General News

October 28, 2015 @ 1:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seed&Spark, a crowdfunding and distribution ecosystem for filmmakers, announces on Wednesday the expansion of the company with the launch of a new, redesigned version of its website and the addition of four new team members. Just one year of being on the road with their… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

iAngels, a co-investment platform in Israel enabling private investors to gain access to exclusive early-stage opportunities by collaborating with Startup Nation’s leading angels, announced on Wednesday the addition of a new core competency: secondary offerings. With this value proposition, iAngels gives startups an unparalleled HR… Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 11:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dealstruck, an online direct lender, announced on Wednesday the completion of over $100 million in loans to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) nationally. Since inception, in October 2013, the firm has been committed to providing fast-growing and profitable SMBs with flexible, affordable and transparent financing…. Read More

October 28, 2015 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

NextGen Crowdfunding and Crowdfundingroadmap, Inc. announced they have formed a partnership to help crowdfunding investors, emerging businesses, and crowdfunding service providers connect with each other. The companies made the joint announcement at the 4th Annual Global Crowdfunding Convention founded by Ruth E. Hedges. Regulation A+ is… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 4:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RealtyMogul, the online marketplace for real estate investing, announced it has successfully helped finance the acquisition of the Hollywood Medical Center, a multi-tenant medical office building located in Hollywood, Florida. RealtyMogul used its online platform to raise equity from its nearly 20,000 accredited investors for the… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Although he is known for being tech savvy, CTO of Crowdcube David Ives apparently has some barbering talents as well. On Tuesday, the equity crowdfunding platform announced on its Facebook page that Ives was selected to front the October 2015 issue of Professional Barbering Magazine:… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 1:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Quire partnered with mattermark a few weeks back on a survey asking individuals if they would be interested in investing in early stage companies.  The results are telling. Today, the vast majority of the population has been excluded from investing in startups… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 12:47 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

FinTech Sandbox, a nonprofit that helps financial technology startups access data and resources continues to build its network with Morningstar, who would provide a select group of startup companies with free access to its global investment databases for six months, reported Think Advisor. In September, FinTech… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Moscow-based asset management company Millhouse LLC announced that it has joined a $30 million investment round opened by venture capital firm AltaIR Capital. AltaIR is an international fund active in the U.S., Europe, and Israel. Millhouse LLC contributed $10 million in capital to the funding… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 12:16 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Last week Vulpine, a UK-based cycling clothing brand, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise £500,000 for product and international expansion.  The brand easily cycled past its goal, closing in on £845,00 as of this writing. Faced with the decision of continuing to overfund, Founder… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 11:43 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Fintech companies could provide relief for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by helping to close a $2 trillion funding gap for SMEs worldwide seeking credit to grow their business, suggests a white paper released by the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Future… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 11:15 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Indian fintech platform Razorpay has raised US$9 million in Series A funding led by leading VC firm Tiger Global, with participation from existing investor Matrix Partners, according to a release.  Including its US$2.5M seed funding round, the company’s total fundraise to date is US$11.5 million.  Funding will be used to build Razorpay’s product and… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

The NextGen Crowdfunding Conference has captured an important partner.  The Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) has signed up to co-sponsor the inaugural gathering that is scheduled to take place in November. Noted securities attorney Sam Guzik, who is the CfPA President as well as a Crowdfund… Read More

October 27, 2015 @ 8:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN) (“Renren” or the “Company”), a real-name social networking internet platform in China, announced on Tuesday  it has completed an additional $150 million preferred stock investment in Social Finance Inc. (“SoFi”), a San Francisco-based online lending company. Renren has been an investor… Read More

October 26, 2015 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday during the Money2020 conference, real estate lending marketplace Groundfloor introduced three new tools that expand peer-to-peer real estate lending. These tools enable quick comparison of loans, automated investing and in-depth analysis of loan grading factors. Since announcing its historic qualification by the SEC on… Read More

October 26, 2015 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bizfi, the premier fintech company with a platform that combines aggregation, funding and a participation marketplace for small businesses announced that it originated more than $127 million in business financing in the third quarter of 2015. This represents a double-digit percent increase in originations compared… Read More

October 26, 2015 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Biz2Credit, an online platform for small business funding, announced at the Money20/20 conference a partnership with Customers Bank (NYSE: CUBI), a community-based, full-service bank with assets of approximately $7.6 billion. Biz2Credit will power a fully digital experience for the bank’s small business customers and bank staff. Biz2Credit and… Read More

October 26, 2015 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ReadyforZero, a company that was acquired by marketplace lender Avant, announced on Monday that that free credit monitoring is now available to all users with personal financial tools. With this new feature, users can manage both their personal debt and credit from a single web and… Read More

October 26, 2015 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

European venture capital has dropped 58% in capital raised from Q2 to Q3 2015.  This is according to a report produced by Dow Jones. The research states that 13 European venture capital funds accumulated €853 million during 3Q 2015, dropping 58% in capital raised from… Read More

October 24, 2015 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Glowforge, a 3D laser printer, has reportedly raised nearly $28 million during its self-running crowdfunding campaign. Glowforge debuted to the public for the first time at September 24th at World Maker Faire New York. At the event, Glowforge was awarded three Make Editor’s Choice Awards… Read More