General News

November 12, 2015 @ 1:05 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Crowdfunding on Kickstarter, cult classic Mystery Science Theater 3000 is rapidly nearing its fundraising goal of $2M, with the show’s original host and creator Joel Hodgson at the campaign’s helm. Together with Shout! Factory, Hodgson is seeking to bring back the series, “which ended in 1999, ran for 11… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 5:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, New Zealand-based Snowball Effect announced it has made a few changes after $10 million was raised through its Kiwi investment crowdfunding platform.  While sharing details about its updated website, the platform shared: “The new website incorporates your feedback and our learnings from the first… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Star Trek legend George Takei took to the Broadway stage to present his Indiegogo project, Allegiance. The famous actor hit the global crowdfunding platform earlier this year with a mission to raise funds for the musical. The musical is described as an “epic’ multi-generational story about Japanese… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 3:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdRise Calls All U.S. Nonprofits to Participate in Holiday Challenge offering $250,000 In Prize Money to Organizations that Fundraise the Most During Holiday Season CrowdRise, the crowdfunding platform for good, announced on Wednesday its second annual Giving Tower campaign for #GivingTuesday, on December 1, 2015. The Giving Tower,… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 12:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Direct Lending Investments LLC, a marketplace lending and private investment firm that makes short-term, small business loans available in fund form to accredited investors looking for high income and growth without interest rate risk, announced on Wednesday it has surpassed $350 million dollars in assets… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 12:39 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

HAX, formerly known as HAXLR8R, shared 13 new global hardware startups and their products from HAX’s seventh Accelerator Demo Day and 10 new graduates of its first Boost program Demo Day. Since its founding in 2012 the global hardware investor  has accelerated 90 hardware startups. To… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 12:19 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

SyndicateRoom, the investment crowdfunding platform that received “Best Investment Platform”  at the recent 2015 Growth Investor Award, changed its direct shareholding model in favor of a nominee structure on 7 November. Seedrs  has been a forerunner in this approach noting that “aggregating” shareholders generates better outcomes versus one to… Read More

November 11, 2015 @ 11:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Ynext, the division of Yodlee, Inc. (YDLE) that incubates, delivers and commercializes new business opportunities for the company, today announced its newest Incubator class. The company will connect these startups with the resources and tools necessary to take their ideas to market – including free… Read More

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