General News

September 29, 2015 @ 8:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regulation A+ is the newest securities exemption to hit the US rule book.  Legalized under Title IV of the JOBS Act, Reg A+ allows anyone to invest – not just accredited investors. It also allows for a unique option of gauging investor interest prior to… Read More

September 29, 2015 @ 4:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, equity crowdfunding platform, truCrowd, announced that three companies are now ready to accept Texas non-accredited and accredited investors. Taking advantage of the relatively new Texas crowdfunding exemption, the state’s non-accredited investors can now invest up to $5,000 in any equity offerings and become… Read More

September 29, 2015 @ 4:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a month away from its official launch at Money 20/20, marketplace platform for small business financing, Quote 2 Fund, announced on Tuesday Bank of the Internet co-founder, Mike Berengolts, will take the lead in programming and development for the San Diego-based small business… Read More

September 29, 2015 @ 12:38 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Fy has made a niche for itself as a shoppable Instagram: a daily feed of unique, affordable products from emerging brands around the world. Currently fundraising on Seedrs, Fy seeks to raise £375,001 for 9.94% equity offered.  Valued at £3,399,074, Fy has already secured more than £220,964,… Read More

September 29, 2015 @ 11:44 am By Erin Hobey  |  

As a market leader in the secondary market for e-commerce and valued at 11,500,000€, Returbo is a profitable business likely to generate more than €6M in revenues in 2015.  By selling customer returns and other secondary market products through its more than 30 online sales channels including Amazon and eBay,… Read More

September 29, 2015 @ 11:10 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Thomson Reuters will begin tracking crowdfunding data on its Eikon desktop, as new research projects explosive growth in the UK’s alternative finance market.  Thomson Reuters partnered with Crowdnetic, a provider of real-time data and research to the global marketplace-lending and crowdfunded-startup industries for the new… Read More

September 29, 2015 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Creamfinance LLC, a European online consumer lending company, has recently reached an agreement with peer-to-peer lending platform Mintos. From now on, investors will be offered an opportunity to invest in short-term unsecured loans issued in Georgia. According to the CEO Matīss Ansviesulis, an initiative to join the… Read More

September 29, 2015 @ 8:00 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Dwellxchange, a real estate crowdfunding website that connects homeowners and investors, will officially launch today. Founded by Eric Eckardt, an online real estate entrepreneur and former investment banker, Dwellxchange will offer homeowners a method by which to extract equity in their homes by connecting with… Read More

September 28, 2015 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PulsePoint, a global programmatic platform for brand engagement, announced its recent $30 million debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank. The funds will be used for business expansion and future acquisitions of technology companies. This announcement comes on the heels of PulsePoint being named an Inc…. Read More

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