some details about the album’s delay at the… Read More

November 6, 2015 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sharing details about their successful startup, Savvy Foods, Jonathan Drury and Katie Owens sat down with Crowdcube to discuss the company and its growth. The brand, which was launched in 2013 by Jonathan Drury and Katie Owens, is described as a delicious and nutritious food source, designed… Read More

November 6, 2015 @ 11:55 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Artificial intelligence, cryptography and biometrics were the winning fintechnologies at the London-region final of UBS’s Future of Finance Challenge, a start-up competition aimed at helping the bank source innovative fintech solutions, reported Financial News‘ Anna Irrena.  The competition is open to international entrepreneurs and startups with… Read More