General News

September 28, 2015 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kicking off the new school year with a competition, crowdfunding platform Tilt announced the Top Party Schools in Canada Challenge. The Tilt team shared in a recent blog post: “Last month we announced the top 10 party schools in Canada with Queen’s taking top spot…. Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 11:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdnetic, a provider of technology and market data solutions to the marketplace lending industry, today announced the launch of “Marketplace Lending Gateway” (“Gateway”), a centralized technology platform that connects loan applicants from banks and retailers to alternative funding sources through a real-time matching and allocation… Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BauBax, the creators of the already popular 15-feature travel jacket, has surpassed $10-million in total crowdfunding contributions. Following its record breaking Kickstarter campaign, BauBax has transitioned to Indiegogo InDemand where backers continue to take advantage of reduced pricing by pre-ordering. Yoganshi Shah, founder and Chief… Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Big data company Kreditech is on a “simple mission to build a ‘digital bank’ for everyone” now has more money to accomplish its goal.  Kreditech has just announced it has raised €82.5 million in a Series C funding round led by JC Flowers.  Existing investors Peter… Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 7:32 am By JD Alois  |  

NSR Invest, a platform that brings institutional type tools to investors in peer to peer loans, has partnered up with MonJa to add more sophisticated analytics for NSR Invest users. San Francisco-based MonJa specializes in loan strategy and portfolio analytics driven by a team of… Read More

September 26, 2015 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing to enjoy the success of their well-known Indiegogo campaigns, startups Bluesmart and Miss Possible sat down with the crowdfunding platform to share details about the initiatives and big achievements. The Bluesmart suitcase is high-quality carry-on that the user can control from their phone. Its size is… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 2:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Adding more changes since becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), Kickstarter decided to nix one of its employee perks. According to Buzzfeed News,  the popular crowdfunding platform recently changed its vacation policy, which unfortunately means no more unlimited time off. A spokesperson of the company told the media outlet… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

uBiome, a microbial genomics company, announced on Friday that it is supporting the prevention of oral disease, the most prevalent chronic disease in both children and adults in the United States, in three ways. The company is making a donation to the Smiles Across America… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 11:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to make a comeback from its past crowdfunding and functioning failures, privacy device developer Anonabox unveiled three new privacy products and announced its partnership with VPN Pro service provider, HideMyAss! Last fall, Crowdfund Insider shared details about the infamous Tor hardware router, Anonabox. The device… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 11:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taking time away from her duties as Indiegogo’s Director of European Technology & Design, Anastasia Emmanuel sat down with Shiny Shiny to share details about her career and how popular crowdfunding has become. During her interview, Emmanuel discussed her passion for technology: “I totally fell into… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Harmoney, Australasia’s peer-to-peer lending (P2P) marketplace, announced on Thursday that the company has completed a $200m funding round, led by P2P Global Investments PLC (P2PGI) managed by Eaglewood Europe LLC, a subsidiary of alternative asset manager Marshall Wace. The agreement includes both equity and debt, with… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 9:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online small business lender, Herio Capital, announced this week that it has funded over $10 million to American entrepreneurs in 2015. This milestone comes after another record month of origination volume for the firm, in which Herio funded $3 million to borrowers. Sherif Hassan, founder and managing partner… Read More

September 25, 2015 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Veridu, a user verification service, has signed on Durise as its newest customer.  Durise is a new real estate crowdfunding platform based in Dubai, that targets opportunities across the Middle East. Durise, enables many individuals to purchase a small percentage of a property thus making… Read More

September 24, 2015 @ 4:10 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

DriverUp, an online marketplace for automotive financing, announced its $20 million Series B round closing. The DriverUp marketplace gives accredited investors an opportunity to enter the $1 trillion auto lending industry and provides dealers with an expedited, streamlined credit process.  New investor SF Capital Group led the round joined by… Read More

September 24, 2015 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in January 2014, video game production company Playdek launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for its diverse tactical RPG, Unsong Story: Tale of the Guardians. Unsong Story was described as the spiritual successor in a storied line of epic tactical RPGs designed by Yasumi Matsuno (aka Final… Read More

September 24, 2015 @ 12:19 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

British peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle announced its plan to raise £150 million ($229 million) through the launch of a new London-listed fund that will provide loans to small businesses. Once launched, With its eyes set on listing on the London Stock Exchange, Funding Circle would become the… Read More

September 24, 2015 @ 11:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Brick and mortar KeyBank announced a strategic partnership and minority investment in AvidXchange, a leader in accounts payable automation solutions. Charlotte-based AvidXchange recently completed a $225 million minority growth financing led by Bain Capital Ventures, with contributions from Foundry Group, NYCA Partners, KeyBank, Square 1 Bank and TPG Special… Read More

September 24, 2015 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just one year after debuting InDemand, crowdfunding platform Indiegogo announced tips and tricks on how campaign organizers can take advantage of this feature. The Indiegogo crew shared: “When we first launched InDemand in September 2014, we wanted campaigners to be able to keep raising funds for… Read More

September 24, 2015 @ 1:00 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Equity crowdfunding platforms are “crowding out” banks, venture capitalists and business angels in the UK, suggests a new paper published by researchers from the University of St Andrews and the University of Stirling. St. Andrews explains that UK startups are “embracing the £146 million Crowdcube economy.” Crowdcube may be… Read More

September 23, 2015 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

They say, “All things are possible if you just believe.” Well, according to Indiegogo’s Canadian marketing manager for tech and design Steve Tam, that statement isn’t always correct. Betakit reported that during his keynote speech at the #Firesideconf, Tam shared that work-life balancing doesn’t exist… Read More